Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-07
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MOuntain boys are maue vi 10 Weii ihus-
trated by the exploit Of member of the
Burlington company. He was saving
logs, under contract, in Jericho, when
he determined to volunteer, and was
obliged to find a man to take his place;
whereupon, by saving all night, he got a
free day, in which he rode twenty miles
on horseback to engage his substitute;
returning in the evening, at IL p. M;
started the saving again; sawed all that
night without stopping; in the morning
he walked three miles to take the train
for Burlington enlisted, drilled three
hours, and took the train back sawed all
that night, and next day, and appeared
in the ranks at Burlington as fresh as any
one of them, although he had worked
three days and three nights without rest
or sleep.
ARREsT.-The Banner says that
Edgar Grover is now in Bennington Jail
for stealing an overcoat, pair of boots,
hats, etc., while in the employment of
Marin Burgess, Jr., residing couple of
miles West of North Bennington. After
his arrestit came out that be had purloined
articles of value from fellow boarders in
Lowell, Mass, and during recent resi-
dence in Woodford he pursued a very
similar course of conduct
EPISCOPAL CoNvENTIoN.-The next
annual Diocesan Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, of YER
mont, will be holden at St. Paups Church,
Burlington, Wednesday, June 5.
FIRE-DIsTsICT No. 16 SCHOOL
House BURNED TO THE GROUND
About one o'clock this morning, the two
story brick school house in District No.
16, situated on the corner of North and
Murray Streets, was discovered to be on
fire. A general alarm was soon given
and our Fire Department were on the
ground as soon as possible. But the fire
had gained such Roadway that all en-.
deavors to quell it were entirely useless.
The building is total loss. 1t was built
some four years since at a cost of $4,000,
and is, we believe, insured. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but is surmised to
have proceeded from the furnaces which
heat the buiIding.-Bsrlington Times,
POLICE ITEMs.-Morris Flanagan,
late of Windsor, VT, and James Cusick,
of Water ST., had brush" on Sunday,
in hole" on Water ST., which resulted
in the complete discontinue of Morris
his eyes being artisticany blackened and
bis knowledge box badly damaged. On
complaint, the two pugilists were arrested
and brought before Justice Wheeler,
yesterday, by whom Flanagan was bound
up in 500 to keep the peace, in default
of which he was committed to jail
Cusick was fined So and costs, but APP
pealed.
Jane Finn, female greatly given to
drink, was brought before the same mag
istrate yesterday, for disorderly conduct
and fined $40 and costs. She was COM
mtted to Sheriff Flanagan to work out
the penaliy.-BariingtOn Times.
BURGLARY.-As two boys were pas
sing the bookstore of Ballou, Loveland
& Co., in this village, about 4 o'clock on
Sunday morning, they discovered the
blind to one of the front windows had
been broken open, a pane of glass broken
out, and burglar was then in the store,
whom they saw sufficiently distinct to be
able to identify when arrested. Finding
that he was detected, the rogue made a
hasty exit through back window of the
store into an enclosure in the rear of the
building, from which there was no escape
except through basement of the resi-
d.ncc of Mr.. E. c. Holmes. Through
the windows and doors of this basement
he effected his escape. Sheriff Bradish |
was Immediately furnished with a de-
scription of the man, and soon arrested |
Patrick Mahar, the eighth corporal of
the Capital Guards, while in bed at the
Union House. In his possession were
found several knives, portmonaies, &C.,
which were identified as belonging in the
store. The money draw was broken
open, but contained no money. Mahar
is now in Jail. We learn that he with
others were out most of the night to an
Irish dance on the Berlin side of the
river, and that he had been badly eds
guised' by the too free use of bad rum
Watchman.
FINE Ann ppopApTrI on ,YrE