Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-01
State News.

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State News.
az Butter sold in St. Adams last week at
from 25 to 80 cents for winter-made, and
from 80 to sc for fall.
The St. Adams Daily Messenger is to be |
suspended for want Of adequate support.
1t is to die regular and legitimate death |
not given over to absorption"
The number Of names contained in the |
new st. Adams Directory is 1850 The .
number Of streets Al. The number of firms |
for the transaction of business, 40. The |
Smiths number "a, and the lawyers y.
\. B. Stevens, Esq, formerly of the
Newbury House has bought the Trotter
House in Bradford for $4,000 and will now
open hotel that will be an honor to the
place and a credit to himself, for he knows
how to keep a hotel. Times.
Moses Ladd Of Waterford, who is in his
18th year, recently on visit at Jonathan
Adams his S0n-in-law, accidently fell dis
locating his shoulder-Times.
T. B. Wheeler of Waterford, lost valu-
able horse for which he had refused 5000,
last Monday from inflammation of the
bowels. 1t had been examined for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the cause of its death
and the entrails were dropped through a
scuttle into the pig pen, and on the follow
ing morning his pigs, two in number, were
/ found dead. Times.
/ The house of Mr.. Jackson Upper in
\ Bakersfield was entirely destroyed by fire
on Thursday last. 4 large quantity of
grain was burned. Loss about $4,000 and
insured for $1,000. The hotel of Mr. f. H.
Beals was also partially burned. Loss
about $1,000 and covered by an insurance.
R. NJ Beattie of Ryegate has an Ayrshire
and Durham COW which has made $50 lbs.
Of butter between April, 1869. and Feb. Il,
1870, besides supplying four persons in the
family with milk She was kept on fall
feed after haying, with meal in the winter
tldoa.
VIM. Switzer of West Burke was last
week arrested and tried at Trull's hotel,
charged with stealinga barrel of -four from
II. w. Rhodes. He claimed that he bot
it. but Rhodes testified that he met him in
the road and tried TO sell him barrel,
saying that he would sell to anybody on
days time, if his brother. c. A. Rhodes, in
not sell him any Switzer then went to
the mill and told the miller he had bought
it and took the -four away. The jury dis
charged him, on the ground that he thought
he had bought it Union.
We have received a letter from man in
Westmore, stating that an Irishman named
VIM. Mctarlan, sometimes called Little
BILL had bought the .. A. Parker farm.
and was doing well enough till he stole
four Of Bennett Curtis sheep from his pas
ture last fall for which he was glad to settle
by paying $3.50. Last winter, when draw
ing logs for John NcSherry, he occasional
II slipped a log into the Allard mill and
sold it as his own property. McSherry was
, informed of the fact. but was unwilling to
believe it till this year he hired him, put a
watch on him, and discovered him stealing
and the next day, learning that a warrant
was issued for his arrest, he left for the
Queens dominiOns- Union.
IT. JoHNsBURY.-The f. Richardson
farm sold last week for $1,000. Six years
ago it was sold for $500, and considered
: dear
= L. W. Colby sued the town Of Concord
, for damage done to his horse and wagons
: last October. by reason of insufficient roads
The case was tried in Pierce & Burke's Of
] fee last Monday and Tuesday The de-
: fence was want of notice, improper care IN
p driving, loading, etc. There was a large
attendance at the trial and much interest
, was manifested in the result. On Tuesday
, evening. the jury took the case and after
? - minutes consultation brought in YER
; dict for plaintiff Of SO and his costs S26.3l
! Defendants appealed.
On Wednesday last Lafayette Ladd, sor
of John Ladd of Waterford was arrested
e and fined 50 and costs for stealing a ha
+ from Halsev Bullock at the Avenue House
!. Iadd was at Lyndonville the night before
and somebody stole his hat. and to ge
! even with the village, he committed tn,
t larceny on Bullock's property, while h,
!. was at dinner, BullOck's great misfortun,
was that he lived in Lvndonville-Jh Union
? 4 SINGULAR CHARACTER-In the tow
of Fletcher, there dwells a man by the nam,
: ONO matter what-aged about 30 years
J. His mother died seven years ago, and h,
+ was thus left alone in this cold and pitiles
- world with no one to care for him. He sole
: his house and took refuge in his barn, anC
has since made that leaky edifce his home
= He has a cavern in the hay NOV in which
: he sleeps with no other covering than Al
old quilt He feeds himself principally OF
: brown bread, crackers, raw pork and milk
= He never has any washing done, but whel
d? he has occasion to purchase any new cloth
: ing, he wears it without change until it j
L worn out. He does the most of his owl
: mendinc. and unon the whole le.ds rothc
q uncomfortable existence. When youn
bo fNry,,oJ Oft ont To- n
lady who failed to reciprocate, and that
J what's the matter" with him. His affeC
If tons are now centered on four-legget
# colt.
+ It was argued in one of the late Farm
& ers' Club meetings in Waterford that stra,
u fed to cattle was worse than useless an
u that Durham stock take the tops of all feed
1. Ifthese men would examine the COWS own
, ed by J. p. Carr, they would see their Ell
- ror Mr.. Carr raises a large amount G
u wheat and feeds the straw to his COWS. T
Ii day they are well fit for the butchers knife
n Thus writes the "straw man. from thi
! town. Union.
m The railroad company have Ill men EN-
= ployed about their shops. divided as fo
. lows: y machinists, II blacksmiths an
a. helpers watchers and wipers, boile
m makers, brass molder 3 stationery engir
- GERS, and fremen, 4 painters. patter
i makers, car inspectors, 20 carpenters, l
Il laborers. There are also 80 train men
u follows: 10 engineers, l l fremen 4 freigl
~ conductors, 9 passenger conductors and l
brakemen. They have also several sho
L. hands at North Derby, 3 at North Thetfor
II and 8 at White River Junction. Union.
re A new engine, named "Henry Reyes"
Y the shops is nearly completed. 1t weigh
tb 90 tons, and is beautiful piece of worl
Three more engines are commenced, one
them being small, called pony" for tt
IS Rock Island spur. All will be complete
by in year from now. Two passenger car
". 10 box cars, and 20 platforms are on tt
:. stocks to be completed this summer
lit new drovers' saloon, new freight salool
en- and 10 hand cars will be commenced 500
he = Union.
The amount Of butter shipped fro
la St. Adams market during the mont
lid of January was 2,15T tubs, or l2f
Use $50 pounds, which, at the ayerae
in price paid for the month, brought s.
DIV $3.50. During the same time. Il
Did amount of cheese shipped was sixt
an four boxes, or 1920 pounds.