Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-28

amount of thirty dollars. We have
since learned that they were from
son of a former minister of Irasburgh
"a minister who for some years has
been in Heaven, but whose name is
still fragrant among the Churches.
Again thanking all these friends
and donors, and praying that God
may bless them and theirs more and
more with all temporal and spiritual
prosperity, we subscribe ourselves
their friends and debtors.
J. Fl. WOODWARD,
E. D. WOODWARD.
Irasburgh, Feb. "a, 1868.
AUCTIoN.-O. F. Badger, living in
the edge of Irasburgh, near the Land
ing, sells hay, grain, cattle, furniture,
&C., Thursday, March 5, at 10 a. m.
VIM. l.. Barrows, auctioneer.
LowELL.-The new school house in
the central district has been occupied |
this winter, though with only loose
benches, till the last two weeks. 1t |
is now furnished with desks and
chairs from j. L. Ross & Co., Of Bos-
ton, and is. to be a decidedly noble
building when the grounds are fenced
and the rubbish cleared away and the
work on the house completed. 1t is a
building 80 X so, Is feet posts,
room in each end and woodshed in
the rear.
The prospect for the lumber bust
ness is quite as good this season as it
has been any year. The Mill Yards
are being crowded, but the scarcity
of water prevents as much being cut
out as usual just at this season.
| Coop TEMPLAR's UNION.-The next
session of the Orleans County Good
Templar's Union will be with Black
River Lodge, West Albany, on the
second Tuesday Of March, commence
ing at 10 o'clock A. M. The evening
session will be public, and all inter
ested in the temperance cause are re.
spectfully invited to attend.
+ CRAFTsBURY.-Some weeks since
: saw a notice in your paper thai
e Greensboro had a new grist mill. We
) in Craftsbury have a new mill JUS
t started, that good judges say can't bt
: beat in Northern Vermont. The mil
st company has expended about $4,000
l. and are now ready to grind anything
II the public wish. They have employ
f ed an experienced miller, gentle
l. man every inch of him Ia chunk o.
It six feet and a half and, what is re
r. markable for a miller-is honest
ii They have as good mill for grindin
r wheat as there is in these parts,
III patent cooler, and all the moder
at improvements of Touring mill.
lie Nelson Hoyt has just got a ne
IS. steam engine for his wagon shol
which like his wagons almost run
Itself. He has about forty Wagon
ne of all kinds now under way, and wi
~ soon be able to supply all his Gu
~ toners. NJ. r.
SODIUM. S. S. Clark of this Vi
as lage has sold his residence to Geore
c., w. Jenness for $4,000.
W LECTUREs.-Zuar E. Jameson, ga,
81 his lecture in this village on Wedne
day evening of last week. A vel
ne, respectable number were present al
DID, all expressed themselves well salts
ed with the lecture. His subject W
: cattle and sheep, and abounded
history of the various breeds nc
&c raised by farmers, giving the orig
~ of each family, discussed the poiI
of each, their good and bad qualiti
wn &c. He showed that he possessed
y a fund of information upon the subj
y that was enviable.
~ On Thursday evening follow
III Rev. E. G. Cummings lectured at
MY upper church on his "Trayels in 1
10y ); East" 1t was finished product
oci- and gave one clearer insight i
rem the manners and customs of
Oriental Nations than is to be Ga