Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-24
State News.

Mr.. A. Golf of Richford has killed
twenty two foxes in eleven days hunt
ing.
DIR. M. L. Scott has purchased hoy
al Ayers new house in Lyndonvllle
for $4,000, and is about to move in
Lyndon Union.
The new bridg at White River
Junction, from Chapel street to the
depot, is about completed and will be
ready for travel soon. 1t is 4Oo feet
long and the finest. structure OF the
kind in Vermont.
In the town of Goshen there was
only one democrat last September,
and he bolted this month for Grant.
Republican gain 100 per cent.
A Mrs. Willard of East Burke,
slipped on the ice while stepping from
her door, about two weeks ago, and
broke one of her legs.
The amount of gold received for
duties at the custom house, St. Adams,
during the month of October was
$751;
Within a year a SOW belonging to
George P. Foster of Montpelier, has
brought him three filters of pigs, from
whiol. ho has sold S133 worth, and has
six left.
Samuel Grover of Guilford was on
Friday last arrested and bound up for
maliciously shooting and dangerously
wounding valuable colt belonging to
A. B. Melendy.
Lately in Jamaica pair of oxen
driven by boy five years old, drew a
load of lumber weighing T,040 lbs. up
a hill which rose s IL degrees for
about 40 feet, and six degrees for
about 50 feet, with a sandy soil-win-
ming a wager of $25.
At St. Johnsbury the principal of
the high SCI DOL logged one Of the
large boys among his pupils, and was
arrested for excessive punishment
without provocation. The verdict
was in favor of the teacher
Rev. E. G. Cummings, in charge of
the " North Church" at ST. J0hnSbury
has announced his purpose to resign
in May next, at the close OF his ninth
year there.
James G. Davis of St Adams has
been arrested for attempting to cxtort
> promise of marriage from a young
= lady by displaying revolver, anC
! using threatening language.
The Irish Catholics of Rutland ar,
o now building a handsome church, anC
{. the French Canadian Catholics have
: selected fine lot and will commence
c to build a church next spring.
e The official vote in Vermont in tn
late presidential election is as fol
t lows: Whole number of votes cast
= 56,212; republican vote, "A, 167; dem
J. ocratic vote, 12,045; republican ma
! jority, 32,l22.
n The Rutland Herald says that A
q III. Dickerman of Brandon, has sol,
q his famous Durham bull, 10 month
Y old, to A. B. Dickerman of PittsfOrC
. for the sum of $3.50. Thi- auimul wa
# on exhibition at the Rutland Count
Fair, and was pronounced by compt
n tent judges to be as good a yearlin
a bull as they had over seen.
20 VIM. J. Allen, a teamster in the EN-
&c ploy of the Field Marble Co, at Ea.
TO Dorset, had one of his feet badly bru
I'd sed one dav last week, while descen,
~ ing the mountain from the quarry vii
Id a load of marble. He slipped al
n fell under the wagon, and one of Il
IN hind wheels passed over his foot
L Rutland Independent.
~ The Burlington Times says that
~ B. 'Isham, inspector of customs, Sa
20 20 urday night of week before last, ne
~" Hinesburgh Pond, made seizure {
~ double team and full load {
40 Struggled goods from man mann
~ ~ VIM. Fowler. The seizure consists
~ of three large tin cans, ten gall
90 key of highwines, two bottles brand
and bag of cloves. The cans we
o,u neatly made to fit the wagon box, a
rbe nicely packed.
SAD FATALITY. - Last week v
~ chronicled the death of Judkins Ra
+ho dali, Esq, of North Danville-one
- our most estimable townsmen, W
- died Nov. 7. Since then we lea
that Mrs. Drown of Sheffield. a siSt
sc of Mr.. Randall, died on Wednesd;
" Nov. IL. She rendered aid duri
the illness of her brother, Mr.. RI
Lot dali and attended his funeral.
~ A niece Of Mr.. Randall, Sophro'
ool M. Thompson, died Nov. 14-all,
no4 we are informed, of the same disea
;tb congestion of the lungs.-North st
ike The Danville Star says that Frer
mt. Morrill, met with an almost fatal az
our dent. He was out hunting in com
he ny with a friend, and while cult
was down tree in which a squirrel |
rev. lodged, one of the branches split
eer, and fell, hitting Mr.. Morrill, on
cry left side of the head, cutting d.
par cash, rendering him for time ins
on sible, the wound bleeding profus'
r For several hours Mr.. M. was pa
of lyzed in his whole system, and he
the not yet fully recovered from the she
ana VERsHIRE COPPER MINE. = T
ion, mine is being worked more extens
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