Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-27
State News.


The Fairbanks Scale Company, at
st. Johnsbury, employs three or four
hundred men, and manufacture from
500 to 1000 scales per week, includ-
ing all sizes. They melt from twelve
to fifteen tons of pig iron per day
Their freight to and from st. Johns
bury depot last year was nearly TO-
600 tons. They use 100000 feet
of lumber per year. Their freight
bills settled at that station of the
Passumpsic Railroad during the year
1867, amounted to over 62,500.-
The aggregate manufacture of scales
for the year is some over $300,000.-
Lyndon Union.
THAT FAT HoG.-The Hunter hog
referred to in late Caledonian was
sold to Mr.. Humphrey of Burke and
carredsat the Lyndon depot Monday.
The live weight of the hog was 855 |
lbs. June II it weighed 800 pounds,
thus having gained 555 lbs. in four
months and eight days; or about 4 IL
lbs. per day.
By a donation of $1,000, Moses |
Kittredge, Esq. of St. Johnsbury. has
founded the "Kittredge" scholarship,
in Dartmouth College Caledmian
A BUST AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Last week Tuesday, a couple of CO.
veys from North Danville way hired
, a horse and wagon and went into the
vicinity of Wheelock. On their way
they fell in with a quantity of "old
rye" which proved a few degrees
} stronger than they were. On their
, return, the roads, fences and bitches
t were all run in together to the great
confusion of said coveys. With such
poor conveniences no one could he eX-
pected to make very direct or safe
, progress, and it is not to be wondered
) at that said coveys tipped over and
> s'...s.sI.~d -p tlIoiI wagon. IL 10 "a iiGtlv
singular, however, that they should
/ continue their journey home, forget
: ting all about their wagon, and not
= remembering, even, the next morning,
Y where they had LETT it. They seemed
Y to be oblivious of everything except
t the fact that they had been on a bend
j. er and lost their wagon and their
t, senses. The owner of the wagon in
n formed them that they could pay $40
d or return the wagon forthwith. They
h came to this village and contracted
with man to hunt up the wagon, pay
% ing him S. to find it. The wagon
4 was found and the coveys went home
T. wiser than they were -Lyndon Union.
T. FATALLY BURNED-A two years
e old daughter of Solomon Lessar, re-
lie siding on Terrill Street, Rutland, was
ID so badly burned on Friday evening
'e of last week that she died about noon
D. the following day. Her mother was
De out calling on one of her neighbors
H. and the little girl, while playing near
ID the stove, set her clothes on fire
Ill The parent, hearing her cries, rushed
he to her assistance, and tore the burn
~ ing rags from her person, but was toe
~ late to save her life.
to The duties collected in the distric
~ which Vermont comprises, ave
I'd amounted within the last year t.
O. $45O,0OO IN gold, to which must b,
pa added $25O,O00 paid on bonded good
w. passing through the district.
ne An unusual degree of religious in
III terest has lately been awakened il
Of Nottingham and vicinity.
n A FAST YOUNG LADY.-On Satur
er- day last, a fast young woman, we
dressed and about twenty years Of
On age, appeared at the store of Brock
% Wetherbee, in this village and repre-
;tb sented herself to be one Jennie Rot
mt inson, niece of Erastus Jewett, ESQ
itv d we'll known citizen of Swanton, wit
in whom she lived, and from whom sh
los had verbal order, to purchase a bi
cal of goods. Upon investigation, an
he believing her story, Mr.. Wethcrbe
rv. sold her a bill of goods amounting t
On. $50. The young lady, thereupon, pr,
cured team and driver from Messr
!, Fuller to take her to Mr.. Jewetts, bl
~ she drove to the house beyond, sto]
- ped short time and there took I
~ - the lots and through the swamps we
to the county road. Mr.. w. S. Ba
's,I ley, who is in the employ of Messr
'.u B. & W., with officer Morrill, of Swa
.ao ton, called upon her at her father
'' residence On Sunday, but she stout
denied having been to St. Adams,
having made any purchases. Tho
INT ough search was made through Il
OF house, without success, and it was Ii
ock till after the officer had her some di
to lance towards the county Jail that 81
TAT would disclose. The goods we
1ls- found nicely slowed away in a safe
om- ell under the hay in the corner of h
tor fathers barn. The fast young WON;
dge is now in jail.-&. Aibans Transcrii,
tho There are sixty Incorporated AGA
emies in Vermont. 1 a.
EST In the case of the Potters, recent
4 on trial Tor burglary etc. in the CHI
ate, tenden Co. Court, the jury returned
n verdict Of guilty. aaasl M. -