Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-10-25
State News.

Edward Fletcher, aged 81, died in Cav
endish, Oct. LIST.
5. Bartlett of Sutton, raised California
potato this season that weighed over ) lbs.
James Watson of North Bennington, be-
tween 60 and 20 years old, dropped dead a
few days since.
One hundred and seventy-fve tubs of
butter were sold in Lincoln, Saturday, the
Sth inst, mostly at 40 cents.
The freight bill of F. & T. Fairbanks &
Co., at st. JOhnsbury, for the month of
September amounted to l2,663.26.
DR.. b. f. Wiley of Bridgewater, had a
leg amputated recently, an abscess having
been formed, the result of a bruise.
An old citizen of Rutland named Henry
Rathbone, was found dead in his bed.
| Thursday morning. No cause for his
death has been assigned.
The first apple tree set out in Benning-
ton, in June, 1861, by Peter Harwood, one
Of the first settlers, was recently Frustrated
by the wind.
The Bennington Free Press SAYS the
beauties of intemperance were vividlv por-
trayed in that place one day last week, by
three drunken females, staggering through
the streets.
Albert Jenkins and John Cunningham
who were sentenced to years imprison-
ment in the State prison for killing Reuben
Bean, jr., in Burke, in July 1866, have
been pardOned.
The premiums awarded at the last an
I,nual fair of the Bennington County Agri-
cultural Society were paid off at the rate
of % cents on the dollar, there not being
funds enough taken in during the exhibit
ton to do otherwise
A young man named Geo. Lincoln, for
merly of West Windsor, fell into vat of
boiling lard in Boston on the 11th He
lived but short time after being taken
out.
Miss Emma Dufe of New Haven, has
recently pieced a silk and worsted bed
quilt in which there are three thousand six
hundred and thirty-six different pieces. 1t
/ contains about two thousand different kinds
of dress goods.
Fifteen or twenty men BACKED their IA
ces and cleared out disreputable house at
Island Pond one night last week. They
also badly demolished the house. The au-
thoriues have been appealed to in vain.
The man named Joy who stole horse
from Mr.. Hayward of Rutland, and who
was captured by Mr.. Flanagan in Platts-
burg, was sentenced in the Rutland county
court on Thursday, to five years hard la
Dor in the State prison.
Eddie Bradford, young son E. H. Brad
ford of Bennington, aged 9 years, fell from
a second story window of Mrs. B.. resi-
dence, Monday evening, and broke his
back. Mr.. Bradford has already lost two
sons by accidents-one by being drowned
and the other by the explosion of powder
mill.
The railroad bridge, called number
four" between Montpelier and Mortified
was burned on Saturday evening last. The
| train due here Sunday morning was delay
ed by this accident, until finally the servi-
ces Of the Montpelier Junction train were
| brought into requisition, and took it to its
| destination. The bridge is a long one, and
| carrying by" will be the necessary resort
| for a few days, but no serious interruptions
will be suffered in consequence.-lV atch-
man.
/
/ T. Richardson of Boston, was drowned yes
| terday, upon pond about eight miles from
Boston, on the line of the Boston & Maine
railroad, while on fishing and hunting
expedition. Mr.. Richardson, in company
with another gentleman, was fishing, when
the boat becoming capsized, he met with
/ his death. Mr.. Richardson was son Of
the Hon. Roderick Richardson of Boston
and formerly of this place He will be re-
membered as the former genial cashier OF
the First National Bank of Montpelier
and his sudden death will be regretted by
his many acquaintance in this vicinity
Waterman.
1t won't do to play tricks on some women
A man named Hotchkiss, in Newark, the
other night, thought he would have some
fun in soaring his wife, by dropping loost
brick down the chimney into the fire plac,
in her room. So he crept softly out of bee
and with nothing on but his night shirt
sneaked up stairs and got out on the roof
Mr.. Hotchkiss dropped nineteen bricl
down the chimney, each one with vigor
Gus slam but his wife never screamed
solitary time. So Mr.. Hotchkiss gave
up and thought he would go down stairs
but Mrs. Hotchkiss had had her head on
of the trap door watching him all the time
and when he had finished, she shut up tn
trap and fastened it on the inside. Nj
Hotchkiss spent the rest of the night sit
ting on the sharp peak of the roof.
The Methodist State Convention met o.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 4th and 9th
1t was large, interesting and successful
meeting. 1t was harmonious in its delib
eratlons, and profitable in its exercises, ant
cannot tail to give a new impetus to th
: denomination throughout the State S. I
: Rockwell, esq, of MiddIebury, presided
assisted by a corps of vice presidents an
/, secretaries. The various topics announce
were presented by addresses and essays
These conventions are somewhat of nov
r city in Methodism, but they have been hel
4 in several states, and uniformly succeeded
Steps have been taken at the one at Mon
pelier for another next year. if deemed &C
= visable.
The accident by which the trains wei
). delayed yesterday was more serious tina
we were first informed. 1t occurred jus
beyond the Braintree' station, between
and the covered bridge, at acrossing Their
/ about 2 a. M, by running over cattle lyin
: on Iue ITdCk, uuotCu vi dOSOuHS VI luO ~
: The engine and twelve cars, most of the
of the National dispatch line, loaded wit
corn and wheat, were badly damaged. I'll
head brakeman, Charles Bell, of this pla'
j was killed; the conductor, Drew Rollin
b was. injured about the head; VIM. Fraza
the engineer, also in the back, neither
them dangerously. The fireman and rel
: brakeman received some bruses.-N. a
: bans Messenger.
0 Uncle Eli thinks the society in Bristol
t in a deplorable condition. A colored gel
:. tleman named Charles Crosier, the san
> one who assaulted L. circuit two years az
with a stove leg and was acquitted by Il
grand Jury, was the hero of another scrir
mage the week before last. He got crai
>. on rum. attacked Messrs j. H. BarnuI
Geo. Paine and Others, making free use
a revolver, which by the way didn't 60 o
II and was finally arrested by officer Vintt
with the aid of Mr.. E. Daniels and 9th
citizens and kept over night in the office
= w. w. Rider, esq. Next morning he W
g brought before Justice Munsil who I'm
him 81, and costs, on the charge of assar
with deadly weapons, and s. and costs
u getting drunk. In default of payment
r was brought to Mddlebury and lodged
t Jail. Crime is cheap in Bristol.-RegIst