Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-24
s FIRE IN BENNINGToN.-W Wednesday
evening of last week a fire broke out

evening u iGot WCCh AAO oAonO ouS
in the large hotel in Bennington known
as the Mount Anthony house, between
six and seven o'clock, and the hotel
with large portion of its contents,
was totally destroyed. The fine new
block adjoining, owned by T. W. Park
was damaged to the extent of about
four thousand dollars, and was saved
from destruction only by the persist
ent efforts of the fremen and citizens.
Several persons were slightly injured
iG endeavoring to save property.
FATALITY.-Sunday before last a
sad accident occurred at Cambridge
Center. While two sons of II. }.
Perry were digging out woodchuck
from his hole in sand bank, the earth
caved in completely burying the eld-
est, boy of 16 years of age, and the
dog. The younger, after a truitless
endeavor to dig out his brother, be-
came frightened and started to the
house for help, but before the boy could
be extricated life was extinct.
WHAT Is ACRES WILL DO.-ThOs.
r. Renfrew owns meadow farm in
the southeast corner of Bradford con-
tanning 81 IL acres. 3 l-2 acres are
in pasturage and occupied by build
ings- On the remaining l8 acres were
raised this year the following crops !:
"a tons of hay, ITS bushels of oats,
40 bushels corn. 20 bushels wheat,
100 bushels potatoes, 5 bushels peas
and beans, and Is loads of pumpkins.
If any one can show a larger yield
from eighteen acres We should like to
hear from him.--Opinion.
a ExTRAoRD1NARY.-Mr Noah Paine
p of Chelsea, has a heifer that was two
r years old on the 18th day of Scptem-
r Der last. On the lst of July last she
+ calved and before that time she had
given six hundred and five quarts of
f milk. This is considered TO be an ex
@ traordinary instance and challenges
: the world The animal is of the Ayr,
T. shire breed. So says an exchange
It Opinion.
The RUNAWAYs.-The party which
f eloped from Passumpsic last week
y were followed to Montreal by the
n father of the woman who took will
h him WIN. Adams. They found tht
runaways at once, and endeavOred tt
persuade the woman to return will
- them, but without avail. They de
- clined to take legal steps to brins
: Woods to justice, as the law knew NJ
ia distinction in the crime of the partie
and mothers tender heart could no
re bear the thought Of her daughter be
I'd ing an inmate of our Jail for the mex
We six months. with the prospect then o.
ce a term of Years in the state prison.
As hard as it is, it was thought bes
no to leave her with her paramour in
n foreign country. There is no hrigh
= side to this affair. The folly of Mrs
~ Goodell, in thinking She can live wit
% Jack Woods, the black hearted vilIai
who could abandon a sick wife, lea,
ing her penniless, is astonishing. Sh
A. is certain to live to regret the STEP
ia Caledonidn.
his
Il A young man in the employ of {
A. Adams of Eden. last spring in s.
;, caring time, while engaged in gathe
~ ing sap, attempted to commit suicid
nv in q novel manner Adams thinkir
him gone too long Tor turn of sa
went in search of him. Soon four
IN the pals and sap yoke-the string
asst or straps were gone from the end {
III the yoke. Adams suspected som
nd thing wrong, rallied help and MAJ
18th immediate search. He-the woul
md be-suicide-was found under |,
the some three-fourths of a mile fro
- where he had set down the pals, in
wild and somewhat exhausted CONF
G. ton. He had taken the straps fire
Sat the end of the sap yoke and cord
ear his arms above the elbows as tight
of as possible, and with his clumsy jat
of knife stabbed both arms arms sever
ned times severing some OF the veins. [
ted on being asked the cause of Il
Ion strange conduct, he replied that
dv. had been reproached with setting b
ere examples, and was afraid he was DIR,
and ging others down to hell but the tt
cause was supposed to be cross
W e love affairs. Whether he was igl
Ian. rant of the effect of cording his ar
, of or not, we do not know certainly, |
who we rather suppose he was.-Ne
arm dealer.
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