Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-29
State News.
Ten different newspapers are now
nrinted in Rutiand


A skating rink 400 feet by so is
on the tapis in st. Adams.
The fall term in the University of
Vermont closed on Tuesday last.
The Baptist society Of Burlington
have raised to their beltry new
bell, weighing 300 lbs.
The state police bill was defeated
in the House on Wednesday by an
overwhelming majority.
The best butter was sold in Yer
gennes last week at 80 to 40 cents.
Over 10000 pounds were shipped.
Bishop Bissell hiss confirmed re
Gently at Bellows Falls 8, West
Fairlee a, Royalton 3, Bethel 4.
A new Catholic chapel is in course
of erection in Fairfax, near the Gov
cred bridge. The frame is up and
boarded.
Col. J. A. Wall, son of Jasper
Wall, of Bennington: has been ap-
pointed Superintendent of Indian af
fairs in Montana.
Chester has expended over 81 300
since last year in repairing the dam
ages to roads caused by the freshets.
G. P. Weeks, Of Danville, having
been elected Sheriff of the county for
the next two years, intends to remove
to this place to reside during the
term of his ofhce.-IimcS.
0. S. Burke, Esq, has purchased a
dwelling-house of E. L. HOvey, on
Pearl street. Price paid, $2,l00-
Times.
There are three Congregational
churches in Essex county, with a
membership Of $50. There are three
ministers, and 245 Sabbath school
scholars.
At the NJ. E. quarterly meeting
held at Chelsea, on the 9Th inst.
nine persons received the ordnance
of baptism, eleven were received to
membership in the church,
There was shipped from Richmond
Tuesday 700 boxes cheese, $4,000
pounds; 100 tubs butter. Sales OF
cheese were made from II to 10 cents
aud butter 80 to 40 cents; and there
were also shipped over three tons OF
poultry.
Bingham & iincoln's door, sash
and blind factory at St Adams wa
destroyed by fire Wednesday night
of last week. Loss $4,000. Insur
ance $1,000, divided among the FOL
lowing companies, Manhattan Of
New York. Phenix of Hartford, Han.
over of New York. National Of Wor.
ce8ter, International of New York
and Vermont Mutual.
A few days ago some rascal Shot
one of Emory w. Erye's COWS Of Con
cord. Last year Mr.. Frye had q
COW shot upon the same farm. Mr.
| Frye says he knows who it was thai
done the shooting, and thinking there
might be some more OF it done he
has sold his farm to r. Day, aud say,
he will move where his neighbor;
will be less noisy and more ciyi.iz
eI.-Unioa.
Two years ago J. B. Barron start
ed nursery at his fathers place
near the village of West Concord
He now has $4,000 yearlings, 200l
grated yearlings, 600 grated two
years old, and about 1875 standard
trees. Barron came to this country
from England four years ago ht
served a regular apprenticeship a
the business in GOrkshire.-Times
The North Congregational churcl
has united. Charles l.. Southgate, o
Woodstock, to become its pastor
Mr.. Southgatc also has a call pend
ing to one OF the Congregation
;hurches at Rockville, Conn. He il
a native of Michigan, a graduate 0
Yale college, and of the last gra 10
lting class at Andoyer theological
seminary, and has not vet been ordaiu
ed.-Tsmey.
There IS an old man, residing il
his town, who was formerly a sailor
and is so fond of his pipe that he get
out of bed four times every night t,
have a smoke. He retires at 9 o'clock
and at II, II 2 and 4 o'clock get
up, fills his pipe, has comfortable
smoke" and then, after each smoke
retires to bed again. This practic,
he has followed, every night, as lon!
as he can remember. and says that b,
could not sleep without it.-Herald.
There were two deaths at Eas
Sheldon on Friday the 4th inst, Mr.
John Fish, aged 76 years. aud Mr.
). Ii. Eldred, aged So years. 1t j
a very rare occurrence that we hav,
, to chronicle two deaths, almost tn
same hour of the day, and so aged
These two men have been resident
Of Sheldon nearly all their days. The
were men of mark and useful in thei
I day and generation.-N. Aibum
Messenger.
Beware of counterfeit 81 bills o.
the West Chester County N. Y.
, National Bank. On Tuesday morn
ing last, S. R. McGaffey found on
in his money drawer, G. II. & J. NJ
Weeks one, W. H. McGadey one AM
: J. c. WEIGH two. Each man hap
pened to remember who he took then
Of and described the man. An Office
was despatched and the man arrest
ed at St. JohDSbury Centre an,
brought back at II o'clock Tuesda
morning. In a conversation with tn
prisoner he gives the following st0r
Of himself. His name is C. ". Stor
; hour, He is % years old and hi
father lives in Middlebury, Ohio. !
few months since he came from hon
to Canada, and some four weeks az
wanted to go back, but had not NOR
e ey enough, He then, in compan
e with Lucius Colby, and his cousin
: George Colby, took the job to glaz
!, the windows for the Baptist Seminar
at Lyndon Centre. He claims tina
this money was paid to him on a del
in Canada some three weeks ago, an
l. that he did not know it was counte
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