Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23
ALBANY.

ALBANY.
The town of Albany is in luck. Its
debt is but S128,86, and some thir-
teen paupers. There were II mar
riages, % births and Is deaths dur
ing the year.
The Express says that VIM. and
Honor Raiden recently lost child by
diptheria, and it was the last one OF
ten children that have died within
four years. Seven of them died OF
diptheria, and six of them in one week.
The following is a corrected list of
Albany town officers:
Moderator, N. NJ. Darling; clerk,
Luther Delano; selectmen, John How
ey, A. G. Cheney, j. B. Freeman; lis
ters, Hiram Chaffee, E. G. Rowell,
VIM. Chamberlin; constable and col
lector, I. G. Miles; treasurer, John
F. Tenney; agent, Lyman Tenney;
auditors, John Dow, Dan'l. Lawrence,
G. E. Rowell trustees, j. B. Freeman,
G. I'll. Remission; town grand jurors,
P. Hyde, B. j. Smalley; town super
intendent, E. r. HambIeton,
BARTON.
CORN.-A. G. Robinson, on Tues
day last, sold 400 bushels of corn.
observation-disclosures Gilmore lectur-
ed on temperance in this village last
Friday evening to an overlooking
house, and his remarks were listened
to with great interest. 1t was not
one Of those fOwery lectures that mean
nothing but was the sorrowful story
Of a penitent man, of how he first con-
tracted the habit of drinking, his ca
reer as a loathsome drunkard, the at
tempts of friends to save him, his per-
sistency in his miserable course, and
his final reformation some two years
ago His lecture was calculated to
do good and was far more effective
than had he made an attempt to elicit
applause by hard hits or burning elO-
quence. After the lecture a collec-
ton was taken up, from which SIS was
realized
BROWNINGTON.
ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCH.-A coun-
Gil met at Bloomington on Tuesday
last to advise the Congregational
church there in reference to the dis
mission of Rev. David Shurtletf from
their pastorate. The council was or
ganized by the choice Of Rev. VIM. A.
Robinson moderator and Rev. A. G.
Childs scribe. The church in Glover
was represented by Rev. S. K. B.
Perkins, pastor, and Bro. E. B. ST
monds, delegate; church in Barton by
VIM. A. Robinson, pastor, and Bro.
VIM. JOslyn, delegate; church in Gov
entry by Bro. Lucius Nye, delegate
church in Newport by Rev. Geo. H.
Bailey, pastor, and Bro. Kendrick
Richmond, delegate; church in West
Charleston by Rev. A. G. ChiIds, pas
tor, and Bro. Rufus Barnard, delegate,
After somewhat protracted and
full hearing Of the case the council vo
ted unanimously that "the pastoral re
latiOn existing between Rev. David
Shurtlef a n the Congregations
church in Bloomington be dissolved. y
The following was embodied in the
result of Council:
In coming to the above result, the
council feel that they are expressing
the mutual desire Of the parties under
the circumstances in the case, as ii
has been presented. Though it is
always painful to dissolve the pastor.
al relation, yet the Great Head of the
Church has wise purposes to fulfill
which are often beyond our observa,
ton; and we trust it may be so in the
present case in reference to both pas
tor and people. Without undertake
ing to settle some of the incidental is
sUes which have arisen, we are per
sUaded that the church have followed
what they believe to be their line of
duty. To this people we tender oul
cordial sympathies and express the
earnest hope that they may ere lone
be supplied with faithful minister
of Christ, and we trust that the broth
er now dismissed will soon be guided
into another field of labor, where We
would hope and pray he may be emf
nently useful.
CRAFTSBURY.
FARMERS FEsTIvAL.-The Farmers
Club closed their meetings for this winte
with festival Tuesday evening March 9th
a general invitation was extended to tn
citizens of neighboring towns and the tow
hall was crowded with young and old OF
both sexes. The subject of butter maxim,
was up for discussion, but the ladies' t.
whom the subject is most familiar, decln
ed to participate in the debate, with tn
exception of Mrs. Levi Glidden who, mucl
to her credit, made very concise state
ment of her method Of manufacturing tn
staple product. The discussion resulted
as might have been expected, in develop
ing the fact that no two persons produc
butter by exactly the same process also
that no rule can be established that vii
hold good with any considerable numbe
of farmers, for these reasons: No two hav
the same breed of cattle; they do not fee
alike; the water drank by the cattle 0
used in washing butter is not the same il
any two localities; the soil and the TEN
perature are not alike; no two have lik
places to set their butter or cream. TIL
fact seems patent that each dairywomal
must use her own good Judgment an
profit by her own experience, adapting he
method to circumstances and means at he
disposal Thus, every one, by few expeI
iments and careful observation, will 500
be able to produce the first quality of but
ter. In regard to keeping it after it is we
made, it appears to be only necessary
keep it from the air. Keeping it in brin
was objected to, because it tends to white
the butter when it comes in contact wit
it. The debate was participated in b
Messrs. Scott, Seaver, Darling, Glider
Collins, Root, Mrs. Glidden, and Mrs.
Scott by letter. Mr.. Scott stated that tweI
ty years ago, Mr.. Moody freighted all tn
butter made in town, and purchased frol
surrounding towns, with one six-hors
team, but that last year Mr.. McClary co
lected 90 tons there and with that pu
chased and shipped by other parties, h
thought the amount would exceed 100 ton