Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-25
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.

ALBANY.
GOOD CoLTs.-Mr. Daniel Lawrence has
young horse, five years old this spring,
that weighs 1866 pounds. 5. G. Wilcox
sold pair of morrill, colts last week,
three and four years old, for $500
FIRE.-An unoccupied house belonging
to Mr.. J. r. Beede, on what is known as
the Farley Hyde farm, ON the Center road,
was burned early Sunday morning. Mr..
Beede had been burning old rubbish near
the house Saturday night and it is suppos-
ed that some time during the night the hire
was communicated to the house About
thirty wears since a house was burned on
the same site. It was owned and occupied
by Benz Pearl, who had two children
burned to death in the house. Mrs Pearl,
the mother of the children, attempted to go
TO the chamber where the children were in
bed, but was prevented by the fire, when
she turned to retrace her steps, but here
again the flames filled the stairway and
she was obliged to leap from the window,
by which she received injuries from which
she suffered till death came to her relief
few weeks since
EAGLE KILLED.-Simeon Richardson
killed an eagle last Friday which measures
seven feet and three inches from tip to tip
of wings, and is a noble looking bird in ev-
cry respect, with tallons that look decided
ly Ku-kluxish. He was in brook dining
off a goose he had taken from Charles
Hood, and was so saturated with water that
he could not fly, when Richardson walked
up and killed him with a stake. 1t was
presented to US and we have sent it to BOs-
ton to be stuffed
BARTON.
DIsLoCATED.-Nathan G. Ufiord was
thrown from his horse on Sunday of last
week, and his shoulder dislocated.
PAINTED.-A COW belonging to DIR. R.
b. Skinner eat some white paint last week |
and it gave her the "Grecian Bend" so bad
ly that she was killed to keep her out of
her misery.
RAPID GROWTH egetation is forward
in these parts. Brakes of this springs |
growth, were two feet high in Thos Ba-
ker's sugar place, on the 14th inst.
SoLD.-John H. Brown has sold his in
terest in the farm lately owned by his faith
er, Joseph Brown, to VIM. G. Brown. VIM.
having previously bought out the other
heirs to the estate now owns the whole of |
the old home farm, except what was deed |
ed to II. Nye, where the old house stands |
WESTWARD HO.-Skinner & Drew are
going to sell out their goods, making
clean sweep, sell their store building and
90 west in the fall Drew is going for fam
lily reasons and Skinner is going because he
has the fever bad and will not be satisfied
till he does go. Here is a good chance to
buy merchandise cheap, and for an enter
prising man to go into trade, as their build
ing is first best-built three years ago-and
is occupied from cellar to garnet at good
rent.
BLOOMINGTON.
SNEAK THIEF.-Monday night May
10th, some enterprising young chap in
Bloomington, visited the clothes line of
Stephen Burroughs and took from it a
stocking belonging to John Humphrey and
one owned by Burroughs, and all the cloth
ing. He had better put the clothes on and
then stand before the glass a full hour and
gaze intently at the face of an honest and
dressy man. How he would hate the sight
Ofhimself the last ten minutes.
COVENTRY.
We were shown a piece of crockery,
quart bowl, belonging in the family of H.
X. Fairbanks, which is a relic of eye olden
time" 1t can be traced back in the family
line for l20 years, and may be much older.
1t is quite as pretty a specimen of work
manship as much of the improved manu-
iacture.
BRUSHING UP.-COventry Village is
brushing up this spring Rowland is pa
pering and painting the hotel DR.. Blanch-
ard, Mrs Herbert and Mrs. Daley have
set out shade trees Mrs. Richards has built
neat and pretty fence in front Of her
house; all Of which goes to improve the
looks of the village.
Samuel Burbank and Phil. Bowles plant
ed last week, on the Kidder farm, 1872 BUSH
els of potatoes planted in four days
CoRRECTIoN.-In our last weeks item
instead of G. B. Blanchard read G. B. Cleve-
land and instead of S75 it should be $175.
CRAFTsBURY.
The Orleans County Conference will hold
its next annual meeting at Craftsbury, COM
mencing on Wednesday, June 9, at III
o'clock and continue two days Opening
sermon to be arranged by the committee
Communion by Rev. Geo. II. Bailey; Sab
bath school anniversary in the afternoon
the first day. Delegates are expected to
report on the state of religion in writing.
Special subject for consideration: How
to make the social meeting of the church
more effective. A. r. GRAY, Scribe
CHARLESTON.
ORLEANS AssoCIATIoN.-The Nav ses-
sion of this body was held at West Charles
ton last week Tuesday. The forenoon was
occupied with the study of Isaiah, SO, and
with general business. A committee con-
sisting of Rev. S. X. b. Perkins and Rev
VIM. A. Robinson was appointed to draft
resolutions regarding the death of Rev. p.
II. White, who subsequently reported the
resolutions subjoined.
The afternoon was occupied with the
n reading of an essay by Rev. Daniel Good
hue, upon Heb. IL "a; one by Rev. T. E
Ranney, upon the question, Is it scripture
to invite others than members of the par
ticular church to sit at the table of the
Lord? and one by Rev. A. w. Wild, upor
The duty and Privilege of Infant Baptism
and criticisms upon each by those present
The association then selected the following
delegates to the general convention to be
held at Brandon, June 10Th, Rev. Geo. H
II Bailey, Rev. A. w. Wild, Rev. j. H. Wood
II ward, Rev. VIM. A. Robinson and Rev. A
A. Smith.
N The public sermon before the association
II was preached in the evening by Rev. Geo
ii. Bailey, from John II 80, "And l. if.
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