Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-07
State News.

STtdl 0OdO lndI HC A~' WIN III my WV |
years.
A fellow in Rutland, short time since,
offered to sell his wife to another for $500, |
the woman consenting to the contract.
$4,000 worth of horses have been sold |
from Middlebury this spring, and they call
it a dull season at that.
Capt. Charles Carleton, who was wound
ed in the leg during the late Fenian inva-
sion, is now at his home in Cambridge do
ing well.
The eightieth annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church, will be held
in the Emmanuel church in Rutland, on
Wednesday, the first of June,
In Newark, in 1852, Mr.. Stoddard raised
5000 bushels OF potatoes, all upon newly
cleared land; he has also reaped 100 acres
of grass seed in a single year Ti1aes.
Morrisyille having "pinned its faith" on
the success of the LamOille Valley railroad,
is erecting several new buildings, some Of
them quite expensive.
Mr.. S. E. Stearns of Richford found a
package of one and two dollar bills on the
franklin County Bank, amounting to $500
or 800, while fishing in stream OF that
town.
May 90, there was an active market at
st. Adams, though prices ruled lower
Good dairy brought from % to % cents,
ruling at p cents. Shipment, butter, l, 1875
tubs; cheese, y boxes,
The Lamoille county Jail till within one
week for the past six months has been
''forsaken and forlorn,' being simply
''block house" Nearly every live man
placed il it for the last five years has not
waited to be discharged or removed, and
hence, committing has been simply a mat
ter Of form.
Luke Hale and wife, occupants of the
railroad boarding house ut St Adams, an
account Of the burning Of which we pub
lished last week, were arrested Thursday
for setting fire to it. Hale was discharg-
ed, and Mrs Hale held to bail in the sum
of $500, in default Of which she was COM
mitted to Jail.
The wife of Jerome Hilliard Of WaIling-
! ford, committed suicide by drowning in
| Otter Creek, near her residence, last sun
| day evening. She was about IS wears of
| age, and left note saying that life was
| burden, but requesting her children, of
WHOM sHG ly"ge9 II'e' 10 De hilu 10 IiieII
| She is supposed to have been temporarily
| insane Deceased was a niece OF cX-lrov.
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Mary Jane Dusham worked for Can't. +.
! 0. Hammond when he resided near North
| Montpelier. and stole from him. for which
she was sent to State Prison for one wear.
| The time of this sentence recently expired
and she came back To NoutDalier. Undue
ed by her GOOD promises Ruins George of
West Montpclitr took her to work for him.
and soon received evidence that She talked
better than She acted. She stole Good,
from him. a dress. brea.tuiu and bow from
Mary Humuhrcv and q leather from \rre-
liza Wakefield. For this She was last week
arrested bv officer Napdrv. and arrairued
before Justice Nelson. Who ordered her to
give $50 bonds for her appearance at
county court. in default of Which She was
committed 70 jan.
Sias Randall 2I. SON OF jaime, Randall
of LvndouvilIe. who has worked in tho
Passurupsic railroad car shop tor,lx wears
and has run one of Daniels planners all tho
time, while at work last Saturday net with
a seriou. injury. He was lowering the
cylinder with his back turned toward a pile
Of boards about feet high which lie had
lust blamed. Tremotion of the machinery
, had Jared the pile SO tina, il had lost lis
equipoise. II fell. crushing him down az
ain,t the pLaaes completely covering him
up excep, his head. /. wa, supposed that
he WAS dead, I'll, the boards were removed
as he uttered no sound except -ingl,
groan. When extricated hc Wa, found I,
be unconscious. Tie machinery Lad en-
oil the two first fingers on one hand aul
+ grazed his arm badly. some internal IN
+ Jurlea were also received. Oar doctors wert
, at Lyud0nyille IN to minutes after the &C
cident which happened about train time
, Mr.. Randall Is doing well and VIII be on
, again in few Weeks.-I1Res.
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the Ih@nlN Is follows concerning M
p qualifications Of our new Educational See
retarv and besneaks for him a cordial re
4 ception and fair trial;
In behalf OF the education2- interests o
C1 neona sVit MIN t ',e e9 Of tbr newt
10 elected Secretary He IS an earnest, able
d'gnlned |9r Ger IN Inc cause 81 f
stranger ..tis to Vermont. lie has already con
e Quoted Teachers Institutes the past yea
IN gJPenI P5 % Tue sc5e eT anu He Ie'2 wa
!, everywhere cordially received. lie IS
n ready speaker and awakenS great interes
u aiiy He has been five years a teacher i
, the common district schools, four years j
d academies TWO years at the A.Aa p Noi
; NAL schools, four year, q superintendent
- city schools, and has had over three FIJI
$ years OF service IN l!e WORK Oh teacher .
cd ovo nornI ~ ,re b , e Nan y, car
q VARYING from one to six months yearly. an