Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-20

broken cakes OF III SO as TO make III
dangerous to limb or carriage to cross
it. There is now wide channel for
the water to pass under the bridge,
and the banks are walled and the in
side flied with clump. This is
good job done.
The St. Johnsbury District Preach
er's Association will meet at Barton
Oct. 20 and 22. Preaching on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings at I
o. IN. District Love Feast on We'd
nesday at 2 p. M. The public are in
vited to attend all the services of the
meeting.
LAMBs.-Mathewson & Nelson have
lately driven 1870 lambs from Cana
da.
ACCIDENT.-While two Of the Sec
ton hands were passing over their
beat on the railroad on the morning
of the 18th. before daylight, their
hand car came in contact with a rock
that had fallen upon the track the
night previous in the cut just north of
the Landing, throwing VIM. W. Un-
derwOod some ten feet ahead of the
car, striking on his head among the
loose rocks, and cutting big hole in
his forehead.
FIRE.-The widow Staford's house
caught fire on Sunday last; the wood
house was somewhat damaged, two
sleighs and two cords of wood were
burned before the fire was quelled.
BROwNINGTON.
Rev. S. R. Hall has in press an AL
phabet of Geology; or first lessons il
geology and mineralogy, with sug
gestions on the relations of rocks tC
soils.
OWL SHOT-Gilman Bryant shot
an owl, in the north part of Brown
ington, on Monday of last week which
measured 4 feet 6 inches from tip tc
tip of wings.
REMARKABLE.-Mr. E. E. G. Wheel
er Of Bloomington, while in the army
received a gunshot wound near the
spine that caused an entire paralysis
in all parts below the wound, for the
last six years, until quite recently un
der the treatment of DR.. E. O. Ran
ney of Barton Landing, he has so fal
recovered the use of his limbs as to be
able to walk across his room back and
forth, and experiencing natural sen
SatiOn in the limbs, and he hopes tC
be fully restored.
SICK.-Dr. Moody lies III a critical
condition, caused by internal hemor
rhage, from which it is feared he may
not recover.
CHARLESTON.
A FRENCH Row.-On the evening
of September 5Ch, The French OF Wesr
Charleston and vicinity. men, women
and children, assembled at the ole
Fayer stand for an oyster supper
They became so noisy and boisterou,
during the night that the town author
tiles were called upon to quell the dis
turbance. This we learn is not the
only nights disturbance, but it i.
anxiouSly hoped that it may be The
last, though the citizens have little
reason to expect it while there remain
50 many unrestrained places Of intox
ication.
SwINDLED.-We learn that certain
parties in the vicinity of Charleston
have been badly swindIed by FL. P
Ballard & Co., produce dealers il
New York, and whose card and week
ly market report we have published
for several months past. We are in
formed that one man sent them abou
$400 worth of produce and cannot
get his pay of them. We shall with
draw their advertisement and repor
after this week, as we do not wish tt
aid them if they are swindlers.
LOsT.-Stephen Cook this weel
lost a nice young cow from drinking
a quantity of butter brine, obtained
by accident. She bloated and died il
about half an hour.
SEIZED. Eastman has haC
three horses, wagon and harness takel
for smuggling. He has gone to Bur
Iington to see Gen. Stannard, to hav'
the property returned if possible
If he does not succeed he will hav,
to use greater diligence in smuggling
hereafter to make up the loss.
REMovED.-Jacob Richards has va
Gated the old Brainard store and gon
to Brighton, where he has purchase
buildings and six acres of land, wher
he will open small store.
CRAFTSBURY.
THEFT.-Dexter Sprague was al