Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-29
State News.

G. A. Collamar, Sheriff of Addison coun-
ty, died at his residence in Bristol few
days since.
Mrs. L. B. Moore of Montgomery. has
pieced and quilted a bed quilt that has 1862
pieces.
Between 1905 and 100000 logs have
been cut in the mountain towns of Addison
county this season.
f. Mussey of Middlebury, recently had
several sheep killed by dogs, and many
more badly torn and mangied.
There is an unusual amount of sickness
in Stowe; four funerals within eight days.
The mumps are quite prevalent.
E. F, Washburn, of Starksboro, in 1868
. representative from that town, and now
its constable, has been held to bail in the
sum OF $500. to answer to a charge of for
gerry.
Dea. Spencer has sold his place on Main
street to Patrick Trainur; price $4,000
b. +. Peterson has sold his place on Sum-
mer street to Sylvanus Balch of Littleton.
-Ca2sdonian.
In the st. Adams butter market on Tues
day fall made brought from % to 50 cents
winter diaries from 20 to IS cents: and a
few small lots of new spring made from 80
to 80 cents. Shipments, ia tubs.
There were registered in the town of
Rutland for the year ending Dec 81, 1869,
800 births, % marriages, and 1874 deaths.
OF the deaths in 1869, seven were between
20 and so, two between so and 80, and
one 80.
Patrick Hogan of Bennington, recently
had his nose bitten off in Il fight, but was
supplied with a new one by the doctors,
taken from the skin and flesh of his fore
head. 1t has nearly healed, giving Pat
rick nose about as good as the old one.
w. 0. Campbell of Montgomery, raised
some good specimens of wheat the past sea
son. From one roOt-grown from a kernel
there were 10 stalks, bearing ! 1897 kern
els. On one head there were Ill kernels.
His entire crop amounted to POO bushels.
The gold mine in Peru has been tested
and found to be of value Ninety-six lbs.
of the quartz rock has been crushed. sepa-
rated and melted, and run into lump, the
value of which is Sl.75, the gold being IS
carets fine.
Lille, daughter Of G. w. Smith of Fac
tory Point, broke of the end Of a crochet
hook in her right eye last fall. The trag-
ment was half an inch in length and pen
etrated back Of the eve ball, where it re-
NAMED until Monday evening. March 18th.
when 1t was removed.
From telegram Just received by Rev.
!. Luce, Presiding Elder, st. Johnsburv
district, from Bishop Simpson, we learn
the Vermont Conference OftheM. Z. church
a. Springfield, will be postponed one week
or until the 2lst of April. Bishop Thomp-
son Of the Episcopal Board beng dead, is
the reason for the change in time-Iimes.
The dead body of John Hardy, whose
sister works in the City Hotel, Burlington,
was found on the ice in Lake Champlain.
on Tuesday last, about / miles from Bur
llngtOn. He resided in Keeseville, y. y,
and the last seen of him alive was when he
last week started to return home after a
visit to his sister.
On 1.-THE afternoon Of March Sth two barns.
a shed and hog pen, with ten tons of hay,
some she P, poultry. etc, belonging to
Stafford Luce OF Williamstown, were de
stroyed by fire supposed to have been caus-
ed by spark from pipe, while smoking
in the barn. They were insured for $500
loss $500.
Tuesday morning of last week repair
train on the Rutland and Washington rail-
road was thrown from the track near Pond
Bridge, few miles south Of Poultney. 4
misplaced rail caused il, and the car, went
down bank 30 feet high, Instantly killing
Peter Munin, besides seriously iniuring
two Others, one Of whom had his ribs brok-
en-.
An insane man. named James Lewis.
living at BartonsyilIe, attacked bis brother
with fire shovel, few days ago. while
the latter was asleep in a chair. After lay
ing open the scalp with two severe blows.
the insane fellow started toward an invalid
and helpless sister, evidently intending to
do her harm, when the brother revived suf-
ticiently to deter him. The lunatic after
wards cut his own throat.
As Alphonso Cheney. one of the alleged
Washington thieves of whom we spoke last
week, was first arrested he made a bold
push for liberty. Making his escape from
DOwnIngs store, he took leg bail Chelsea
ward, but a man who met him informed
officer +. NJ. Collins Of West TOpsham and
he started in pursuit, tracing him in the
snow. After going about three-fourths OF
a mile the track disappeared. and a search
revealed Cheney freed. he having climbed
up a fir tree, in the vain hope of eludinq
his pursuers. freeing gameis not unusual
but it Is not often ALLEGED criminals are
thus caught.
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\ Ia.o " was I.l"GG On SIc H9'e-s ana gro
GeIIgs III i'I''l'oIu l''SI 'IoHuay ana a olE
ia W ~ maui oi liquors III ever! pace
Int IIot g ,, erlnohI House, O'em-
visited bv the authorities I'VE .inorre,y
hope that the people will now follow mn
the thing until the viII9ra j. up~it;ad from
these uuisauces. Nearly u bg~roI of wbi..
KEY was found gt the Vermont ITansa
There is terrible howlipp aulor,, oartai,
parties over the loss of their warme,t and
most influential frIend.-TI10es
MI D. H. Loflns had a narrow escape
from severe injuries, II not instant death
one Gay lasI week, Whlle conveying the new
steam engine To the works OF the IRON orr
| company: Nhen near the brush factory
/ works, Wh!Ie passing over 4 piece OF ascend
! ing ground, with quite deep raylne on
one she, the road being icy, the rear enc
OF the wagon wheeled around and pulle(
the entire load backward, down toward th'
raylne; Luckily the wagon struck agalns
its nrooress otherwise the WAGON load an;
all must have been precipitated down tb,
embankment. and Mr. t.oring,s nositio,
was such that he could hardly have escan
ed, save almost bv a miracle from helm,
| literally crushed to death az the nondaT
Gus engine and boiler would ipfvitab,,
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