Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28
State News.

A package of letters, evidently in the
original wrapper, was received at the
post office in this village on Thursday
the 18th, which was mailed at Irasburgh
VT, on the % day Of May, 1914, having
been over twenty-one years traversing
the distance of about one hundred miles
The letters, Of which there were three 10
the package, were accompanied by a
post,biil, signed by Timothy p. Redf0ld,
p. NJ, and were addressed, one to Nor
man Williams, Esq, one to Hon. David
Pierce, and one to Haskell & Palmer
The several letters were of considerable
importance and there is of course no
means Of knowing how much annoyance
their non receipt occasioned, The pack
age does not bear evidence of having
travelled muc b and the suppositon
is that it has been all this time concealed,
by accident, in a corner Of some post.of-
flee and has been brought to light by a
recent 'house cleaning and deposited in
the mail without a suspicion of its an
tiquty. This beats all the miscarrages
of mail matter Of which we have any
account. - Woodstock Standard.
FoRGERY.-On the 31st of May last
q woman called at Mr.. Ephrim Jewett's
store, and after selecting a piece Of wa
ter-proof amounting to 1878, handed TO
the clerk what purported TO be an order
for the same from Mrs. John Paddock.
The order was received. 1t appears the
woman then went to Mr.. Lonergan's
store, and after selecting a pair Of boots,
presented in payment an order from Mrs.
Horace Paddock. Mr.. Lonergan took
the order and gave up the boots. Some
time afterwards it was ascertained that
both these orders were forged, but the
guilty party was not known to either mer.
chant or shoe-dealer. One day last
week, however, Mr.. Jewett's clerk saw
his old customer in the street. She was
followed at once and arrested. AT an
examination before Justice Hubbard
Hastings, Esq. she was bound up to the
county court in the sum of $500, in de-
fault of which she went to Jail The wo-
mans name is Mrs. Nancy Priest Par
ker Of Waterford Cdledonian.
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY
The citizens Of this village were startled
on Thursday morning last by report
that robbery had been attempted the
night previous, Mr. Whitman, the ex.
press messenger, arriving on the Boston
evening train at balf-past 10 o'clock p.
NJ, on leaving the train started up Green
street to go to his home, and on arriving
opposite DR.. Higginson'S house was
struck on the back of bis neck with a club
or something else the blow was badly
aimed, as the scoundrel hit too low to
have a stunning effect. Mr.. Whitman
says when he felt the blow he knew what
was up, and he instantly wheeled around
and gave the villain 'sidewinder' in his
chops, which laid him a sprawling in the
road, and at the same instant he gave the
blow he was struck in the arm by dag.
ger or knife, midway between the shout
Ter and elbOw,joint. The blow struck
by Mr.. Whitman undoubtedly deranged
he aim of the assassin's weapon, as ev-
IDENTITY it was intended for more vital
part. The messenger carries but little
money on this late train, having at this
time only $3.50 with him. The rascal
must have had a sore head, as Whitman's
hand was somewhat used up by coming
forcibly in contact with the fellows chops.
On the fall of his assailant the messenger
Immediately ran a few rods 10 the stage
barn for help, but on returning in a few
minutes the scoundrel had made his es
cape.-Phenir.
RoBBERY OF A SoLDIER.--Martin
Flanagan, VIM. Hurley and Thomas
O'Brien, the three bummers arrested on
Thursday for robbing John Travere, a
soldier of the 9th VT, were brought up
for examination Sunday afternoon, before
Justice Hollenbcck. Travers, who be-
longs in Rutland, told MS stor; with
much volubilify. After getting his pay
on Wednesday evening he fell in with
these three returned soldiers, and hay
ing taken some beer and soda water
with them, On Water ST., came to the
conclusion that they were as 'peaceable
and nice young men as he ever saw
A canteen Of rum made its appearance
mysteriously in t h company, which
Travers paid for, but as he said 'niver
Tux smell Of having Sworn against
liquor, and the four became as 'thick as
thieves before midnight, when Travers
became aware that he had been robbed
of his pocket-book containing $3.50, and
rushed after the police with loud wall
ings. Policeman Clark having seen the
three sharks hanging around Travers,
the officers were put at once on the scent,
and next morning constables Flanagan
and Drew arrested the three, one in a
house on Water ST., and the other two
hid away among the bushes near the cove.
Travers fully identified the robbers, and
a portion of the money was found on
them. They were accordingly bound
over in $500 each, for trial at the next
term Of County Court, and in default of
bail were committed to Jail. Flanagan
has but one arm. O'Brien belonged to
New York regiment, and Hurley to a
Massachusetts regiment. The latter was
not quite as distinctly identified with the
robbery as the other TWO but sufficiently
to be held with the others.-Free Press.
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