Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-14

SAtEsLOfra A. White has sold half of
his horne farm and half of the Stanley lot,
10 VIM. A. Christie of Glover. Price $4,000.
Geo. NJ. Robinson has sold his house and
lot in this village, with few calamities
thrown in to Robt Smith of Greensboro.
Price $1,000
RETURNED.-Wm. H. II. HOyt and fam
lily went to Wisconsin about two months
ago, for the benefit of their sons health
they all returned about two weeks ago, the
son very sick with lung fever and Mr.. Hoyt
also very sick. We believe they are some
better now.
SOME ScHoLARs.-Wea are informed that
the two departments of the district school
in this village have now enrolled 1l6 schol-
ars, and still they come. If any one wish
es to see schools that in quantity and quail
ity are interesting, under teachers that APP
pear to understand their work and love it.
let him visit those of this village
BIBLE SOCIETY.-Rev f. Irwin Carpen-
ter, recently elected secretary of the Yer
mont Bible Society, presented that cause
at the congregational church in this village
and at Glover on Sunday of last week.
COVENTRY.
ID. b. Baldwin has sold his farm to his
son Oscar. Price $4,000.
GLOVER.
Clifton Williams killed pig Dec. 9th,
that weighed 619! lbs, rough fat not reck-
oned in. Age less than 16 months.
LEvEE.-The Good Templars of Rising
Star Lodge will hold a levee at their hall
on Tuesday evening, at 1-2 o'clock, Dec.
DIST Good speakers are engaged for the
occasion. Oysters will be served at the
town hall. The public are respectfully in
vited. Admission free Seats in dining
hall, Is cts. per couple.
HARDWICK.
! THE LAMoILLE VALLEY r. R.-Messrs.
King and Fuller of New York, have taken
the contract for grading and the masonry
for the Lamoille Valley r. R., between st.
Johnsbury and East Hardwick, and also
between Cambridge and Swanton. That
part of the road between Hardwick and
Cambridge has not yet received the lOcat-
ing survey, but the work is being prosecut-
ed as fast as possible. No doubt but the
same party will do the grading through
the state. Ground will be broke within
ten days, and the whole grading done be-
tween st. JOhnsbury and Swanton one year
from next eptember-twenty-tw months
This will give the road ready to do business
in less than two years and six months from
this time. Land damages on the line of
the road through this section are being set
tied by Gen. Foster. The price per acre
ranges from twenty to thirty dollars.
IRASBURGH.
RS Orne has bought the millinery shop
and land lately occupied by Mrs. Wales, of
c. P. Allen, for $500, and has bought Mr..
Bowen's house near by, for $500.
Foster Bowen fell and broke his leg No
vember Sd. He had broken it about four
weeks before.
LOWELL.
ALMOST A FIRE.-Last Wednesday, F.
c. Kinney was running the machinery in
one room of his sash and blind factory, the
shaft running through to another room
where some belts and pulleys were not
properly detached and one of the pulleys
near the floor being dry, fire was commu-
nicated by friction to the shavings. The
room was filled with smoke and the flames
burned high, but fortunately was discover
ed in time to be extinguished.
ANoTHER.-On Friday, Dec. 3, girls do
ing the chamber work in the attic of Brig
hams hotel, found the floor near where a
funnel from below came through it to be
on fire. They raised an alarm and what
was more pertinent to the case, raised a
few quarts of water to the place where the
affair was likely to take place, with which
they put out the fire before anybody came
to see what was done.
SToLEN.-The cellar of Q. NJ. Wells was
entered one night last week, by hungry
thief, who robbed the beef barrel of halt
its contents.
AccIDENT.-On Tuesday of last week
Anna, the youngest child of Mrs Wells,
fell down stairs and hurt her severely.