Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-10
State News.

lduu lcIdiu says tHdt OhC OsOHluS
last week citizen Of Mendon, intend
ing to have ball, .jokingly sent an in
vitation to Rev. Mr.. Jenkins of the
same town to attend, who said if he
did he would wish to preach a ser
mon. The condition was accepted
and midnight mentioned as the most
favorable time, when the dance and
supper was over, and at that hour Mr..
Jenkins and some friends appeared,
and found large audience awaiting
him. He spoke from 1st Timothy,
4: S-"For bodily exercise profteth
little; but goodness is profitable un-
to many things, having promise of the
life that now is and Of that which is
to come" He spoke half az hour to
deeply interested audience on the
immoral tendency of dancing, its phys
ical and social disadvantages, and in
demonstration that it was not in har-
mony with the divine word. No men
ton is made of any converts in con-
sequence of this sermon delivered I'M
der such peculiar circumstances.
The West Rupert cheese factory
company made sale last week Of the
entire lot of cheese they had on hand.
and are to make at l6 II cents per
pound, delivered at the depot, about
$4,000 lbs. in ALL
A week ago last Thursday eve,
upon retiring to bed, the Hon. Henry
Stowell of Cambridge, discovered the
presence of chloroform in his room
He opened the windows and aired
the room. The room was again fill
ed and he got up and opened his win
dows and sat up all night. The same
night Mr.. Cutting heard a noise at
his door, and got up and found two
men trying to open the door. They
ran away. The Messrs. Warmers were
also alarmed by seeing some persons
lurking around their premises. As
these men are all money men the infer
ence is that some robbers are about.
Times are getting bad-NeaOSdealer.
NARROW EsCAPE.-WhiIe Messrs.
G. G.. Moulton and E. Clifford were
at work digging a well in Wolcott,
one day last week, staging was
knocked down, upon which were sew
ccal heavy stones, &c, and the whole
mass OF stones, slcdgcs, drills, and
plank, were precipitated upon them
2 from a distance of Is or 20 feet. Mr.
| Clifford was struck on the head and
:! knocked senseless. MouIton was hit
a on the hip. Both were severely in.
: iured. but not dangerously so. The
+ wonder is that they were not botl
h killed instantly-Newsdealer.
9 PHYSICIANS AND ALCOHOL. = A
. their late meeting at Montpelier, the
, Vermont Medical society appointed q
:. committee to report at their next al
- nual meeting-"on the medical, socia
and civil aspects of intoxication 10y
10 alcohol" in the premises. We are
- glad the medical profession are agita
E ting this question. A prominent ply
70 stefan in Vermont made the remarl
~ in our hearing within six months tina
Il the doctors IN prescribing alcohol
stimulants, Were making more drunk
ards than all other influences combiu
:, ed.
ne PERsoNAL.-The Montpelier jour-
m al has heard it intimated that Pro
Buckham of tie University OF Vel
st mont may be called to the congregf
y . tional church in Rutland, to succee
49, Dr. Seaver, and thus warmly praise
- him:
90 Judging from a six months eujo,
ment of the pulpit labors OF Mr.. BucI
!; ham during the last season, We unhe
No itatingly pronounce that church e.
~ ceedingly fortunate which shall secul
bo him as pastor-n0 matter whom /
~, SuCCCCuo- LIS uloCOul oCS III y lduN
=. with the richest thought aud bis sty
~ of delivery is peculiarly graceful al
~ attractive; and his high culture al
genial manners equally fit him for Il
other departments OF pastoral labt
He certainly took a sl.Dng hold (
% our people during his service here.
,ut DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-Ho
I'd. Shubael Wheeler we'll known CT
he zen of Washington county. died (
for the 18th ult., at the residence of |
on daughter, in Merrimack, Sank count
II" Wisconsin. Judge Wheeler was
Urn native of that part Of the old town
cts Montpelier known as East Montpelit
ed, He was the son of one of the Garlic
ali settlers in town, and married t
- daughter of another. His life W
me -pent mainly in Montpelier and Cal;
on aud he held various town and coun
cir offices, serving last ard for many yea
the as clerk of the county and suprer
our courts He was a man of large int
orn ligence, good judgment, and ge
mi al disposition. He was seventy-f
the years of age in March last.
BUTTER.-The butter market "
do not active to-day, but considering
~. Importance of the day, it was bet
~ than was anticipated. The price v
"a ~. from As to As cents. Quality gen
hv ally good. The shipment was 6
~ tubs.
rbo During the month of October tn
ors were shipped from this station 4a
loo tubs; at so lbs. each, which Il
Tho probably averaged, they weighed q
, ~ $50 lbs. in the aggregate. At Al
tho per pound, which was as near as
tho Of