Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-13
State News.
Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, arrived
home from Europe on Wednesday.

OUntC INOWDs
Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, arrived
home from Europe on Wednesday.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Deacon Daniel
Whitcomb, highly respected citizen
of Poultney, droppeddead at the depot
in this village, on Saturday last, at
11.30 a. m. He left Poultney in the
morning accompanied by his family,
arriving here at 9 o'clock, a. m. with
the intention of visiting an aged SIS
ter residing at Ashby Mass. While
in waiting for the mail train East he
walked about the depot grounds and
was restless, complaining of feeling
i'll. After sitting for time In the
depot, he walked out Of the east door
and almost instantly fell upon the
pavement. A member of his family
but moment afterward discovered
him, but all signs of life were gone.
His age was Is years.
BURLINGToN.-Henry Ell. Howe,
long known as a gentlemanly conduc-
tor on the Rutland & Burlington Rail
road, has purchased the American
Hotel, at Burlington, and we have
no doubt he will succeed as well in
hotel keeping as he has in his conduc-
torship.
POCKET PICKED.-Last Friday, S.
S. Thompson, of this town, vino was
returning from Boston, had his pocket
book, containing 5000 in money, a
certificate Of deposit for $1,000 on a
Boston bank, with notes and other
valuable papers, extracted from his
coat side pocket, somewhere between
Manchester and Concord, n. Fl. He
Immediately telegraphed to have the
payment of the check stopped, but
the money and notes are lost with no
trace of the thief.-Lyndon Union.
NABBED.- Theophilus Disherdan,
silver-plater in the employ of Mr.. Geo.
Farrar, of St. Adams, stole 5000 OF
his employers money on Thursday
and "put'' for Canada. He was nab
bed, however, in Swanton, the money
secured, and Mr.. Disherdan lodged in
st. Adams jail.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY. = l. t
Monday evening, soon after sunset,
the house of Dir. Scott, of this vii
lage, was entered with the intent of
taking money. Mrs. Scott had just
gone TO the po5toffice, leaving little
boy and girl in the house. While
away the girl stepped into the shed
and while there heard the boy in the
house crying as if much frightened
: She went back and found a writing
desk removed from the bureau, epen
ed and the contents scattered over the
floor, bat fortunately no notes haC
been taken. The girl Immediately
followed the boy, ran down the walk
toward Rev. Bickiord's, and there
: met man who asked her what sht
was frightened at; and being TOLD
that the boy running had just broker
into the house, the man started il
pursuit. The boy ran into Mr.. Bick
lords yard, jumped the fence, an(
r went on towards the depot The maj
following, entering Mr.. BIS barn
: where he remained a few minutes
: then came out and followed in the di
!, roction the boy had gone. The sup
! position is that the man and bo
1 were accompllces. just a week prio
: TO this event, about 8 o'clock in tn
c evening, Dr.. Scott had opened thi
c desk and put in number of ban
J. bills. At the same time a lady VIII
: was passing the house observed
u man standing at the window lookin
e in. AS last Monday evening was tn
IL first time that both the doctor an
II his wife had been absent at the sam
: time since the man was observe
J. there, 1t Is presumed he had bee
5 watching his chances since that tim,
5 At the time OF writing no arrest
o have been made. We report this cas-
c III tull that others in the village ma
J be on the look out for thieves an
g burglarS.-Lyndon Union.
= The ACCIDENT AT BURLNGTo,
he VT.-The Burlington Free Press h;
: the following list of persons injure
4 by the fall of the seats at the Count
er Fair in that city, Friday:
n, Mrs. Landon, South Burlingto
H. ankle broken; Mrs. Jacob Gree
u Burlington, seriously; Mrs. G. '
l Brownell, Williston, internally; WI
he Tracy, Richmond, seriously; G.
~ Stevens, Vergennes, leg badly broke
as G. Babcock, Burlington, head; De
ne j. S. Storrs, Burlington, suppos
Dn fatally. A son of Robt. Arnold, So
dler of this city, died of his injuri
while being removed. Mike Ryan
. boy, foot badly smashed; Mrs. H.
al Ray, leg broken; R. f. Smi
", butcher; Mrs. Chamberlain, be
cd legs badly bruised; Mrs. Afr
~ Pierce, Essex, spine injured; Hen
Us Drew, Shelburn Harbor, leg broke
ie- II. Thompson, OF the Jericho Band.
~ MINERAL SPRIN Gs.-A Mine.
Spring has been discovered at Nor
no field lately, which it is expected v
become noted.
on Two or three more springs VIII