Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-19
State News.

State News.
Amasa Hastings has sold his farm to
Henry Olcott for S4000.-Times.
A proposition has been made to Moses
Kittridge to sell his house for a nunnery.
There is to be deduction Of ten per cent.
on the wages of the employees of the Rut-
land and Burlington railroad after the 1st
of April.
Last Sunday afternoon the body OF q
male infant was found in the old Roman
Catholic burying ground at ST. Adams. 1t
was in a pine box, and found in an old
grave, from which body had lately been
taken up for refinement.
The best venture in real estate on a small
scale that We remember of, was made by
Mr.. J. G. Willard. Eight years ago he
bought lot adjoining his house, on Sum
mer street, eight rods by for $50. Last
week he sold three-fOurths of the lot for
$500 diedohiGa.
The NJ. f. church in this place has en-
conference year now closing Fifty or
more conversions, and over thirty heads of
families, added to the membership. The
Sabbath school has averaged in attendance
las during the last quarter. No church in
the bounds of the Vt. conference ever rails
ed so much money for missions in one wear
to wit, >30S. For all purposes, the sum
OF 1865 has been raised during the year.
SO reported the pastor last Sabbath Cat-
ei0niaH.
Martin Chilson Of Wallingford, died
Thursday afternoon from the effect ofopium
taken to produce self destruction. He had
, been laboring some time under depressed
state o mind. Thursday morning his
housekeeper found him lying upon the
/ floor Of his bedroom with his clothes on
She shook him, when he seemed startled
and got up, but Immediately laid down
again upon the bed. About o'clock she
heard him breathing hard and tried to
wake him. but failed; he died at | .. N.
/ Mr.. Chilson was So years old. Two wears
ago, another brother died under somewhat
similar circumstances.
Mr.. Lansing Hard. well known farmer
| in Ferrisburg, died Friday morning last in
/ his 10Th year. Some two months since
/ Mr.. Hard accidentally scratched his hand
/ with pin. Soon after he applied strong
camphOr to the injured part. Itcommenc-
/ ed swelling and continued to grow worse
the original injury healing in the mean
/ time-until his whole arm was affected and
turned black to the shoulder. No perma-
nent relief was afforded him, and in spite
of the best medical skill. Mr. Hard died
( as above stated.
Last Saturday night, George Ide lost a
holder of some 20 pals Of sap He has one
of those patent gauges, which Is connected
with the bottom of the holder by means OF
a gutta percha tube several feet long. This
tube was thrown into the holder, and when
the holder was filled from d spout outside
the sugar house the tube slipped down, 1t
was all right when he left the sugar house
but probably worked off in the night
Union.
The Cong'I Sabbath school are taking
measures to organize anew. A constitution
was presented to the school last Sunday,
which Is to be voted upon next Sunday
With proper organization, a new interest
will be created and the school increased
Mr.. Shattuck, the new librarian, is intro
ducing excellent system and order into his
department, and this we believe, will tend
to give a greater interest, and probably re-
suit in an increase of books. The school
is at present not more than half as large as
1t should be. Every parent who is DESTROYS
for the highest moral and intellectual de-
velopment of their children should, by all
means, see that they are regularly in at
tendance at the Sunday school. 1t cannot
be questioned that the best people grow uE
under that influence Union.
Mrs L. Sabin, of Burke, was thrown from
a carriage on the 18th inst, receiving Sc
we're internal injuries Mr.. Sabin left his
horse standing while he went into the post
office. The horse was frightened bv boy,
with whistles overturning the wagon anc
throwing Mrs. 5. upon a pile of wood
Times.
A. b. Gaskill is more comfortable though
his condition is still regarded as critical
Mr.. G. has had rather more than his share
of misfortune. He was shot through thu
lungs at the first battle of Bull Run anc
his case was regarded so hopeless that hi.
wound was not dressed till the third dav
Last winter he came near losing foot a
the steam mill in Sutton by getting i
caught in the machinery His last acct
dent already mentioned in our columns
though serious is not likely to prove fatal
II Times
A CENTENARIAN.-Mrs Mary Brock
way, mother of Jesse z. Brockway of thi
village, and of whom we had notice SOM
years ago, became one hundred years 0
age on the 9th day of April, 1870 She re
sides in Washington, n. H., and is still
hale and hearty, and apparently enjoys he
meals and rest as well as young people,
Being among the pioneer settlers of thi
part of the country, she of course endured
hardships unknown to the present genera
ton here Her whole life has been one o
industry and frugality, and even now al
lows no time to be lost, but keeps hersel
constantly employed. Two DAYS befor
her one hundredth birth day, she knit tn
toes on to four pairs of stockings, which i
considered good days work for any one
She will leave her room and pass through
, a large kitchen and large alley way int,
the wood shed. fill her arms with wood an,
return to her room. Her sight, hearinl
and memory continue good and apparent
y her life may yet be heightened man,
days-BellO'rs Falls Times.
, Mrs Abigail Cheney of this village, VIII
| IS ~ years of age, and who is now total
blind, having lost her eyesight about
year since, has since October last unit
,, April LIST, knitted 40 pairs of whole stock
lngs. besides knitting the feeting of /
e pairs.-North Star.