Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-03-13
Local News.

ARM BRoKEN.-A little boy named
Robinson broke an arm while sliding |
last Monday.
SALARY RAIsED.-The salary of |
Rev. E. P. Wild of Craftsbury has
been raised to $500.
GONE WEsT.-H. S. Bickford and |
III. P. Bickford, both of this village,
lett here last Monday morning for Te- |
cumseh, Nebraska. Vermont is a |
good state to go from.
DONATIoN.-The friends of Rev. J.
Croker met the Wesleyan Methodist
church at South Albany, Friday eve
ming, Feb. 9th, partook of an oyster
supper and presented him 1881.
OHl-A young lady in Troy CON-
plains that the young men who visit
her have ruined the paper in her par
lor by resting their oily heads against
it. Why don't they act like folks and
rest on them bosom ?"
DEATH OF Mr.. BAXTER.-The Hon.
Portus Baxter died at Washington,
Wednesday morning, March 4th, of
pneumonia, aged 81 years. He had
not been well for several weeks, but
was able to be about and attend to
his usual business till three or four
days preceding his death. His de-
parture will be greatly lamented by
the whole people Of his state, and by
hundreds in other states, whose ac-
quaintance he had made while in pub
lie life. He had many good qualities
both of mind and heart. He had er-
rors like other men; let these now be
forgotten.
| CovENTRY.-The Black River MI
steal Association met at Coventry last
Friday, and remained in session du
ring the day and evening. 1t was one
of the most rough and clustering days
of the season, but that did not defeat
the object of the meeting. AS wei
the singers as the players on instru
, ments were there. The whole pro
gramme was performed, including ;
concert in the evening; and, as tn
t leader remarked at the close, the,
: /" had a very good time on a small
i scale"
t In 1867 there were in Coventr
g thirteen marriages, ten deaths, an
twenty births. Three of the death
s were of men more than eighty tw
v years old. Only five of the birth
s were males.
= OFF THE TRACK.-Last Saturda
as the train from the north arrived g
- the Corey place about a mile belo'
y this village, it ran into drift five fee
. deep. When about half through
Il the snow pillow turning half round We
:. struck by the engine and badly dan
- aged. The pillow and two engine
~ were thrown from the track and dar
IA aged about $4,000. The train W;
- delayed until assistance could arriN
= from Lyndon.
en- WILLARD's LEcTURE.-Hon. G. '
IS Willard of Montpelier gave our pc
as pie his most admirable lecture {
CD vermont" last Friday evening.
to was regarded by the great majority {
nd those who heard it as being the be
or of the course. We cannot of cour
give anything like full report of
To- but it was replete with facts that a
est one could digest, and every person
lat the audience knew them to be fac
a Comparison was instituted betwe
of Vermont and the other New Engla
CO. states, wherein it was shown that wh
of every other New England state b
ars gradually advanced in population,
ok, had remained nearly stationary; {
The young men and women going west
the add to the growth of the already J
lch orous west, or added their number
be the population of her more enter
at sing sisters nearer home. The spe