Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-06

| The vote for cenSOrS In thlS town,
last Wednesday, was only eleven.
BROwNINGTON.
BETTER.-Dr. Moody has returned from
| New Hampshire, where hehas been spend
ing few weeks with his friends, and is
greatly improved in health.
VERY ILL.-Frank Scott, son of Daman
Scott, is dangerously i'll from the effects of
an inscision which he received upon his
knee few days since.
New SUGAR.-The people are beginning
to make sugar, Notwithstanding the great
depth of snow.
CRAFTsBURY.
BROKE DOwN.-The roof of J. Whit
ney's barn and shed fell in Sunday
from the weight Of snow which was
upon it. A COW was in the barn but
escaped unhurt.
COVENTRY.
Charles p. Cobb has sold the James
Hancock farm to George FL. Gorham
for $2O50, reserving the occupancy of
the premises for one year.
The parish sociables" held during
the past month were eminently sue.
cesssful, not only as respects the num-
bers who attended, and the employ
ment they secured, but also to the net
proceeds in dollars and cents, which
were abundantly sufficient to accom-
plish the object Immediately in view,
with an overplus to be the nucleus of
a fund for some other good object.
Where there's will there's a
way" to go to church as we'll as to do
anything else. A week ago last Sab
bath, the roads in Coventry were i'm
passable for horses, but a young lady
walked a mile and a half to church,
another walked two miles and a quar-
ter and young man walked more
than three mSles.
The officers of the village school
district, elected last Tuesday, are A.
Fl. Hancock, moderator; Greenleaf
Boynton, clerk and treasurer Charles
B. Cleveland, collector; Isaac NJ. Han
cock, Rufus B. Edmunds, Simon Vince
Ter, committee.
A special town meeting was held
last Wednesday to see if the town
would appoint committee to confer
with similar committees in other towns
concerning the purchase of farm on
which to keep the poor. Less than
forty citizens attended the meeting,
and small majority voted not to take
any action in the matter. Coventry
has only three permanent paupers.
1t has not been possible for some
few days to 90 from the village to
the depot with horse, and the mails
and express have been carried to and
fro on a handsled as the only prac-
ticable conveyance.
CHARLESTON.
At a regular meeting held by the ortho-
dox Congregational church of w. Charles
ton, on Friday the Goth ult., the church
voted unanimously to extend a call to Rev
The first sugar this season, obout here,
was made by Henry Hazelton, an the 3lst
ult.
Mr.. c. Gallup has lost a piece of his
thumb in his single machine.
T. j. Pratt has exchanged his livery sta
BILE horses he had Of Mr.. Davis for small
farm in Brighton.
LEFT-Mitchell Lamere absconded last
Monday night, March %, leaving his wife
and three children to shift for themselves.
Mr. L. H. Allen has been obliged to
haul hay for his horses and cattle, from a
ighbors-about one-fourth Of mile
for some time on a hand sled
Mr.. Malcolm Buchanan is about moving
into this village. For the present he will
take rooms with Mr.. lothian Cummings
his son-in-law.
GLOVER.
The barn of Oscar H. Phillips was
struck by lightning on Wednesday
night, the 10th inst, completely de
molishing one end of it. There were
two horses in the barn at the time. but
they were Immediately rescued by
Mr.. Phillips without receiving any iii
jury.
20 Fudge What story. Can't Phillips tel
snow from lightning Ed.
Newell Lyman is death on crows
having killed five at two shots las
week.
Mr.. Marston has lost another COW
Mr.. J. W. FraSier has purchased {
building lot and is going to put W
buildings this spring.
CRUsHED.-Widow Chafee had &
barn and shed adjoining crushed b!
the great weight of snow, on Sunday
March 9th. None of her other prop
erty was injured, but Mr.. Faunct
Hammond had wagon smashed.
Francis Jenness offers for sale hi
place, containing some six acres of
land with good set Of buildings.
SoLD-P. S. Weber has sold hi
I farm, farming utensils and sugar tool
} to Joseph Day, for $2100. Mr.. Geo
Bickford has sold his shop and dwell
, ling house to Aaron Sargent Of Barton
: taking his farm in exchange--BickforC
! pays $400 in the trade and has tn
sugar tools.
p DR.. @. l.. French of this town Ia
It commenced the practice OF his probes
d sion in this village NJ French
G thoroughly qualified, and bids fair t.
/. become a successful aud skiIlful phys
clan.
~ The citizens of Glover are raisini
q by subscription money sufficient t
i purchase COW for Mr. ROthschilC
% who lost his by the recent fire. TIL
. ladies are also interested in behalf o
- Mr.. Tuscanno, one of the sufferers
? Mr.. G. w. Cook of West Glover
y has rented his interest in the saw an
grist mill to his partner, G. ). Viii
- ney. Cook is employed in a mill &
N Barton village.
! GREENSBORO.
= Mr.. A. D. Rollins has bought til
70 Goodwin buildings and lot at Ea'
a Greensboro, and shoemaker Oaks no
d. occupies them.