Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-23
STATE NEWS.

contrary TO law. lie pleaded guilty.,
and was fined $50 and costs.
TRIAL CoNCLUDED.-L st week
Thursday was a day of excitement III
Fairlee. some two hundred people |
having assembled in the Town House
to hear the conclusion of the case OF 4
the State and School Teacher rs. Nal
endv and others. The prosecution
was conducted by Dickey, in riS usual
forcible style; while the respondents
were defended by Gov. Martin, with
as much ability as the case would war
rant. The witnesses proved that the
manner in which the boys had treated
the lady teacher was an outrage toI
the Christian civilization OF the age.
and the jury were not slow In fixing
the stigma Of public contempt in the
verdict of guilty The sympathies
of the crowd were instinctivel Y man
Tested in three cheers for the teach
or, and three groans for the 'rebs.
The verdict will do much to strength
en- the efficiency OF the teachers there,
SEIZURE OF SMUGGLED GCODs.-On
Saturday night, Feb. 10, Deputy Col
lector Geo. w. Hartshorn seized near
the line in Canaan q horse, harness,
sleigh, buffalo robes and two kegs Of
whiskcy belonging to Z. G. Sawyer.
The next day he seized another full
team. which SAWYER used to bring out
whisI,ey the same night of and after
the first seizure. So the old man was
the means Of coufscating two teams
in one night, and neither OF them his
own. Also, Feb. 6. the same officer
seized two wagons, three harnesses
and one horse for having been used to
smuggling out whiskey, all the prop
crty of G.. Fletcher Of Stcwartstown
n. Fl. He also seized. March +, at
Erral. \. H., a horse and keg Of wills
key. and broke up an Irish row among
The logmen, caused by the whiskey
! Also. on March list, he seized in Ca
naan a keg OF whiskcy-fOund at tho
end of a foOtpath on the bank of the
. river owner unknown.-C0lcd0Hi0n
: SMUGGLNG.-On the Sd inst. off
; GERS Curricr and Whitcomb seized il
East Haven 80 gallons Canada whis
KEY, gallons brandy, 3 chests tea
and a quantity of nutmegS. Mr.
kimpton, one Of the firm of kimptol
Brothers, Island Pond. was the un
+ fortunate gentleman engaged in thi
+ illegal traffic. BY means of it h
: lost his cargo, two horses, two sleigh.
t and i now under 5000 bonds.
EXTENSIVE RoBBERIEs OF FREIGHT
The mysterious disappearance, 70
some time past. of freight passing owe
; the Vermont Central Railroad, led t
an investigation BIZ j. ". Hobart. ESQ
: the efficient and vigiIant Master o
- Transportation. which has resulted i
the discovery of a series of robberic
il - i[ei@n' conductors anu coElseqocn
e ,o,tio. oon5nora,.L INV tho noo,a =
= + Rorco rTortLGold ond . Lrotl
81 or Charles Rovco of Fovsfon an
- others, have been arrested. had the
a examination at Mortified and bonn
le for trial.
. Sheriff Sherman on Tuesday arros
It cd c. F. Cady. of Cornish \ Fl
II freirht conductor who j. cborood wit
). stealing goods from the cars to Il
n amount OF > tOO. Cady was hrougI
t. hctore Justice Barton on NedneSda
~ and put under SIo00 bonds for h
- rC-lppearancc on Monday of mex
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IL ,La $50 ~ 49, - $50 : go =" .
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- ready to receive thcm.-TyqRscfiDt
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= ot+o;nad l.,.,a ll('', . go "lio'i II
IF tho nom,3oth L,IIooiS ,.o' s,l'',' 1''
N Whom two voars and nio,,oa ~, ,a 'ooi
~ oId no u,oix6od a0n0 ,ll,,e"I '''or''
~ Christmos Lo WIS t;,.o ,l P"''l.'' ="
=, months old ond rrai,hcd e. l5 > 1,'' 800 e'S
= and is still growing l''''''
he
Of ~, lAP 70 TO UNMARRIED Men
- ne hcg'stef announces that there a
Of my WIDOWS IN the village Of Middl
~ pury' large portion OF whom a
. owners VI real estate.
III There is an increasing RELIGIONS
ri tcrest in the Baptist church in Win
-. sor. OF which Rev. : K Dovtor ! -
~ tor. Fourteen have been converte
M and others are anxiouslv inoniri,
= what they must do to he saved No,