Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-20

ACCIDENT.-Last Tuesday, as Mr.
Hubbard Joslyn of Derby Line was
engaged in leading a colt in Brown
ington, near Mr.. Gross with the
halter passed through a wheel which
he had standing up in the back part
of the wagon, the colt became fracl
tious and pulled Mr.. Joslyn's hand
through the wheel severing the thumb
in a frightful manner. i
GLOVER.
SoLD.-Mr. Edward A. Ufford has
sold his farm to Mr.. David Dewing for
$4,000. He sells his personal pro-
perty at auction Oct. 28th. See bills
and advertisement.
MEDICAL STUDENTs.-E. W. Clark
is attending medical lectures at Han
over. N. H., and George Haynes of
Greensboro is attending lectures in
New York.
WHEAT.-From two acres of land
Mr.. Emery Cook the past season raj
sed IS bushels of wheat.
CLUB.-Grant and Colfax meeting
at West Glover, next Friday evening.
Glover Academy is in a favorable condi-
ton, having greater number of students
this fall than at many former times. The
prosperity of the school may be attributed
to the labOrs of faithful and efficient teach
ers.-COR.
We think yearly exhibition con-
nected with it has also added much to
the interest of the school. They will
do well to continue this practice
They have good ones.
GREENSBORO.
AUCTIoN.-M. D. Scott, e Is his
personal property, among which are
seven COWS, five calves, two mares, a
colt, hay, grain, &c. Sale takes place
Nov. 18th, at 10 a. N.
IRAsBURGH.
AUCTIoN.-Mrs. Hannah Flemming
sells her farm and personal property
at auction on Saturday, Oct. 81, at 10
a. m. S. F. Wheeler, auctioneer.
NEWPORT.
On A BENDER.-Lemuel I'VE of
Coventry " got set up" while at New
port last Thursday, and began to show
off his horse in the streets, utterly
regardless of his own or other peo-
pies necks. He was arrested and
fined by justice Sargent, five dollars
and costs, and went home, a poorer,
sobsrer, and, we trust, wiser man.
A SCRIMMAGE.-Wm. l.. Smell and
French family by the name Of La
Mere have been having some Difficult
ty recently, such as throwing dirt, wa
ter and stones back and forth, &c.
The trouble eliminated a week ago
last Sunday, in a hand to hand scrim-
mage between Smell and Mrs. LaMere.
The matter was brought before JUS
tice Robinson on F~idar who fined
Smell five dollars and costs.
CUsToMs.-The average receipt of
customs at Newport for the past three
months have been more than two hun
dTed dollars per day in gold. At
Derby Line we learn that the average
has been over three hundred dollars
per day for the same time.
RUNAwAY.-A pair Of horses at
tached to lumber wagon, ran from
the freight depot across the old bridge,
last Wednesday, and, while crossing
the causeway, the section hands on the
railroad attempted to stop them, but
they turned off from the road and ran
across the swamp, and swan Clyde
river, with the wagon still attached to
them. They could not draw the wag-
on up the steep bank, and were res
cued from their perilous situation with
no damage but a thorough ducking.
MEETINGs.-The Rev. Mr.. Tilson
is holding a series of meetings in the
baptist church.
REoPENED. = The congregational
church which has been closed several
weeks for repairs is again opened for
public worship.
An effort is being made to get up a
large singing class the coming winter
under the direction of Mr.. Whitney,
mail agent on the Conn. q Pass, rail
road. The preliminary meeting is at
the school house on Tuesday evening
OF the present week.
HoPs.-Nearly 100000 pounds of
hops were shipped for market, at
Newport during three days of last
week. They were sold at Is cents
per pound, amounting to s15,000.-
The greater number of growers are
holding on for higher prices.
STANSTEAD.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Last Thursday
as Rev. Mr. Parker, methodist clergy
man of Stanstead, was riding with his
upifa oDd child in RarnStop tho horce