Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-08-16
State News.


ran up to 100, at Paddock's Village
to lO2, and at the depot to 104.
Thomas Howard of St. Johnsbury,
was arrested last Tuesday on CON-
plant of a McCowen girl from the
East village, who says he is the father
of her recent offspring. He gave
bail for appearance to court.
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.-A CORES
pondent writes that on the night of
the I'd inst, heavy shower passed
over Lunenburgh, accompanied with
vivid lightning and heavy thunder
The lightning struck horse in the
east part of the town, throwing his
shoes off and cutting a hole in his
head and another in his neck; also
singing the hair off his legs and body
in many places as large as a mans
hand. These patches look as though
the hair was pulled cut. The horse
was alive at last accounts, but much
swollen and not expected to live
CaIedonian.
After the close of the recent annu-
al meeting of the Passumpsic Railroad
Company at Newport, Henry Keyes,
Esq, was reelected President, but
with the understanding that the &C.
tive duties of the Office would be at
tended to by some other member of
the Board of Directors. President
Reyes is to give most OF his attention
to the railroad in Kansas, in which
he and others are engaged in con-
structing, and to which Congress, in
its late session, donated public lands
in amount somewhat satisfactory to
the parties interested in the enter
prise.-Caledonian.
A week ago last Saturday, in a
quiet village not far distant, son OF
an esteemed Methodist minister OF
an adjoining town came to pay his re-
spects to a young lady acquaintance;
who, it is to be inferred, had other
admirers near home. This young
gentleman, as it seems, had made
himself obnoxious to the envious by
remarking that he should have been
in Germany ere this time, had it not
been for the foreign war and like
provoking sayings, until their smother.
ed Indignation found vent in the fol.
lowing manner: Some little prepare
ton the succeeding Monday night
left matters in shape for a last ride.
ulous scene Tuesday morning. Young
America, with a few initiated ones OF
more years, were in the streets, watch
ing for him whose white hat had been
soiled with a boot brush, whose wag
on had been elevated in front by ex
changing places of the fore and hind
wheels, whose horses tail had been
sheared to the skin, excepting a few
hairs at the very tip. This trick
might have been pardonable, morally
had not perpetrators added insult tC
injury by inquiring, as be was cross
ing the bridge at the Southern ex
tremity of the village, "if he was al
ready on his way to Germany
Times.
A meeting of stockholders for th,
election OF Directors of the Lamoille
Valley Railroad was held at the town
hall in Hyde Park, August 9th, anC
r was very fully attended. The meet
ing was called to order by the Presi
dent, who gave quite an extended &C
count of the progress, work done, &c.
on the line Of the road, and though
it was progressing as fast as we coulC
reasonably expect, and that q genera
feeling along the line is that we are t,
have the Lamoille Valley Railroad
and it is to be success. Chief eng
e neer Mitchell gave his annual report
e which was very clear, precise and del
mite. After which the chair appoint
ed A. L. Moves, P. K. Gleed and Ir
! f. Dean, as Board to receive an,
canvass the votes for Directors, whe
the following persons were declare
: elected; W. Brigham, Hyde ParE
S Franklin Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury
Jas. D. Bell, Walden, John FL. George
g Hardwick, Oif Abel, Wolcott, Gee
q w. Hendee: Morristown, Orang
Buck, Johnson, R. S. Read, Fairfield
!, D. D. Wead, Sheldon, o. S. RixforC
), Highgate, A. B. Jewett, Swanton.-
If At directors meeting, Waldo Bri!
: ham was chosen President of the Con
pany; j. Fl. George, Clerk; D. 1
e Wead, TreaSurer.-Times.