Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-07-13
State News.

There are 13, 175 members of the methO-
dist Church in Vermont
The Brattleboro Household added 1885
subscribers to its list in June.
REAL ESTATE Edison Pinney has
sold his WolcOtt mill for 81 100000.
J. NJ. Pickett, the New Hampshire for
ger, has been sentenced to the Windsor
State Prison for term of five years.
The price of butter at St. Adams, on
Tuesday, was SO to "a cents. some choice
lots selling for 80.
A rock maple leaf, thirteen inches in
width, was picked in Wilmington, the 9th
er day.
At North Springfield, on the 2Sth ult., a
man named Bemis was killed, and his wife
was injured, by runaway team.
A quantity of ale belonging to J. NJ. Fad
den, in Windsor, was confscated last week
and the owner fined so and costs.
The Vermont Agricultural Society was
organized in 1906, with 80 corporators, of
whom none are believed to be now living
The injunction suit against Messrs. Hale
and Hastings at st. Johnsbury has been
amicably settled
Another dismissal has occurred at Mid
dlebury College for breaking the College
law forbidding matrimony to students.
The crops in Grand Isle county, at the
northern end ofLake Champlain, are look
ing much better than those on the main
land
The st. Adams Messenger takes four col
umns to say that the Weldon House in that
village has been enlarged to cover half an
acre and contain 200 rooms.
The clothing store of Pratt, Wright & Co.
of Brattleboro, was entered one night last
week and goods to the amount of $1,000 OF
| $1,000 stolen.
A. L. Stewart pronounces shawls made
by the Bennington Manufacturing Compa-
ny the best manufactured in the country
and given the company heavy order.
More bears are now found in Vermont
than before for many years. The killing
| of them is frequently mentioned in the To-
| cal papers.
On Monday morning of last week, thir-
teen thousand, four hundred and seventy
six pounds of butter were shipped from
New Haven depot.
MIS-. CdllSUd N. dTuey. vile OF noble L.
Varney, of Bristol, died on the Both ult., at
the age of SO years. She was a member
of the NJ. E. Church, of that place.
| -Four persons united with the Congrega-
tional Church in Weybridge on Sunday
three on profession of faith and one by let
ter from the Baptist church in Orwell
WEYBRDGE WIN. Merritt. of Wev.
| bridge, was arraigned for theft, on Tuesday
before Justice A. DR. Hayward, and fined
| $500 and costs, amounting in all to S10.97
&C. Dana, of Weybridge, was brought
before Justice Hayward the same day, upon
a charge of assault, and fined one dollar anG
costs, amounting in all to S7.97.
| Seventeen persons have Joined the Weth.
odist church nine the Wesleyan; and one
I the Congregational church, as result of
the recent revival in Weybridge.
At quiet strengthening at R. W. Ea.
tons, West Addison, last week, Mr. Nor.
man Allen sheared good sized yearline
inside of three minutes, and did it unusual
ly well, too.
The 18th Annual Fair of the Orange
County Agricultural Association, will be
held at their grounds in Bradford, on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 9Th
9th and 7th, 1869.
| On Wednesday of last week, a boy aged
nine years, son of Mr. Higgins, living neal
| the steamboat wharf in Vergennes, fell
! from boat and was drowned.