Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-14
State News.

bbdtO NOWGi
Butter ruled at 25c, at st. Adams, Tues
day.
S. Hutchinson has sold his farm to II.
Brown. Total price paid, 81 800.
. Catedonian.
Alanson Pierce of Norwich, has heifer |
that is Is months and 10 days old that has |
had calf that weighed Sc bounds.
The big Australian colt, which we made |
mention of in these columns two or three |
weeks ago, has been sold to Mr.. 7. Prescott
for $780, Caledonian.
The Caledonia County conference of Con-
gregational churches held their annual
meeting at Peacham, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The attendance was not large.
A horse belonging to D. Foss in attempt
ing to roll upon the ground, was caught by
sharp root or stone, and so badly torn
that he died in consequently tcsdeaIer.
Some months since Albert Goats was ar
rested at Windsor on a charge of bigamy,
and escaped over into New Hampshire
Recently he was recaptured at Batavia, n.
Y, where he was living with his brevet
wife and has been brought back to Wind
sor.
Darling & Kicker have bought the Heath
house with acres of land next to the mill
in Groton, for $1,000. Heath at the same
time bought the John Paul house for 1910,
and 10 acres of the VIM. Darling field of
V. B. Lance.
The Darling & Kicker mill in Groton,
will manufacture about 100000 feet this
season, and the Wells River company will
get out 1000, 900. About 8, 100000 will be
manufactured at all the mills in town dur
ing the season.
A boy named Stiles, 16 years old, son of
Mrs. Perley Stone of St. JOhnsbury, was
tried last Friday before Justice Howard
for assault with intent to commit rape up
on daughter of Perley Stone, who is not
of sound mind. He was found guilty of
assault and fined 50 and costs.-U Union.
Since the lodge of Good Templars in
Roxbury was organized in April, 1869,
there have been initiated 76 gentlemen and
81 ladies, making total of 127, and with
the withdrawal of IL, death of one and ex-
pulsion of one, leaves 115members in good
standing. This is very large lodge for so
small place and argues well for the cause
of temperance in Roxbury.
John H. French, Ii. D., the new Sec
rotary, on invitation, attended school pic
mic at Bristol in Addison county, on the
2Sth inst. The gathering was large; over
1900 were present by count. The teachers
from Vergennes, Middlebury and Bristol
were present. DR.. French left very ia
vorable impression, and alragree that the
Board of Education have selected a man
very competent for the position.
On Tuesday last at about O'Clock, p. M,
while Joseph Hutchins and his son Eugene,
and also Moses Leach, were blasting sand
from the bank near r. F. Parker's in VOL
colt, part of the bank caved and buried
Mr.. Leach and Eugene Hut;hins beneath
the sand. An alarm was quickly given
through the village of the accident, and
men, women and children ran with shovels
and hoes fer their relief Mr. Leach was
removed unframed Mr.. Hutchins was
insensible for some time. He was badly
bruised but no bones were broken. He
still suffers from the effects of lameness, but
is gaining slowly. -NewsdeaLer.
A few days since a message was brought
to Mr.. Croker of No. Hydepark that man
had fallen from his carriage Just up the
street. He with others was soon on the spot
where the poor man lay so utterly helpless
as to be obliged to "hoid on by the grass t.
lie STILL" He was carried down to Parker
the ruffian who knocked him from the loaC
sought out. He was found carefully con
cealed in bottle by the roadside where
RI q oociJapf banpopod No1, edIeoIor
We never could conceive of meanel
and more despicable thief than one who
would steal the coppers from the eyes of /;
/ dead negro, but meaner one than thai
Iyes in The State Cabinet at Montpeliel
iJs NJ The recess of the Legislature, ant
s.a;r aTara one of the show cases severa
ai"- 5f~i.tle intrinsic value except as rel
Tine most valuable was Syrian coil
aya9s he size of half dollar, and of ova
fern. /, vas coined in the reign of Anti
: bus f.upator, who reigned from 164 t
, / f. gra-s before Christ. On one side is tn
h,.a = the monarch, and on the revers
:, Jupiter is represented as holding a small
figure of Victory in his right hand and
spear in his left. On the sides and beneat
the figure of Jupiter is an inscription il
ancient Greek, which being interpreted
reads, 'Of King-Antoninus- goo
t Father"
r A copper penny, coined under the al
thority of the Republic of Vermont" e,
, ceedingly rare and valuable, being the on
J, ly one known in the State On one side
sun is seen rising from behind the hill
! with pillow in the foreground, the whol
surrounded on the margin with "Vermon
! ensium Res. Pugiea, 1885, On the ri
r verse is radiated eye, surrounded by thi
e teen stars, with the legend, "Quarta Dec
q ma Stella"
In addition to these were several othe
d coins, mostly copper and of much less va
t ue than the foregoing, but still of muc
!. more value in a coin collection than fl
use as currency.
We understand that the Curator of I'll
l. Cabinet has offered reward of S25 for Il
/. recovery of the money and the apprehe
; sion of the miserable thief-but SAYS if
: will return the two foregoing coins by lea
4 ing them in the Cabinet, no questions W
d be asked, and the scapegrace shall go u
q. molested.-Ffeeman.