Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.


He has an auction Monday, Oct. 9th,
and sells lot of personal property
and household stuff. S. F. Wheeler,
auctioneer.
BARTON.
RUNAwAY.-The Barton stage had
a smash up near Hardwick last We'd
nesday. The kingbolt drew out and
one of the horses started and run ar
ound the other, when both run with
the forward wheels, leaving the pas
sengers and the other wheels behind
them. The horses ran to the east
village and stopped.
BUILDING.-James Lewis is soon to
erect a dwelling house adjacent to J.
B. RobinsOn's, on the Glover road
The foundation is laid.
TRAINED CALyEs.-An interesting
item in our fair was team Of three
trained calves, broken and driven by
an eight years old son of A. A. Ran
dali of Craftsbury, yoked to little
wagon CONTAINING his three little sis
tiers. He drove on to the ground
stiff as a major, and up to the judges
stand, where all four sang the "Farm-
ers Song" drawing forth the applause
of the crowd, when he cracked his
whip and drove along as independent
as he come.
Capt. Joslyn has nearly completed
a nice barn on his premises.
A RICH COAX. We have a pref
ty fair story to tell of Barton hospi-
taIity. A somewhat aged lady from
Irasburgh came here to attend the
fair, and while in town thought she
would call upon an old friend whom
she had not seen for many years. She
did so and was warmly Welcomed
Wishing to do her best to make the
visitors stay pleasant, at the proper
time the lady Of the house brought
out the family teapot and prepared
for a social sit down; it was soon
steaming upon the stove; she then
went to dark pantry in search Of her
best $500 tea, bound to have a " feast
fit to set before a king" but by some
means her hand wandered to the
wrong box, drew forth handful Of
fine material and put it into the urn
All things being in readiness the Wis
itor was asked to partake Of tea and
toast. When the fluid came to be
poured the lady Of the house thought
(and visitor too, we guess that it was
rather pale for company, and so set it
brewing again; putting in another
handful Of what was supposed to be
the Chinese herb, so as to be sure and
have a rouser. After sleeping it a
few minutes longer she poured anoth-
er cup for the Irasburgh friend, and
one for her husband who was sick in
another room and carried it to him.
He drank a few swallows when he
told her he thought it " tasted queer.
One more sip and he exclaimed in
"accents Wild" " Why, this is cara,
way" This brought the wife to her
feet, when examining the contents Of
the teapot, she discovered that she had
been treating her company to cup Of
savory caraway, which the visitor was
quietly slipping with christian thank
fulness and resignation, doubtless glad
that it was no worse. The mistake
found out was soon rectihed with the
real tea.
COMING-Mr. VIM. L. Tinkham
who left here a few months ago, tC
oversee a portion Of the Hudson riv
er railroad, is coming to town agair
soon, in consequence of Com. Wander
bilt stopping all work on that road
We shall be glad to see him.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
still progressing at the Landing
Messrs. w. G. Parker and Timothy
Dudley have completed repairs OIL
their dwellings, putting on new pain
and blinds, giving them a brillian
and finished appearance. Mr.. Cyru
Gage has just completed neat little
cottage house, occupied by a Mr.. Mer
rill and family, recently from Newbu
ry. L. d. Wilson has also finished
tenement adjoining his other build
ings, occupied by Mr.. Carpenter.
GOOD COw.-Mr. n. Il. Fletcher
Esq, has a cow that has yielded hin
daily most of the past summer, tire
and half ten quart pailfulls of ric
milk.
NEW DoCToR.-Dr. Cogswell o
Lisbon, N. H., has made arrangement
to locate at the Landing. He is r
ported to have several "Stamps."
CRAFTSBURY.
SoLD.-Mr. Spencer Moody on tt
Branch road has sold his farm
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