Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-18


Rev. Edwin Burnham, (Baptist) in
Pownal.
Rev. L. G. Ware, pastor of the
Unitarian Society, Burlington, was
presented with purse of $3.50.
Christmas evening.
A niger in New York bit off and
ate white woman's nose on New
Years day.
There was another mail robbery at
burlington on the night of the 18th
ultlmo. The Times says this is the
fourth robbery within six weeks.
LARGE STEER.-Mr. E. Coleman. of
WllllamstowR, is the owner of year
ling steer that weighs 1850 pounds.
1t has had good pasturing, good hay,
and for two months 4 quarts of meal
per day. That is an animal it would
be hard to surpass.
Isaac Alden of Whiting, recently
sold a buck lamb for 81 800. He also
slaughtered two hogs. one weighing
6Ol, and the other 6S3 pounds. Dur
ing the past season he raised 78
bushels OF first quality of wheat on
one and three-fourth acres of land.
Mr.. Alden is said 10 be a model
farmer, and his produces for the past
season give ample proof of the state
ment.-Register.
APPLES AND WNE.-B. Bryant has
just established a nursery, III Derby,
OF improved Siberian apples, which
grow from five to seven inches in cir
cumference. He has also the Naples
currant, d very large, dark colored.
hardy variety. These products are
suitable TO this climate, and will
eventually be grown in every town.
For wine they are unusually good
Mr. Bryant commenced the manufac-
ture Of wine from the apples some
TWO years ago, and sample which
we have seen satisfies us, that import
ed wines are all unnecessary. Mr..
Ingalls,, OF this town, has few of the
apple trees growing in his yard, aud
every one who has seen them admit
them to be tar superior to any crab
apple ever raised-OniOa.
DOwN On NAsBY.-Where "igno-
rance is bliss = An honest Vermont
Democrat, in a recent earnest CONVEX
sation relative to the faults of Presi-
dent Johnson, candidly admitted that
Que Of his greatest mistakes was APP
pointing that d-n fool, Rev. P. !.
Nasty, his chaplain; he might know
enough to keep a confederate post
office, but was not fit for a spiritual
q wiser
Ezra Martin, of Bloomfield, had
MS face and head shockingly mangled
Oy being thrown from his wagon, and
dragged several rods over the frozen
ground, III consequence of his horse
running because of the breaking Of
his harness, while descending a hill
near the residence of Oliver P. Day.
in Dalton, \. II.
Harrison SpauIding, of Fletcher,
while engaged on the evening OF the
ID inst, in cutting meat, suddenly
placed his light upon the stairs, and
with his razor cut his throat. His
father died a short time since, and tie
fear that he should be deprived of the
place and property is supposed 10
have prompted the fatal deed. lie
vas respected young man, and liked
by all his acquaintance. He leave.
a wife and two children.
Death eats up all things, both the
young lamb and the old sheep.
He breaches well that lives well.
The beginning of wisdom proceeds
from the fear of heaven.
He that makes one handsome pip
kin may make TWO hundred.
Keep with good men and thou shalt
be one of them.
Lean against a good tree and it
will shelter thee.
1t is always good fasting after
good breakfast.
The POpes body takes up no more
room than the seXton's.
Wiggins was one day with a friend,
when he observed a poor dog that had
been killed lying in the gutter. Wig
gins paused-gazed intently at the
dead animal, and at last said: "Here
is another shipwreck-" "Shipwreck,
where p There's bark that's lost
forever" His companion growled
and passed on.
Anegro convict in an Ohio prison
has in his body about fifty needles.
They call him the living .needle-cush-
ion. He declines to tell how or why
he possesses this popularity.
The round trip from the United
States to Paris and back, during the
/ Exposition, will be at the rate OF
5 $3.50 to $3.50 in gold-on board the
Great Eastern.
An American lecturer of note sol
D emnly said one evening: parents,
D YOU may have children, or, if you have
y not, your daughters may have" Is
"Tell the truth and shame the
devil" / know lots of people who
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