Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29
State News.
G. L. Dix, of Barre, has a fg tree
with go ripe figs on it.

A new bridge over 400 feet long, is
building across the White river at
White River Junction.
R. F. Field, of Rutland, committed
suicide by drowning on Wednesday
last-probably from unsound MIND.
Samuel Cronan was killed by being
run over by locomotive at White
River Junction, Vt, on the 7th.
Isaac j., son of Hon. S. NJ. Pennock,
of Morristown, had his foot crushed
in an elevator on Monday week.
The Lamoille Spring water, of VOL
colt, is performing marvellous cures,
and the company are soon to COM
mence bottling.
A father has recently recovered
S1655.97 damages for the enlistment
of his son, a minor, against his con-
sent, at the Franklin county court.
Mr.. Estabro0k of Sberburne had a
stone dam swept away; he found his
horse, pasturing beside the river, the
next morning under a heap of slabs,
boards and rubbish, but not hurt.
Marshall Harrington, II years old,
of Nottingham, Vt, was recently shot
accidentally and killed oy Jackson
Hull, another boy.
James Pierce, a native of Highgate,
Vt, and two Frenchmen, we're drown
ed at Ausable Forks, n. last Fri
day.
There was not much stir in the but
ter market to-day. TIE ruling price
was 40 cents per pound, and some
lots sold as high as 20 cents. Only
1864 tubs were shpped.-&. Al
bans Transcript, Sep. Is.
The Congregational churches in
Vergcnnes, Arlington. Bellows Falls,
Brighton, Charleston, Corinth, Dan
vile, Orwell, Weybridge and Middle
bury are in want of pastors.
The custom house 1t Island Pond,
in July. received $16,)45,73, and in
August, $13,638.0l, il gold, l3l ,428,
pounds of wool being among the i'm
portations for the tive months.
The contributions in the Benning-
ton Center parish to the board of For
eign Missions, for the financial year
! just closed, amount to $4,000,
which fact speaks we'll for that church
and congregation.
Morris Bailey of Waterville, lately
slipped from precipice, in that town,
and escaped instant destruction only
by grasping an overhanging BUSH
He struggled 10 that perilous position
until his strength was nearly exhaust
ed before he succeeded in regaining
the summit.
There were shipped from St. AL
bans depot in the month of August
9I2 boxes MlSsisquoi Spring Water
322 boxes Vermont Spring Water
70 boxes l key from Weldon anC
Sheldon Springs; 5l7a Tubs of But
ter which would be about 258,900 lbs
of butter net weights; 1877 Boxe,
Cheese. 102 800 lbs. gross weights
About oove"ty years ago, Mr.. Jane:
HunkfnS wont into l,t5 ucttr on mead
"a in Bradlo'i, and having in hi
ID a willow walking stick, stuck i
Fthe ground in a corner of tn,
Id, where it remains, to-day; but i
~ ala1Gna rather unwieldy cam
enteen feet in circum
Rev. ZgaN McAnn has been ap
pointed Preacher in charge of the NJ
E. Church in Montpelier His ar
pointment is one eminently fit to b
made, and we anticipate excellent re
suits, and great satisfaction to tn
Church and Society, and also to tn
seminary OH the hill. 1t is expecte,
that he will preach one sermon eac
Sabbath at the Seminary Chapel.
On Monday, John Smith, son of Jc
mas Smith of Bennington, an employee
in the factory of Sessions & Bundy a
East Manchester, fell upon a circula
saw which struck him in the RICH
groin, and cutting through into tn
cavity Of the bowels, tore out and mar
gled them in the most shocking mar
ner. 1t is not probable that he ca
} survive. He was young man {
good character and industrious habit,
highly esteemed in the community
which he lived. His age was ninetee
years.
I A grand potatoe digging took plac
recently on the farm Of N. 7. Spragu
. jr., in Brandon The Rose variet
was experimental on. The report {
r the viewing committee says, that th
= yield of the rows, each 7 rods lon,
planted with one eye in a hill wa
l39 IL lbs. Two eyes, 2O3 81 Id
the product of five rows was 500 10
from 7 ga pounds of seed. DR.. Col,
J. smith, of Rutland, raised this seaso
Il 261 lbs. of potatoes from less than
Il pound of seed.
b SAD AFFAIR-Two CHILDREN DRowl
l. ED.-On Saturday afternoon last tw
. children of Mr.. Patrick Whitney. G
this place, aged respectively, 4 and
years, were missed, and could nowhel
be found. They were home at di
h ner time, after which they could n,
% be traced. But just at night. their tv
caps were found near small foo
bridge. which crosses the river ne;
~ Booth q Valentines mill, and then