Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-07-13

Mr. Columbus Waterhouse of California, |
recently sent $1400 in gold to his father,
for the purpose of having the old homestead
in Salisbury village repaired.
a Mr.. Hannah, employed in building
and repairing fences ON the Rutland rail-
road, was run over by train of cars, be-
tween Healdville and Ludlow, Monday,
and was instantly killed.
A boy in Brookfeld recently found a
small birds nest which was duly protected
by 0ne-cent revenue stamp properly can
celed and thoroughly attached to the nest
by its builder.
The Jail at Middlebury was set on fire on
the 18th, by prisoner in the lower dun
geon, named Piper. The female prisoners
in the room above gave the alarm, and the
fire was speedily extinguished.
Westminster can boast ofnine men that
weigh 2086 pounds, collectively, being an
average of 231 10 pounds each and five
more that weigh 1109 pounds, an average
of 22l 4-5 pounds each.
ECONOMY THE WATCHwoRD. - The
Democratic watchword in the present cam
paign in Vermont is economy in all govern
mental affairs. Washburne is too extrava-
CANT. a..
A lady speaking of gathering of law
yers to look at the new court house, lat Rut-
land, we believe, said she supposed they
had gone Ito view the ground where they
must shortly lie."
The remains of George I'll. Steele, son OF
Jason Steele of Windsor, which have been
inferred for % years, were recently exhum-
ed and found in thorough state ofpreser-
walton.
On Sunday, the goth, the citizens of East
Dover were aroused by the cry that bear
| had been seen near the village Several
guns were fired at him, but he walked off
unframed and escaped into the woods.
On Monday morning last three hundred
and thirty-four packages of butter were
| shipped from New Haven depot to Boston,
of the gross weight of thirteen thousand
four hundred and seventy-six pounds.
Ihlrty-tive cents per pound.
HORSE STORY Mr.. William Hunt, of
| Montpelier, says he has snapped in p
| years, 1900 horses has owned within the
| year past 400, and 100 within three months
past and to-day is the owner of but two.
RUPERT.-The citizens of Rupert are
taking measures to build a cheese factory
in that place, They have already raised
| about So, 300 for the enterprise. When 49,
500 is secured they will organize compa-
ny and commence the erection of a factory
GOOD Cow.-Israel Stowell, near Bel
| lows Falls, is the lucky owner of a COW
which recently gave AZ lbs. of milk in one
| day from which was made . lbs. of nice
butter. On previous occasions she has Civ
en- 80 lbs. in day, 20 in the morning and
80 at night. She is half-blood Durham.
A Newbury man named Wheeler, and a
woman he called his wife, are locked up at
St. Johnsbury, on complaint ofthe genuine
Mrs. Wheeler, on charges of bigamy and
adultery. Wheeler has served term in
State Prison for incendiarism
| The Banner says: "a Bennington belle
not yet Is, takes grim satisfaction in boast
ing that she has already induced ten young
men to break marriage engagements, there
| by running the risks of venomous attacks
from breach-of-prOmises suits, while she her.
self is yet free from all matrimonial entan-
clements"
The Rutland Herald says that out of a
grand list of S4S, 900, the necessary amount
to complete the vote of Rutland in aid of
| the Rutland and Woodstock Railroad fail
ed by 81 1851. A new town meeting, for
the purpose of taking another vote on the
subject will be Immediately called.
John McNeuter, who has been confined
in our Jail for some weeks past, under $500
bond for larceny, and assault upon the of
ticer, was liberated on the 3rd inst, he hav-
ing furnished good bonds for his appear
ance at the County Court in December,
1S69.-Rutlda6 Herald.
| Chas. Pratt, of Woodstock, polished off"
| his father, Samuel G.. so much the other
day, that the latter had to go to bed to re-
cuperate. Charles was arrested and fined,
and for the want of "greenbax" had to go to
Jail. He in turn complained of his father
for selling rum, when the old gentleman
was arrested and fined $500. Hegave bail
and appealed
The Sheriff of Addison county recently
went to East Middlebury to serve writ of
ejectment at the abode of Mr. Rice. He
was met at the door by Mrs Rice, armed
with a monster pitch fork, who threatened
death to the sheriff if he touched the goods
The latter procured hel p and arrested Mrs.
K. who, in default of bail, is now provided
with summer residence at the Jail.
PROLIFIC-William Rogers, of West
Topsham, is the owner of a eve that has
brought him 10 lambs in four years, and of
another, l5 years DID, that has brought him
20 lambs, Is of these last having brought
him 80 lambs in the present year. He is
also the owner of hen that laid one egg
measuring by 81 inches, and another
Measuring by 81 inches.
/ Thomas Lynde of Dummerston, was Sc
verely wounded in the region of the stom-
ach, by the accidental discharge ola pistol
in the hands of Mrs. VIM. Bennett of Brat
tleboro, on Tuesday, June 10Th. The bull
let was extracted at distance of eight or
nine inches from the place where it enter
ed, and the patient is reported as doing
WELL although at first the wound was con-
sidered dangerous.
CUSTOMS SEIzURE.-Deputy Inspector
Valdez, of St. Albans and Constable Ju-
Illus Halburt of Fairfax, recently seized a
team loaded with whis&ey, in the town of
Fletcher They found ten or fifteen gal
Ions of high wines and pretty good team.
II ID ouPpOSSu W NC tH6 property Vi w L.
ii. Need, who lives on the line in a place
known as Straddleville, as the keg was
marked w. H. H. NJ, and Need was seen
in the vicinity.
A GOOD NOMINATIoN.-We are right
glad to observe that the republicans of
Chittenden county have nominated Mr..
George Granville Benedict of the Burling-
ton Free Press, as a candidate for Senator.
Not so much because he is member of the
editorial fraternity, though it is of course
gratifying to see the profession thus appre-
ciated, but because Of his practical common
sense and other qualifications which will
make him good legislator. He is not on
ly sound republican but is very apt to be
sound on other questions, and is among the
best representative men of our State.
THE MONTPELIER RAILRoAD.-The
Montpelier Journal of the Both, says:
We learn incidentally, but probably the
statement is correct, that the projected line
from Wells River over the hill to Waits
River is too difficult, and that now the pro-
ject is to connect with the Boston, Concord,
and Montreal road dy line from Montpel-
Ter via Barre, Waits River valley, and
Pierpoint, n. H. 1t is promised that the
New Hampshire people will construct the
road and bridge to the Vermont line, and