Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-04
State News.

Abby Jane Barton sold her fam IN
Monkton recently for $3.50.
The receipts of the fair held last Tues
day evening by the ladies Of the Episcopal
church in Vergennes amounted to S254.
Mr.. Satterly futile of Vergennes, while
chopping wood recently, cut his foot bad
". but he is able to be about and from
present indications will soon recover.
Charles Pierce, who is under indictment,
for burglaries. was released from Jail last
Tuesday on bail, the bond being fixed at
$1,000 and signed by his father.-Register.
Richard Bradley of Brattleboro, has de-
clined $1,000 for two years old colt, and
a like amount for a colt only four months
old, both of the Young America stock.
Col. Amasa ;. Tracy has been appointed
postmaster at Middlebury-a recognition
of his brilliant military record and the SER
vice he rendered his country in the hour Of
her peril.-Register.
Mr.. Jeremy Pearl of Lyndon recently
killed five years old COW, whose dressed
weight was S18 pounds. If any of our
Caledonia farmers have done better let
them communicate. - dledoaian.
1t is reported that the Mansfield Hotel
Co., at Stowe, sunk ten thousand the past
summer-it has not been prolific year
for the "Big House"
Dea. Solomon Montague, aged ST years,
and his wife aged so, celebrated the Goth
anniversary of their married life at their
house in Cambridge, Monday, the Goth of
December.
A young man named Lee was up before
Justice Simmons on Saturday, charged
with drunkenness, and fined s. and costs.
On default of payment he was committed.
! One Burns was at the same time fined the
same amount for the same Ottehse.-Regis-
/ ter.
The butter market Tuesday, was slimly
attended. But $50 tubs being shipped to
market There was no regular price es-
tablished. From % to 80 cents per pound
was paid, and few choice lots brought 81
cents per pound.-Transcrpt.
Some two weeks ago, L. D. Leayitt of
Walden, was taken up by the town grand
juror and fined SIS and costs by Justice
Ebenezer Chamberlin, for collision had
with J. NJ. Edwards on the first of April
last. Leavitt appealed to county court
| Union.
The opening of the new road from Lyn-
don to Stannard and the success of the P
and O.. railroad enterprise has nearly
doubled the value of Wheelock timber
lands. They are coming into market with
| figures which make the owners feel joyful.
- Union.
The cost of the town of Wheelock for its
poor, including overseer's pay, falls under
S400-less than several years before. The
whole expense of the town this year, in
Guiding the food and the Stannard road,
with the balance due on that road last year,
will be less than $1,000 Union.
Mr.. Bedee of Berlin, killed pig recent
ly, only nine months old, which weighed
four hundred and forty pounds. This was
the result of good breed in part, but more
especially of good feeding. Pork raising,
with good management, is profitable bust
ness at present.-FfeemGn.
c. j. Bowker of st. Johnsbury Centre,
has kept from 81 to IS coarse wool sheep
during the past five years and has sold from
them wool and lambs to the amount Of
1892. He keeps them on good hay and
grass, except few weeks in April, he feeds
a few bushels of turnips.-,S. Johnsburs
Times.
MoRRIsvILLE.-Hon. II. H. Powers
lost his valuable family horse on Friday
last. He started to drive to Waterbury
but before arriving at Stowe, discovering
a slight lameness, he changed horses there
Only short time after he had left, hi,
horse began to show signs of sickness
and in little while died, as is supposed
from rupturing blood vessel in attempt
! ing to roll in the stall.