Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-01-24

DEATH OF Hon. NORMAN WILLIAMS
Hon. Norman Williams of Wood.
stock died on Sunday last of paraly.
sis Mr.. Williams has long been one
of the prominent citizens of the State.
He graduated at the University of
Vermontin 1910, having been class.
mate of Hon. Timothy Follett and
Hon. Jacob Collamer. He was clerk
of the House of Representatives for
several.years previous to, 1880, and
was the first Secretary Of the Senate,
and Senator Windsor county
for two years. For more than TWEEN.
ItyI years past he has been County
Clerk of Windsor county. Mr.. Will
liams was a. gentleman of the old
school, Of the most refined literary
culture, and the most genial DISPOSE
ton and winning manner. Since
March last he has been Frustrated by
paralysis, which caused his DEATH
Rutland Herald.
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u REFUNDED.-Th following amounts
have been paid by the General Gov
eminent to the New England States
under acts of Congress Undermining
the States for expenses incurred by
them in defence of the United States:
Maine, $S68,846; New Hampshire,
s95s,461; Vermont, s519,4O4; Mas
sachusetts, 50, 655,649 Rhode Island,
S735,217; Connecticut, 81 ,703,986.
Phe sum of 1921, 481 is still due to
Vermont, from the General Govern
ment for war expenses, and frontier
defence. 1eEAs7 .aa4saoAar
nl i.Iaa99 bias es-f. .. d 15l - -3--. Is os.E
-Four Curtis boys were fined yari-
ously from S. to $40 apiece, at Orange
Centre last. week for indulging in the
ancient and honorable sport of forci-
oily carrying the teacher out of the
school house. This amount serves to
maintain the dignity of the State
On being discharged from custody
however, the still implacable teacher
soon procured their re.arrest for
private damages, and they were put
under heavy bonds to appear for trial
at Bennington county court. u
Walton's Journal say HJo Smith,
The first Mormon prophet. was born
in Windsor county, and bingham
Young, the last prophet, in Windham
county; but in this case it has proved
that they were not much honored in
the region of their nativity Mr. Nor
rill of Vermont was the author of
the first act of Congress against po-
lygamy, and Senator Cragin of New
Hampshire, native of Windsor co.
Vt, has just introduced more string
ent bill to punish the crime
Napoleon has now at his disposal
in time of peace fighting army of
about 100000 trained soldiers, back
ed by reserve of 100000 men, who
have gone through at least the first
rudiments of drill; and with such
Chamber as the present. the Emperor
will have little difficulty In calling up
a contingent of 10000 or 10000,
instead of the normal number of 1OO,-
900, should war break out.
| m,
"The wind bloweth where it listeth."
As the stage which makes its daily
trips through our place was passing
over the Highlands" before reach
ing Green River, Thursday last, it
was struck by the wind with such
violence as to detach it from the team.
upset and damage it to considera-
ble extent.-StdY.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
The Vermont Agricultural Society is
in a prosperous condition. The pro-
fits to the treasury in 1867 amount
ed to s567,76, which makes the
fund now in the treasury $8,661, "a.
Burlington, Montpelier and Yer
gennes are competing strongly for the
location of the next state fair.
4 Labors in Montgomery, Alabama.
were recently hiring out for $50, and
even as low as s25 for the year
These were all able-bodied field
hands. Boys who got SIS per month
last year, hire themselves for food and
clothing. The Mail says: "From
present appearances hundreds of
plantations will be idle the ensuing
. year.
A western paper announces the
death of Mrs. Legasy at the age OF
| one hundred and twelve years, whose
: husband died two years before at the
ripe age of one hundred and ter
years. They were French from the
: Madawaska settlement. and emigrateC
{ to Canada West thirty-four year:
ago. Hket
q Mexico pays her President fv,
thousand dollars more per annun
than the United States. Perhaps b,
is worth more. e
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