Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-16
THE STANDARD.
The items marked with a star are taken from
the Express, (Newport.)
Local News.
ALBANY.


Of last week.
GONG WEsT.-Henry and James
Mcclure started yesterday for Hi
notwithstanding to live there. So it goes
everybody with spark of enter
prise is going west.
RETURNED Cowles and
family, who went west the fore part
of winter on a visit, have returned.
Henry L. Kendall is home on a visit
also. He lives in Ohio.
J. C. Dow has sold his working OK
en-6 years Old-to a Mass. man, for
the sum of $500; weight, 3700 girth,
7 IL feet. The difference in weight
between the two oxen is only "a lbs.
He has also sold his fancy black mares
to go to Ohio, together with the RIG
complete for driving, for the sum Of
$500.
Alex. Frasier of the west villa. S
bought IL acres Of land of W. ".
Warren.
BARTON.
ORIGINAL PoETRY.-A "schOoIboy'
in Barton sends us a piece of origina
poetry, which he wishes Us to publish.
and says he would dixie to know our
opinion OF it." The poem" is cnti-
tied Davis Reception in Stanstead.
2. O." The folio owing lines occur il
the last verse, which we think are re
markable for their truth if they are
not gems of rarest poetic worth:
"Once Davis was held in confinement under
charge of treason,
Then bailed by Horace Greeley almost without
a reason"
That last is good.
SMAsHED.-Wm. Joslyn & SOas had
a peddler'S wagon smashed pretty
badly by the falling of the fair ground
building. 1t was injured more than
500 Geo. W. Jenness also had a
new buggy injured $50. Several 9th
ers were injured to small amounts.
TEMPERANCE observation-disclosures Gil
more of st. Johnsbury, who used to
survey both sides of the road in this
village, while on an occasional Gre
clan bender, will lecture at the con-
gregational church in this village,
Friday evening next, at 7 o'clock
Turn out aud hear the story Of his
fall and rise.
BROWNINGTON.
Clerk and treasurer, |. a. Wyman
seIectmen, A. c. Joslyn, D. l. Dutton,
A. w. Seavy Overseer Of poor, A. G.
Joslyn; first constable, |. ;. Seavy
auditors, VIM. Twombly, II. E. Miller
A. O. Jo5lyn; listers, |. D. Stevens, A.
NJ. Pierce, A. 0. Joslyn; trustee, w
Spencer; town grand jurors, VoIen.
tine Going, VIM. Spencer; agent tC
prosecute suits, VIM. Twombly; SUI
perintcndent, Rev. d. ShurtIeff. Vot
ed a tax Of 30 per cent. of grand list
to repair roads and bridges, and l0C
per cent to pay Indebtedness Of town
COt II *
Ncttie G. Wheeler, daughter Of ST
mon Wheeler, aud only eight years
old, has within three months collected
500 buttons, no two of which are alike
and strung them, making what is call
ed button charm. The buttons are
all metal, all having eyes, and many
of them of ancient style. The string
is over thirteen feet long and is deci
dedly great curiosity.
She can play button to "charm.
Will some one send her one more to
make it an even thousand? Has Sh,
a bachelor button" in the collection
Dir. Blanchard who has been sick
several weeks, is so far recover, q
that he rides out.
Scarlet fever is prevailing to som'
extent in Coventry, and whooping
cough is still more prevalent.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle has an
dertaken to procure blinds for tn,
basement of the church, and, as on,
means Of raising funds, has establish
ed a series Of parish sociables, to be
held in the hall. Each person whC
attends is expected to pay ten cents
and to receive good deal more thar
her moneys worth in rational enjoy
ment. The first sociable is to be helC
+D u,OrrOuv nvpuinU
David GiIlies has sent off fourteen
carloads of ship timber, from fifty t.
seventy-fve feet long, cut on the E-q
Guild farm on Barton river.
Or. John Parker, a younger broth
er of Hon. Isaac Parker and formerl.
practising physician i'll Stanstead
died in Chicago two weeks ago.
Horace j. Morrill, has sold to Ru
fus b. Edmunds the whole of lot Nc
ITO, except forty acres on the mort
side, and has bought of the estate OF
Emore Daley, for $3.50, the Dale
sugar lot and apparatus.
CRAFTSBURY.
SPRING SCHOOL.-The spring teri
OF the academy school commence
Wednesday, March Sd, taught by Nh
Thompson, the same teacher VIII
taught the fall school.
Geo. p. Keller, Esq, has left Graft;
bury for a western tour, expecting t
be gone five or six weeks on business
Clerk, Joseph Scott; treasurer, /
f. Alien; selectmen, Amory Dawson
E. 5. Gage, G. Chamberlin; oversee
of poor, Amasa P. DuttOn; first COZ
stable, Joseph Scott; auditors, /
Douglass, Hiram Merrill,N, Boutwell,
listers, j. Scott, A. Dawson, ;. /
Renfrew; trustees, J. Scott, II. F. A
len, II. Douglass town grand juror
Wyram WyIie, VIM. Hidden; ageI
to prosecute suits, J. w. Simpson; 81
perintendent, Simeon r. Corey. VO
ed a tax OF 35 per cent. for all purp
ses. Received from collector and OF
or sourcea. S225945. Maid IN tow