Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-11
Whereas the late ecclesiastical council.

CHuiOh W eAIenu call 10 the pastor OF an
other church, or of pastor to accept such
call, subject to the decision of a council :"
but, in view of the circumstances of this
case, they think it unwise to sunder the
pastoral relation at this time; therefore
/. Resolved, That we cordially accept
the general result of council, and pledge
anew the hearty and faithful performance
of our relative duties to our pastor.
q Resolved, That while we do not ques-
ton the abstract right of church to ex-
tend a call to the pastor of another church.
or Of pastor to accept such call, yet, with
due Difference to the wisdom of the council,
we think the exercise of such right except
in rare cases, and under peculiar circum-
stances, dangerous to the peace and harmo-
ny Of the churches.
During the year 1869 there were sixteen
deaths in Greensboro, or one to sixty seven
of the inhabitants. The average age is -
and one third years. Five were upwards
Of 70, and two above 80 years of age. The
youngest was five years, and the oldest %.
Seven were males, and nine were females
ten were married, and six unmarried; and
four were those whose partners had previ-
ously died. In the months of July and
November there were three deaths each
i'll January and June two each; in Febru-
airy, March, April, August, September and
October, one EACH while in May and De
| cember there were none.
The Congregational Sabbath School held
its anniversary on the evening Of the 9Th
inst. Reports Of the officers for the past
year indicate encouraging prosperity and
progress. US names are enrolled as mem
bers of the school, larger number than
for many years. The former superinten-
/ dent, c. l.. Baker, was reelected for the
current year. The anniversary exercise.
were varied by singing and recitations from
the little ones, and by remarks from the
pastor and others. Mr. J. L. Porter, a
member Of the school. who was also a mem
Der Of this, the first sabbath school in the
state, at its organization under Col Wash
burn in 1914, gave interesting reminiscent
ccs of those early days, and repeated pas
/ sages which he then learned \ most
| pleasing exercise of the occasion was the
| building Of the Monument of Truth, " by
twelve young ladie, of the school, under
the excellent training Of Miss Octayia L
Goodrich. We commend this and similar
exercises to other sabbath schools as an eft.
iicient and unobiectionable means of elicit
ing interest and imprcssing important lc,
sons.
Rev \. w. Wild Acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of $500 from the ladies Of the par
ish, to secure a carpet for the parsonage.
HARDWICK.
The methodists Of this place have beer
holding protracted meetings of late, viii
considerable success.
Rev. d. Lewis has sold his farm to Mr.
Go>s of Johnson, for 3 800.
Way Titus 4 Co. are building a Iarg,
house or store near theirs
Milo Itch while working upon build
ing. dropped a hammer upon his foot, whicI
had been injured, causing him to have Sc
we're spasms
IRASBURGH.
We learn that boy by the name of Hi
while sliding down hill upon a sled, las
Thursday, was run into by another boy
getting hit in the thigh and having tn,
cords torn out nearly the whole length OF
the leg.
David and Mary NIizo brother and sis
ter from Newport, are in our Jail for til,
crime Of incest. Lord Byron number two
Mrs Stowe should rake them over.
c. P. Allen il building nice barn OF
the old homestead farm. 1t is to be 70 by
80 feet, and two stories high.
f. NJ Leach has bought the Thos. Jane
son house in the village, for $500, and ha
also bought of c. P Allen a little over 81
acres Of land adjoining the same, the who'll
costing little over $1,000.
ISLAND POND.
On the 18th December the customs otH
GERS seized three barrels of -four, from
which they dug out three casks of gin an'
POO lbs Of poultry.
The body Of a man about 90 years Of,
was lately found in the river some wv
miles below the village. He had a silye
dollar in his pocket No clue to his iden
tity.
LYNDON.
While party of men were at work IRA
ding the ground for the seminary at Lyn
don Centre, there was slide of earth
knocking three men over, hurting one @
them badly cutting cash several inche
in length on his face. Had it been a littl
further back it would have been fatal
MORGAN.
VIM. Parker of Morgan has a clock
his possession, made by John Port House
England, in 1860. and is therefore two hun
dred and nine years old, and appears to b
good for two hundred years more seryic,
1t is in good running order, and runs an
strikes by chain and weight. 1t sti
keeps good time.
SALEM.
Three freight cars ran off the track CON
ing from the north Thursday morning. de
tanning the passenger train nearly tw
hours.
= SHEFFIELD.
l.. d. Varney lately killed a hog whic
weighed 1876 lbs, and in its gullet bon
was found the biggest kind Of darmin
needle, grown clear through it.
Elder Wyley had a donation of $3.50 0
the 2Sth ult.
TROY.
Calvin Manuel, who went from Troy
had his store burned in La Crosse, Wis
Dec. /.
WHEELOCK.
There is to be q donation visit at Whee
ock, Jan. 18th, for the benefit Of Rev. job
Mcdonald. All are invited.
A methodist episcopal church has latel
been organized at Wheeock.
WESTMORE.
Two houses with shed between, all {
them continuous and connected, 100 fee
long, situated in Westmore on the Chan
berlin farm, were entirelyunroofed Sunda
! night by the gale. The buildings were OF
cupied by two French families, in all aboJ
l6 persons. 1t was a strongly built hou,