Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-23
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
AIR ANY.


There was a donation at the Con-
gregationalist church at West Albany
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, for the
benefit of Rev. H. G. Fales, Metho-
dist. The exercises at the church
were admirably conducted by the
president, Mr.. Hiram Chafee. Among
the most noticeable features of the
entertainment was the marriage OF
Mr.. Albert Norcross and Miss Addie
JENNIE. A splendid collation. was fur
nished at Saunders hall with oysters
in abundance. The amount donated
was $164.50.
BARTON.
On THE TowN.--Hubbard Kimball,
son of S. S. Kimball is sick at Wood
stock, and has been a town charge
since last December. The authorities
of Woodstock have notified the over
seer of the poor of the town of Bar
ton that he must take care of him, as
this town is his legal settlement
Sam. S. Kimball's mother was pau
per here for nearly thirty years be-
fore she died, which occurred last
summer, and her son worth his thous-
ands, as is proved by the alimOny of
some $4,000 granted his wife when
she was divorced from him a little
over a year ago. Pretty tough, take
It oil around. If the righteous
scarcely are saved, achere shall the
ungOdly appear"
GOOD TEMPLARs UNIoN.-L. G..
Grandy, secretary of Good Templar's
Union, wishes US to give notice that
the Good Templar's Union" will
hold their next quarterly session with
Central Lodge, Irasburgh, on the End
Tuesday of March next. The Revs.
w. A. Robinson of Barton and Wood
ward of Irasburgh, will deliver ad-
dresses in the afternoon. Mrs. p. H.
White of Coventry will read an essay,
O. H. Austin of Barton Landing will
recite poem. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by the singers of
Irasburgh. Rev. H. p. Gushing will
be present. An interesting time is
anticipated. Central Lodge extend
their Inequalities to all lodges, and
a general attendance is desirable.
WHERE Is IT GONG IA letter was
handed in at our post Office one day
last week, with the following original
superscription:
Mr.. heakerd
Visions Millkey
Mortar street
no s the man that
Makes pap
We guess it is going to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
ANswER.-In answer to problem
published in the agricultural depart
ment Of our paper, Feb. 8, Sutton
girl sends us the following, which she
saws is the correct solution: " The
man had six and two-thirds tons of
hay to buy, and has to buy it on the
I'd day of April"
CHARLESTON.
Mr.. L. H. Allen has bought the
farm where S. A. Grow has lived fOl
two or three years for $500. 1t is
the Pratt place on the Mud pond
road" about one mile from this vii
lage. Mr.. Calvin Brown will move
on to it. Mr.. Grow goes West, tC
Iowa.
Mr.. j. B. Adams, the painter, wa;
taken bleeding this morning, the l It'll
inst, supposed to be at the lungs. He
has had a cough for some time. HC
lies, now, in low and critical state
On Monday, the 18th inst, the cars
from Montreal to Island Pond, were
stopped four miles from the latter
place by snow drifts. Some of the
passengers walked to the Pond
Wood and water were conveyed tC
the train and it arrived at the POnC
at two o'clock next morning.
RECONCILIATION Haselton ha:
moved from near G. Eastman's about
Two miles from the village back into
the Mrs. Hutchins' house and Il
hnlghs is to move out-have an auc
Vioh and go West.
0Ioh'- Several teams from Yves
OnarieStoL to Island Pond were de
tanned at Ea. Charleston and alsc
the stage over light, on account of
the travelling. RoaGs have been IN
usually bad.
COVENIDv
On Tuesday last the cUu.cIoin
against William Strong for violating
the law against selling intoxicating
liquor came up for hearing befor
John W. Mussey, Esq. Strong plead
ed guilty to one offence, and was fine,
so and costs, which with the loss Of
the liquor seized makes the rot-gu
business an Improbable one to him
A typographical error in the las
Standard makes US say that " few
members have united with the Goo
Templars at Coventry, last quarter
Ten new members were received;
few as compared with thousand, bu
yet more than the average number o
additions in quarter.
CRAFTSBURY.
FINED.-On Saturday night las
Geo. X. Silver got drunk and made
good deal of disturbance in an
around the store of Augustus Pa,
dock, for which he was brought b
fore justice Douglass, plead guilty an
was fined $500 and cost. All tt
effects of rot-gut rum.
The Craftsbury Mill Company al
now ready to supply their custome
with corn and good Western see
wheat at reduced prices. 6ws
GREENSBORO.
The Presbyterians have ne