Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-02-22
State News.
Vermont has 525 physicians.

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The National Bank of Burlington
has individual deposits to the amount
of S173,497,39.
The tariff on local freight over the
Bennington and Rutland Railroad has
been reduced one quarter since Feb
ruary 1st.
A. P. Upper Esq, of East Middle
bury has been appointed agent for the
sale of lands in Western Virginia.
Register.
The number OF deaths in Brattlebo-
70, during the year 1869, not inclu-
ding the asylum, was 63, and the num-
Der of births 81.
Emory Hovey of Waterford sent
this week to market bull that weigh
ed $500 lbs. He had become 80
cross that he was not considered safe.
-Caledonian.
B. B. Corser has bought of A. j.
Willard the house on the south east
corner of church street, till recently
the methodist parsonage. Consider
alton $3,25O.-Caledonidn.
A revival has been in progress in
the village Of Lunenburg for the past
three weeks, resulting in the CONVEX
sion of some twenty-five persons.
An oyster supper for the benefit of
Rev. R. n. J. Johnson, methodist, was
given in the town hall at Lunenburg,
about two weeks ago, which resulted
in raising 800.
There were As marriages, 81 births
and A deaths in the town Of Middle
bury during the year 1869, as ap
pears from the reports of the District
clerks.-Register.
The religious interest in Orwell
still continues. The meetings are fire.
quent and fully attended and while
the church is rejoicing in the quicken
ing influences of the spirit, man!
others are beginning to see the ligh
and to walk in it.-Register.
Miss Lucy Bliss has taught schoo
eight years at Stockbridge, withou
the loss of a single day. As she live
two miles from the school-house, sh
must have walked more than 1900
miles in the time.
An attempt to escape was made b
the prisoners in the Middlebury ia
last week but without success. The
had opened one door and were tryin
the second when discovered. The
have since had the privilege of lods
ing in their cells every night.-Regl
ter.
J. II. Skinner, now in our jail III
| der $4,000 bonds for forgery, is Gale
for, on two similar complaints frol
the other side of the mountain. 1t
said that his name over there is quit
different from his name here, and thu
both these names are different fro
the one he was born with.-Registe
:, Luther Nichols of Lunenburg h;
f sold his farm to Levi F. HartShorn ft
: $4,000. Possession given April l.
Nichols bought farm of J. NJ. Do6g
+ but when writings were being mac
: Mr.. Dodge backed out, and the la
heard of them they were talking abo
damages.-Lwdon Union.
GRoTON.-The methodist church
Groton was built in 1887. II
: church numbers over 1875 membe
d and has a usual average attendant
2, Of $50. 4 prosperous sabbath scho
J is connected with the church, superi
: tended by L. Fl. Stowcll, formerly
:, St. Johnsbury. The minister is Re
e Mr.. Forest.
:, The baptist church was built
= 1866 and contains so pews which Sc
five persons each. The church e
braces over 10 members, with an g
Y erage attendance on the sabbath
Il 100. The society owns good pr
= 8onage and pays their minister So
/ salary. The church is Close Comm
n Mon, but the Free Will Baptists ha
II a church in town of some twenty me
e bers, but have held no regular me,
ings for two years past.-Lyad
D. Union.
= Bennington county is stirred by
Is exciting dispute about the location
70 the county buildings. North Bennir
ton claims them on account of its CT
:, traI position, and because only o
i court house and Jail need then
~ built, while East Bennington and Ma
i chester unite their forces to have t.
~ shire towns as formerly-which W
J double the expense. The vote is
- be taken on Tuesday, the 22d inst
a PEACHAM.-In the post norton
- animation of the lungs of Miss Brs
lie ley, who died very suddenly on t
lie 25th ult., in consequence las was 81
IN posed of a fall on the ice, on the 2;
ly the lower part ofthe lungs were fou
- to be ossiied to a certain extent, a
ar in a manner never before observ,
er There were a great number of SIN
'k bones, the longest about an inch
er length, and varying in size and sha
m It would be only a slight exagge
l. ton to say the lungs were full of the
at The immediate cause of death "
d congestion of lungs, however. ]
re Parker has taken measures to call I
ne attention of eminent medical men
lg this singular CASE Caledonian.
y. A GRoToN CHAP OUTDoNE.-A C
~ tain young man in Groton who
Nv wont to come shrewd games upon
- young friends recently got paid
- handsomely by one who has prov
~ himself enough for him. The circu
=; stances were as follows: A young n
tb from Jefferson Hill, Newbury, is in
w. habit of paying his addresses to
~ young lady living in Groton, and
; the early part of the winter he W,
or to call upon her, carrying along "
him grist, which, when ground,
left at the residence of this shire
~ young chap, while he was engaged
NO the agreeable occupation of COURT
~ The Groton wit assisted by some G
~ ers emptied the meal out of the b;
" filled them again with ashes and
left them. The young man from ]
IN erson Hill returning among the "v