Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-25
State News.

state NEWS,
The Passumpsic X. r. pays a semi-an
nual dividend of 8 per cent. February LIST.
Eight persons united with the Congre-
gational church in Bridport, by profession
of faith, on Sunday the I'd inst.
New y ears at st. Adams was devoted to
liquor seizures, dealers being visited, and
about seven hundred gallons seized.
The State prison at Windsor is decidedly
a financial failure, showing a deficit for the
past year of 6,279. The prison has Ii
brary of 800 volumes
The Baptist church in Perlinsville, was
set on fire Monday morning, the 10th, as
is supposed, by incendiaries, but it seems
the fire went out Of itself without doing |
much damage.
Henry Jondo, while at work in King
ley's wooden mill at Salisbury, last Thurs
day, was caught in the machinery and |
killed almost nstantly.-Register.
An old man named James Blanchford of
Cabot, while putting up mis- horse the other
night after visit, fell dead of heart dis |
ease.-North Star.
We are glad to learn that the lecture COM
mittee have succeeded in securing Bishop |
Simpson, who will probably give the last |
lecture of the course, in the latter part of
February. Caled0nian.
Considerable religious interest has been
developed in Orwell since the week of
PRAYER, manifested in increased activity on
the part of christians and few CONVEX
-io Dravr hpnn frpOnpnt
and well attended.-Regjster.
Mr.. J. L. Thornton, an employee in the
Passumpsic railroad shops at Lyndonville,
had his thumb badly jammed on Monday,
by being drawn into some gearing.-Cdle-
DOMAIN.
Mr.. Scion B. Wright of this town had
one of his feet badly smashed, and some of
upon it some three weeks since. He has
not been able to get out yet Caledonidn.
John RAYMOND Of Pomfret lately killed
his turkeys and threw the heads, entrails,
etc, to the hog, and the next morning the
hog was dead. 1t has been proved true on
several occasions that these things are
poisonous to hogs.
his leg broken by log rolling upon him
while in the woods on last Saturday. He
| laid in the woods alone from two o'clock
until dark, when his oxen returned home,
and search revealed Mr.. Carbee in the
| helpless state above alluded to- aledoni-
/ an.
! The parties who bid off the wooden mill
at West Concord have concluded not to
/ take it, and the same is advertised for auc-
ton again on Saturday the 22d. The prop
erty was struck off for Sl4,l0 and is re-
| garded by good judges as worth $50, 00O.-
But the parties who struck it off looked
upon it as IAN elephant" and did not know
what TO do with the animal Union.
Within the radius of two miles in Bird
port during the recent gale, not less than
/ five hundred pine trees have been destroy
ed, or so badly damaged as to make it nee
essary to use them at once for lumber or
fuel Mr. Skiff lost about $50, others from
20 to 30. The Congregational church had
one chimney blown over, damaging the
slate roof.-Register.
The American Hone and Box CO., at
Wolcott employ from - to 20 men at the
present time In addition to this business
they are manufacturing about 600 fork
stales day. and on this work they employ
6 more hands. They have also three wo-
men who work on clothespins and boxes.
In all there are nearly 80 hands employed
at the factory. The stone works are in
creasing daily, and are giving good salts
taction.-Newsdealer
Warren Ellis of Worcester, while draw
ing logs last week, had his leg caught be-
tween two logs in such a manner as to
make a serious wound just below the knee.
The flesh WAS torn and jammed and the
bone splintered considerably, being, as the
doctor said worse than broken leg.-Free-
nun.
States Attorney Bingham brought up
Mr. Curtis Eastman last week, for an as
sault upon Ezra c. Jones, and after an all
night trial the court fined Eastman so and
costs Eastman undertook to drive Ezra
away from a spring where he had been in
the habit Of getting water-using an ak as
persuader, and Ezra defended himself
with a scythe. No blood was shed.-Nelcs-
deuler
The barn roof of Samuel Clark of John
son, was blown off in the recent gale, and
striking with fearful crash on another
out building crushed it like an egg shell
The family being in mOmentary expecta.
ton that the house would blow over, left
it and spent the remainder of the night al
neighbours.
Mrs. Clark, woman in feeble health
was so much frightened and exhausted thai
, she has been confined to her bed ever since
-Ne,csdeqler.
E The State Insurance Commissioners re
port "there can be little doubt but that tn,
, amount of premiums paid to foreign insur
ance companies is at least $500 900 NOR,
, than is paid for losses in the state" Thi
is suicidal. No one who regards his owl
, interest and that of his state should insure
in foreign company if he can do it a
p cheaply at home.
r ANOTHER WARNING.-A week ago las
5 Saturday afternoon, the engineer of
) freight train, which was passing over tn,
, road north of Swanton Falls perceived al
? object lying on the track some distanc
: ahead. He Immediately reversed his en-
CINE, and by putting on all brakes. was S,
! fortunate as to stop the train within a few
feet of the object, which proved to be
! young man, IL or Is years of age, in tn
l worst state of intoxicatiOn.
. Main street was made hideous on Satur
day night, by terrific cries eminating from
! one of the "fallen" that infest our streets
1t seems that the FALLEN one" made use q
some words that were objected to by brut
I in human form, who struck her with bot
/ tie, and then kicked her, terribly cuttin
, up her face and otherwise bruising he,
i One of our physicians, who dressed he
bruises, considers them serious. She
: known by the name of Rosina Rockwell
Transcript
5 Samuel and Horace Wright of Lyndon
e were arrested on Wednesday. the forme
e on the charge of assault and disturbing tn
public peace. the latter on the charge G
assault with intent to kill. The facts, a
e we learn them, are that Horace Wrigh
y and wife separated some time since, an
!, their child has been living with its fathe
at LyndOnville. On Monday Mrs. Wrigh
went to Lyndonville and brought the chill
back with her to the house of Gardne
Wheeler. That evening Horace Wrigh
with his father and another man called q
u the house of Mr.. Wheeler and demande
. the child. Their request was refused whe
Q they proceeded to use some force accom-
} ] panied with threats and succeeded in get
Il ting possession of the child, for which the
! were arrested. We understand they clair
I; that they were acting under the authorit
u of an officer at the time. Their examine
J. ton occurs today, Thursday when tn
/ facts in the case will be fully developed
> We believe the mother has a petition i
court for the custody of the child.-S
o Jahnsbury Times.
2 SAD AccIDENT.-Through private il
( formation we learn the facts concernin
a the sudden death of Amos Green, formerl
a resident of Enosburgh. 1t seems M
% Green, accompanied by friend, set out ft
: San Luis Obispo, CAL, about the 10th
IS November last, and at one of the station
: Nor-c Ill ,,,h o.. i. !