Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-25


frozen to death two weeks sinee,while
going to the south part of the town.
He was an old man of 10, and weak
minded; and it is supposed he got be-
wildered and benumbed. He was
found three days after starting from
home, on an out-farm Of A. Aliens,
where no one lived, just alive.
! Old Cooper is a Dutchman, and,
like many another man, of whatever
nationality, has wife that is ''some."
One day the old man got into some
trouble with a neighbor, which result
ed in fight. The neighbor was get
ting the better Of the old man, who
was resisting his antagonist to the
best of his ability, when his wife
broke out with-"Lie still Cooper, if
he kills you I'll sue him for damages p
TIE wife of E. Blake, of Bellows
Falls, was surprised to find S150 in
the pocket Of an old pair Of panta-
looms belonging to her husband, which
she was ripping up, the money being
wrapped up in piece of newspaper.
1t seems he had forgotten all about
it.
A YEARS EMIGRATION FROM LIVER
POOL.-The statistics compiled by the
government emigration officers at
Liverpool shows that during the year
1866 there sailed to the United
States 92.224 emigrants.
A DEADLY WEAPoN.-John Cheney,
q hunter OF the Adirondacks possesses
a pistol that has a history. With it
he has killed one thousand five hun
dred deer, twelve otter, one panther,
twenty bears, nineteen wolves, twenty
four moose, and other game without
number. He has carried the pistol
thirty-tWO years.
Almon Joslyn, from six cows
among thema farrow COW and a three
years old, during the past summer,
made 1000 l. pounds of butter,
which brought $410.28.
Recently some miners were at
work at the bottom Of shaft in Cal
ifornia, when one Of them unlOosed
with his pick an orifce through which
flames might have been seen. Throw
inc down his pick, he sung out: dts
mo use going any further, boys; we've
/ hit on hi"
Fifty persons united with the Bap-
/ list church in Burlington, in 1856.
Harrison Spaulding of Fletcher,
committed suicide on the I'd inst, by
cutting his throat with a razor.
Vermont last year produced near
I " 100000 pounds Of wool She
IS fifth in the loyal States in producing
5wel, New York, Ohio, Michigan and
/ Pennsylvania ranking above her.
g.. SNELT OUT.-OiI of cloves was
found at Island Pond in the money
safe Of the express messenger from
Canada. whereupon the safe and cor
tents were seized by the customs Of
ticers. On the same day TWO quarts
Of liquor was discovered in an Island
Pond stage, consequently the liquor,
stage, horses and all were seized.
Vermont sent 22,968 cattle, 197,-
I O13 sheep, 1850 swine to the Boston
market last year, out of the total
numbers received there, of 118,083
cattle. 400,546 sheep, and 128.498.
Boston gets more for her meat mar
, zet from Vermont than from all the
other States combined, excepting the
t Western States.
! Stephen Bullard and Alfred Hope,
of Van Buren county, Michigan, husk-
! ed 268 bushels of corn in one day on
wager. Mr. Bullard husked two
bushels more than Mr. Hope.
e Pork killed "a few days before the
t fall moon, and just before high tide,
e it IS said will not shrink in cooking.
I Mr.. Thomas Still, aged one hun
. dred years and six months, a citizen
!. Of Sandgate. died in that town on
i the 18th instant.
: 1t is said that the Fenian Roberts
. will issue an address shortly calling
/ upon lrishmen in America to unite
: now with the only organization ex-
! tant competent TO achieve the indie
= pendence Of Ireland.
is In Geauga county, Ohio, there are
,e II cheese factories, in operation, US
" ing the milk from about 10000 cows
l. and producing with the private dai
r. ries in the county, nearly 100000
pounds of cheese in year.
" The imports of foreign goods a
: New York in 1866 reached 126.222,
= 855, which is upwards of thirty-fou
millions in excess OF the total Tor tn
is preceding year, and thirty million
Or more than in any year for the las
10 eighteen.
o. The Presidents veto Of the sui
II frage bill was printed in New Orlean
twelve hours before it was Delivers
in Washington-greatly to the JOY Q
st the rebels.
- y Russell W. Collier, belonging i
~ ~ Worcerter, hung himself in the hors
' stable of Mason Wheeler, in Calais
the 21st ult.
~ The knitting establishment of II.
- Y. Bradford, at Bennington, was dt
stroyed by fire a week ago Wednei
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