Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-14
State News.

Inc hlgheSt nils IN woodstock were
white with snow on Tuesday last
VIM. Houghton of Putney, who died last
week, had been town clerk for 80 years in
The gold and silver washers ON Locust
creek in Woodstock, are having very good
luck.
: Application is to be made to the next
legislature for making Bradford and West
Randolph half shires of Orange county.
A horse valued at $500, owned by B. F.
Dana of Springfield, ran away on the 28th
ult., and broke his neck.
For stealing a sum of money from Mrs.
f. Brown of Springfield a boy named Ev-
eret f. Miller, goes to the Reform School
for one year.
RICHMOND MARKET.-At market in
Richmond on the 9Th, 1870 tubs Of butter.
which sold at 80 and So cents, and 400 box
es of cheese at 13 and Is cents.
Benton's paper mill at Bennington was
burned Friday last Loss 10000. 1t is
said they made one-third of all the ledger
paper used i'll the United States
-NttlbE-N -I1IlSlll6CT hlIllDHIl Oh Ile
Montreal road, fell from his engine at Lit
Teton, on Thursday morning of last week,
lnjuring his back severely, but just how
badly we have not learned
7. ;. We have since learned that Kim
balls back was broken by the fall, and it
is thought his injuries are fatal. = Caledo-
MAN.
Henry johnson of Worcester, was milk
ing his best COW on the 29th ult. The flies
troubled her 50 thai she started, and John
son struck her with his milking stool in the
head with so much force as to kill her.
A fork factory is being erected in Wal
iingford that Is $50 feet long and mas two
wings, each 20 feet in length 1t will give
employment to 100 hands and will be the
largest establishment of the kind in the
world. 1t is owned by the Batcheller Man
ufacturing Company.
In the St. Adams butter market on Tues
day, says the Messenger, considering that
it was election day, and the weather hot,
the market displayed good deal of actiyi-
| ty. Prices ranged from 81 to Sc cents,
but ruled at "a. Shipment 93l tubs.
/ Not many years since certain Vermont
+ church was in need Of pastor. One Sab
bath the minister supplying the pulpit
well known for his eccentric turn Of mind
+ prayed for "a man from the Lord, in thi,
fashion: Send us. not an old man in his
dotage, nor young man in his gosling-
hood, but man with all the modern i'm
proyements."
In the st. Adams market on Saturday
l25 hogs were sold for from to 10 cent,
pound live weight. One of the pork
ers weighed 80 pounds.
David Hopkins of Orwell, had l swarm
of bees at the beginning Of the season.
They have produced one hundred boxes o
honey, the net weight of which j, abou
| 300 pounds. His bees all sprung from
single swarm which he got in 1861.
The last freak of nature is in the posses
sion Of Adams Abbott Of Troy Its fou
kittens all perfectly formed and all joine,
together, two black and twowhitc. As Join
cd, three are headed one way while tn
other is compelled to walk backwards q
least three tourths fthe time. At last &C
counts all were alive.
The Rev. Alyah Sabin, the well know
former pastor Of the Baptist church 4
Georgia Plains, but now located at til
West, is at present visiting his old HON
and congregation. We learn thar Mr.. -
bins visit Is in compliance with an urgcr
invitation sent him, accompanied with
check for 500, for detraying his travtlin
expenses, 10y mis- old congregation II
| preached last Sabbath from his old pulp
20 a packed congregation.