Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-22
State News.

weeks been able to talk, repeating af
ter its mother several words quite dis
tlnctly. Its countenance, its phreno-
logical development, and it's general
appearance in everything but size. de-
note child over a year old, while its
size is less than that of an infant two
months old. Neither of its parents
are considered hardly at par mentally,
and this is considered most remark
able case of precocity.
Geo. Hooper of East Putney has
lost within the last five weeks over 30
sheep, mostly yearlings and two year
olds. They die very suddenly. Mr..
Hooper has stuck some of them after
they were taken sick and could not
get drop of blood from them. Mr..
r. W. Palmer of the same place has
lost some 20 in the same way. They
cannot tell the cause of it, as yet.
STEALNG.-Last week we mention
ed that Jonathan Weston was sent to
St. Johnsbury Jail for stealing a horse
from Lorenzo Brainard, of Newark
Weston had a few days before hired
out with Brainard, and On Monday of
last week said he wanted to 90 to
Lyndon to get some oats of Oliver
Currier, which he said Currier was to
pay him for work done for him. We
hear nothing more of him till Tues
day, when E. Fl. Fisher, above Lyn-
don Centre, on entering his barn in
the morning discovered he had missed
some hay, and slight search disclosed
to him that wagon had entered his
barn in the night and carried it away.
Richmond Fisher then followed the
wagon track and overlook Weston
above West Burke. He accused him
of stealing the hay, which was stoutly
denied, but rather than to have any
law about it, paid Fisher S. to settle
1t. Fisher then returned, and on
reaching home his father informed him
that an iron bar, half bushel meas
ure and halter were missing. Rich
mond then followed Weston again,
overtaklng him at Brainard S, in New
ark, where he had unloaded his goods,
Weston refusing to pay $3.50 more
to settle the matter up. Richmond
then went to Sheriff Trull, and at
night the sheriff went up to watch
movements. About twelve o'clock at
night, Weston appeared, loaded some
goods into his wagon, took one of
Brainard's horses, and started for
parts unknown, when the sheriff came
down On him, took him to West Burke,
and the next day had him tried and
sent to Jail to await trial for grand
larceny. After being arrested, West
on settled up with Fisher by paying
him s12,5O.-Lyndon Union.
BLOOD WILL TELL.-One of the best
farmers and stock raisers in Caledo.
ma county bought in this village on
Monday, a heifer calf, three weeks old.
TOR which he paid $25. The calf is a
full blooded Alderney, and will doubt
less bring handsome price in two
years. Considerable Alderney stock
IS being raised in this county, and from
the prices it brings, we Judge it will
continue to be the blood sought after
for dairy COWS, although many prefer
cross of the Alderney with the Dur
ham or native breed, to the thorough
breds.-Caledonian.
Who BEATS THIS ?-School district
No. IL, in Concord, contains six fami-
lies-fve of the men of which are
farmers, and one a mechaaic-these
tive have made eight thousand two
hundred pounds of maple sugar the
present spring: beside considerable
quantities of molasses. What school
I'district with no larger number of in
habitants has done better ?-CaIedo-
man.
AocIDENT.-M. J Hill, ESQ.,, of St.
Albans, was nearly killed the other
day by the fall of a pile of lumber.
FoUND.-The property supposed to
have been taken from the house of
Rev. A. S. Cooper, in Milton, after
many repeated searches has been
found In bed, where it was deposi-
ted for safe keeping, and its wherea-
bouts forgotten.
| One hundred and nineteen addi-
tions are reported in ten congreea-
tlonai churches in this State, last Sab
bath.
Last year Vermont churches con-
tributed to the Education Society
s494.77, while young men from Yer
mont received aid to the amount of
$500. This year the Society propo-
ses to raise $4,000; as an increased
number of young men propose to study
for the ministry.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Hale, of Montpelier
has a sheep, which in the last twenty
two months has given birth to nine
lambs, and all, with one exception,
alive and fourishing. uEa s6i1g
FIRE AT WATERBURY.-A fire broke
out in the works Of Colby Brothers &
Co., at Waterbury Tuesday morning
destroying the paint shop, part of the
foundry and quantity af lumber. 1t
is thought $4,000 will cover the loss.
Mr.. John Kelley Of Vergennes was
attacked by two rufians while going
home one night last week, and badly
beaten. A felt hat was dropped by
one Of them in the scuff1a. which NAV