Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-16
CRAFTSRJvRY.

There was a railroad meeting hold.
N Feb. 9th, to see if the town would
.ccept the enabling act, and thus
lelp build the Lamoille Valley rail
Dad. Speeches were made by Messrs.
1endee and Brigham in favor of
the town but the town refus-
ID to bond itself by majority of over
me hundred.
j. W. Wilson (colored) from Bos-
on, lectured in this place Friday eve
ling, Feb. IL, and was listened to
with marked attention. His manner
Of presenting his subject, "The edu-
cation of the freedmen of the South,
was not only pleasing but instructive.
CHARLESTON.
DR.. Brown is about to remove to
the Jason Wheeler house. Jason has
gone to Bloomington Center.
DR.. George Human is about re,
moving from Holland to West Char.
lesion to pursue the practice of his
profession. lis son Charles will re.
main on the old place in Holland.
Hon. E. o. Bennett has two chill
dren very sick with the typhoid fever
and another coming down. Mr.. Sleep
err mas a daughter dangerously sick
with lung fever. A diatemper sOmc
like very bad cold is quite preva-
lent among and about US. 1t is in
attended with a bad cough.
ACCIDENT.-In Mr.. Gallups' single
lately, Mr.. Kimball Dow had
his finger next the little one on the
right hand taken off up to the second
joint.
Mrs E. Fcrrin widow of the late
Dca. f.. Fcrrio of Holland has put-
chased the house of Mr.. Foster and
is moving 1t. Mr.. Foster moves into
Jonathan Wilson's house.
FIRE.-The timely discovery Of the
fire in Mr.. Brownings' shoe shop, the
other day, saved the old Fair house.
If it had burnt, there would have
been no more rows there.
DERBY.
The DRAMATIC CLUB.-The enter
tainmcnts of the Derby dramatic club
on Thursday and Friday evenings,
were very interesting, and the parts
well performed. The music was fur
nished by Bigclow & Thomas band.
The house was crowded both even
ings.
RELIGIOUS INTEREST.-A series of
meetings have been held at West
Derby and considerable interest man
ifested.
GLOVER.
DONATIoN.-There is to be do
nation visit to Rev. A. W. Johnson at
West Glover, Wednesday, Feb. "a
DEsPICABLE.-On the last night of
the old year, in school district No.
IA, one or two persons made a raid
on the school books, tearing them to
pieces, whiting the desks and burn
ing the wood that belonged to the dis
trict. The leader is supposed to be
a lubberly fool that wears No. / l
notes.-the Lord granting big feet to
compensate for great lack of brains
and the same one that caused his
father to pay fifteen or twenty dol
lars for breaking the windows of the
starch factory dry house. What was
such a whelp made for?
UNwELL.-The health Of Rev. Mr..
Perkins is very poor.
HARDWICK.
Moses G.. Wakefield has sold his
farm consisting OF $50 acres. situated
IN. niles southeast of Hardwick vii
lage, 10 Alonzo Crandali, for $1,000.
HOLLAND.
SMALL PoX.-A case Of this disease
is reported in Holland.
MORGAN.
lothian Cobb of Morgan Sore has
sold his farm to his brother William
for $500 and removes to Kansas
with his family next week.
NEWPORT.
MEMPHREMAGOG HOUsE.-L. Buck.
Esq, the popular landlord Of the
NJ .mphrcmagog, has made arrange
merits to take charge of the United
States hotel of Boston. He is assO-
ciated with Amos Barnes, former con
ductor on the PaSsump>ic road. The
United States is first class house,
over four hundred rooms
and renting for $4,000 per annum.
With these men ut the head it will
ne kept ia good sttle aud we have no
doubt Lafe'S" old friends will re-
member him when they visit the "hub. y
The Memphremagog is run at pres
cnt by NJ. Fabya:, who has learned
how to keep hotel" almost as well
as Buck himself The departure of
Mr.. Buck cannot but he a loss to
Newport, vet we hope the hotel will
not be suffered to lose its good rep
utatiOn.
FIsHING.-We learn that large
quantity of lunge have been caught
through the ice at the lower end OF
the lake this winter. They appear
to be more plenty than usual and have
almost become a drug in the loca
market, bringing but ten cents pei
pound, where the common price ha;
been twenty.
Charles Buudv has sold his farm
to Grin Nelson of WheelOck for $4,000
The friends of Rev. W. L. Noye
il. Sutton will meet at the church Of
Wednesday afternoon and evening
Feb. 18th, for their annual dOnatlO
visit. A full attendance is desired
TROY.
ALPHABETICALLY the followin