Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-11
Vermont News.


the remainder at Lowell. The yield
of starch to the bushel is not as large
this year as usual, owing to the early
frost which killed the vines before
they were ripe. The Eden mill
ground 500 bushels per day.
ROBBERY AND ARREsT.-On Wed
nesday last, one James or Joseph
Barr, of Ballston Spa, n. Y, stole
$475, the wages of cripple who keeps
little shop in that place. He then
took horse and drove to Saratoga.
changed his grey coat for a new one
of dark color, and put" for Canada
by train, feeling doubtless as if be
had made a good strike, A despatch
however, reached this place before
him, describing his person and offer
ing reward of 800 for his arrest.
This was made by officer White, We'd
nesday evening. But Barr stoutly
denying his identity, his clothes not
corresponding altogether to the des-
cription, and supposing from a mis-
apprehension of the despatch that the
robbery had been committed in Brat
tleboro, whereas passengers to whom
Barr appealed declared that they had
seen him take the train at Saratoga
that day, Mr.. White concluded that
he had made a mistake and released
his captive, who at once took train
North. A more careful inspection of
the telegram, however, soon after
showed Mr. White his mistake, and
calling in the aid Of the telegraph, by
his direction officer Austin stepped
on to the train at Essex Junction, and
before it reached Milton had again
arrested his man. He still asserted
his innocence. and getting permission
to step into the water closet on the
car, removed as. he supposed the evil
dence of the theft, by dropping the
roll of money from the car. He was
brought back here however, and
lodged in Jail, and was fully recog-
nized by a constable who had come
on from Ballston for him. The money
1920 in amount, was found yesterday
on the track, below Milton, by a sec
tion man. And the proof Of his guilt
being conclusive, Mr.. Barr will doubt
less in a term in States prison have
leisure to reflect on the maxim that
the way of the transgressor is hard
Free Press.
BURGLARY.-The store Of n. Par
ker. was broken into on Saturday
night by burglar. by cutting out a
pane of glass in the rear door. the
money drawer opened, and twenty
cents stolen. A considerable sum If
money in the safe was not reached.
Mr.. Parker misses an overcoat, which
was probably taken by the thief, who
was apparently quite familiar with
the premises Free Press.
RETURNED TO STATES PRIsoN.-
Wallace W. Gilman, native Of
Shrewsbury, who on the 8th of Oct.
last, was discharged from a five years
service in the State Prison was again
returned on the lSt day of the present
wear. He hired a team at West
Randolph to 90 to Warren, but went
to Rutland where he snapped teams,
getting some SO. He stole another
team in Bennington county, drove off
leaving it by the road side, returned
and received half the reward for its
recovery. From thence he went to
Fort Edward, n. Y, and hires anoth-
er team, drives to Keene, n. H., and
sells the horse for 1925, but to divert
suspicion sent the buggy, robes &c,
back to the proprietor. From thence
he went to Bellows Falls, and hired a
fourth team and went to Troy, N. Y,
where he was taken. He had been
married since he left prison in Oct,
and had left some of his things with
an uncle, to whom he sent his wife for
the things. Having found her they
arrested her, and found in her posses
sion a letter from him, telling hel
when to meet him in Troy. The of
| fcer reached Troy first, and on his
arrival Gilman was Immediately ar
rested. He was taken to the Wind
sor County Court, now in session, anC
!: plead guilty.-WndSor Journal.
i VERMONT HIGHEsP MOUNTAINS
Hon. Hosea Doten assigns to thu
I highest mountain in the town Of Sher
burne the name Of Killington Peak
and by careful measurements by lev
els, starting from the railroad tracl
at White River Junction, he has as
: certained its height above the oceal
> to be 1920 80-100 feet. Prof. A
2 Guyot of New Jersey measured tn
| same mountain, starting from the raj
h road track at Rutland, and made it
$ height, by barometrical measurement
q 1921 39-100 feet. This test, by tw
scientific modes of measurement, mus
5 be satisfactory, and give to Killing
4 ton Peak the second rank in Vel
d mont mountains. Camers Hump, tn
n beautiful, is the third in rank, an
p Mansfield, the sublime, first.
4 ExTRAoRDINARY.-John F. Hard
: of Bradford has eight white Bran.
n. hens which have lain twelve hundrt
d and ten eggs, and hatched fifty-fo1
ofIchickens since Christmas of 1865
.e one year.-Opimaon.
- MAN KILLED BY A PANTHER
n Fisher, of SALISBURY, while pill
:. wood, was attacked by panther {
~ SALISBURY Mountain and was so {
= verely injured that he died on t
same day. He had a rifle with h
lie and fred upon the animal. but on