Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-06

~ to the amount of $40.
SoLD.-Wm. A. Baker has sold his
farm for $4,000. Henry Hazelton is
the purchaser. eD I'.--
DERBY.
CAUGHT.-A few nights ago the no.
tel at North Derby was broken into
and small iron safe weighing 200
lbs, carried off. 1t contained but
1924. A watch being set upon the
suspected party, he was caught last
Wednesday at Stukely, P. Q. The
thief lived in Derby, and he owned
up. His name is Blake.
FATAL AoCIDENT.-On Thursday
of last week, while Harry, son of DR..
Kelsey, aged about II, and another
boy considerable older, named Grow,
were out hunting, they both ran after
squirrel, young Grow carrying the
gun which Was cooked. The squirrel
escaping, Grow attempted to bring
the hammer down, when it slipped
from his hand and exploded just as
his young companion stepped in front
of it, who received the charge in his
leg completely tearing the flesh from
| the bone and severing the main artery.
Some effort was made by the boys to
staunch the blood, but not succeeding
and the wounded boy growing faint
he begged his companion to go for
help. Before assistance could be pro-
cured from the village which was a
quarter of mile distant, he was dead.
This melancholy case adds another to
the numerous warnings to boys in the
use Of firearms.
BRIDGE BROKE. - On Tuesday,
drove Of cattle was passing over the
bridge at Derby Centre when the
bridge gave way and II head were
precipitated into the river. Forum
ately no bones were broken aud they
came out safely on the other side.
GLOVER.
GONE WEST.-Wm. Flood ir., and
family have moved to Ohio.
SoLD.-Mrs. Mcconnell has sold
her farm for seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars, to Mr.. Calderwood. Mr..
+. A. Norton has sold a part of his
farm to Charles Marston, and the rest
to MesSrS. Drumming and Cook, and
he has bought Mr.. Dewing's.
DEDICAIoN.-The dedication of the
meeting house at West Glover will be
on Thursday, Oct. 9Th, at II a. m.-
We were in error as to time last week.
Speeches by Capt, Randall and
Gen. Grout were delivered before the
Grant and Colfax Club last Friday
evening, in which were pointed out
the principles of the two leading po-
litical parties and the characters of
Tie presidential nOmGueto WIZ o~.e
fully compared, plainly showing that
Grrnt is the man for the Office. An
appeal was made to those who had
defended the Union in time Of peril
to still stand by her, choose Grant
for their president, restore the Union
and make glad the hearts of many.
GREENSBORO.
: BOUGHT.-C. Waugh ha S bought
one half the grist mill in Greensboro
paying $4,000 therefor.
COOP PRICE.-John B. Cook late
ly sold four calves for 500. They
were nice ones.
MEMORIAL RECORD. Wv e have
have received from the author, E. E
Rollins, a neatly printed pamphlet OF
Is pages, giving a brief history Of thu
organization of the various companie
that were organised, and brief biog
raphy of the men who enlisted frOu
or for the credit of that town, ant
other matters of interest 20 their rel
atives and friends. The work ShoulC
;, be in their hands.
IRAsBURGH.
PRIsoNER.-There is now but on
prisoner in our county Jail, and he i
, in for debt.
WATER. F. Edgerton has go
the water running to the hotel an
: barns-a splendid stream of nearl
half an inch of good water. This j
: something new under the sum-
From time immemOrial the occupant
Of. the hotel have drawn all their W;
ter from the river in a tub, and enoug
money has been spent in this way
have long ago brought water to tn
village, built an aqueduct and set
r running to every mans house in til
4 village. Energy was all that was r.
re quired to have done it. Edgerton al
v pears to have that quality.
THIEvING.-Two or three men e
tered the orchard of G. A. Kilburn
- Irasburgh, a week ago last Sunda
,e night, bringing their bags with the