Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-09
State News.
Charles Marsh has been appointed

The number OF members OF Bap-
fist churches in Vermont is 8433.
Ward Knapp, East Lyndon, has a
hen which few days ago laid sound
egg shell without the usual filling.
w. F. Ruggles lost one of his val
liable black horses, worth $500, last
Saturday. On entering his barn in
the morning, he found him choked to
death by getting his foot over the hal
ter.-Lyndon Union.
Last Monday, Amasa Bemis & Sons
sent to market yoke of oxen weigh
ing APO, and a yoke of three years
old which weighed 1910. The How
lands, in the same neighborhood, sent
a pair of oxen weighing 395O.-Lyn-
don Union.
On Saturday morning last, the roof
of the store house of Hoyts wagon
factory was crushed with its load OF
snow. Under the roof were a large
number of new wagon gearings, paint
ed and ready to receive the bodies.
Most of them were injured somewhat,
six of them having axletrees broken.
Mr.. I'll. had his shovel in hand and
was preparing to go upon the roof
to shovel off the snow when it caved
in. The damage all told will be about
$300.-Lyndon Union.
PROFITABLE HENs.-Capt. z. W.
Leach of Berlin, must, we think, be
awarded the palm on profitable hens.
Last year he kept only fourteen hens,
from which he sold 1912 worth of
eggs and $500 worth of chickens, be
sides reserving ten chickens for future
use. Had these ten chickens been
sold, he would have realized $5O.72
income from his fourteen biddies, be.
sides supplying himself with all the
eggs needed and used in the family,
which were not few Such hens are
worth keeping, and we happen to
know that Capt. Leach and his better
half understand just how to keep them
most profitable. We pause for bet
ter hen story-that shall at the same
time be strictly true,-Freeman.
SOLDIERS BoUNTIEs.-T Towns in
this county, as well as elsewhere, are
largely in litigation with the soldiers
who fought to put down the rebellion,
about paying them their bounties.-
Waterbury has five or six suits in
court, Waitsfeld four, Duxbury one
or more, Middlesex five or six, and
some other towns one or more each.
, The town of Lincoln, in Addison
, county has about half dozen cases,
and I. }. Deavitt, ESQ.,, of Moretown
: was at Bristol and Lincoln last week
preparing for the soldiers one of the
caS,s for trial, which is expected to
be had at Washington County Court
the present March term. The deci-
sion OF this case is said to virtually
decide several others, and of course
mU-h interest attaches to it.-Free.
mdn.
r SUICIDE.-Mr. VIM. Tyler of Gosh.
eli. committed suicide at his brothers
, ii Forrestdale, Wednesday morning
by cutting his throat from ear to eal
, with razor. The particulars, as fan
as known, are as follows: Mr. Tyler
. had been stopping at his brothers
Mr.. Benz. Tyler, for a few days, anG
on Wednesday morning remarked thai
he felt unwell. His brother asked
him if he would like to 90 to the vii
lage. He replied that he would, and
accordingly they went to the barn tt
harness the horse, but while his broth
; ers back was turned he committed
the act. His brother seeing him, seiz
: ed him, but he afterwards drew tn,
razor across his throat two or three
times, aud then threw his head bacl
:. that his brother might see the wound
p, lie lived about twenty minutes. II,
o was undoubtedly insane, "a he wa
4 prcdiSpOsed that way. and insanity j
hereditary III the family.
t BURGLARIOUs.-At Waterbury,, o.
the 10th ult., George Carpenter wa,
ot' complaint of NJ. E. Smile, State
Attorney, brought before J. G. Smith
}, Esq, Justice of the Peace, charged
with the crime OF burglary, in havin:
! broken into the mill of Randall 4
= Cooley, on Waterbury river, and car
ried away considerable quantity OF
meal and other property, on the nigh
: OF the 18th ult. Being arraigned, h
plead guilty, and was bound up in tn
. sum OF $500. Failing to furnish sure
n ties he was committed to the count,
n jail. On the same day, before thu
! same magistrate, and on complaint OF
the same officer, George w. Prescott
:. was arraigned on the charge of beiny
d the receiver of the above mentione,
:, stolen goods, and after full hearin,
g was held to bail in the sum of 500
d which he at once procured. On tn,
y; | th ult., Charles Hutchins was bro
before Justice Smith charged with be
i ing engaged with Carpenter in tn
it burglary. He entered a plea of no
guilty; but after an examination, wa
: held to bail in the sum of 5000. Fai
1t ing to produce this, he was committe,
e to ,iaiI.-Freemam.
A SAD CASE OF DELIRIUM TREMENs
k The Bennington Banner gives tn
/ following sad picture of the death o.
g citizen of that town by delirium tire
i mems, warning to rum drinkers
I On last week Tuesday morning, a
1 about 2 o'clock, VIM. Seaton iumpe,
1T out of bed and ran out of the hous
with nothing on but shirt, drawer
e and stockings, and his boots in hi
' hand. His wife started 10 pursuit
d when seeing that he was likely to b
s. overtaken, he threw away his boots
and increased his speed, his wife 500
,e losing sight of him. Search was mad
/ Tor him the next day; but he wa
III not ,,-s:l