Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-07-26

them. The railroad company will I'M
doubtedly carry the case before the
full bench.-Caledonian.
About the 18th of June a COW be-
longing to Mr.. VIM. Burnell of Swan
ton, gave birth to a calf, which, in the
course of a few days, was killed and
the milk of the COW saved. 1t was
noticed that the milk was very thin
and appeared to have no more richness
than ordinary skinned milk. And
yet the COW appeared well and the
cause was quite mystery. About a
month afterward, however, the COW
had another calf, and since then her
milk has been perfectly good.-Tran-
script.
One day recently large sized rat
tlesnake was killed on the farm of Fl.
Writer'S in Milton. 1t was first dis
covered by his son, Alison, who, not
liking the looks of the reptile, yam-
oosed, but the hired man who was
with him, stood his ground, and after
hard fought battle killed his snake
ship. This is the first rattlesnake
known to have been killed in Milton
since 1928. 1t is supposed it came
from the swamp a short distance from
the meadow. We learn that the rep
tile measured SO inches in length, and
had three rattles.-TranScript.
|. Charley Horton has trout about
six inches long, which he has kept in
a cistern for some time. A few days
since Charley Burt, a little boy of
about four years was watching him
with his face very near the surface Of
the water. The trout jumping, seized
him by the nose and the little fellow
badly frightened ran into the house
with the fish clinging to his proboscis.
The same fish subsequently seized
the domestic by the finger as she was
dipping water, and Kept his hold till
he was drawn from his native ele-
ment. He seems to have great curos-
ity to see what is going on in the
great outer world.-TimeS.
The st. Adams Messenger in men
tioniDg the confirmation by the Sen
ate Of the nomination of John NJ.
Thatcher, Of Virginia as ExamiEer-in
| Chief in the Patent Office, says this
is the same John NJ. Thatcher who
went from Vermont. He was Cap.
tain of Co. a, 18th Vt. Regt., and
was capital officer on parade. When
fire opened on his regiment at Get
tysburgh, he was suddenly taken with
a severe pain in his bowels, and by
virtue of a sanctimoniOus yisage sue
ceeded in finding his way to the rear,
leaving his splendid company in com
mand Of their brave Lieutenant. Che5
Ter W. Searle8 of Berkshire. Searle;
is now private citizen, working hare
for an honest living. Thatcher i!
Examiner-in-Chief Of Patents. Whc
invented this patent for comforting re
wards upon the brave?
A gentleman residing in Johnson
having hired his horse pastured OF
the place belonging to Mr.. Ira Ober
few miles from here, came up las
Tuesday to see how his horse wa
prospecting. He very soon discover
ed that a bear had taken up her resi-
dence there also. Whereupon he i'm
mediately went back to the villag
and selected DR.. Woodland and Chas
Stanley to share with him in the en-
terprise of capturing Madam Bruin
Arriving at Mr.. Obcr's, he volunteer
ed to accompany them. On rcachiu!
the pasture, the bear did not eve
wait for the formalitics Of an intrOduc
ton, but started for Mr.. 0ber on tn
double quick" Mr. ODER done hi
best and made some desperate leap:
but would have been roughly handle,
had not a welI,directed bullet fror
Dr. Woodward's rifle put an end t
, the angry beast. We presume he
cubs were subsequently captured, bu
: if so, have not been informed of til
fact.-Nclcsdcaler.
Died in East St. John85ury, on Fri
day, July Is, Charles S. Hopkin.
in the sixteenth year ofhiS age. TIL
death of this young man has man
peculiarly interesting features. H
was especially promising as a youn
Christian, fully experiencing the pow
er of Christ to save to the uttermos
and prepared to say his last farewell
laying down in peace with God, trus
ing implicitly that He doeth a
+ things we'll at the shortest war;
ing. Well and in his place at tt
Sabbath School the Sunday previou
3 in less than one short week he ha
n laid aside his armor to be crowno
o with Christ in heaven. This is Il
n first garnering from that sowing of til
t spirits so bountifully bestowed upc
c our community the past few month
C the advance guard from the lit
: army Of christians, spiritually an
lOveingly gathered in the fold Of Il
:, Master, uniting more closely these Ii
e ing places of man, earth and heavl
l. making the highway of God seem lie.
d dreary and tt e pathway theret
If brighter. Union.
J. DEATH OF Mr.. PowERs.-Died
} this village on Friday morning tt
= 18th inst. Simon Powers, aged
F.! years. Mr.. Powers has been a re;
Z dent of Middlebury for more than 4
81 years, and was universally known
an upright, honest man the noble
ct work of God. For the most part
D. his life he followed mechanical pu
l. suits in the cotton factory; but fin
E. ing his rheumatic troubles grown
le upon him, he left the factory busine
d and literally did what few men cou
n do, hewed out and built up anoth
is business, which yielded him goo
e living, and by which he purchased al
e paid for a comfortable home. His i
dustry knew no bounds. His gre
Z. Joy seemed to be in having enough
" do, and doing it. All the years
E. his residence in this town and longt
2. he had been an acceptable member
,e the Methodist church, and was alwa
ID among the first, at the beginning
h. the year to pay his "quarterage,"
a the ministers, and was truly libel