Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-18

Local News.
BARTON.

pretty they will look twenty years hence,
besides double the value of the place
GOOD CALF-Col. Eaton of this village
has a Dutch bull calf, five weeks old, and
brought up on skim milk, that weighs 2O4
pounds. Who beats this?
SALEs.-Amasa Hutchins has traded his
farm with Mathewson and Nelson andtak-
en- their mill in Greensboro. He gets
$4,000 for farm and farming andsugar tools.
WI. Tinkham has sold his house to B.
H. Currier ofNew Edinburgh, P. @. Price
$1,000.
BADLY HURT.-A man named Young
at work in the steam mill at South Barton
was dangerously hurt last Tuesday. He
was standing near the engine when the
governor belt br and before the engine
could be stopped the speed became so great
as to throw apully to pieces, some ofwhich
hit the boy upon the head A nail was
driven through the skull and into the balm
IA portion of the brain coming out when
the nail was extracted. Drs J. F. and r.
b. Skinner were Immediately called but
we learn that he has since died.
BUILDING. We can chronicle but few
Improvements in the way of building this
spring, and fear we cannot the coming
summer, but Capt. Little has built him a
nice barn and carriage house, and H.
Chamberlain is building barn also
BLOOMINGTON.
Posi- MoRTEM.-Mrs. Mary Allen died
at the residence of her son last Monday
morning. On Wednesday post norton
examination was held by Drs Bowker and
Human, showing hipertrophy of the heart
with dilation of the venticles. The heart
weighed pound Is ounces, and the liver
was elongated eight inches.
CHANGEs.-Job Drown, Jr., has bought
the james Craig place, paying $1,000, and
exchanged with his brother Samuel, of
Bloomington, receiving $500 difference
Scion Carpenter is building new house
near the Mineral Springs.
Observation-Disclosures twenty-five years
ago three brothers attended the district
school at the old brick school house in
Bloomington, named Henry p, James w.
and VIM. b. Strong. They were sons Of
E. Gridley Strong, prominent man in
church and society, and one of the members
of the old firm Of Stewart & Strong. These
three brothers were all good scholars, and
the two latter especially were amiable and
beloved by their schoolmates Mr.. Strong
moved to Irasburgh in 1848, thence to
Montpelier, and in 1851 to the West.
Those three boys are now in the prime of
manhood, and among the vanguard of that
great army which New England has sent
out. Henry is physician in the city of
Beloit, Wis. He has been mayor of Beloit
for the past four years. and is prominent
and influential man. James is a graduate
of BelOit college and of Union Theological
Seminary, and is now the beloved pastor
of the Plymouth church, Faribault Mimi
man of deep and fervent piety, and of
great talent and influence as a minister
He had for a long time serious trouble
with his eyes, but when he could not use
his eyes he kept using his mind, and Ilnal-
ly surmounting every obstacle he stands
to-day one of the best ministers in the
northwest While on visit at the East
last summer ne had a call to the church in
Natick, Mass, the home of Senator Wilson
but he preferred the more enterprisin2
West. William was for long time super
intendent Of the McGregor Railroad. He
is now agent for the great Pacific Railroad
and is now stationed at Omaha. Would
that all railroad men were as honest, faith
full, obHging and prayerfuI as he.
Orrin Philabrick is in a critical condi
ton. While at work in the steam mill re-
Gently he was caught by shaft and carried
several times round in the glazing, break
ing one arm and badly injuring his side.
Rev. L. A. Lampher has purchased farm
near Lyndon Corners and is about moving
there.
Our compositor changed Mrs. Wheeler,
name, last week, to Webster; greatly t.
her surprise, no doubt. She still offers ,
fine line Of millinery goods.
COVENTRY.
ONE YEARS LABOR.-Rev. Pliny H
Whites review of the year 1868 as fOunC
in his journal:
During the year l have preached 81
times, delivered five preparatory lectures
lectured twice before schools, and ten time
on temperance attended SO prayer meet
ings, and four county or state temperate
conventions, have written sixty newspape
articles, one article for quarterly, tire
pamphlets, and uncounted paragraphs
made nine visits, sixteen calls and sever
pastoral calls, written $50 letters, solem
nized seven marriages, attended six funer
ais, travelled 1927 miles, attended two meet
ings of the Historical Society, and three Of
the Board of Education. During a minis
try of ten years and six months in Coven
try have attended II funerals and solem
nized 80 marriages"
The Spring Term of Coventry Academy
of which Mr.. E. G. Baldwin was Principa
closed on Friday evening last, with an ex
hibition and levee. The essays were al
original and committed to memery, except
ing one which was written by Miss Eunic
Boynton, subject: "The Ruins of Time,
and read by Miss White, the assistar
teacher, as Miss BoyntOn a few days pre-
vious met with an accident, by which sh
was unable to be present. The essay wa
marked for depth of thought and beauty {
expression. The tableau, Queen of May,
and the music announcing it deserve pal
ticular mention, also the tableau, "Wash
ington's Dream"
The ladies of Coventry, and their fatt
ers and husbands also, are very glad
learn that hereafter they will not be oblig
ed to 60 out of town to get their milliner
goods, as Miss Kline and Miss Wood hav
opened shop in Mr.. Daniel Beams house
and will be able and willing to fill ali OF
ders in the most approved style.
Mrs. Persons has finished repairing he
house. Homer Thrasher has moved int