Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-27
State News.
Vermont has fewer foreigners than
any other state in the Union.

sold so DarrolS OF Cno ColeOTdtcu Goi y
Rose last week, and IS barrels the
week before.
Hon. Jefferson P. Kidder, formerly
Lieut.. Governor of Vermont, has been
nominated and confirmed as Associate
Judge of Dakotah.
F. C. Warren, of Reading, recent
Nv lost valuable COW from feeding
her with hay in which was mixed the
dried stalk and leaves of the common
meadow poke plant.
The North Bennington boot and
shoe company, at North Bennington,
is the largest establishment of the kind
in the State. They employ one hum
dred and fifty men and manufacture
$500 worth of work day.
B. 81. Brown of Alburgh Centre,
raised calf of native breed, which
was butchered at nineteen months old
and gave net weight of TAO pounds.
Our correspondent asks: "Can any
of the blooded ones beat that?'
A New York paper says: Solomon
w. Jewett, the we'll known Vermont
sheep breeder, has been kept some
six months in Ludlow street Jail, in
this city. on petty suit for debt. Such
proceedings are disgrace TO ciyiliza-
ton"
The Peabody Library at Post
Mills is nice building, 27x40 feet,
built at cost of 50 900, and now con-
tairs l 300 volunes-the gift of George
Peabody who once lived in that town.
He has also given a fund of $4,000,
the interest of which is to be used for
the purchase of books.
The extent of the depicting process
by which Vermont is constantly being
deprived of her most substantial citi-
zens, is shown by the fact that from
1850 to 1860, 174,795 of her inhabi.
tants emigrated to other States and
Territories of the Union. whilst only
Is, 1913 came to Vermont from other
States.
RICHMOND MARKET.-The Rich.
mond butter market on Monday April
10 was not very brisk. The sales
were $50 tubs, and the prices ranged
from 36 IL to 40 cents per pound
the latter figures being paid only for a
few tubs of choice extra. No cheese
has been yet offered in this market
the present season.
The salary and commissions of the
Collector of Internal revenue, in the
First District of Vermont, Hon. 10
seph Poland of Montpelier, last year
amounted to $6,788. The salary
and commissions in the Second Dis
trict, Hon. Charles Dana, St. Johns
; bury. were 1913. The salary anC
commissions of the Collector in the
Third Collection District, Hon. An
son j. Crane, Burlington, were IS,
TAI.
Collectors Of Internal revenue re
, ceiyc d salary of $500, with com
missions on amounts collected and al
lowances for postage and Office ex
penscs.
THEFT.-Last Thursday night /;
party of roughs accompanied Ply two
character" from Burlington, went in
to the shoe shop connected with Messr
: Stevens d Clark store to visit one oil
their men, and when they left, one OF
the number took the key from tn
;, door and carried it away. After the,
! had gone the man succeeded in lock
Ing the door with a wire, but in cours
= Of the night the possessor of the Ike,
. used it to again enter the shop ant
:, carried away some thirty or forty dol
y lars worth of partially finished boot
and shoes. Suspicion points to Gel
! tain individual, but we hear the Who'll
!, party are to be arrested.-St. ALban
Messenger.
ACCIDENT.-Bertie, a little six year
:. old son of Rev. FL. F. Austin, recent
@ of Swanton, was badly kicked by
4 young colt one day last week in Stowe
d where the family were visiting friends
It His upper lip was cut entirely throug
h by the sharp hoof, and the lower par
, of his face was so cut as to expos
s the jaw to view-and worse still
S the jaw was broken. DR.. Sutton OF
0 Stowe is treating the case skillfull
G and it is hoped no deformitv or III
!. pleasant scar will mar the face of tn
d little boy, who bears it so patiently
n Seven stitches were required to clos
J. the wounds, which the boy endure
J. bravely, without ether, or chloroforn
and he is now doing well.-St. Alban
Messenger.
J. SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT
8 A boy by the name of Nelson Stel
Y geon, about thirteen years old, son o.
e John Stergeon of Alburgh, came t.
>. his death few days since in the fo
. lowing manner: He was playing, wit
- some other boys, in and about tn
y sugar house OF Mr.. Philander Brown
:, while Mr.. Brown was boiling dow
% sap in potash kettle set in an arcl
y Above the kettle was a hole cut int
u the chamber to let the steam escap,
and while thus playing, the Stergeo
S. boy accidently fell through this hol
/ into the kettle of boiling syrup; no,
e he went into the kettle is not certain
c. as no person was in the room at tn
e. time, but probably head foremost
n Mr.. Brown happened to be workin
lie near the door, heard the noise, an
e, flew to the kettle and drew the su
" ferer out. This happened about 4 |
IS M, and the poor boys suferings enc
a. ed by death at II o'clock the sam
n, night.
g A GREAT SLAUGHTER A CORE
pondent of the Freeman says
"Mr Alvin Pike of Weathersfel,
n, stored his wool last Spring in his graz
d ary supposing it perfectly safe Their,