Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-05
VOLUME Il.
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.

Local News.
ALBANY.
The Congregational church has added
one hundred volumes to the Sabbath school
library.
ApPLEs.-Elihu Wright, Jr. and G. C.
King of East Albany grated some small
apple trees year ago last spring, close to
the ground, part from Bryant's variety.
One of them bore 80 good apples this year,
and the trunk was only q inches in cir
conference at the ground and the height
of the first years growth was feet 9 inches.
GOOD PRIcEs.-W. O. Cochrane of AL
bany sold three of the pigs he exhibited at
the fair for SO each, two for 81 each, and
two for Sc each. He has sold thirteen pigs
aged less than five weeks old for $91.
A. B. Sargent has lately established him
self in the shoemaking business at West
Albany. Hope he will do well, and he
will if he will not trust out his work. He
is a clever, likely man, and one of the best
workmen in the county.
A series of meetings have been held the
past week in West Albany, under the
charge Of Revs. Mr. Dewitt and A. Nor
cross.
BARTON.
OATs.--G. w. Heath writes us that he
has seen much in the papers about tall oats,
and adds that he has some growing in his
field over twenty feet high-on the top of
a maple stub. 1t is supposed that the
squirrels or birds carried the seed there.
SMARr.-Moses Heath, 81 years old, has
picked 81 quarts of raspberries and black
berries this summer.
WHEAT.-Horatio Nye of this town has
raised forty bushels Of nice wheat from
two bushels seed.
Potatoes in the vicinity Of Barton Land
ing seem to be plenty and cheap. They
are selling, to work up into starch, for
twenty-five cents a bushel. The rot is not
so bad as heretofore reported.
Mr.. Dimic, who had his toe smashed at
Felkers Ledge short time since has had
one toe removed to prevent modification.
CHANGEs.-Kimball & Pierce of this
village have sold their stock in trade to
Oscar Owen, who purposes togo into trade
soon. He was raised in this town, has
spent several years in Boston, land we hear
him highly spoken Of by his old acquain-
tances. K. NJ. Kimball has sold his house
to J. y. Webster of this village. Price
S2iOO.
SALEs.--W II. Hoyt has sold his land
to Clark Simonds of Goshen, y. H., for a
consideration Of $1,000, and BENZ. Mossman
has sold the Hunt sugar orchard to Sim
Onds for a consideration of $500.
BLOOMINGTON.
A house and horse barn belonging to G.
II. Richards, was burned on the night OF
the 18th, with quite a quantity Of hay and
nearly all his personal effects. Mr.. Rich
ards was away at the time, 50 that it must
have been the work of an inccndary No
insurance.
Miss Netty Bryant, while edging shin
giles in Chapman's single mill, was seri-
ously hurt by single accidentally falling
upon the saw and hitting her with such
force as to knock her down, rendering one
of her lower limbs useless Medical aid
was soon had and her injuries found to be
quite serious.
CRAFTSBURY.
In our report of the fair at Craftsbury
the following omissions were made: In
lady equestrienship Miss Freeman of Al
bany was awarded the first premium-S3-
and Miss Randall the seconds. To
close the exercises of the second day a
purse of twenty-five dollars was raised by
private subscription to be trottcd for, open
to all horses. Three entries were made
for this purse, viz: "Worcester Boy" anG
Lady Morgan by J. Utton of Worces
ter, and Honest Bill" by Grin Miles o
Albany The purse was to be divided, 81
to the first and so to the second the race
to be mile heats, best two in three. Thi;
was a square, honest trot, and resulted a,
follows: First heat Worcester Boy trot
ted in $50, Honest Bill in 2:j7 and Lady
Morgan in 300 Second heat, Worcester
Boy 1850, Honest Bill 2:j2, and Lady Nor
gan time not given.
CHARLESTON.
=. ID. Clark e brother have gone into
the business of making window shades
DR.. George Human has purchased FL
der Smiths house for $3.50.
AccDENT.-A young man threshing a
Fernando Coles, fell down stairs one NOR
ming recently and broke his arm.
GREENSBORO.
KILLED.-Mr. Calvin Joslyn of Eas
Greensboro was killed in the town Of Gran
by, on the morning of the 9th. He wa
employed in a circular saw mill, and whit
below oiling the machinery was caught il
the betting and literally torn in pieces
His remains were carried to Georgia where
his father resides. He leaves wife ant
one child
J. L. Porter Of Greensboro, on the 4tl
day Of June sowed one-half bushel Of Yves
tern corn on one-eighth acre Of land. IL
cut the same the goth of Sept. From on
square rod there was $50 pounds, MAXIM
thirty tons, eight hundred pounds to tn
acre.
GLOVER.
GOOD CALvEs.-Frank Phillips has
calf months old (which weighs 500 pound.
and Mr.. Mathew Nesbit has one four an
half months old of the Dutch breed tina
weighs 480 pounds.
WRoNG-In our list of premiums las
week we gave the residence of Hattie F
French, as Albany. 1t should have bee
Glover. She is the daughter of ORR
French and drew a premium for blac
crayoning.
A SUM.
A landed man two daughters had,
And they were very fair;
To each he gave piece Of land,
\ circle and a square.
Then to increase their fortunes more
He seem'd in duty bound;
Those fertile farms he did inclose
With English shillings round.
Price of the land per acre was
A farthing as it laid;
The shillings that inclosed each,
Exactly for them paid.