Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-17
State News.

The average attendance upon the public
schools in Vermont in 1868 was 1857.
The number of select schools in Vermont
in 1868 was $40, with an attendance of
1855.
j. w. Batchelder of st. Johnsbury has
corn that was seven feet high, and silked
out, the 9Th of July.
\ son of Samuel Alvord of Nottingham,
was killed few days since by the acciden-
tai discharge of a gun in the hands of an
other person.
Thirty one barges loaded with lumber
arrived at Burlington from Canada in "a
hours last week, principally consigned to
one firm.
\ correspondent of the Richford Senti-
mel states that trout was lately caught at
Montgomery, which measured two feet in
length.
A small barn belonging to Mrs. LOOMS
Root of Charlotte, was burned on the oath
uIt., caused by the hot ashes deposited in
one corner. Loss 500.
Curtis Brown of Belvidere, caught bean
in steel trap, July Doth, which weighed
800 lbs. The leg of the bear which was
caught in the trap was broken in three pla-
ces.
There are in Huntington, one family ma
med Haskins, three Of whom are triplets
born in 1861. Their names are Abraham
! Lincoln, Simon Cameron and Gideon
Welles.
There is in Huntington, a real dwarf, 8
French boy by the name of Johnny Charles
twenty two or twenty three years old, who
Is scarcely three feet in height, but heavy
built otherwise.
The dwelling house of Elisha Dunbar
Of Middlebury, was broken into last Tues
day night, and robbed of SD in money anC
d watch. The watch was dropped outsid,
the door and recovered.
William and Solomon Durham, of Han
cock, caught in trap on the 9th ult., ;
huge bear, for which they received from
the state treasurer So. They have caugh
thirty six bears within a fewyears.
Mr.. Monroe's strawberry beds at Below
/ Falls occupy between a quarter and a halt
acre Of space, from which he sold the pas
season l ,S25 quarts of strawberries, wortl
oror S45o
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viewed and found foa.ibIo tborob ra+bor .,
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road will reach or ovcood s2oo 600
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r children and a LARGE number Of grand chill
dren.
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tboir f~iords Amonotbo list ofnames :,
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leo 7 ID Vermont Volunteers.
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: taTondor;r :, oon.oa,,onoo 81 +ho Ma
n who was thumbing the vent removing h
Is thumb, and allowing air to enter.
;, Miss Ada Hutchinson of Bennington, {
+ Monday hung her diamond ring on a Ia
9. in the kitchen, and went away forgetti1
u it. Going for it on Tuesday she found
I was gone-doubtless stolen either by son
t prowIer or some one who saw her leave
" there The ring was given her bv a dece
sed sister. and valued at $3.50.
# Henry Dickerman of Lyndonville, W
$ brought before \. O. Harris Esq, Oh +.
day 9th inst, charged with abstracting
II or so from the money drawer of Geo.