Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07
State News.

The diptheria is very prevalent in Or
ange county.
John A. Bedad Of this place has sold his
farm in Underhill to Patrick Mullen of
Fletcher for S5000.-iI. Adams Messenger
The new Freewill Baptist church in
Starksboro is nearly completed, and will be
dedicated Dec. 10th
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars of Vermont is to be
held at Rutland, Jan. 18th.
A Coon ONE.-Rutland's new county
court house will cost when completed,
nearly $4,000
At St Adams on Tuesday, butter sold
at 30 to Sc cents, the ruling price being 80,
and few lots bringing 40.
Thos 0. Donnell, railroad employee at
West Salisbury, died suddenly of heart dis
ease about ten days ago.-MiddIebury Reg
lister
The East Orwell cheese factory has Just
sold over 500 cheeses to Boston firm at
Is cents pound-the best price reported
for so large lot.-MiddlebuTy Register.
Mr.. Joseph Halves of Morristown had his
leg amputated at the knee, week before
last. 1t is said cancer of the bone was the
occasion. DR.. james of Waterbury per-
formed the operation.
At the shooting match given by Sheriff
Doty in Morristown, previous to Thanks
giving day, Mr.. Richard Boomhour had
his face and eyes badly injured by the
bursting of his gun. 1t is feared he cannot
recover his eyesight. Small pox had in
jured his eyesight before.
A Mr. 0. P. Clay of Chester, livery sta
bic keeper, recently lost valuable horse,
buggy, and all equipments, valued at about
500. 1t seems that Boston runner hired
the team for one week, and has not been
heard from since.
A revival of religion is now going on in
the NJ. f. church in this village. A series
Of meetings commenced on Tuesday morn
ing. We understand that several ministers
from abroad will be present to assist in the
exercises.-Bdnner.
The village of St Adams now has TWEEN
ty miles of sidewalk. There is a small
patch Of concrete, another of brick, two
miles of slate, and all the rest plank, which
in the long run is the costliest walk that
can be made The principal streets are
lighted with gas.
Chester W. Stowe of Morristown, has
Hereford COW from which he made during
the second week in Nov, ~ lbs. Of butter.
Her food is hay, one peck Of potatoes and
one quart of corn meal daily. She drop
ped her calf Nov. I'd. Can any of our
readers beat ?-Nelgsdeayer
Nov. % the prices of butter ranged from
50 to 40 cents in the St. Adams market, and
ruled at SO. The shipment was of 600
tubs, and there was also shipment Of alb
out $50 boxes of cheese, most of which had
been previously sold.
| Chas. Pierce, who was some weeks ago
arrested for breaking open the store of II.
| W. Brewster, and who confessed the crime
of stealing property therefrom, was bro't
before Justice Simmons on Wednesday and
bound up in $1,000. He IS in jail.-Nid-
dledmy Register.
Almon Clark OF New Haven, and Ira W
Clark of Middlebury, have purchased of
! Geo. Hammond, administrator of the late
Victor Wright of Weybridge, forty thor
| oughbred ewes and one ram. The ewes
were, about two years since, appraised at
about $500 head.-lfddie5ury Register.
FIRE IN BERLIS.-The dwelling house
of Mr.. John Ayers of Berlin, together with
most of its contents, was consumed by fire
last week Tuesday. The fire was probably
communicated from defective stOve-pipe.
The loss Is heavy one on an aged and
most worthy citizen. Mr.. Ayers was in
sured, but aside from that viii lose $500
or S2000-Freeman.
We understand that the movement to
erect A Catholic church in Hydepark is
likely to succeed, and why not? If we
have Catholics Is it not better that they
have a place Of worship according TO their
own forms? Several OF our Protestant cit
liens have subscribed handsome sums tow
arms the object.-Necsdedier.
Joseph Gallagher of Alburgh Springs
favorably known in this vicinity as 4 house
builder, has taken a contract to build ten
houses at Nonkers, near New York city
They are TO be in a single row, ten feet
apart, of uniform style and to be compile
ted by the first of May next. The contract
price is $40, 900 Most of the woodwork i,
to be fitted at Swanton, and all the labor
ers on the ground go from this section
81. AiJdns Messenger.
A brakeman answering 10 the name OF
Dick" employed on an extra freigh
train, was seriously injured on Saturday
morning by striking his head against th'
roof of the Whiting bridge, as the trair
was passing through, and knocked back
ward into a bark ear, striking with grea
force upon his shoulders and back. H,
was taken in an unconscious condition t,
: the Middlebury House and DR.. E. o. Ros
was called to attend him. Yesterday h
had recovered consciousness, and it wa
! thought he might fully Middlebu
ry Register.