Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-04-12

Woodstock on the 18th of August,
1865, has just reached its destination
at Newport, having been 18 months
on the road, the distance being 100
miles.
Hon. George w. Grandey, Mayor
OF Vergennes, and for many years a
prominent member of the House of
Representatives of Vermont, and sew
eral times its speaker, has been ap-
pointed United States Consul at San
Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
johnson academy has been accept.
ed by the Board of Education and
converted into one of the State Nor.
NAL schools, with 81 students.
A SMART OLD MAN.-On last Mon.
day, Mr.. George R. Richards, of
Bloomington, SO years old, came from
Barnet to Lyndon, Is miles, on foot.
Here he took the cars, but expressed
himself as good for as much more
travel. He came from Wales to this
country IA years ago, and is a speci-
men of the hardy Mountaineer stock.
SwANToN.--Messrs. N. & H. Gallup,
OF Swanton, are proposing to enter in
to manufacturing business on credit
able scale in Bloomington, Orleans
County, this spring, or early in the
summer, and being careful and enter
prising business men, their business
will undoubtedly be successfully pros
ecuted. They will operate lumber
mill capable of saving from ten to
twelve thousand feet per day, and a
shingle mill which will turn out about
thirty thousand shingles daily. They
also intend to manufacture clapboards,
and to start and run a pail machine
which will turn out three hundred
daily.-Messenger.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN Danny
Last Saturday morning, Benaiah Col
win, man II years old, who resided
with his son. Nelson Colvin, ESQ.,,
took his axe and went into the woods.
some distance from the house. ard at
tempted to fell a dry elm tree, or
rather part of two trees, the tree, at
about the usual height of the stump.
separating and forming two trees-
His son was away from home when
he left for the woods, and on his re-
turn, at abont one O'Clock, P. NJ. he.
with Mr.. Albert Colvin, went immedi-
ately to the woods, and found his faith
er sitting upon the ground, with his
skull broken IN, and entirely senseless.
de was conveyed to the house, and
two surgeons sent for, who upon their
arrival, did all that could be done.
but pronounced the case hopeless
He fingered along till Sunday, az
| IL o'clock, ?. NJ, when he died. It
appears that he had cut one of the
stems or trees, some Is inches in d.
ameter, from the stump, butt beingpart-
ly twisted around other branches. did
not fall; so he got a rail from the
fence and pried it off from the stump.
and as it fell it caused limb of some
three inches in diameter and sixteen
feet in length to fall. which struck him
on the head, and broke the skull bone
upon the right side near the top. and
near the whole length of the head
He was seen at work, and had the
tree nearly cut from the stump some
l II or 2 hours before he was found
he remained entirely senseless until
he died.-Belloacs Falls Times.
SUsPICIoUs.-John NJ. Wilson. Stage
and Express Agent between this citv
and Johnson, went to his room at the
howard House, about halfpast eleven
last evening having in his possession
some $4,000 in bills.
Previous to retiring he looked I'M
der the bed when he discovered an
individual snugly ensconced next the
vail. He forthwith "Snaked" him
out, as he expressed it, and asked his
business. The fellow who proved to
be one Isaac L. Hart, of Hinesburgh
a young man about l9 years of are
formerly clerk in the dry goods |
store of Edward Barlow, answered
that he was "out of money" and want !
ed nights lodging. Further inoui- |
rles receiving very unsatisfactory an. /
swers, Sheriff Munson was sent for
and the respondent soon lodged in
Jail, to await his examination which
will take place before Justice Hollen-
beck thls morning.-BurIington Times.
SUICIDE IN ESSEX. maiden lady
about 40 years of age named Miss
Wood, hung herself on Saturday last
1t the residence Of Hexekiah Kelly /
who resides on Brigham Hill, in the
northern portion of Essex.
The deceased formerly lived at
Muddy Brook, Williston, and in Rich
nond. She had been keeping house
'ome months for Mr.. Kelly who on
he day of her death discovered her
ioor locked about noon, and she not
appearing about 3 p. m, he procured
ladder, and with the assistance of
nc OF the neighbors, forced an entry
o her room, when she was found
anglng by skein of yarn to the bed j
'ost and quite dead. The poor lady
ad been laboring under excessive
Melancholy for some weeks past. t
'hlch Is supposed to have occasioned I
er untlmely death. The deceased
'as buried at Essex Centre on Wed. {
esday last.-Burlington Times. t