Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-17

PAOy AA1S VA AAssANo'
For SALE.-Our esteemed villager,
the eminent cloth dresser and wool
carder, T. G. Cobb, offers his works
for sale. To some young and enter
prising man this is good chance to
get into a good business in a good
place.
ARREsTED.-A gang of nine persons
were arrested in East Greensboro,
Thursday of last week, for riotous
conduct in "shivereeing" one James
o. Griffin and lady. Four of them
plead guilty, and were fined 81 and
costs each, two more were fined 50
each and costs, one was fined one cent
and costs, and two more were fined
SIS and costs each-on account of
peculiar smartness. The last ap-
pealed.
SQUIRREL HUNT.-The boys down
at the Landing, have lately been hav-
ing a grand squirrel hunt, counting
up their game on the 10th inst. Capts.
Grandy and NJ. M. Mason chose up
and after an exciting contest, Grandy's
side came out 1890 ahead. The bea.
ten side had to pay the suppers, which
were served up on the day of the
count at Colby's Inn, in his best style
which is equivalent to saying they had
the best supper of any one in the
country.
CovENTRY.-A young man by the
name Of George Livingston, while
chopping in the woods on the 7tb
inst, by an ill-directed blow, cut off
one Of his toes, and nearly cut off two
others.
The Derrey farm in the North West
part of the town, has been sold to a
man from Westfeld. He gets the very
longest kind of a pay day; having to
pay one hundred dollars a year fol
ten successive years, then one hun
dred and fifty dollars a year for the
next ten years, and in 1890 a hundred
and fifty dollars more. We hope he
will live to make the last payment.
There have been only two deaths
in Coventry within the last tw q
months, an unusual exemption from
mortality for a place of such a popu-
lation. The last death was that of a
Mr.. Hammond, ninety years old, the
Oldest person in town.
The Coventry sugar makers are do
ing great business this spring. job
Guild takes the lead, having made
twenty-five hundred. The first four
hundred pounds he sent to Boston
and sold for hundred dollars.
NJ. S. Wheeler, from Stowe, ha:
leased the Herbert tannery, and i.
getting it into thorough repair, intend
ing to prosecute the business vigoI
ously.
The attempt to build a Universalis
meeting house in Coventry has bee
abandoned. the recent great reviva
having rendered it unnecessary t
have any other than Congregations
house.
| DEATH OF Col. JOHN III. OAKEs.-
We learn with regret the death o
Col. John Fl. Cakes, which took plac
at Coventry last Sabbath afternoon
He has been suffering with a hinge
ing consumption for some months, br
was confined to his bed only fe'
days. There were few if any men i
Coventry whose death would occasio
more general regret in that commun
, ty. He was highly esteemed for h
integrity, manliness, and intelligenc
; and beloved for his genial nature, kin
heart and pleasant manner.
He was a native of Lisbon, N. E
r where he was born, August Is, 1873
l In May 1860, he removed to Cove
try, where he engaged first in man
featuring and afterwards in trade. {
made an excellent record for himse
: in the war. When the 18th Regime
was called for, he was one of the ca
llCSb W 6ullSG dlu OIlt vi JuC LuUSb q
tive to encourage the enlistment {
> others. He went out as First Lie
tenant of Co. 81, but within thr,
+ weeks from the mastering in Of Il
: regiment, he was promoted to the ca
s taincy Of Co. E, the first formation
: the regiment. He received this pl
= motion because he showed himse
l. qualified for it. In the estimation
IS the regimental oficers,he was one
e the best line officers in the regimen
J. For GOODNESS, prudence, courage, al
;, skill he has high reputation; a
II had the regiment continued in the S,
y vice he would doubtless have be
promoted still more. After the Gle
y of the war he was active in recruit