Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-09-01
State News.

I''0""Si was 'hTo"H uuuer the cars and
so shockingly mangled that he lived bu,
a short time. His remains were receiy.
ed by his brother in this place on Wed.
nesday. Mr.. Chapman was formerly in
the employ of Messrs. Z. & T. Fair.
banks IL Co. and on the breaking out oe
the rebellion enlisted in the Sd VT. reri.
ment. II e was afterward DISCHARGED
for disability, but at the time of his death
was member OF the 18th regiment vet
eran reserves. He leaves a wife
one child to mourn his sudden decease.--
Cdiedonian.
NARROW EsCAPE.-On Monday AT.
ternoon about Fl We o'clock Mr.. r. S.
Orne Of Barton was notified that boat
full of men had capsized near the north
side o # Bellwater pond. He immedi-
ately procured small boat and rowed
out about a mile when he discovered
boat bottom up with four men in the wa
ter clinging TO it. BY threats no kept
the men away from bis boat while he at
tached the two boats together and towed
his prize ashore. Here he found the
fifth one of the party, who had swan to.
land, nearly dead of rum and water
He righ.ed the capsized boat, packed in
his five wet friends and towed b m
down to the village. 1t seems five young
fellows got a jug OF rum and went over
the lake to have good time !" and but
for the timely aid of Mr.. Orne four, at
Last, would have been drowned, as it
was raining and blowing bard, and night
was just coming on when they were res
cued. When will men learn to let rum
a one, the parent Of all crimes and the
fruitful source Of three-fourths Of the ac>
cidents p Caledonian.
LIoUoR SRIzURE>-On complaint Of
the circus managers, Calvin Morrill,, Esq.
caused the arrest by Sheriff Pike of one.
Marshall Golf, and the seizure of three,
kegs and two jugs of liquor at the circus
ground last Thursday. Golf was fined,
which with the costs amounted to S2l,.
and his liquor turned over to Agent
Wright of this place, who condemns the
same, thus ensuring its destruction
Golf and his friends bad been following
he circus for about ten days, ostensibly
10 sell soda but really to sell rum and
heretofore he had avoided detection
The manager Of the circus congratulated
Mr.. Morrill, on his success in bringing
his rumseller TO grief, as a liquor tent
was "side show" that added nothing to
he credit Of t b main performance
In JAIL.-A young man h calls
himself Walter Huckins was arrested at
Bradford Tuesday last and brought to
his place charged with going away from
be hotel here without paying his bill,
be day of the circus. He was commit
ed to jail Caiedonian.
II. G. Adrich, Of Lyndon, having put
imselr outside Of considerable rot-gut,
ssaulted a boy eleven or twelve years
Id named McMullen, and was arrested
nd fined ten dollars and costs in defaul.
f which he was locked up by "uncle
David" After remaining in Jail week
lie became sober and likewise penitent,
nd a friend came down Thursday and
ook him home Cdledonian.
A LIBERAL GIFT.-The Neicsdedlsr
J reliably informed that G. w. Bedding,
$50, OF London, England, a native of
.amoile County, has agreed TO give
1000 a year for the purpose of paying
he tuition of children who have lost
athers in the defence Of his country in
ne late war. The schools at johnson,
louisville and Stowe, are the ones des~
,uated for the attendance Of such schol.
RS.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Charles Mundee
as been ordered to Vermont to superin-.
md the mastering out of the remainder
our troops, consisting of four compa-.
les of the llth Regiment, and the 9Th
,egiment. He is now at the Brattlebo-
, House. Col. Mundee is by birth a
He left his country during
dubious times when many brave
en- sought homes in other lands. He
as an officer in the army while at homo
his native land, and arrived in this
untry about the same time with the
debated Kossuth. He has been in the
nited States about sixteen years. For
even years he was acting as Quarter
sster at Lsavenworth, Kansas, and
zen the war of the rebellion broke out