Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-08

teams required for freighting the
stock and manufacturers ofthe Messrs.
Fairbanks between their works and I
the depot Caledoniaa.
The report of the trustees of the
vt. University and State Agricultu-
raj College, shows 70 students pres
ent the last year. The annual income
is little less than $4,000. The
numbers of Vermonters in all the Vt.
colleges is smaller than thirty years
ago. The ratio of attendance is l to
1886 OF the population. Of the 212
Vermont students attending college,
Dartmouth has TO; University of
Vermont, 81; Middlebury, 50; Am
herst, 10; and the remainder are dis
tributed among other colleges in the
South and West.
A little before noon, last week
Tuesday, volume of smoke was seen
to arise from the field south of Mr.. |
G. W Ely's barn at ElyvilIe. 1t was
so singular in appearance as to at
tract attention. Near the ground the
volume of smoke was black, but as it |
assembled it expanded and assumed a
lighter hue. The man who first dis
covered it proceeded TO the place and
found it arose from dark spot upon
the grass but few inches in circum-
| ference, and from a dark substance,
somewhat of the nature and consist
ency of gelatin, and when he placed
his foot upon it with the view of ex-
tinguishing it, the more it burned. 1t
would not ont. An odor arose from
it resembling that from PHOSPHORUS,
yet slightly sulphurOus. A stone Of
the size of hens egg was found up
on the ground within the smoking
circle, and to which adhered a portion
of the glutinous substance from which
the smoke or fire proceeded. The
stone may have been, and doubtless
was, upon the ground where the in-
| hammable substance fell. No one
seems able to account for the singular
circumstance except upon the suppo-
sition that it was of meteoric char
acter.-Cdled0njan.
The directors and superintendent
of the State Prison report the whole
number Of conyicts in the custody Of
the prison authorities during the past
: year. to be ,25, Of whom 26 were
discharged by the expiration OF their
term of service; s by executive elem
ency, and > by death. The present
= number Of convicts is Sc. Of whom )
I are females There has been two
1 births and four deaths, four of them
of consumption in the prison this year.
The general health of the convicts
has been good. The expenses have
! exceeded the income by S5.397.53.-
s The superintendent ascribes this de
Il felt to the existing contract, by which
t the labor of the convicts is let for +.
:. cents Per day per capita, and which
n contrast expires in 1871. 1t appear:
4, that New Hampshire gets 80 cent!
E, for the labor OF her couvicts; Massa
chusctts gets from So cents to SLOT
II and Maine employs her own convicts
e yielding a surplus over all running
/. expenses. The chaplain complains 0
n the "impolicy, not to say cruelty, Q
D. sending men or women to the prisoI
le for few months only He also sue
gests the need of secular instructio
a for the conyicts.
st The case of Michael Lynn agains
n the town of Lyndon for damages b
IL accident Incurred while repairing til
- Red Village bridge last Noyembe
be was tried by arbitration in Cahoon
Office last Tuesday. The arbitrator
~ allowed him $500 and costs. TIL
IT. judgment vas based upon the grounC
N that the sdectman who had charge
- the repairs was negligent in his dur
id in not keeping people off the birds
re during the work. The accident o
he Cured by pair OF cattle driven
on Curtis Powers stepping upon tt
ha bridge. Powers testified that he vi
in. drawing a load Of stone on a stoI
drag, 20 be dumped into a hole MAJ
by the water at the end of the abu
'SV ment. that he did not intend or ne,
5e. to 90 upon the bridge, as it would
&C. carrying the stone too far, but tn
i'n his cattle stopped their length sho
,aS Of the place he wanted them to. tn
he he then touched them up with |
EN- whip and supposes they becor
Mt frightened, SHE'D and went furth
'a'- than he intended to have them, ste
Oh ping upon the bridge and causing
fall. As this evidence was uncontl
ton dicted, the injury to Mr., Lynn seer
;ew to Us more the result of an acclde
Wit. than neglect on the part of the sele
to men in charge Of the repairs. I
an result agreeably surprised Mr.. Ly
md who regrets that he had not claim
inc twice as much, as the award gave h
her all he asked for Union.
ork Mr.. Isaac W. Stanton died at No
po- DanviIle, Oct. 26th. If Mr.. Slant
to had lived until April he would ha
the been 80 years old, and at his de;
was supposed to be the Oldest man
tho town. He came to North Danvi
rin nearly 10 years ago, and settled uE
ovo the place where he ever after liz
ans and died. Mr.. Stanton was for ma
iob years one Of the prominent men
has the town, holding the Office of just
hos for long time. He died at a r
aot old age, respected and mourned b.
S;to large circle of friends.-StGr.
~ Rev. Daniel B. Randall preached
~ the Methodist Church in this will;
last Sunday afternoon and event
Mr.. Randall is native of Danvi
7aA- but left the town some forty We
ing ago, and during the entire time
zap been engaged in the Methodist mil
'onl try in the state of Maine He is n
lne' stationed at Kent's Mills, "a manu-
ars' turing place. not far from Watervi
u I Many of our older residents will
Guy collect Mr.. Randall, when he wa
"u' young man. He has once before
ecu tied Danville, twenty years ago,
zap company with Rev. James Full
i ~; (son OF DR.. Olney Fuller and at t
.1ou time they both preached at the Nj
'ucu odist chanel Mr.. Randall is I