Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-26
State News.

There are 420, 905 acres in Addison Co.
The Congregational churches in Addison
county have a membership of 1855.
Vermont in 1871 had population of
14,7S7.
Vermont was admitted into the Union in
1871, 70 years ago.
There are 1856 persons liable to taxation
in Vermont.
The Good Templars of Chelsea have put |
stop to liquor selling in that town.
The appraisal of real estate in Franklin
county is 50, 463,598.
Bakersfield in 1860 had a population Of
l ,451, y less than it had in 1850.
There has been great mortality among
COWS in Danville this spring and others are
sick.
Mr.. Edgar Hill of Bridport recently sold
fine three years old colt for six hundred
dollars
The population of Cornwall in 1860 was
977, having decreased in the previous ten
years l78.
There are POI members of Congregations
al churches il Franklin county, less than
80 years of age.
Hon. John Strong of Addison was a
member of the Governors council from
1877 to 1904, IL years.
Many beautiful specimens containing
organic remains are obtained in Grand Isle
county, of great interest to the geologist.
Wednesday of last week barn of Isaac
Cheeseman, of Jacksonville, was burned,
together with all the cows in it.
R. H. Whittier of Montpelier is the own
er of a horse % years old, that has run a
meat cart or sleigh for 81 years.
The charter name of the town of Sutton
was Billy Mead" and was altered to its
present name Oct. 10, 1872.
A young son of Ira H. Paul of Burling-
ton, fell into cistern last Saturday, and
was apparently dead when rescued, thro'
the exertions of J. W. Chase he was resus-
| citated.
John Down of Bennington, recently de-
| ceased, few days before his death, called
in a carpenter and ordered his coffin, Civ
| ing directions in regard to it, for he said
he believed his end was near.
Barron Moulton, esq, and wife, expect
! to start for California next Monday, to visit
| d daughter located at San Francisco Mr.
Moulton intends to be away until fall
-CaledoRiaa.
We learn that the Congregational church
and society at Lyndon Corner have raised
| 5000, and secured the services of Rev. NJ
! III -, l. ~ -
is a little increase Of salary over that of
last year. Caled0niaR.
Mrs. Emory Frye of Concord, while look
ing for hens eggs, recently, fell from the
scafold upon the barn floor, breaking her
leg below the knee and dislocating her
ankle. She was considerably bruised else
where, but is now doing we'll Union.
A son of Mr.. Ira H. Dayton of Addison,
a lad of about nine years of age, recently
found five spotted adder eggs in the woods.
and not knowing what they were, put them
in his pocket where one of them Matched
and revealed to him the nature of the game
once.
BUTTER MARKEr-Ihe largest portion
of the butter brought to market today sold
for from SO to 26 cents-average price paid
35c. A few choice lots brought 10 cents
The amount shipped was $40 tubs The
firm of 5. C. Noble & Co, purchased IS
tubs for which they paid from 20 to 38c
per pound.-TroascriPt,
John Gould, esq, of this village, has an
old fashioned (eight day brass clock, near
ly 100 years old, having been made by Levi
] l. H. = L 7.
was first set up in Gilmanton, in the house
of Scribner Midget, where it stood for the
period of 81 years and was brought to
Walden about 81 or 80 years ago. 1t vet
keeps exact time, and will descend a an
heir loom, in all probability, to future gen
erations.-North STIR.
A cores pondent from Lyndonville writes
u that he has noticed in our paper. ac-
counts of bedquilts being pieced up with an
almost Infinite variety of pieces. but that
he doesn't believe any of them equal in
number 70 quilt pieced by Mrs. L. NJ.
Kent of that village which contains 800
pieces. We believe Mrs Kent is ahead
thus far, but will she remain 50. with 50
many ambitious girls all about Vermont?
fireman.
Recently Jacob Black of Burlington, has
shown symptoms of insanity, which at last
became SO well defined as to necessitate
sending him to the asylum at Brattleboro.
The cause of his alteration of mind is al
legged to be drugs or poison administered
from motives Of revenge by female en-
ployed in the family with which he lived
He was young man of steady and indus
trious habits and much respected by all
who knew him.
, The barn of Geo. T. Smith, on Colches-
ter avenue. Burlington was discovered tc
be on fire about ) o'clock last Monday NOR.
ming, aud was entirely consumed The
house some distance from the barn. also
, took fire. and but for the water from a fish
pond Of Mr.. Catlin that too must have been
destroyed. The firemen worked with &
hearty good viii, but their efforts did not
amount to much, for lack of water, until
they got at the fish, pond. Loss $4,000. The
origin of the fire was probably incendiary
FIRE-About fifteen minutes past y on
Sunday morning fire broke out in the
building owned by J. Burnham on Rail.
road street St JOhnsbury The fire is sup
posed to have caught from astove standing
too near partition. twas apparent from
: the first that the Burnham building coulC
not be saved. The wind was blowing from
/ the south but not violently. The dwelling
4 house oil. C. Woodbury. on the north anC
the dwelling house of Daniel Colby on the
south oeing much lower were not seriously
2 | exposed till the Burnham building hac
been burning for considerable time. The
alarm did not spread rapidly-still wher
= Deluge No. reached the ground neither
: Of the adjoining houses had taken fire; haC
| the hose been of sufficient strength to have
I | resisted the pressure without bursting, it i;
thought the coniagratiOn would, with the
: assistance of Torrent No. l, which was soor
: on the ground, have been confined to the
{ Burnham building. After little, hoWey
, er, both engines were brought upon the
Woodbury. and Colby houses both of which
were by this time well on fire. Lines were
formed to the river and the activity anC
efficiency of the men contributed much
towards preventing the flames from spread
ing to the barn of Mr.. Colby-which con
tanned hay and reached some distance to
: ward the outbuildings belonging to Mr.
! RandalFs block. The barn was on fire
: and the gable end toward the burning
building gave evidence of the vigilance o
those, who standing upon the shed, pre-
: vented the flames from extending in tina
9 direction. The barn was saved. Had i
! burned, it is probable the Randall blocE
= and indeed the entire east side of Railroad
street toward the south would have beer
swept away.
The Hook and Ladder Co., did efiicien
! service in demolishing the shed which con
+, nected Mr. Colby's barn with his house.
Mr.. Burnham's insurance on his build
e log was to the amount of $4,000. His stool
was insured for $4,000.
:, d. A. B. Bailey lost nearly all his house
| hold furniture, wearing apparel, tools
e patterns, &c No insurance
e Mr. Flanders lost the furniture and near
i ly all his wearing apparel. The Insurance.
on the billiard hall furniture was $780,