Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-19
Local News.

A RASCAL CAUGHT.-A man was
arrested in our village on Wednesday,
the l tn inst, by sheriff Boswell, on
suspicion of his having stolen team
which he was offering for sale. After
telling several unreliable stories con-
corning the matter, he finally concluded
he was caught and owned he had stolen
the team-the horse from one John
Ryon Of Duxbury, and the wagon and
harness from a widow in Waitsfeld.
He gave his name as Abel l.. Shonio.
He was arraigned before Justice
Woodman on complaint of a grand
juror, and ordered to furnish bail in
the sum of $3.50 for his appearance
before the County Court; failing to
do so he was committed to jail at
Irasburgh, that he may be had to ap-
pear as aforesaid.
In pleading to the complaint he
stated to the justice that had he not
been drinking he should never have
stolen the team, and that he never
should drink any more whiskey.
Commemorate will be remember
ed that we published a few weeks
since, a couple of anecdotes of Rev.
H. Fowler-professing to give a re-
port of couple sermons preached in
Eden. He sends US the original SER
mons, which we have read in the main
and we find nothing in either of them
that looks like the portion we gave.
The sermons are well written and
betray none of that ignorance one
would think he possessed upon read
ing the item we published. We got
our report of the sermons from 6
deacon up in Glover, who said he
heard both sermons, and we supposed
at the time our authority was good.
PosTPoNED.-The meeting of thu
Orleans County Conference which
was to have been held at Charleston
Sept. "a, has been postponed ont
week, owing to the semi-centennia
anniversary of the Congregations
church in this village, which is to b,
held on that day.
Our Craftsbury friends will be glaC
to know that DR.. Crabtre will visi
the Common, Monday Sept. 30, an,
South Craftsbury, Oct. l and Cd
Also will visit Barton again, Oct
II and IA.
DEATHS IN WEsTFIELD.-There ha
been an unusual number of deaths i
Westfeld the past summer, especial
among the oldest inhabitants. Fou
aged persons have died within a spac
of less than three months whose unite
ages amount to 313 years, viz: Lutl
er Howe, SS; Mrs. Sarah Reed, 81
Mrs. Nemea Miller, 10; Mrs. Row
5 ena Miller, 6S. Mrs. Reed was or
e of the first settlers in town, havir
moved from Montague, Mass, to Yves
field, in the autumn of 1903, and Ii
ing here ever since, period of sixt
i four years. In attempting to GRO
o the mountain between Craftsbury ar
'e Lowell in company with her husbar
: and an infant two weeks old, in tv
- horse sleigh they found the road
" blocked up with snow that they we
obliged to spend the night in the WOO
e on the mountain. Making rude b,
l. in the sleigh with bedclothes, &
70 they passed the night with nothing
! eat but a small piece of cold mutt
- :, and little whiskey. The seco
Nj day after a hard struggle they on
= succeeded in reaching the foot of
as mountain, and spent the second mig
IS, in a rude shanty, standing near whe
m Mr.. STANDARDS house now is. 7
next evening they reached Westfe
90 being three days in going from Graf
Ut bury to Westfeld, 20 miles.-Ezpr,