Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-08-19
WHOLE NUMBER 451.
State News.

, REMAINS FoUND.-W lille excava
ting the earth on the old site on Mair
Street. nearly opposite the Revere hous,
at Brattleboro, last week, the workmer
found the bones of human skeleton
the skull, teeth and larger bones bein,
n in good state of preservation, aud, o
course, there is much speculation as t
how they came there. The old building
just taken from the site is said to have
been used as q sort of public house OF
tavern 80 years ago, and some of the ole
people there have a legend, or story
that pedlar was suddenly missing from
that house about 7j years ago--and 50
OF course, these bones are supposed tC
be those of the murdered or missing ped.
dler. 1t is quite as likely, however, that
they are the bones of an Indian buried
there before it was occupied by white
men, as the fact that the bones were
pretty much in heap, as though the bo-
dy had been buried in sitting posture,
the mode OF Indian burial, give we think
a little coloring to this yicw-but is pro.
badly a mystery never to be solved
BelloWS Falls Times.
CAPT. OLIVER t. CUsHMAN.-Capt.
/ Cuahman was killed on the third of
June, in charge upon the rebel breast
works, near New Caste, Pa. His death
wiki be sad news to all who knew this
noble officer. He went out as 9th Ser
geant, and gradually rose to the captain
cy of Co. E. He was severely wound
ed at Gettysburg and taken prisoner
but was left behind by the enemy and
came home for short time but as soon
as he was able to ride, against the earn
est remonstrances of friends and physi-
clans, he returned to his company, and,
though at times suffering from his wound
has remained with them ever since. In
February last he re-enisted with his
company as veterans, and always assert
ed that he would never leave the field
until the last blow was struck for free
dom.
AT the time he enlisted he was mem
Der of the Sophomore Glass of Dart
mouth College. His mind was of un-
common depth and force, and Of fine cul-
lure. He was man Of strong and noble
feelings Of tho Purest morals OF the |
most thorough devotion TO duty of the
most uniiinching courage aud undying
love of country that we ever knew. A
nobler or purer soul never went up from
the battle field. Duty was never so hard, |
sacrifice was never so great, the contest
never so fearful that his brave, strong |
spirit shrank from it. He was about 23 |
years old, Of quiet, gentemanly deport-
nent, an especial favorite of the officers
Of the regiment, while his men were en-
irely devoted TO him. His remains
we're brought to Hartland where his pa
'ents resde.-H. AiJanS Messenqer.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. Frank Clapp,
rom Potion, G. E., who hired as a sub
tiute for j, B. Proctor of this town,
while on the way to New Haven, CT,
N the Monday night train from this
,lace, attempted to make his escape by
umping from the car window while the .
rain was in motion, near the residence
f Alonzo e. Smith, in Clarendon. His
nee pan was fractured and otherwise
0 badly injured that he was picked up G
y Mr. Smith and lodged in Jail here. |
This fellow and another one had each
eceived S675 town bounty the day be- O
lre, and were kept under a musket t
uard Of -four men till they were placed a
II board the cars. So far as it is known
ie other man went through safe. Clapp
enied that he had any Of the money by
i'm, having, as he said, given the whole u
} his companion; but careful search "
sclosed belt around his body which d
,ntained S400. The way of transgrts u
YRS is hard to trayel.-RWiand Herald "
POLICE CoURT RECORD.-Be}ore %,
lstiee Igler.-Orin A. Kimball and It
liver NJ. Badger, members Of the In b,
aid Corps, we're arraigned for feloni- W
lsly taking two boxes of honey, the pro fo
,rty Of Joseph Wilder. The morning D,
ter the loss of the honey love-letter W
as found within few feet of the hive b:
ON whence the honey was taken, adj s.
'essed to one OF the respondents at the th
, S. Hospital in this village, by his con b,
lirg sweetheart. The letter led TO the uy
tecton and arrest Of the offenders be
is a model epistle, full of breathing b,
o1gbts and breathing words, and redo> to
ut with passages expressive Of the bl
fest aud tenderest endearments gush> a
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