Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-09
State News.

nine.
The Vermont Central railroad has built
three and half miles of cars since June
LIST, 1868.
Butter sold at 50 to AZ cents at st. Al
bans on Tuesday, the ruling price being 40
cents.
1t is estimated that there are 5000 men
employed in quarrying white marble in
this State.
n. c. Clatiin, commissioner on the
Woodstock railroad, absconded few DAYS
since with 5000 of J. NJ. Whitcomb's mon
ey.
\ Dairymen's Association has recently
been formed in Vermont for the purpose of
improving the dairy interests of the State.
The effort to raise $4,000 for the Uni
versity of Vermont has been completely
successful. OF this sum, SAC, 450 was sub
scribed in Burlington.
A very important bill has been introduce
ed into the Vermont State senate relative
to securing uniformity and equality in
making up the grand list for taxes.
A few days ago TWO dogs, owned in
Townsend, went five miles from home up
into Windham, and killed 60 sheep. One
was killed and the other was wounded while
at their job. ... i
The estimated State expenses of Vermont
for next year are S517 ,599, which, with the
State bonds to be provided for, will require
tax of s. cents on the dollar.
Col. Veazy uttered most important
truth in his late address to the fair of the
Rutland County Agricultural Society, when
he said, eve must become something be-
side an agricultural people; we must be-
come a manufacturing people also"
Mr. Saunders of West Windsor, on Mill
Brook, had corn barn containing seventy
five bushels of corn that was swept off by
the flood. He has since found twenty-five
bushels of the corn nicely slowed away in
a meadow some two miles distant
GOOD YIELD OF OATs.-Morton Marvin,
esq, Of Berlin, has just threshed 400 bush
els Of Norway oats from a sowing of ten
and one half bushels last spring. We be-
lieye there are few if any farmers that can
beat this.-Frccman.
Spectators have recently been through
Rutland county, buying up nearly all the
cheese 10 be found. The price for farm
dairy ranged from AZ to l6! cents per h.
The factory cheese is not sold yet.
FoUNDIING.-A child two months old
was found deserted at the Stevens House
Rutland, on Thursday of last week, by a
younS woman who came TO town on the
Bennington and Rutland railroad.
There are but four towns in Vermont
that have never failed since the organiza.
ton Of the State government to be repre-.
scented in the legislature -Guilford, Rut.
land, Weathersfeld and Wells.
THROWN OUT.-Mrs. Joel Sabin, her in
FAINT and her mother, was thrown from Z
wagon in Montgomery, in consequence Of
their horse running away, and the old lady
severely injured.
The Orange County {air broke up in a
row, caused by the managers forbidding
Charles Ballard of Hartford, to trot hi
Snowflake" after they had advertised a
purse Of 800 to be trotted for, "open to all
horses in or out of the State" Ballard took
possession Of the track, and nearly all tho
people took his part. The judges finding
themselves powerless, adjourned the fair
An EXPENSIVE DRUNK.-S. ?. Robin.
son Of Westford, had an expensive drunk
last week. He was found lvingin theroad
north of the fair ground at Burlington, his
empty pocket book near him. His horse
and wagon had gone off the bank, and the
horse was suspended by the harness, in q
tree chOked todeath Robinson was taken
to Jail and kept over night The next
morning he was let off with paying the
costs Of his arrest, and for buying his horse.
FIRE IN BRATTLEBORo.-A destructive
fire broke out in Brattleboro, Sunday morn.
ing, and every building from High stree
to Elliott street, including the BrattleborC
house, was burned TO the ground. Some
rascal had stopped the hose of one of the
engines, and thus prevented its use. 1t wa,
no doubt an incendiary fire, and +. A
Eayer and son have been arrested on sus
picion. The damage must have been $50,
600.
The editor of the Household, so says tn,
Phoenix, is the worst sold man in BrattIe
boro. A lady wrote to inquire whether
copy of his paper would be sent free fo
one year if she would send club OF ten.-
Receiving an affirmative reply, she at one,
forwarded a ten spot Of clubs, stating tina
she could procure several smaller ones, anC
wished to know if they would all be count
ed toward larger premium, as she wa.
very DESTROYS of procuring a sewing ma
chine.
REMARKABLE FAMILY HIsToRY.-Th,
venerable Asa Wilmarth Of Addison die
on Monday, the 18th inst, aged 90 year
and months. As he was one of the earl
lest settlers, so he was, at the time of hi
death, one of the oldest, if not the oldes
person in that section Of the county. Hi
father came to Addison when Asa was ab
out Is years of age. At that time tn
road to Nergennes was through the path
less forest. and the settlers were guided b,
the 'blazed" trees as they went TO mill
The relics Of the old mill have not beenre
moved many years The deceased was 70
so years a resident Of Addison. He wa
married the Doth of March, 1898, and a
the time of his wife's death, they had live
together &c years. Chloe Wilmarth, hi
wife, died March goth, 1864, aged 81 vea1
1 months and II days
Three of their nine children still SUI
yiye them, aged respectively, 80, 81, an
80, and were present at the funeral, an
followed the remains to the grave.-T c.
alORtcr.