Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30
State News.

ARREsTs.-Last Friday nightpolice
officer Rollins arrested Peter Ball and
Thomas Ferrin for Drunkenness
They were retained in custody till
Saturday morning that they might
become sufficiently sober to disclose
the names of the persons of whom
they obtained their liquor. Upon
being arraigned Ferrin testified that
he had worked at Littleton during
haying, and was on his return home
to Canada. Went to the Centre vii
lage in this town designing to take
the cars there. He heard that liquor
could be had at the hotel and apply
ing for it got a pint. He was too
late for the cars, came to this village,
and falling in company with Peter
Ball, they together hired a team of
Mr.. Trescott to go to Passumpsic.-
They both testified that they drank
at Miles Shorey's shoe shop, and also
purchased bottle full to help them
home. The liquor was little too
strong for them, for On the way home
they had a ''smash up" damaging
the wagon considerably, and Ferrin
received rather severe bodily injuries.
They were both fined SIS and costs.
Ferrin also lost some $40, during the
spree, as he stated. The States at
torney issued warrants for the arrest
of c. L. Bennett, the hotel keeper at
the Centre, and also for the arrest of
Mr.. Shorey. Sheriff Pike soon had
them on hand. Bennett elected to
pay $40, and cost, rather than go to
trial, and Shorey $50 and COSTS
Caledonian.
SAD ACCIDENT. = We learn that
Mr.. Ezra Harvey was killed in Green
banks factory, in Danville, on the
18th. He, with Mr.. Benz. Greenbank
and others, were at work lowering
wool from an upper to lower room
In the factory. Upon the platform
OF the elevator was large bale of
wool, and as the platform was de-
scending through the floor it caught
In some way, and the men engaged
in the work undertook to diseueage
1t, when the rope broke, and an arm
OF the elevator descending struck
Mr.. Harvey at about the middle of his
back, crushing him against some part
of the works, and so badly, that he
lived only about one hour. He had
been employed in the factory as as
sorter Of wool for thirteen years.
He leaves a second wife, with six
children all under twelve years of
age, and in dependent circumstances.
The funeral took place on Saturday,
and brother of the deceased resid-
ing In our village, desires US to ex-
press the thanks of the relatives to
Mr.. Benz. Greenbank for voluntarily
assuming the expenses of the funeral.
I-CGledOnaan. @
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Caleb Bean,
residing in the eastern part OF the
town of Oxford, n. H., attempted to
commit suicide on Monday morning
last, by cutting his throat with "a
razor from ear to ear. He was
soldier during the war, and came
home from the war with broken con-
stitution He had been sick for some
time with consumption, and on the
Satul day morning previous was sup
posed to be dying, but revived again.
He is supposed to have been insane
when he made the attempt. He was
alive Monday night, but DR.. Marston
pronounced him past recovery
Bradford Opinion.
TALL HUNTING. Saturday,
Edwin Dickerman of this town, shot,
Oh Calvin Bigelow's farm, II wood
chucks and a hen hawk, doing the
whole work after 2 o'clock, p. III. We
call that tall hunting, and would like
to know who can beat it. Wood
chucks have been numerous and de-
structive during years past, and the
farmers are grateful to any one who
will exterminate them. = Lyndon
Union.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE. - The Bur-
lington Times says that in Castleton,
last Friday. an Irish girl about six
years old, got upon the track in front
of an advancing train. The engine
struck her, throwing her some feet
into the air. AS she came down again
she struck the COW catcher and rolled
off between the rails. The engine
and five cars passed over her, and,
strange to say, the only injuries she
experienced proved to be two rather
severe brusies Oh the left hip.-St.
Albaas Messenger.
A BAD BoY.-On Sunday, the 18th
inst, Edward Foss, a son of Abraham
Foss, of Fairfax, stole from his faith
er one thousand dollars in 7-30 bonds,
and left for parts unknown. The
theft was committed about o'clock,
p. m. Soon after young Foss was
seer in company with a son of C. G.
Cady on the road to Georgia Depot.
On being discovered they left the
road at this point and went north
st. Atboms Messenger. vta laA
THE MARKETS. supplied
the Boston market with It's more fat
sheep and lambs during the week
ending August 18th than We're receiv-
ed from all other sources; and only
lacked 33 Of doing the same in the
line of beef; and yet meat may be
usually had at cheaper rates in Bos-
ton than in our own markets.. H
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