Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-01

LOONACY.-lhereW was night between
a loon and a crane at Newport, a few days
ago in which the Crane was victorious.
The loon was hit in the neck and gave up
the ghost-it weighed fourteen pounds. 1t
is to be stuffed.
FIGHT. Joshua G. Norris of West Der
by, for being drunk, fighting and making
general disturbance here last Saturday
evening, was this morning brought before
Justice Sargent, and fined $500 and costs,
in all S1244 He said he did not procure
his liquor in this village but brought it
with him. Perhaps there is some place
where it is sold in Derby that needs look
ing after.
GOOD ONE.-Geo. d. Percy has white
durham heifer one year old, which girts
feet inches, and weighs 740 pounds. He
also has Durham heifer calf three weeks
old, that weighs 2O8 pounds.
SwAP-John T. Beede has exchanged
his dwelling house on South street for the
Steam mill and machinery belonging to the
estate of Judge Harding.
The Express says that out of eighteen
farmers, in district No. II, thirteen were
obliged to buy hay to finish wintering their
stock.
SOLIDS. D. Pendar sold his part of the
Memphremagog House to the Passumpsic
Railroad Company, ON Thursday. Hon.
Luther Baker of Newport, and Albert
Knights, ESQ. of Stanstead were chosen ref
erees, and the amount of the appraisal,
which included the hotel furniture, was
S19O88. The house will be closed short
time for repairs.
LAYING CORNER STONE.-The corner
stone of the new Methodist church was laid
on Thursday with appropriate ceremonies,
under the direction of Rev. l. Luce, Pre-
siding Elder. Owing to the rainy weather
but a small number were present and the
exercises were considerably abridged. A
small zinc box containing newspapers and
coins of the latest date, photograph views
of Newport, and other articles of interest,
was deposited in the northwest corner of
the building. The church is to be forty
two feet by sixty, and will have a vestry
beneath.
SHEFFIELD.
Observation-Disclosures & Pearl have
dissolved partnership and Pearl, who is a
wideawake fellow, has returned from Bos.
ton with good assortment of goods. Ken.
nestOn has bought back one-half the farm
which he formerly sold Corydon Simpson
paying $4,000.
WELL OFF.-Shefield is becoming
comparatively speaking, as famous as hel
great namesake across the water. There
are in town nine living blacksmiths, viz
-Four Grays, two BARRIERS, two Gaskills anC
one Gormon. If Old Vulcan himself wa
to leave his subteranean fires and pay then
flying visit, he could but be pleased witt
these stalwart knights of the anvil
SUTTON.
E. l.. Carr, who is at work for Will Smith
on a shingle saw, recently met with Sc
we're accident. He was picking up single
and accidentally hit his hand against tn
saw, saving his forefnger ON one hand of
about the middle and injuring two othe
fingers on the same hand.
TROY.
5 ARMORY.-H. j. Bailey has the contrac
and is now building an armory at Nortl
> Troy, for the guns, equipments and uni
! forms of the Sd section of the Battery re
a Gently organized there. The building is t
be "a by 80 feet, one story and a half high
:. to be well finished and neatly painted. TIL
4 State pays $3.50 toward the building, an
: SO annually for the use of the land.
To CLosE.-Rev III. d. Babcock expect
d to close his labors at North Troy, June IA
ARM BRoKE.-L. G. Leach's little boy
five years old, in attempting to get out o
his fathers team wagon fell and broke hi
: arm just above the elbow. DIR. Rutherfor
b of Newport set it, and he is getting alon
s finely. as-.aI- 4-aaa