Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

There are forty national banks in Yer
mont, having resources divided as follows:
Loans and discounts, S6,514,345
L. 5. bonds, 7,467 900
Due from banks, 903,87S
Bills of banks, $4,000
Fractional currency, 81, S6S
Specie, 22,621
Legal tenders, 5Sl,9
Three per cent. certificates, $4,000
Mr.. P. P. Baker of Enosburgh, during
the eight months from February to Noyem-
Der, from ten cows made 1920 lbs. Of but
ter, raised three calves and supplied two
families with milk. He had the benefit of
two of the COWS only from. the first of June,
and one of the Others was only three years
old. The account stands as follows:
Butter, average price SIC. S525.40
8 calves, worth 1910
. hogs fattened, net gain, 1000
calf skins, 1000
Total. S6O0.40
Who says that farming don't PAYS.
Al6ans Messenger.
DONE WITH RUM.-The Burlington
Free Press SAYS a robbery is reported few
to Williston. The circumstances seemed
to be as follows: A farmer came into Bur-
lington with load of butter, sold it and
started for home, on the road mentioned,
with some 5000 in his pocket, the proceeds
of the sale. On the way, he overlook a
footman who asked him to ride. Granting
the request, the stranger took seat beside
him, and after riding short distance Of
fered the farmer drink. The offer was
accepted. The next thing the driver knew
he found himself lying in the bottom of
his wagon box, his horses hitched to the
fence about mile from where he Smiled"
with his passenger, and his money gone.
A most aggravated case of suicide occur
red in this village, on last week Tuesday
evening, the victim being widow lady
named Gardener, living in the Potter dis
trict. She had been in poor health for a
long time, and at the time of committing
the deed was living with her son-in-law.
1t is supposed she had been meditating ON
taking her own life for some time, as she
had a razor in her possession. On the eve
ming above named she went into her room,
and deliberately drew the razor across her
throat inficting a terrible and CHASTITY
wound, though not bleeding to death at
once. As soon as discovered, a messenger
was at once dispatched for DIR. E. N. S.
Morgan, who was quickly at the scene OF
the catastrophe, and proceeded to sew up
the wound though not until the poor wo-
man had been assured that it would not
save her life. In fact, before being thus
assured, she persisted in tearing away the
stitches, being determined TO die, as she
expressed herself. She was buried on
Friday.-Banner.
Our quiet town was thrown into the most
| intense excitement ON Wednesday evening
| by most sad and tragic affair. A. B.
Harris of Sutton, p. O., was shot dead in
our streets by Marshall Golf, resident of
this village. The circumstances are as fol-
| lows:
The victim, Mr.. Albert B. Harris, was
former resident of this place, but has fol
the last few months kept the hotel at SUIT
ton Flat, P. @. He drove down here We'd
nesday night in company with c. J. Cope
| land of Sutton. Mr.. John H. Smith, the
| deputy sheriff here, for some time past has
had papers in his possession to take Har-
ris for debt due E. B. Whiting & Son Of
| st. Adams. He was informed by Marshall
Golf of Mr.. Harris arrival, and immedi.
ately started up Main street after him. fol.
lowed by Mr.. Golf. He found Copeland
| holding Harris horse in front of Farrar's
house, and Judging from that that Harris
| was in the house, he waited for him to
come out Soon Mr.. Harris made his ap.
pearance, and Smith called out to him