Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-06
State News.

btbUC NOWos
BUTTER.-Not a large amount of
butter was brought to market this
week, and prices ranged from IS to
27 cents.-St. Aibans Messenger.
A large rattlesnake was killed, by
being run over on Wantastiquest last
Sunday evening, containing several
little ones. Only one was alive and
that, our devil has Gagged for a pet.
1t is about three inches and half in
length and evinces every sign of one
day becoming an accomplished speci-
men of the genus crotalus. We have
him established at the RECORD office
and are going to use him for watch
dog when he gets grown.-Record.
A COOP HAUL OF BEARs.-Some
time last week, the Messrs. Bundy,
who reside near Craftsbury line, in
this town, became aware of the pres
ence of bears in that vicinity. They
procured trap and set it. On Fri
day eve, they heard an outcry which
sounded like the bleating of lamb,
as they describe it, which led them to
suppose that lamb had got into the
trap. Upon arriving at the trap they
found instead large cub, which they
speedily despatched. Mrs. Bruin soon
appeared and evinced a strong dispo-
sition to defend her offspring. There
were three of the Messrs. Bundy, and
three dogs, and between the six one
double barreled shot gun loaded with
bird shot. The Bundys, with the
help of the dogs, succeeded in freeing
Mrs. B., and one barrel of the shot
gun was discharged at her. She
speedily came down, and ran rapidly
to another tree, some twenty rods
distant from the first, and assembled
| 80 or 60 feet, and fell to the ground
and expired after short contest
with the dogs. The shot had inhict
ed a fatal wound in the shoulder
Good luck to kill an old bear with a
single charge of bird shot. A sec
ond cub was pursued and killed by
the dogs. All three were brought to
the village on Saturday, and the GER
tifcate of the town clerk obtained tc
secure the proper bounty, which will
be twenty dollars.
They pursued another old bear anC
cub, but did not succeed in getting
, them. The old bear killed weighed
$50 lbs.-Newsdealer.
No GO.-An old man in our village
t 10 years of age, and who is poor ii
s this worlds goods, was on Tuesda,
Q offered $50 if he would promise t.
vote for the opposition candidate TO
Town Representative on next Tues
day. His whitening reply was 4: " Gen
e tlemen, | have lived an honest ma
- for 10 years, and am now too old t
90 with you in your iniquity !'-Beh
Banner.
It POWDER Mill EXPLOSION.-One o
- the mills of the Bennington Powde
$ Co. exploded Tuesday forenoon, il
. stantly killing three men, name
Moon, Cunningham and Downs. TIL
latter was blown into fragments
The damage is not heavy. Cause III
known.
SMUGGLING.-On Friday last, |
W. Fillibrown, Postmaster at Ea,
Highgatc, was brought before U. ;
Commissioner Jasper Rand, Esq, O
st. Adams to answer on complain
made against him for being engage
in smuggling segars, valued at s.
200.
Upon Mr.. Fillibrown's examination
he acknowledged the corn" an
stated i'll explanation, that the segal
had been accommodating at his hou>
for the past two or three months, ha
ing been brought there from time
time in sacks, by friend of his
Boston, whom he was under oblig
lions to deliver them at Essex, a Sc
vice for which he was prepaid s65.
He was ordered to find bonds
$500, for his appearance at the ne
II term OF the L. ). District Court, al
5 the horse and wagon, with which
conveyed the segars from Highga
to Essex, were seized by Deputy O.
"a lector Chase.
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