Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-17
State News.

MI. CLaFIeS A. CnOate OF barnet
has raised 40 lambs from 50 sheep.
The name Of the town Of Plainfeld
before 1891 was St. Andrews Gore
Mr.. r. Fl. Whittier of Montpelier
is the owner OF horse that has run
a meat cart or sleigh for , years.
4 lad named Johny Quinn fell from
a fence at Rutland on Wednesday of
last week, and broke one arm.
At the North Ferrisburgh butter
market on Saturday, 3,400 lbs. were
shipped, at 80 cents.
Hon. L. f. Smith Of Monkton, has
received the appointment of L. s. Con
sui at st. Johns, P. Q.
The Fairbanks Scale Company,
St. Johnsbury, is putting in new Ell
CINE Of $50 horse power.
Danville has inaugurated a graded
school system, and the people are
much pleased with its success.
4 case IS on trial in the Franklin
Co. Court 10 recover money lost on
bet in a horse race, by alleged fraud.
Andrew Cummins OF Berlin is the
owner Of White Chester County SOW
that is feet inches long. she being
a "whopper."
Mr.. James Ferguson OF West Bar,
net, is one Of the oldest citizens in
Caledonia county, being in his 99,h
year.
J. B. Tilley, residing on Central
street It. Johnsbury, had 100 pounds
OF pork stolen from his cellar one
night recently.
Forty-four thousand four hundred
aud sixty-three dollars was paid out
in st. Adams for the single item Of
butter in one month.
They are on the lookout for bur
glars in st. Adams, as an attempt has
1 been made to enter several houses dur
ing the past few nights.
Henry Laid, formerly Customs Of
hcer at Berkshire, was recently ar
rested for violating the internal reve-
nue. law, but the matter was arranged.
Thursday before last a daughter of
Allen Shaltus, Of Highgate, had an
arm broken by fall, while playing
among some timbers in the yard.
Horace Parmenter of Brandon was
last week terribly hurt by being
f thrown out of a wagon in consequence
{ of his horse running away.
t There is a valuable water power
at MorrisviIle, johnson and Water.
} Vile that will be put in use on the
opening of the Lamoille Valley Rail
= road.
l Butter market in st. Albans, on
l Tuesday was active. and prices IN,
derwent a further decline. Prices
ranged from 25 to so cents. Ship
ment 1000 tubs.
, Butter came in in large quantities
last market day in Vergennes, and
brought 80 cents. Over 1000 lbs
were shipped. Also 2,208 pounds o.
beeswax.
: Joel Fletcher has sold a lot ofland
t Just south Of the Bowker building, &C
feet front by 50 feet deep to Geo. G
e Flanders for $210O.-Times.
We do not remember the time wher
grass seed was so scarce in this sec
ton as the present spring. Timothy
was worth IS a bushel at last &C
3 counts, and none to be had at tina
price.-Cdiedontaa.
: There has been considerable excite
: ment among the boot and shoe deal
# ers on Railroad street the past week
e Boots that had been selling for 81. 2;
d ran down to $2.50.-Caledonian.
The mice made sad havoc of th,
y young fruit trees in Bridport, during
y the past winter. Every young orch
s. ard is injured aud some are nearl,
! ruined
A heavy blast in the railroad work
; in Fairbanks Village, recently threw
a large rock up in the air, higher thai
. the trees, coming down within 81.
feet of a dwelling house. The roe
IS is estimated to weigh seventeen tons
lie Elisha Dewey of Hartford, fel
lie Monday of last week, and broke on
/ hip and hand, beside getting some sc
rs rious bruises about the head. Thi
r is the third time he has broken tn
A same hip.
Is Mr.. Rufus Spaulding, "well-tt
Oi do" citizen of Cavendish, about 4
Il years Of age, has kept an accurate az
count of all cord wood cut by him i
in his lifetime for pay. 1t foots up a
OF over twenty-five hundred cords.
RS Storrs I. Noyes of Montpelier,
v the owner Of two pigs eight week
or old that weigh SO pounds, an averag
es Of As II pounds each, one being i
: fact two pounds heavier than the otl
90 er. They are I'd CheStar 10 broo,