Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-01-03
State News.


Il TERRIBLE ACCIDENT THREE MEN
KILLED--FoUR WouNDED.4 terri
BILE accident occurred at the Henry
Ore Bed of the Messrs. Burdens
some two miles from North Benning-
ton, last week Thursday afternoon
While a party of laborers were en-
gagged in excavating the ore, pom
derous mass fell with most crushing
weight, burying a number OF them
All the help thai, could be mustered
was got together, hopes that 10y SHOW
cling the unfortunate men might che
reached before life was extinct. But
the task was a laborious one; an i'm
mense mass9of earth had fallen, and
besides the cold was intense. Al
length the men were reached, when il
was found that three were dead, and
four badly wounded. Thenames Of
the killed are-James Kennedy, John
Lynch, and Mooney. The wounded
are Patrick Powers, Horatio Knapp
Patrick Ryan, Thomas Wbalen, all
Of whom, it is belived, will recover.
The funeral of those killed took place
on Saturday, the procession being a
large one.-Bennin gton Banner. b 81
The citizens of the city of Burlington
had their water works completed on
Christmas night. They can command
100000 gallons per day, fresh from
the lake. .a..e ...g.I
Julia F. Ashley, of Barnard, has
recovered $1,000 damages IL IlIe
Windsor County Court of Charles
Upper fol-. breach of promise of mar
riage. This may not only be taken
as warning to the defendant, but tC
all faithless young men.
The ACCIDENT ON THE VERNON
! CENTRAL RAILROAD. = The Montpe
lier State Journal gives some of the
testimony received at the investiga
ton Of the late catastrophe at North
field on the Vermont Central Rail
road, by which many workmen met ;
terrible death, and adds:
an so serious a matter we have
been little reluctant to attempt al
abstract of the most material part
of the testimony of the principal &C
tors in the scene, lest injustice bC
done; but we think those most re
sponsible must stand, upon the bal
ance Of the testimony, substantially
as this statement leaves them: N
Dunter to stop the train, no bell rop,
Tor signal to apply brakes, no warn
ing whistle from the engine. no effect
i've signal or command from anyhod
seen at the time. Tenney hold
Locklin responsible for h e train
Locklin holds Abbott, and Abbot
puts the responsibility upon Tenney.
| SHEEP HUSBANDRY AND Wool
Some weeks ago, feeling a conviction
that some people had fallen into
serious error in diSposing Of thei
sheep at the low prices then prevail
ing, we advised our friends to abStai
| from doing so. We were quite sure
reasoning from the facts within Gu
knowledge, and some Of them W
cited at the time, a change in tn
price Of wool was impending. W
are only disappointed that the chang
has come so soon. Within ten day
the price of wool has risen from tire
TO five cents per pound, and we SC
no reason why, save from a tempor
ry glut Of the market, it will not r
r main at the advance, and even col
e nand yet higher prices. We sri
j. think sheep hqsbandry will, in Ii
future, be found as remunerative {
any other branch of business appe
tanning to agriculture, and, indec
t that those who adhere to it steadi
{ will find it the best.-.St. JohasJu
: Catedonian, 2Th.
|, INTERESTING LEGAL DECIsION.--Tl
+ Burlington Free Press reports t
u particulars and decision Of railro;
j. case, in which the receivers of t
/ Vermont Central Railroad were su
T. as common carriers to recover t
y Nalne of q carload Of hnH which w