Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29
S. B. Hunt, of Fairfax, has in hi

.. ID. dunC, OF FalrIaA, mas III MS
garden pumpkin now weighing 1873
pounds and still growing finely. The
lseed came from New York City, but
the name of the variety is not known.
Its shape is like marrowlat squash,
aud the color light buff.
Quick WORK.-A man in this coun-
ty, who got bill of divorce from his
wife, on the charge of adultery, at the
last term of court in this place, had
the tables turned upon him rather I'M
expectedly. He received line from
his lawyer on Saturday night that the
bill was granted, so on Monday, on
the pretext of some business, he an
nounced his intention of going over to
st. Johnsbury. His wife proposed to
accompany him. The hired man
thought he would like to go over also.
So the divorced husband brought
them both over, and while he was at.
tending to his little business, the wife
and hired man slipped off and got mar
ried, when all returned together, as
they came. About bed time the late
husband was advised by his late wife
to take up lodgings elsewhere, and she
brought forward her new marriage
certificate to enforce her demands,
The strangest part of the story is
this: The woman has eight small
children, the youngest beng only
three or four weeks old. The neigh
bors advised the newly married pair
that that neighborhood was not large
enough to contain such unnatural
brutes, and they suddenly left, taking
the baby with m.-CaIedonian.
A BRUTE.-An individual whose
name is withheld, was brought to
Sheriff Soule, last night, says a late
number of the ST. Adams Messenger,
intoxicated, and accompanied by lit
tie girl of seven Or eight years. His
arrest was caused by his shameful
abuse of the little one, at the depot,
whom he compelled to drink from a
bottle of liquid poison he had with
him, aud when she refused the revolt
ing dose, treated her in the most bru-
tai and shameful manner The little
girl who was nicely dressed, was kind
ly cared for by Sheriff Soule and sup
piled with food which she ate with an
avidity which betokened shameful neg
lect on the part of her unnatural pa
rent. For such he claimed to be
: when the morning found him sober
: man. He further stated that he was
from Quebec, where the child's moth
, er had deserted hins and that he was
taking her to Hartford to place her III
the care of friends. As he seemed
anxious in good faith to fulfill this
purpose and was supplied with mon
, ey, he was allowed to depart by the
noon train, "unwhipt of justice,
, though his inhumanity deserved Sc
we're penalty.
, RAISING APPLES often hear il
remarked by people in adjoining town;
that Lyndon is good town for every
thing but fruit. The remark is true
and it is almost a shame that our PEG
j.. pie have neglected this branch of agri
! culture sc long that a good apple o
plum raised in t0wl is a curiosity
And why is this ? We all remembe
: the noble orchards which fOurishc(
in this vicinity twenty years ago
Kimball, Mattocks, Pierce, Carpenter
5 Ide. EdgeII. and others of the nli
/ stock turned off their hundreds 0
; bushels every year. For shilling
II buShel our people could purchase al
e their apples of their townsmen. Nov
Ii with apples at 5 per bushel, none Of
t any consequence are raised. Notl
! ing, at present prices, would pay bet
ter than apples, considering the eX
). peDse and labor required in raisin
T them. The truth is our farmers hav
=. become discouraged. A few har,
,e winters proved destructive to OF
a. chards, and, instead of replenishin2
10 they have allowed them to die out Ell
% tirely. The same spirit exercised i
d behalf of any other crop, would pro
il duce similar results. To raise corr
wheat, oats, potatoes, and other crop.
certain labor must be bestowed upo
o. them every year, else there is n
re crop. Our farmers seem to think az
IL piles must grow spontaneously an
If need no attention. This has prove
ut to be a mistake. Orchards can b
he kept up and be made to pay a bette
n per cent. of profit than almost an
n other crop grown in this vicinity
IN But the orchard requires attention
oil more, perhaps, than it did years age
s, But If 1t requires more attention,
In must be remembered that it pays be
IN ter now than formerly. The yer
best of apples are raised in Barnet, i
10 Waterford, in DanviIle, and in var
= Gus towns in Orleans County, whic
70 being north of US is not supposed t
of be warmer or more favorable to o
40 chards. Bradford is a good fru
- town, not because its soil or climat
% is especially adapted to it, but becaus
= her people know the profit of the o
q chard and make the raising of fru
a an item of farming, studying its want
m and bestowing upon it the care it d
. serves. We have the testimony c
several Bradford apple growers th'
Lyndon hills and soil offer unusual i
N ducements to that kind of bushes
vo as any town in the State. Why wi
81 our farmers not go into it? Let
8 neighborhood club together and ord,
re from some popular nursery sever
in thousand trees, and plant them in tt