Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-09-27
State News.

Farmers in Wilmington sell cider
at 81 so a barrel.
No less than 10 of the 80 Senators
elected have never before served in
that capacity.
On Wednesday of last week Albert
S. Pike OF West Roxbury killed
bear, which had destroyed ten of his
sheep, weighing 500 pounds.
Monday, IT'S tubs of butter were
sold in Richmond, bringing from 80
to 40 cents per pound, and 300 boxes
of cheese at from 10 to II cents.
The pay roll on the Passumpsic
road for August was.$23,000. Half
of it was paid to persons residing in
Lyndonville.
Mr.. Bailey, formerly editor and |
publisher of the Boston Herald, has
purchased lot in Stowe village, on
which he intends to erect a summer
residence.
St. Adams butter market, Tuesday, |
Sept. 20 was lively. and prices
ranged from 80 to 40 cents, accord |
ing to quality. Shipments: Butter,
1904 tubs; Cheese, 10 boxes.
Major Bowman is about to burn an
immense (400,00O) kiln of brick,
which is his last for this season.
Times.
The census returns, so far as
received, would seem to indicate that
the population of the State is less
than it was ten years since.
Election returns show six towns in
which representatives were not elect
ed-Greensboro, Granville, London
derry, Norwich, Fletcher and Calais.
Wide Awake Temple, l. 0. G. T.,
at Boynton, Stanstead, has so men,
bers. 1t has been in operation two
quarters. Beebe Plain Temple, one
year in operation, has 1874 members
in good standing.-Stanstead Journal.
About l o'clock on Saturday after
noon, a fire broke out in the village
hall in Rutland, in which were the
steamer and one hand engine. Both
engines were saved. The loss on
the building was about $1,000. The
fire was occaSioned by spontaneous
| combustion.
There are in Winhall 175 dwelling
houses, 1874 families, $40 inhabitants,
as follows: 433 white males, 400
white females, 4 black males, ) black
females and 200 legal voters. Mum
Der Of horses 157 cows 1876, oxen
15S, other cattle 426, and 1868 sheep.
Maurice Ferriter, a bright seven
years old son Of Eugene Ferriter of
BrattlebOro, was shot in the head on
Saturday afternoon, by the careless
handling Of a gun, heavily loaded
with buckshot, i'll the hands ofoue of
his mates. The little fellow lived
about half an hour after the accident.
The same hoy lost a leg by being
run over by the cars a year ago.
A small house belonging to Mr..
John Brock, short distance north
Of the village. was destroyed by fire
at about l o'clock on Sunday morn
ing. The house had been unoccupied
| for several days. A French Canadian
named Woods who lately occupied
the premises has been bound over for
trial for burning the house.-Stan-
stead Journal.
On Monday the 18th inst the barns
of Mr. Henry G. Buckland Of Barns
ton, were all destroyed by fire, to-
gether with all the contents, consist
ing of about 90 tons Of hay, 40 tons
of straw, 5 hogs, and most of his
farming tools. Loss estimated from
$4,000 to $4,000. Insured in the
Home for $500, U. 5. currency.
The origin Of the fire is not known.
-Stanstead Journal.
We are glad to learn that Mr..
Lucius Gilmore has received the ap-
pbintment of freight agent of the
Passumpsic railroad at this place.
1t is gratifying to Mr.. Gilmore and
his many friends that he has so far
won the confidence of the public that
this important station has been offered
him. He enters upon his new duties
in his old place, the first of October
I-CaIcdonian.
Two of Loren Hale's children Of
Waterford, went to bed Saturday
evening. leaving a candle burning for
a third one. After they had gone
TO sleep some one heard a noise in
the room, and opening the door found
it filed with smoke, and the children
nearly suffocated. The candle had
set fire to some clothing. The timely
discovery saved a diSaster.-C0Iedo-
MAN.
The following abstract of the new
census for Orange county, shows the
present population of the towns men
toned with their gain or loss since
the census of 1860.
West Fairlee 1913, gain 3; Tibet
ford 1911, loss 265; Tunbridge
! 1905, loss al; Vershire 114O gain
Sc; Strafford, 1890, loss PIG; Fairlee
416, loss 1873; Braintree 1866, loss
| 1853; Brookfe!d 1869, loss 252:
Chelsea 1927, loss 23O; Randolph
$3.50, gain 3l8; Williamstown 1886,
loss al.
Dennis Rafferty, of Danville,
drunken man who was acting hostler
for Aaron Smith, made an unprovoked
assault upon VIM. H. Stone, Monday
evening, striking him twice over the
head with lantern, and giving seri-
Gus injury. He was examined before
justice Preston, and bound up in $500
bonds; in default of which he was
brought to Jail in this place.
E. A. Parks of Passumpsic, has
made from cows from June to
September l, 1870 lbs. of butter and
100 pounds of cheese. besides what
has been consumed in two families.
The cows are grade Attorney, two
Of them being two years old, two
three years old, and two four years