Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-22
State News.

Dogs have been tearing sheep in Middle
bury.
The liquor law is to be enforced in Ben
nington.
Senator Edmunds is building a residence
in Washington.
The South Ryegate Presbyterian church
was built in 1849.
[. 5. Marshal Foster is to have his office
at Burlington.
VIM. Adams of Passumpsic has COM
menced a suit against K. P. Harvey for
SANDER, laying the damage at $4,000.
A vote on woman suffrage was recently
taken in 4 meeting Of ladies in Westmin-
ster West; every vote was in the negative
There are two churches at Ryegate Cor
ner, the United Presbyterian, which was
built in 1921, and the Reformed Presbyte-
rian.
But one man among the workiRgmen in
the Vermont Central Passenger car shops
can be found who is in favor Of women
suffrage.
The amount of wood consumed by the
Vermont Central Company's locomotives
during the months Of December and Janu-
airy last was 1912 cords, costing the sum of
$4,000.
The st. Adams Butter Market Tuesday,
March Is, was very quiet Fall made
brought from Is to 80 cents, and winter
diaries from % to % cents. Shipment,
26j tubs.
MOrristown has voted a tax of ID cents
on the dollar on the grand list to pay the
bounty claim of soldiers who reenlisted in
the field during the war, aud did not re-
ceiye any bounty.
The Fairbanks are building a permanent
bridge across the river, from their store to
the boarding house, to take the place of
the temporary one erected after the great
treshet.-C dled0aian.
The Burlington Free Press records As a
singular circumstance the fact that fire still
remains, making its presence known by
heat and smoke, among the ruins of the
Lake House in that city, which was burn
ed on the Sth of last November
Mrs. Hubbell, the oldest lady in VOL
colt, made party on her 90th birthday.
There were ten old ladies present, all of
them widows, and living within two and
one half miles of each other. The sum of
all their ages is 775 years.
f. Walbridge of Bangor, Me-, formerly
Of Cabot, son of Ames Walbridge, aged 81
years fell dead, Feb. 70, and a post mortem
examination disclosed a rent in his heart
two inches long, caused by the disgorge-
ment of blood.
We are glad to learn that the charges
made against Capt. F. c. Harrington of
the Sd Vermont Regiment. which led to
his resignation, have been satisfactorily
explained at the War Department, and the
! Captain has procured an honorable dis
charge from the service, dated at the time
of his resignation.
1 Mr.. RObt. Beattie of Ryegate recently
made quite an extensive sale Of mich COWS
| to Deming & Tilleston of Fairlee-ten in
number-for 500. Also four to J. B. Mel
| son of this town, at 800 each.
j. Duff, formerly of NOrrisyille, mas Just
| taken possession of RObt. Nelson's $4,000
farm for one year. Mr.. Nelson intend.
prospecting in the South the coming sum
mer.-C aledonian.
The ladies of the Congregational churcl
| and society of Cabot held a levee at TIT
! dwelling house of Mr.. VIM. Haines. for thu
/ purpose Of raising money to replenish tn,
:. :, Library. The receipts, above expen
ses, were $40. A good time generally wa
had by old and young.
Mr.. John Austin has sold his farm at tn,
top of the long hill to Messrs. Whitney
for S1650.-CaledOHiaH.
During the recent female suffrage con
vention in Brattleboro, little boy wa
found in the street in tears and grea
trouble. "What is the matter?" asked
sympathizing passer by. To which inquir,
the little fellow blubbered out ''My moth
er's gone to the women's town meeting
and she didn't leave out nothing to eat"
A writer in the New York Evening Pos
says that FIVE hundred thousand pounds o
maple sugar are annually made in Ver
mont. In 1850, according to the censu.
this product, for this State, was about te
million pounds, and owing to the advanc
in price, and consequent profit in carryin
on the business, the product has probabl
doubled since that time.
Mr.. Ora Boyce of Roxbury, while choI
ping in the woods, recently met with s.
we're accident. Just as he had fnishe
chopping off tree he stepped back, whe
the tree falling lodged in the limb of al
other, and was thrown from its STUN
striking him on the left leg below the kne
breaking both bones; there being a lc
on the other side of it wedged his leg con
, pleteiy as if in a vice. He shouted fl
help, but none being at hand he took h
AK and cut the tree off again. He the
crawled some ten rods to where his tea
, was and rode to his house.
S. H. Rowell of South Peacham has
4 COW from which has been made in the pa
- eleven months 80 pounds of butter, I'll
butter having all been weighed at eaC
churning, besides furnishing new milk fl
a family of from seven to fifteen person
= The COW has not been dry for the last 81
years, and at no time given over ten quar-
of milk at a milking, has had no feed b.
G grass during the summer months. and Il
a remaining time has been fed on hay al
s four quarts of shorts daily.-1imes.
Captain VIM. A. Newman, we'll know
to many of our readers, died at TOront
u Canada, Saturday last, the 9th inst. CaI
Newman served with distinction in t
: Mexican war, having lost an arm in t
4 battle OF CherubuscO, and was brevett
for gallantry in that action. He serv
: recently for several years a. captain of t
II Capitol police at the United States Capitt
K and has for some time been stationed
o Toronto as special agent of the Treasu
. Department. He was brother-in law
o Hon. F. Z. Woodbridge, ex-member
a Congress from National Repa
d icaH.
10 Mr.. Geo. Lambertine of Marshfeld CO..
mitted suicide by hanging himself in t
barn March II. Mr. Lambertine was
y unmarried man, aged about 80 years "
known through the country as che
of peddler, in which he had done quite an {
n tenslve business. In his vest pocket v
found note, saying they would find lett
In his trunk for his friends, among viii
RS was one to the young lady to whom he v
-. soon to be married. Also, one to his ia
= er and mother, and each of his broth
lg and sisters. In these he gave no parti