Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-08-26

says it was not got up for an effect IN tins
county. Now let us take his own words.
How came this B. II" with a paper I
that has no circulation in this county even.
and himself not a subscriber How
came q B. H" and a certain satellite to
have SO great an anxiety to beg its inser-
ton in the Standard in order TO give it a
circulation in this county, if it was not
| for an effect? No reasonable man can
doubt it. 1t was got up purely for this
county. But with all his brass he dare
not deny that no decision stands in any
better credit in Windsor County" than
the one alluded to--the railroad case
He says this Believer in Juries" at the
! last term ordered the railroad suits set
; 4" Not for the Jury, on the call OF the
docket" and therefore declares that this
+" Believer in Juries,' meaning director,
, has no confidence in Orleans County Ju-
ries. This falsehood is too devoid of
sense to require one word of comment.
But he says the plaintiffs, offered as a
reason for not trying the cases that some
woman was sick. Here we have " B.
H." again. Bright affair this Have
y women no rights? 1t was true that the
most essential witness in the case was
necessarily detained at home on account
of severe sickness in his family. But
J what is the history of this matter !----
Ga the first trial term the defendants
e came IN with plea of demurrer. AS
n Last December defendant wanted wit
ic ness somewhere in Pennsylvania, and the
suits al went by under an arrangement
Is except one which was not included, and
d plaintiffs wished to try this suit, but sir,
e. the bare proposition threw Z" B. H." into
at fits he declared it wicked move on the
part of the corporation to get the advan-
n tage of the defendant, and said suit was
On also continued. Again he says, Sun
of doubtedly your correspondent in the arti-
lie. Gle to which he refers discovered the same
To- plain facts which has been peculiar TO al
the articles" (Should he have said al
re- his articles p exposing the conduct o
mt the corporation" Satan rebuking sin 7
ID Who are those gentlemen that B. Fl. &
es- Co. have taken so much liberty with
Most of them will range from fifty t.
pit nearly eighty years of age, and by clos
ate application to business and economy, hav
in secured competence that has enable
too them 70 contribute to the construction c
our railroad all the way from $1,000 t
ice $4,000 individually, the aggregate am
we ounting to millions, and gentlemen who's
in integrity in business has ever been abov
ate the tongue of SANDER, and whose aid ha
.l,v redeemed this interior country froI
/ Oblivion, and has given it position equ;
ma to any part of the New England State
will The history of this county for the fir
forty years from its settlement, has bee
fill sad one. Good lands have been sol
md within twenty years for less money tina
they cost fifty six years ago; but til
road when finished will double and
!. more than half of the county treble ii
value of real estate. 1t has nearly dor
it now. Is this of no consequence to ii
people of Orleans County. But sir, yc
will bear these mushroom heroes stigm
Using those gentlemen with the tern
-, traitors, deceptive, dishonest. and VIII
not, with as much complacency and gus
as though they were the forgers of JuE
tiers thunderbots go the times, o Il
" manners !" Now the great trouble wi
B. H. is, he subscribed to few shares
), : the stock in the road, and he nest son
p,t how cheat the company out of it; al
30, like the scuttle fish he means to dirty Il
the waters about him, hoping that JUST
nan may soon lose sight of him; or else
cor getting up lawsuits he can fleece enou.
th;s out OF the former 10 bring him out rigl
, bv If he fails here, probably his last resc
,,,. will be ike the noted Tom Walker
. 70 make bargain with his sable majest
mon But Mr.. Editor, we win let B. H. re
nos, awhile until we make few figures.
wing There was Sl.l0o,Oo0 in subscripti
e stock paid in building the road fro
gin White River to ST Johnsbury. Out
ease this large amount Orleans County pa
had only about Sl,700 in subscription stot
re- and in building the road from ST. Johr
bis bury to Barton, including the work do
rave in Derby The directors have expend
is a about $4,000 more. The country "
vul- TO pay one fourth the expense in buildi
,ped the road from St. Johnsbury to the liz
nave The country has paid only about $40
row 600, and are now in debt for money G
II to pended this side of St. Johnsbury. T