Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-28

'ldCC dpOuU LAAAS IL otl AsAS 49,
N advanced stage Of decay. A small
ish cord was found round his neck
md piece Of the same description
vas attached to a birch tree twenty
eet above where the body lay.
The monument erected by the town
If Weathersfeld, Vermont, which cont
aims the names of some hundred and
orty brave men who served the coun-
Try in the great rebellion will be died.
Gated on the 18th of July next with an
appropriate address by Col. Veazey
Of Rutland.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Jerusha II.
Green of South Reading, whose death
will be found under the usual head
this week, was found dead in her bed
on Wednesday morning of last week.
She had not been quite as we'll as usu-
al for a few days, but had retired the
night before feeling better. In the
morning her husband rose and suppo-
sing her asleep: thought he would not
awake her, and left the room, and at
a later hour she was found as above.
-BelIoaos Falls Times.
ExPoRTATIoN.-Dan. Giddings, of
Westford, has just shipped two beau
tiful twin eve lambs, from his full
blood Merino flock, to Ireland, upon
an order from a gentleman in that
country. The price obtained for them
is $500.
A flock of 93S sheep belonging to
Thomas Sanders, Esq, of Brookfeld
yielded, on May 1st, 5000 lbs. of
wool. Among these were the rams
Green Mountain, Jr., shearing % lbs.
and Silver Mine shearing 81 lbs. anG
4oz. All thorough bred Merinos.-
Good yield for a large flock.
AT HOME AGAIN.-The little son;
of Mr.. G. R. Rogers, John & Charles
who have been missing for severa
weeks, were found last week by thei
father and returned to their home il
Bradford. They had found their wa,
to Boston, Mass, travelling the entire
distance excepting four miles, on foot
a feat of Professionalism quite remark
able. There they were found b,
" Uncle Cook" the well-known frien,
of the boys, and by him taken out t.
West Newton and placed in schoo
and provided for. They look non
the worse for their lille acalk, a littl
Drowned by the exposure, perhap;
but will undoubtedly be satisfied wit
sightseeing for the present.
!, BRANpoN.-A man named job
] Dunn--employed by the Otter Cree
e Marble Company at Brandon va
: run over and killed by the 9.35 pa
y senger train on the Rutland & Blu
: lington Railroad Thursday evening
near their quarries in Brandon. b
had laid down upon the track undo
the influence of strong drink. tt
: rum seller should be held responsible
n for the death Of an individual whiC
l. occurs in this manner.-RuIand |
d dependent.
d A REMARKABLE CASE OF SNAF
h EATING.-A correspondent of the Ma
r chester (Vt.) Journal vouches for tt
e truth Of the following very remarkab
v circumstance; One day recently
t. child, nineteen months of age, belon
!. ing to Mrs. D. H. Sheldon of Sou
" Dorset, went out into the door yar
,e while the family were at Dime
d caught green snake nearly two fe
q in length, ate about three inches
in its tail, bit it once through the hea
20 and came into the house with t
IN snake wound round its arm and st
as eating its tail, with the blood oozi
rs from the corners of her mouth. WI
h. the exception of a badly poison
n mouth, the child received no injury.
~ KILLED.-George Sartwell, son
7. j. Sartwell, Esq, of North Tr'
Nc. accidentally fell from train while
PPo motion, about six miles below Low,
~ Mass, on Saturday the 18th inst, a
y received injuries from which he di
- on the following Tuesday. He
~ came conscious only once after his
.s jury, and then only enough to tell
~ name and where he was from.
remains were brought to Troy for
terment last Wednesday. He was
no. work in Lowell, had been away
% business and was returning, when
~ accident occurred,-Nea0port Erpr
'o' DRowNED.-On Thursday last,
- little boy seven years old, only son
oy VIM. Litchfeld, residing on Proyil
al Hill, in Potion, G. E., was drowned
'ge the mill pond at Annis' Mill.
~ lad went out fishing in the afterno
oiy but was not missed till about 7 o'cl,
IRE in the evening. About 8 o'clock
'le- body was found in the pond.--Erpr
ri
re- IMPROVED SToCK.-A. M. Ripley
ice Coventry, ha s just imported fl
is Massachusetts, a fine yearling bull
ms full Dutch blood, for which he paid
ra- handsome sum of $40. Mr.. Rip
is another of those thorough farm
ev- who believes it pays to improve
the stock as well as his farm in all pc
nal BILE ways.-Erpress.
m
nse GREAT TRoTTING MATCH.-N
an York, June 81. The great match
'ur- $4,000 between Dexter in harness
IAN Ethan Allen with running mate,
OF heats, best 3 in 5, came off to-day
ell the Fashion Course, Long Islan(