Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29
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the Express:
DIPLoMA.-O. N. Elkins of North
Troy received diploma at the State
Fair, on the Manuel patent stump ex-
tractor, stone litter and wall layer.
FREIGHT.-During the first ten
days of the present month there pass
ed through Island Pond, over the
Grand Trunk railroad, 48, 600 bar
rels of -four and $4,000 bushels OF
corn.
GOOD CoLT.-D. P. Wiley of Der
by has colt which weighed 800 lbs.
the day it was fourteen months old
1t is coal black, a fine built and very
handsome animal. We wonder it
was not exhibited at the fair last week.
REPAIRs.-The Kimball Bros. at
Derby Center have been repairing
their tannery, and have put in steam
power. The engine used is the one
so mysteriously spirited away from
the lime works In this village two
years ago.
STOLEN.-Mr. Amos Curtis of Stan
stead lost $4,000 in q. S. bonds about
a week ago, stolen by cousin named
Daniel Curtis. Dan made for the
States and was seen at Lyndon the
day following the loss. Ungrateful
relative.
SToLEN.-A young man named
Leurbee stole team from Capt. A.
II. Beattie at North Stratford, N. H.,
on the 18th, went to Stark where mis-
friends lived, thence to Guildhall Falls.
Vt, where he was arrested by Sheriff
Shoff and committed to Jail.
MoRGAN.-The village at the 4
Corners is looking up and its bust
ness prospects Frightening. The in
habitants are repairing and repainting
their buildings and brushing up their
premises. S. Bigelow has built pic
ture gallery, and will soon commence
his old business Of picture making
He has also purchased building lot,
and is preparing to erect dwelling
house next spring.
THIEvING.-Some rascals entered
the barn of Alfred Randall in this vii
Iage last Saturday night, and stole
some very nice corn and squashes
which Jonathan Randall, SO years old,
had taken great pride in cultivating.
The garden of S. NJ Field was also
robbed of nice melons the same night.
We would advise our people to look
out for clothes and movable property
n general, for this is the season when
thieves thrive best.
PROLIFIC CRABS.-Mr. Elder agent
of Bryant's nurseries has shown US
beautiful specimen Of crab apples,
cluster containing fifteen perfect APP
piles. This cluster came from a tree
the second year after sticking out,
and is from the orchard of Jas. Nc
Duf1ee, Esq, Barnston, P. Q. Mr..
McDutfee has bought of Mr.. Bryant,
trees to the amount of 500 in gold,
and of this large number the loss in
transplanting does not exceed ten
trees. Mr.. McDuffee finds no Difficult
ty in selling his apples at $500 BUSH
ell, gold, and has ordered $500 worth
more of the same trees, which when
! set, will mahc hio Uhard tuu all CO,
all BryantS craOs.
WEsTFIELD.-Calvin Reed has sold
his farm on West Hill to Mr.. Riley,
for $1,000 match game of base
ball between the WeStfeld and Low
ell clubs was played on the grounds
of the Lowell club on the 18th. The
game lasted two and a half hours, and
the Westfeld club came off victors by
! three runs. Robt. Chandler of North
Troy was umpire, and w. W. Wood
and Henry Stannard, scorers. At the
conclusion of the game the Lowell
club dined the whole party at Brig
hams Hotel Quite a crowd were 10
attendance and good interest was
manifested.
ADVENTURE WITH BEAR,-Mr. R.
Currier Of Troy having discovered
that something was destroying his
corn, on Tuesday evening of last week
] tn talr "a, hn fan, Il
He with his father, Mr.. Horace Cur
rier, stationed themselves in barn
near the field of action and awaited
she result. At about 5 o'clock they
discovered the approach of large
black bear, who began to feed on the
corn. Both fred, wounding the bear,
who started for the woods, dog in pur-
suet. The MesSrs. Currier followed
and soon overlook the bear, who seem
ed inclined to have little fun in chas-
ing first one and then the other, until
both men climbed small trees. Soon
the bear moved of, and the men went
home to wait for daylight. In the
morning they returned and discovered
the bear but short distance from
where they left him the previous night,
He was quickly dispatched with a
couple of bullets. His body weighed
275 pounds and yielded 10 pounds of
tried oil.
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