Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-07-03
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TIoN.-Francis Holt has been found
guilty of procuring an abortion on Rosan-
ma Lee, of Sharon, by administering
poisonous drugs. He was indicted Joint.
ly with bis brother. Harlan Holt, but
Harlan ran off, forfeiting his bail of $500
and the attempt was made to make him
the scape-goat of the affair, thus clearing
Francis. Rosanna appeared in Court a
mere wreck, and will soon descend to a
premature grave.-ArguS,
The Adjutant Generals books show
that the number of men mustered into
service from the State to be IS, 571, ex-
elusive Of the three months's. This is
e.n excess of 625 above the required
quotas. OF the whole number, 1898
were three years and 1928 nine months
men.
The Woodstock Standard says that
the enrolment Of the militia in this State
made by the selectmen of the several
towns, in January, under State law,
shows 30,ll2 men subject to draft. Ger
tifcates were granted by the State Medi-
cal Board TO 1884 men. This is an in
crease over the number left liable to draft
after the nine months regiments had
been raised, as shown by the enrolment
of August, 1862, of $40 men.
AN EXCITING TRIAL.-The most ex-
citing civil cause tried at the June Term
of Bennington County Court was that of
Bond as. Kendall, it being a libel case.
The parties reside in Wnhall, and have
both represented the town in the legis-
lature /; Bond belonging to the abolition
wing of the republican party, Kendall
TO the conservative section. Kendall sue
ceeded Bond, defeating him when a can
ddate for reelection. After his arrival
at Montpelier be wrote a letter to a
friend in Winball, in which he alluded to
Bond as "black Dick" and accused him
of "co-habiting with the sisters Of the
NJ. Z. Church at Bondvlle," with living
with a woman other than his wife at
Montpelier, etc. For this letter Bond
brought libel. The defendant Put in
plea of the general issue, and defended
on the ground of general reputation of
the plaintiff. The case was warmly con-
tested, and the jury gave the plaintiff a
verdict of one cent for the damage done
bis character. Butler & Wheeler, and
D. Roberts, for plaintiff; II. X. Fowler,
A. l.. Miner, and Charles N. Daven-
port for defendant.
One hundred and twelve sick and
wounded Vermont soldiers arrived
at the hospital at Brattleboro, on
Wednesday. About half are wound
ed. Forty or fifty more are expect
ed in few days.
GREATSHAKEs. The only last
ing visible effects of the late earth
quake, that we are aware of can be
seen at Willoughby Lake. An i'm
mense mass of rock from near the
summit of the mountain on the right
of the Lake came plunging down
the almost PERPENDICULAR declivity,
cutting a great road in the mountain
side, carrying away a good share of
the highway which winds along at
its foot, nearly buried itself in the
depths of this usually quiet lake.
No one saw this slide, as it occurred
between 8 and 10 o'clock in the even
ing. The passer by is reminded of
the slide in the White Mountains
many years ago by which the unfor-
tunate Wiley family lost their lives
and he is inclined to step lightly and
speak low, lest another portion of
the rock above him should be loosen
ed from the bed where ithas reposed
for ages, and immortalize his name
by grinding him to powder, or hust-
ling him off into the lake, food for
the excellent lunge that adorn the
table of Mr.. Bemis of the Lake
House.--CaledoniaR.
The funeral of Capt L. D.
Brooks, at St. Adams Bay on Sun
day, was very largely attended. He
was buried with Masonic honors by
the Swanton Lodge assisted by the
st. Adams Lodge. The Rev. Tru-
man Williams, of st. Adams Bay,
preached an excellent discourse at
the Congregational church, and was
followed in a few remarks by the
Rev. j. B. Perry, Of Swanton. At
the grave the masonic burial service
was read by DR.. Dana j. Morrill, of
the Swanton Lodge. Capt. Brooks |
was an active and efficient officer, |
and esteemed by all who knew him.
He was killed, it will be remember /
ed, last July on board the Ceries, |
near Baton Rouge, by a chance shot
from the shore. He was buried in
the vicinity of New Orleans, and |
through the perseverance Of Mr.. Ed