Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-14

about thirty-fve years ago, returns with
him. He now lives in Lynn Co., Iowa,
and is well of-went away very poor-had
not money enoughto pay for forty acres of
land at government price. He now owns
800 acres worth from $40 to $50 an acre
has 60 head of horned cattle; has sold
$1,000 worth of hogs this year and has III
left. Jesse Bedee who went from Albany
about year ago, is now located in Yer
million, Dacotah Territory, and has bot
800 acres of land
BARTON.
At Sabbath school concert held at the
Landing a week ago last Sunday, thirty six
dollars were raised to buy books for the IL
brary.
Charles w. Smith has sold his building
lot Of four acres on New street, to Geo. w.
Jenness, for $1,000.
James Guild has peas growing in his gar
den which came from seed grown by him
this year.
The late rain has set things growing at
wonderful rate. The telegraph poles be-
tween here and the Landing have leaved
out.
Rev. Lewis Grout, agent of the freedmen
for Vermont and New Hampshire, present.
cd their cause here last Sunday, and in
most mastery manner. His lecture was
rcpletc with facts and we think well calcu-
lated to advance the cause of the unfortu-
nate class for whom he labors.
BURKE.
The main parts of the Methodist and
I'niversalist meeting houses were raised
last week. The roof and belfry of the first
named was raised on Tuesday of this week.
The work will now 60 forward rapidly
Union.
Lyman Keneston is getting stone and
lumber on lot purchased of Truman Bish-
op, intending to build soon. Other build
ing is going forward briskly. Russell
lIuntlcy is building just above the fork Of
the Newark road Henry Moulton oppo-
site Ezra Powers, and another person of
the same name opposite the saw mill ard
cast of Powers - Union.
CRAFTsBURY.
Chas. w. Wheeler has full blood Dur
alm bull Is months old. which weighs 1850
5,., and is said to be beauty. He also
l., u native heifcr calf which weighed at
birth 100 lbs.
CHARLESTON.
Dr. 4. =. Brown, not Francis Chase, has
bought 4. d. Bates place.
COVENTRY.
j. G. Burroughs killed white wood
chuck on the Sd inst.
Rev. J. G. Houghton, who has labored
with the church here the past year, is now
at Island Pond.
All the buildings on the Plastridge Place
at the Center, now owned by Henry Berry,
were burned Monday night the 9th inst
They were fully insured. There was a fam
lily living in the house at the time, but the
fire commenced at the further corner of
the barn, and must have been set by some
one. Everything was saved in the house.
Judge Wheelock has appointed the fol-
4 low,ug liquor agents: Albany, Ezra Will
Il cox Barton, NJ. W. Joslyn; Charleston,
4 Charlie, Carpenter; Coventry, VIM. Ste
ycns; Craftsbury, Daniel Philbrook; Clio
ycr j. f. Dwinell Greensboro, Benjamin
Comings; Irasburgh, Wyram Russell
Morgan Lorenzo Williams Newport, j.
L. Hall; Troy, Orson Miller.
DERBY.
Gen." Mcnamara, Gen" Driscoll, and
another gentleman, styling himself MAY
or" but better known as "scullion" at the
Memphremagog House, all of the l. r. A.
j ran away having more powerful ap.
petite for Canada whiskey than fear of the
Canadian authorities, went to Bebee Plain
from Newport on Saturday last on "spree,
and proceeded from that to Derby Line
via Rock Island, after getting two or three
noggns of beer there Gen" Mcnamara
appetite for Canada "forty-rods" overcamt
his discretion and he started, in spite o
the circumstances of his associates for Rus
sells Hotel, Stanstead Plain, to take
drink" Ira Sanborn first halted him TO
trotting across the bridge, after which Capt
4 Gilman came up and arrested him for
Fcnian. He is now held prisoner ant
will be sent to Sherbrooke to Jail.
GLOVER.
Timothy Lyman of Glover has fou
years old native eve that weighs 1877 lbs.
the fleece weighed eleven pounds, and tn
wool was plump ten inches long.
The spirtualists held three days meet
ing at Glover, Friday, Saturday and Sur
day, at which there was 4 large attendance
There were several speakers from abroad
HARDwICK.
&. w. Do,y OF Morrisvillc has sold h
residence to Samuel futile of Hardwicl
who has already taken possession. Prit
n 5000. Mr. Doty has new house near
L ready to move into.
Il J. IL. Drew has sold his tin shop to !
II II. Conner.
LOWELL.
SylyanuS Knapp has lost his only COW,
good one, and great loss for poor ms
for past hard labor.
IL NEwPORT.
X simpson e. Co., on Saturday the 4th, r
III ceiycd Il new raft Of logs containing abo
III 2,22jOO0 feet.
II We doubt if there is any place in &
state of its size that surpasses this in fl
horses kept at home, or in the number al
excellence of the animals shipped fro
here to market almost weekly. Lately ty
car loads were sent off, of which C.
Clough owned II, O. 5. Dorman 6, and
Baker 3, all superior, high priced animal
and they have as many more left at hor
for the next trip. Among Coughs W.
two finely matched pairs, the rest W,
beautiful single drivers, one said to be
ycrely threatened with speed, doing
mile in $50 or better. Dorman had t,
L pairs closely matched and good drivers, o
pair, beautiful Maltese color and raised
Orleans county, too. His single driv
were all fast ard first class horses. Bake
were also fine horses. Bostonians need
fear 70 buy such. Mr.. C]ough has a lal
number Of horses, all of them nice ones,
his stables on Coventry street, for sale, a
those looking for good horses will do W
iocall and examine them. \
The semi annual meeting of the Orles
ounty Temperance Society will be held
Newport, Friday, June oath, at 10 oclo
a. H. The committee appointed to rev
We constitution and bylaws will ms
,",F report Immediately after the meet
c""ed to order in the forenoon. so L
81, ,'ii ,oclety may take action thereon Def
"'loiIlhlng. In the afternoon emin
,dIi@;AIra wiIladdress the meeting upon
"HJeel OIL temperance. The friends Of