Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-16
State News.

Noah W. Villas has been appointed Post
resigned.
Mrs. Nancy 0. Badger of West Ran
dolph, died Oct. %, of cancer of the stom-
ach, aged GO years. l1.T
Mr.. Pardon King of Shoreham, the last
pensioner in that town but one, died on
the 10th ult., aged eighty years.
A dry house attached to the shop of |
Case, Thomas & Co., in Waterbury, was de-
stroyed by fire on the I'd inst -..
William Prentiss of Moretown; lately
gathered twenty bushels of fine ap
pies from one apple tree
While at work on the fume to his mill,
the other day, NJ. V. B. Hollister of North
Montpelier fell and broke rib
VIM. Arnold of Randolph has been held
to bail in the sum of $500 to answer in the |
county court for killing three swarms of
bees
Mr. w. C. Danforth of Barnard has sold
his splendid Morrill, mare Maggie, for the
nice little sum of 81 800. Barnard is ahead
yet.
Mrs. ]. c. Hines of Enosburgh broke
her hip few days ago, by falling upon
the floor, it is supposed in slight fit of
apoplexy.
A Mrs. Mccarthy was instantly killed
at Bellows Falls, Friday, by being run
over by train on the Vermont Valley
Railroad.
A fire at Fairfield, OH Friday DESTROYED
two barns and fifty tons of hay belonging
to Joseph Minor loss $3.50, insured for
$500.
On the LIST inst, Mr.. Joseph Rounds of
Richtord, in attempting to cross the river
was carried down among the foodwood
and seriously injured.
John Pease, respectable citizen of
Hartford, hung himself to beam in his
barn, early Saturday morning. He was a
widower and leaves three children.
Thousands of Vermonters will remember
the famous farm of John Minor Bolts, in
Culpepper county, Va 1t has recently
been sold TO a New Hampshire eS-cOlonel
for 500, 900.
| LUNENBURG.-On Saturday the 9Th inst,
/ Hon. J. w. Hartshorn, while assisting at
a raising, was severely hurt by falling
brace, which cut through the scalp and
! slightly fractured the skull Cdledoa5an.
Richard Eastman, Jr., had his right
/ hand badly sawed with a circular saw at
Messrs. Fairbanks shops on Saturday.
/ All the fingers were cut, but it is hoped to
save them all with some stiff oints.-Ca le-
| doRiaa.
John Russell and his wife, of West Con-
cord, have been married - years, and
have A. grandchildren, 81 creat-grandchil-
dren, and one great-great-grandchild. Mr.
Russell is g, and doesn't use spectacles.
\ COOP Cow.-The COW which was on
exhibition at the County Fair. belonging
to E. Cove of East Montpelier, gave 1881
pounds Of milk during the last week of Oc-
tober from which l34 pounds of butter
was made. The COW is of native breed.
Not COMPLIMENTARY last issue
of the Sentinel at Richford has the follow
ing:
Some one who took pains to count them
says there were ten drunken men in our
streets last Saturday.
Mr. a. J. Brown of MONTPELIER was on
the ID inst, brought before |. : Commits
sioner Charles Reed, for an alleged viola
ton OF the revenue laws in having sold
distilled liquors without n license. and az
ter hearing, was bound up in the sum OF
$500 for his appearance at the February
term Of the District Court.
CHEEsE.-Mr Reuben Smith of Shore
ham, has during the past season made from
a dairy of l6 cows, to September 1st, and
- the remainder Of the season, 5,932 lbs.
Of first quality cheese. This we call about
the best yield We ever heard of, and Mr.
Smith can justly challenge Vermont or
any other state to beat it.
SHEFFIELD Welcome Fuller commit
ted an assault on Mrs. Alfred GRAY with q
half inch chisel, inficting two severe
wounds, the first striking the bone on the
breast; the other, as she turned to escape
on or near the shoulder. Mr.. Fuller ha.
always been very industrious, and wei
disposed man, but has lately exhibited ev.
licences Of insanity. He Is to be taken Il
the Insane ASylum.-.T J0hHsbury Times
} 4 most outrageous affair came off il
, West Cornwall last week, which has no
the palliation OF being done under excite
ment or desire to obtain money. \ mum
$ berOfunmitigated villains visited the prem
I ises of Col. II. F. Dean on Monday, ant
p again on Tuesday night, broke into hi
| house, helped themselves to what the
wanted to eat, robbed his clothes line, wen
o to the barn and cut up two harnesses AM
3, nearly destroyed a carriage.
: SUPREME CoURT-The present Judge
t were unanimously reelected to-day, ex
- cepting Judge Prout, who refused to be
=, candidate. In his place, Hon. H. Il
Wheeler, of Jamaica, was unanimOusl
; chosen. Mr.. Wheeler is in middle life
n has for several years held a fine positio
;. at the bar, and in the estimation of thos
best qualified to judge, Is admirably adap
ed to the new position to which he he
e been so fatteringly raised.
LIQUOR PROsECUTIoN.-Yeste mo-
y ming, DR.. W. 2. Russell was arraigned b,
n fore justice Simmons and Slade on seve
1t indictments for selling liquor, and foun
guilty of eight ofienses, for each of whiC
he was fined $50 and costs. and on each
Il the seven indictments he was sentenced |
l. three months Imprisonment in the count
Is Jail. The fines amounted to Sl60. I'll
] aggregate Of the time of sentence to in
= prisonment in Jail, twenty-One MONTHS
Y An appeal was taken to the County Cour
1t -MddjebaTy Register.
- FIRE IN WOLCoTT.-On Friday mon
Is ing last, about o'clock, Mr.. Joseph SheI
Of ard was awakened from sleep by the fal
- ing of his chimney. Upon opening h
bedroom door he saw that the house W:
in flames. The family had little mo
than time to escape, saving only fe
articles of their household effects. AbOl
4 IL H., L.
: in his chamber were consumed, togeth
= with all the potatoes and other vegetabl
: in the cellar. We understand he has il
- surance for about five hundred dollar
- He recently lost a large amount of lumb
by the flood, and being poor man az
- considerably in debt, the loss is severe
-, 20 Ncrsdealer.
~ MIssIsQUOI r. R. SURvEY.-The survt
is of the MissisquOi Railroad from Richfo
l. to st. Adams, under the direction of eng
IL neer Bailey, was completed on Tuesda
IS. Probably there is not assertion in Vermo
ee of equal distance where a railroad can
ne so cheaply built. From Richford folloy
V. ing the valley of the river to the Plar
- Road bridge in Sheldon, the line takes Il
as direction of the Plank Road to ST. Alban
IN passing through the meadows west of Ma
us Street and enters the passenger depot of Il
in Central in nearly direct line from Il
nOrth.-H ALbaas Messenger, Nov. 4th.
Another daring burglary was commit,
lI9i in this village last Wednesday night II
I'll stores of II. w. Brewster and J. III. Sir
n mons q Co., were entered by means of T
u moving pane of glass from the front doc
P and quantity of silver plated ware, pc
as fumery, small amount of small chang
We and a revolver were taken from Mr.. Brew
81 ter, and a number of books, mostly Zig
reading, and a small quantity of PENN
and scrip from Simmons & Co. The who
e value did not probably amount to mo
re, than 5000. Several young men, or rath
ed boys residing here have been arrested a