Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-04
State News.

Ter, Tell upon d circular saw, ana ndu
his left hand badly mangled.
FIRE IN ST. ALBANs.-Last Friday
night house on Ferris avenue, St.
Adams, owned by L. M. Downing, and
until recently occupied by A. Nous
settle, was destroyed by fire.
c. A. J. Marsh, Principal of the
St. Adams high school, and Superin-
tendent Of all the public schools In
town, has resigned.
FIRE.-We hear that an extensive
fire is raging in the woods on lake
Champlain which perhaps may &C
count for the unusual smoke in the
atmosphere during the past two or
three days. We have heard none
of the particulars.
Senator Edmunds has returned
home.
Hon. W. G. Smith, NJ. c., arrived
at his home in St. Adams in good
health, from Washington, on Sunday
morning.
Henry G. Colby, son of Hon. SAT-
ford Colby of Richmond, has been
confirmed by the Senate as past as
sistant paymaster in the navy.
In Wilmington the congregational
lists have but one sermon on Sunday,
giving the other halt day to the Sab
bath School. The acting pastor says
the plan works well. Eight persons
recently united with the church.
The spiritualisSs of Rockingham
fhave erected : tl&in but very neat
hall, which thy dedicated to "Hu-
manity md Freedom, : Sunday, July ;.
The cheese factory at Milton Falls
is now turning out from II to Is
cheeses a day. They measure ID
inches in diameter and 10 inches in
thickness. One hundred of these
cheeses were sold on Monday at IA
IA cents per pound.
The Republicans of Caledonia Co.,
hold their convention at St. JOhnsbury
Wednesday, August 18th, to nominate
candidates for senators and county
officers.
The dwelling of Mr.. Andrus Bow
, ers, at East Dorset, in the absence
of the family, was entered on Thurs
day last and $l75 in money and sill
yer watch stolen therefrom. As yet
there exists no clue to the robbers.
, Among the recent graduates at
Dartmouth who delivered orations
were John King Lord of Montpelier
2 on progress of Liberalism in Eng
e land" Fernando Cortez Hathaway
of Hardwick, on The Decline of Mon
e archy;" John Ward Page of Montpe
It lier, on Omitted Italy," and Henry
r Clay Bliss of Hartford.
The republicans Of the second con
, gressional district hold their conven
ton at White River Junction, Angus
7 18th, to nominate a candidate to rep
/ resent the district in congress for tw,
- years from March next, and also t.
" nominate a candidate for presidenta
" elector. Senator Morrill, and Repre-
: sentative Poland are expected to ad
- dress the convention.
W The third annual fair of the Lamoill
county Agricultural Society will b
d held at the fair grounds at Morris
/ vile, on Tuesday, Wednesday an
y Thursday, September 18th, 18th an
lie 18th, 1868.
y One of the large dairy-men Of Vel
Il mont is Edward Clark of Fairfield
IL He keeps IS COWS, and keeps thel
u well, as every farmer should, reapin
= good money reward from his we
d directed labor.
le Successful, b ecause of SuperiC
k merit. Mrs. S. A. Aliens Improve
" (new style) Hair Restorer or ORES
s ing, lin one bottIe,) Every Druggi
# sells it. Price One Dollar. 31W
IS, The wheat crop in Northern We
Id mont is the best grown in maj
at years.
is SUICIDE.-Mr. David Cutting {
b. Shoreham, aged so years, committe
pit suicide on Wednesday morning. Ju
IN 22d, by hanging himself in his bar
70, with a small cord which he cut fro
in his horse hay fork. The followir
en- particulars of the sad event and ci
i'm cumstanceS connected Herewith, al
lie given by a correspondent of the He
III aid:
bo From the evidence given at the
,rt quest, it appears that the deceas
tu had for some time past manifest
much concern as to the result of t
i'll health of his wife. This extrer
Of anxiety, intensified by being brok
of of his rest in caring for her, so prey
nv upon his mind that he became lC
~ spirited and melancholy, and, it is
&c. lieved, that in one of these despor
the ent moments, he became insane a
ted committed the fatal act. The pl
the sumption of insanity is also streng
nv ened by the fact that insanity b
nc been known in the family, his mo
IAN er having been insane the last yea
9TH of her life. He had also been hea
nm. to say that he did not believe any OF
nv in their right mind, ever commit
to suicide. There was no evidence tt
am there was, or could be. any otf