Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-01-31
Local News.

GooD.-The salary Of Rev. A. W.
Wildof Greensboro has been raised
to $500.
MUSICAL AssoCIATIoN.-The singers
Of Irasburgh and Albany formed a
musical association the early part of
the winter, and Lave since met once a
week for musical instruction and ex-
ercise. They are to have two days
drill at Irasburgh the present week,
commencing Friday at 10 o'clock A.
NJ and ending with a concert Satur-
day evening. Singers from other parts
Of the county will be cordially wei
coined. fri
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SMART WoMAN.-Glover has smart
old woman OF 81, who had an offer of
marriage the other day, from a man
SIS years old land who told him she
could take care of herself. She works
out for wages and can do as much as
many young women. But it is moth
ing new for Glover to have smart old
women or young ones either; it has
any number of them.
Miss EInora Blanchard-a lady of
twenty summers-tOok a rife with a
81 inch barrel, a few days since, and
fired at hen thirty rods distant, and
broke its leg at the first FIRE She
then fired at another and put bullet
plump through its body. Two birds
at two shots at thirty rods is good
shooting for lady or gentleman Ell
Their. Col. Eaton should make her ac-
quaintance at once. .....
LEcTURE.-Rev. D. A. Mack, late a
chaplain in the third Vermont, will
deliver a lecture at the Methodist
church in this village on Friday eve
ming of this week. He also purposes
visiting other places in the county fol
the same purpose. His subject j;
|" Elements of National Greatness.
Gen. Grout will preside and give tb'
opening address. We are glad tina
j Mr.. Mack is coming among US aud tina
we are to reap the benefit Of his wei
stored mind. He is an old friend an,
former classmate of ours. We atten
ded the school at Newbury togethe
% years ago. At that time he was
patient, Flooding, hard working stu
dent, who was determined to be some
body if study would make him So
We think he has produced an admire
, ble lecture, as We see the press spea
of it in the highest terms, while h
has fattering testimonials Of its wort
, from such men as Rev. DR.. King O
, New York, judge Poland, senator Mo-
riu, Gen. Washburn and the late Hor
solomon Foote. Let all turn out t
o the lecture.
CLOSING OUT.-Messrs. Parker .
n Twombly at the Landing have ha
t printed at our Office lot OF poster
5 advertising their stock of goods at au
c ton, aud their store building also, tt
e sale to commence Tuesday, Feb. :
s 5. S. Kimball, auctioneer.
II Hall & Joslyn OF this village adye
n tise to close out their stock of good
o and offer the whole stock to any OIL
Ii wishing to 90 into mercantile bushes
e A rare chance. Z"
e, F. F. Fletcher at Irasburgh, has ha
N posters and circulars printed at o.
y Office, in which he advertlses that
n will sell his goods to customers wit
e. out regard to cost. He shows sym
as toms of leaving the business. Ha
1t all these men got so rich that tn
ne wish to retire and give poorer folk:
)n chance to make their pile? Or are til
to getting so poor that they can stand
o. no longer? There is now chan
rs to make good bargains.
III VERY THoUGHTFUL.-Willie,
on bright little four year old in the far
I" " of r. r. Wilmot of this villas
!" was told by his mother the other d
that he must get his penny ready
the missionary box. "What as a n
sionary, mother ?" at is one "
oy goes to foreign lands to preach
gospel to the heathen."' {" Well, wi
| am old enough | shall be missi
OF airy too, but | shall go with my o
on team, SO that | can come back to s.
the all night if l don't like the bushes
NIL BIG PoTAToEs.-Mr. F. A. Way
'el Sutton, lately selected from load
ron his potatoes twenty six which file
- bushel basket.
Try LARGE Colts Warren Simp
COO of Sheffield has a yearling colt, wi
weiyhs IT'S and Haines Daniels