Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-10
State News.

land, ,and has crossed the Atlantic three
times. He is in vigorous health, and
works every day, with memory sound
and intellect scarcely impaired. Per-
haps many of our readers will remem-
Der seeing Mr.. F. at our county fair
last fall, wearing rather an antigua
ted jacket. The cloth of the garment
was woven 130 years ago by jean
cite Rich, of Buchlivery, Scotland
The garment has good deal of wear
in it yet, as well as its owner.
The old gentleman in early life
was lover of strong drink. Going,
one day, to place where liquors
were sold-forty years ago-his ap-
plieation for supply was denied;
since then he has been strictly tenn
perance man, but did not become
such until he had squandered large
share of his property. He can now,
and does preach temperance with
emphasis.-CaIedonian. .....
ATTEMPT AT SUICLDE.-Mr. Samuel
Thompson, of McIndoes falls, carpen-
ter, attempted to take his own life
last Monday by cutting his throat
with a razor. He struck the jugular
vein on the left side, and made a
broad cash in the neck. 1t was done
in an out building of his residence
He lost two sons in the army, one
killed in the battle of the Wilderness,
and another died in Southern prison.
Since then Mr.. Thompson has been
melancholy, and at times partially de-
ranged. There is some hope that he
may recover. Mr.. t. is regarded as
very worthy man.-Caledoniam.
A FALL.-The next day after town
meeting, Elder Whitney. Of Sheffield,
was crossing tho bridge north of Shelf
field Village, and stepped to the edge
to look over. As the snow jetted
few inches over the edge, the Elder
was deceived in his estimate of the
width of the bridge and stepped off
entirely, falling some ten feet on to
the ice. Fortunately the ice was not
very thick, which let the Elder
through into the water. We get this
from G. l.. Ingalls,, who intimates
that the Disappointment occasioned by
the Sheffield election, caused the Ell
der to mediate suicide, from which
he was saved by the tenderness of
the ice, as he would certainly have
been killed if the ice had not broken.
Lyndon Umiom-
ST. ALBANs.-The half-hour morn
ing prayer meetings, at the congrega-
LlUndl church, had au average attend
ance last week of rs to 200 persons
daily, with manifestations of a deep
religious interest. They will be con-
tinued this week. s
MISUNDERSTANDING the cases
: appealed in the late term of the su-
preme court in Windsor county, was
one in which the plaintiff recovered
81 ,25O damages in the county court,
, for insuficiency of highway in Ludlow
) village, the insufficiency consisting of
a log about s inches in diameter ly.
, ing in the ditch.
Real estate to the amount of $70,-
900 or $4,000 has exchanged hands
in Pawlet the past winter, all at great.
ly advanced prices. Farms have,
many of them, appreciated in price
full so per cent. on the gold standard
since 1860.
MONTPELIER, VT, March 80. A
painful casualty, resulting in loss of
life and property, occurred on the
Vermont Central railroad at No. 6
bridge near this place, on Saturday
night last. A car in the cattle train,
loaded with horses, took fire and ten
of the noble animals were burned to
DEATH
BURLINGTON, VT, March 80. A
barn owned by Il. F. Clark, and oc-
, cupied by the Lebanon Springs and
Burlington railroad Company, was
burned yesterday, together with six
horses, one OK aad forty tons of hay.
Some clergymen in Windham coun-
ty have been imposed upon lately by
: a swindler, who offered to preach for
l them and sell church libraries, but
after getting a little money deeamp-
ed. E9-. le ElGhs f
A generally industrious and hard
working man of this place who re-
Gently got on a spree, was fined S5
and costs-$12,09 in ALL His wife
agreed to pay his fine if he would sign
a pledge to abstain from the use of
liquor hereafter, which he did.-Ver-
mont Record. 4 c- lla -l5H
Mrs Betsey Morgan of johnson,
!. 81 years of age, and nearly blind, fell
down a fight of stairs recently, break.
ing her wrist, and otherwise severely
: injuring her.
l Edward S. Piper has been found
|guilty at the County Court at Rutland,
j of utterance and passing forged drafts
on the Rutland County Bank. A
4 FIRE N WATERBURY.-The sugar
house of Dudly Swazey, of Water
] bury, was burned On Monday night
4 last. M sN EsY .d5- e 4
J. A grade COW, the property of Mr..
A. f. Johnson, of Rutland, brought
! forth three fine healthy heifer calves,
n recently, weighing respectively So,
d 54 and SO pounds. They are all
]. alive and in prosperous condition.