Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-15

George Sparhawk and Harvey
Stoddard, of Rockingham, have lost
over one hundred sheep (by disease
among them the past winter and
spring.
WEST BARNET.-Guthrie q Ritch-
les store was broken into on Tuesday
night, the lst of June, and eighty dol
lars taken from the drawer. No clue
of the robbers has yet been had. It
is supposed to be the same persons
who stole the teachers watch at Rye
gate Corner the night before. Two
persons of rather suspicious charac-
ter were seen in that vicinity that
night.-Caledonian.
Mr.. Thaddeus Fairbanks has donat-
ed to Middlebury College $4,000,
$4,000 of which are for the endow-
ment of scholarships and the remain
der for general purposes This is a
munificent donation, which will entitle
the donor to the gratitude of the whole
State. A few years ago Mr.. Fair
banks donated to Dartmouth College
$4,000, and a few weeks since he
presented DR.. Selim Newell, who had
attended his daughter, Mrs. Weber,
at Middlebury, during five weeks Of
her sickness, with check for 81 900.
His acts of liberality are numerous,
though the public know of but few of
them. He does bis good quietly with
out ostentation, and with no desire to
be published to the world. But such
good deeds will be published, so faI
as they are known, for the good effect
they may have upon the community
and especially on the pOssessors of
other large fortunes, which are locked
up with a selishne8s which does the
world no good.-Union
The st. Adams fire Of Sunday morn
ing seems to have been more destruc
tive than at first reported, and the
damage will reach. at least, $4,000
The burnt district is the same tina
was burnt over two years ago, anC
once previously. The losses are es
timated as follows:
D. Huntington, on building, $4,000
insured in Vt. Mutual $4,000. E
Huntington, on jewelry, 1000; insur
ed in the same company, $500. J
F. MCGOWAN, on hardware goods
, 5000; insured for $1,000. Mis-
G. F. Appleton, millinery, $4,000; in
5 8ured $4,000. Nessrs. Bailey, Davi
: & Adams sustain a heavy loss by tn,
burning of all their books and paper;
Mr.. Bailey loses a law library value
: at 81 200, which was insured in tn
f Home. Of New Haven.
, The several Masonic fraternitie
lose property to the value of $4,000
5 insured for $4,000.
e With the exception Of two or thre,
!. the St. Adams Brigade Band lose a
their valuable instruments and music
amounting to the sum of 1900, 0
, which there was no insurance. Nj
KinsIey, the leader OF the band, is
=. personal loser to the extent Of at lea.
5000.
q All the books and papers belongin
= to St. John the Baptist Society wer
burned. Mr.. Noble and the estate 0
the late A. w Barton, who owne
half Of the block, lose $4,000; full
- insured
George W, McGowan'S loss wi
= reach 81 500. He was insured in ii
Vermont Mutual for 800.
W. ). Norwich, gas filter, occupie
a room over Mr.. Walker, and was
loser to the amount of 500, which
: covered by insurance.
The fire, without doubt, originate
: in Miss Appleton's Millinery Shop, {
J. all the circumstances 90 to prov
e The manner of IFS origin, howeve
ST will probably forever remain a my
$ terry.
III BODY FOUND.-The body of Ware
!. billiard was found in the Connect
Il cut river, about mile above II
mouth of the Passumpsic, in BarnC
last Saturday, by two men who we
y fishing. The body was lodged upc
>, the shore, and only part of it W;
~ under water. Several citizens we
: at once, and examined the clothes {
z the deceased, taking what money al
- valuables there were in the poke
= and then sunk and secured the boo
= under water,-as ii was in an advar
ed state of dec0mpo>ition,-and tel
. graphed the friends of Mr.. HiIIiar
The facts concerning the death oi I'll
Sc man were mostly made public at Il
~ time he was drowned; but some a
v ditional particulars, gathered from
. man who hel ped search for MS bod
le will now be OF Interest. The Fife,
~ Mile Falls, so called, begin near Su
III ner's in Dalton, and extend to abo
10 two miles above the Touth of t
C. Passumpsic- river. These falls a
at simply rapid water most of the wa
le and not so rough but what the rive
y men can manage their boats in it t
ne most of the way. The last tire
Sc quarters of mile of the falls, howe
u, er, experienced rivermen never /;
III tempt to boat in high water, but "drs
Gu round from Blake rock to the edo
nc The men engaged in running the r
a0 er at the time billiard was drown
belonged to new company which
If engaged in manufacturing lumber
ed McIndoe's Falls, and were general
ok unused to the Connecticut river.
or Sabbath day, April 25th, a compa
IN of log drivers left Lower Watertol
he a part going down upon the N
he Hampshire, and part on the V
en- mont side, to push off the logs II
", had lodged on the banks. War;
oh billiard and Geo. Cristy express
gn their determination to run their DO
On which was long one, down over t
'es falls. The river was much swolI
1s at the time. They were last sc
OIL when opposite the Chamberlin pla
an. and from indications then noticed q