Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-28
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.

ALBANY.
NoTICE.-The Orleans County Bible So
ciety will hold their annual meeting at AL
bany. Wednesday, Oct. 9th, at half past
six P. NJ. Preacher, Rev. f. 7. Wild.
Services in the Congregational meeting
house. S. X. B. PERKINS, Sec'y
BARTON.
BooUET.-Our best wishes are due to
Mrs. A. G.. Robinson, for beautiful bo-
quet.
GOOD BoARD.-The Twomblys put sew
eral feathers in their cap in the extra man
ner they served their customers during the
fair and races. The bill of fare presented
bv them was the very best; the meats fur
nished by them were superior and cooked
snlcndidIy. while the variety was ample.
We heard this stated repeatedly by those
who partook of their dinners, and ace kRo10
it to be so, for we were never better used
in our life. Their dining hall was literal
ly jammed with people.
Mr. Garland of West Charleston, while
at the fair last Wednesday, lost his wallet
containing about SO in money and valu-
able papers, but it was found by one Clark
of Glover, who restored it TO the old gen.
tleman, much to his pleasure.
New HOTEL-It is at last settled def
nitely that we are to have a hotel in this
village, or at least that one is to be begun.
f. p. Cotton and S. w. Allen of Irasburgh
have taken the contract of Capt. Little to
put up the frame this fall, rough board it
and put on the roof 1t is to be So by A
feet, with two wings, one 90 by 80 and the
other so by 30, the main building to be
three stories and have a French roof.
FIRE.-Sumner Warner, who moved
from this town to st. Adams a little more
than a year ago, had his house burned on
Friday morning Of week before last.
BURKE.
THEFT.-On Saturday night, the 18th,
some persons went to the residence of Chas
Lowell, in Kirby, took beehive filled
with honey, carried it to the sugar house
of Elder Jenkins Of Burke, and took out
the honey and ate or carried it away. 1t
is not known who the guilty parties are
but suspicion points to several young men
Of low habits from East Burke.
COVENTRY.
ANOTHER FRIEND-Our old friend Jes-
sc Miller of Coventry has fixed US. He
has brought to our Office a nice mess of APP
piles and a bouutiful supply of nice eating
potatoes He says we print the best paper
in the world, and the compliment is worth
more than the potatoes.
CRAFTsBURY.
CORRECTIoN.-In our report Of the list
4 4 tha ft-l,r1 Try
fair, the committee on cattle placed the
oxen of J. VI. Lindsay Of Greensboro, il
their report, and gave them the third pre-
MUM, as fat cattle, when they were enter
ed as working oxen, and had they beer
kept where they were entered they woulC
have received the first premium. AlsC
through the inadvertaucc Of the committee
on mechanics, the boots entered by ]. X
Gardner and leather by \. w. Williams
were overlooked which should have receiv
ed premiums. Perhaps there may hay
been other omissions. lfso, if the secre
tary is notified all such errors will be rec
tilted.
J. w. Simpson, of the Junior class il
Amherst College has been elected one o
the editors Of the Amherst Student for tn
year ensuing.
DERBY.
To make assurance doubIy sure the NationG
Bank Of Derby Line have ordered fire and bun
glarproof safe from Terwlligcr & Co., New York
ut a cost Of nearly 81 900 1t is made ofwhat
called welded steel and iron. The walls will b
about inches thick, secured by an "Isham Ke
Register Lock" the price Of which is $3.50.
A SUBJECT FOR INoUIRY.-It is estimated cha
about 500 head Of cattle will be driven past Pas
sumpsic railroad stations to either Littleton 0
woodsville, to be CARED for Brighton this week
The alleged reason is that at North Derby an
nearly all stations the drovers complain that tn
railroad employees will not assist them in placing
the cars on the switch; that they have TO do a
the work also, that the rates Of transportatio
are so much higher, $50 per car, they can we
afford to drive to the Boston, Concord and Mon
treal railroad. As soon as the weather is littl
cooler, sheep as well as cattle will be driven.
DERBY LINE.
The house belonging to Mr., f. Haske
is being moved to finer location acros
the line.
Surveyors have been examining me-
routes for road to the depot on this side 0
the line, as the only way now is thrOug
Canada.
HARDWICK.
The fall term of the graded school com
menced Sept lst with IS scholars and no,
numbers g. \ good beginning; and W
think that now it is made certain that
teacher capable of fitting students for co
lcgc is to be hired for three terms, fall, win
ter and spring of each year, the endin
will not be bad.
Anthony Dawson is building nice tv
story house near Simeon Sinclair's. 4
addition to the place.
LocATED.-Dr. Styles from Stowe HI
recently located here DR.. Ward has ha
much experience and very good succe
generally, and no doubt the new doctor wi
find it up hill business starting.
Samuel Goodrich of East Hardwick h;
heifer two years old last March, TIL
weighs 1882 pounds. Wonder if there a
any that can outweigh her.
ED. Paine of East Hardwck raise
the present season, l22 pounds of Ear
Rose potatoes from three-fourths of pour
of seed. They were raised on ground {
which potatoes were raised last year, al
had no manure this year except a spoonf
of Bradley's phosphate in each hill at tin
ofplanting and another at hoeing. A.
Chase of East Hardwick raised As bushC
of wheat from acres.
d. 5. Morse, engaged in teaching at f
Hardwick was arrested by US. Marsh
Flanagan of Burlington, Wednesday, {
22d, and taken to that city for trial on
charge of forgery. Five years ago, Wor,
while doing legal business in Chicago, us
the names of parties to procure Sl25 bou
ty which he never accounted for. T
event creates considerable feeling in t
community, and it is hoped that Mors
assertions of his innocence may prove tn
The religious interest in this vicini
brought about in part by the labors of R,
Mr.. Dewitt of n. Y, has resulted in o
of the most extensive reyivals that is oft
ones pleasure to witness in lifetime. !
next field of labor is at Albany, where t
people may expect good results. Not
little of the good fruits of the labors of Il
strong man in the Lord results from his
forts to unite all religious societies VIII
ever he goes in this work.
IRASBURGH.