Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-24
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held in Richmond on the 9Th, for the pur
pose of giving encouragement to the Rich
mond Light Infantry, now numbering
between 40 and so. Interesting anC
stirring speeches were made by Captain
Gleed, Judge Whipple, and others; pat
riotic songs were sung, and good and pat
riotic resolutions were passed. An en-.
thusiastic feeling pervades the entire
town. The Company meets for drill al
most every night, under the direction Of
Mr.. Henly, who served through the Cri-
mean war
A BURLINGTON Boy IN WASHING
ToN.-Wyllys Lyman, Jr,, of New York
city, Burlington boy, is a member of
the list regiment of New York, now sta
toned at the Washington navy yard
His many and warm friends here will be
interested in the following extracts from
letter which his father, Hon. WHY'S
Lyman, received from him yesterday:
NAVY YARD,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 8, 1861.
"DEAR FATHER: / could not resist
the contagion of war, so came here with
the rest. l am attached to the staff Of
the list regiment of New York for the
present have been here ten days
We are quartered al the navy yard,
which is the most southerly point of the
city, very important and responsible
position, but | fear we shall not have
fight. | have no idea how long shall
stay here. ! doubt if | 60 home before
the war is over. We are comfortably
lodged and fed, though sleep rolled up
in my blanket" - Burlington Times
WELL PosTED.-In the village Of
Bradford, containing less than 500 in
habitants, there are now nearly one hun
bred daily papers taken. In addition 10
this, there are telegraphic dispatches
three times ea.h day. During the quar-
ter ending March 81, G79j letters were
mailed at the office
LIBERAL BEQUEsTs.-Mr Nicholas
W. Aver. who died at Bradford on Sat
nrday last, made the following requests
in his last viii ard testament, viz; To |
the congregational Society Of Bradford I
for the support Of preaching, to the Brad /.
ford Academy, to the Vermont Domes-
tic Missionary Society, and to the Amer
lean Home Missionary Society, each,
$1,000 To the Education Society and .
the Vermont Bible Society, each $500.
To the American Bible Society. $3.50.
and to the Boston Tract Society, $3.50,
amounting in all to $4,000.
4 Coon PoRKER- Hiram Blanch-
ard Of Canaan killed hog 20 months
old that weighed, when dressed, SIS lbs
VERMoNr.-Fiity-six organized COM
panies of volunteers, in this state, have
offered themselves for enrolment in the
two regiments which are to be formed at
once and sent into encampment to drill.
There are two full companies enrolled in
one under +. V. Randall,
the recruiting officer for that station, and
The other under Major w. 7. Burnham,
and who calthemselves the Green Noun
tain Boys. The 1t regiment, which has
departed for the seat of war, all wear a
green sprig of cedar, which has become
famous on many hard fought field, as
he peculiar badge of the Vermonters.
Robert Josselyn, who is reported to be
Jeff Davis private Secretary, is the son e.
If Josiah Josselyn, formerly of Wood
stock f. p. Fletcher of Bridport, who
$ graduate of the Norwich Military
School, offers to drill companies in that
ection free Of charge. He has also |
pledged the payment OF $1,000 year to
issist the families of volunteers from that {
own,
MAIL RoBBERY.-Our village was t
tartled last Saturday by the announce d
nent that the clerk Of our post office had /
'een arrested on charge of robbing the
nail. He finally made confession, the =,
of which are not known
The District Attorney, George Howe of Z
was sent for, and came here Y
n Saturday evening, when the clerk, as u
Ve are informed, was required to give =
onds in the sum of $500, aud on Mon a
ay morning be left for parts unknown. a
lie had been suspected for some time
nd was finally caught by decoy letter.
-BsLoaoS Falls Times.
SAD ACCIDENT IN THE Tunnel AT 6
IURLINGToN.-On the evening of the
4th a sad accident occurred by the fall tc
lg of the earth on the workmen loading n