Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-03


mans stories to shame, he having
raised one this season which weighed
56 pounds. He had several raised
III the same field which weighed 40
pounds each. On pumpkins Williams
stands at the head.-Lyndon Union.
Mr.. A. H. Dryer of Richford,
caught a striped squirrel which is al.
most white The stripes on its back,
which on common chipmunks are
white, brown and black, on this are
white and yellowish white. Its eyes
are red as blood.
ACCIDENT serious accident to
Mr.. Pettee, an EngliShman taking care
of Mr.. J. Fl. Carriers horses, on Fri
day last, while assisting in removing
CHANNEL Bros. safe down a flight of
stairs at French q Co.'S Store, Derby
Line. A rope attached to the safe
slipped letting the safe forward, and
Pettee who was before it, snppOsing it
was coming on to him, gave a leap
down the stairs striking on a boiler
near the foot of the stairs. breaking
three of his ribs. Stanaead Journal.
A CUB CAPTURED-Aiter the Bear
hunt in Compton on Monday Of last
week, as Mr.. Mcdonnell was return
ing home in company with two other
men, on entering his field he discover
ed one of the Cubs they had been
hunting for Chase was given and on
reaching the woods, the Cub ran up d
tree and as young Bruin could not be
induced to come down by the use Of
small shot, an ak was obtained and
the tree cut down. The youngster
chung to the tree until he reached the
ground and then was so frightened
the men went up to him and secured
him alive.-Stanstead Journal.
Bound OvER.-A Frenchman nam
ed Edward Zero, who has for some
time past kept a low groggery and a
house generally, ABOUT
Two miles east vi Lyuavu Village, nuu
his eden" broken up on the 10th inst,
by officer Ide, who took him before a
Justice for examination. The testi-
mony was quite strong against him,
and he was accordingly placed under
bonds of $3.50 for appearance at the
county court.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-On the
night of the 18th inst, an attempt
was made to break into the house of
Edward Rix, Esq, of Royalton. The
noise made by the burglars fortunate
ly aroused the hired man, who sue
cee4ed, without observation, III gain
ing an clubhouse where he kept load
ed gun, armed with which he return
ed to the house in time to see a mal
open back door of the house. Fl,
fired, and two men rushed out ant
ran towards the railroad near by
He pursued and again fired, apparent
ly hitting one of them. Some tim
after a wagon was heard to driv
rapidly by the house, and some littl
time after that one of the citizens o.
Bethel, five miles distant, heard
wagon stop before his house and som
talking and grooming. Thinking
might be a sick person being carrie
from the station, he paid no particJ
lar attention to the matter, but tn
next morning he picked up at tn
place a handkerchief soaked wit
blood. In all probability the part
were the burglars carrying thei
wounded comrade home. No clu
has yet been obtained of their name
or whereabouts.
CRAB APPLEs.-We should hardl
feel warranted in recommending on
readers to set out the old -fashione
crab apple trees, and to place the
whole reliance for apples upon then
Their fruit is small, very tart, unfit
eat, and is good for little else tina
sauce or preserves. But the crab a
pie trees from the nursery OF R.
Bryant, Derby, will supply all any OF
! wants in the apple line. They al
: nearly as large as the common appl
many of them very pleasant eating a
plies and the tee is hardy and plea
ant, and precisely adapted to this c
mate. Those who claim that CT
, winters are too severe for apple tire,
will find this a tree able to endul
the coolest winter. A very GOO
= young orchard of these trees may
seen on Charles Ingalls, old pla
near Lyndon Centre. Ingalls,, wi
e knows, is strong advocate for the
). apples. G. P. Spencer, of this tow
t has purchased nearly 600 of the tree
and will set them out on the hill o
! posite his house, and by that mea
: add many hundred dollars to the VI
= ue of his place. Others are purchs
q ing them, and we hope soon that ey
d ~ farmer in town will set out an {
g chard of these or some other tree.-
II Each man must, of course, suit himse
. with the kind of tree he selects,
he will find Bryant's sure to hive a
q yield good fruit suitable for cook
a. or eating. By all means raise appl
IS The farmers in the lower part of t
IS State are reaping richrewards this ye
: from the sale of apples. In f,
years Lyndon farmers may do I
le same thing if they will--Lynd
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