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

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Jake the body home, but becoming
oewildered they were unable to re-
turn to the spot where it laid, and we
have no account that the body has
been recovered.-RM. Independent.
POLICE COURT.-'1t becomes our
painful duty" to again give the names
Of persons who bave been before the
court during the past week. Al
though we have been earnestly re-
quested by some of our particular
friends" to withhold from the public
eye their names. yet we are compell-
ed as public journalists to give the
names Of all persons who are convict
ed of violating the laws of the State.
And we would earnestly entreat all
who are engaged in business-how-
ever profitable it may seem to be
which they are unwilling to have
brought to the notice Of the public,
to desist, and seek more profitable
and honorable employment.
The following unfortunate individu-
ais have been fined for drunkenness
during the past week:
George Ryan, Mike GUILTY, Peter
Ward, John Sullivan, Daniel Coughlin,
John Mclaughlin.
The following persons were fined
for selling liquor:
Caleb Buffum, Jerre Lisbon, Bird
get Cunningham, Catherine Barney,
Catherine Northumberland hide
pendent.
IRA.-The Peck boys, natives of
Ira and sharpshooters in the Union
army, have recently returned home
from an eighteen months sojourn i'll
Montana Territory, They report
quartz mining, hunting buffalo and
defending against the treacherous In
dams the current excitement of border
life. .
A Young Ladies Christian Associa,
ton has been organized in Burling
ton.
L. G. Biglow, Esq, Of Burlington
father of the editor of the Time;
died suddenly, on the 18th inst, OF
dropsy.
On the 5th inst, the Oldest chart
cred city in Vermont (Vergennes
voted to supply herself with water
from Otter Creek, at an expense no
to exceed $4,000.
A Law WANTED. = We sincerel
wi S b the Legislature o f Vernon
would pass a law making the act o.
pointing gun or pistol at any pei
son, "fun, as it is called a punisha
bic offense. Every year few pei
sons lose their lives and others ar
wounded by the reprehensible, foo
iSh practice of designedly pointin
! firearms at women and girls [
brighten them for fun. 1t ought t
be made an offense punishable b
fine. The act of swapping a gun a
another ought to subject the snapper
to Imprisonment, and if woundin
manning or death ensues in const
quence,-to confinement in the Pen
tentiary.-Christian Repository.
The special religious meeting {
! Chester, under lead Of Rev. A.
Earle, last week, was one of great il
, terest and good result.
On Sunday morning, October st
Bishod De GoeSbriand Of Burlingtc
administered the sacrament of co
firmation to about two hundred an
fifty children and adults in st. Bri
/ gets church, West Rutland. In Il
afternoon, the burying ground ne;
. that village was consecrated wi
solemn and Impressive ceremonit
. The whole Catholic population, ov
. two thousand, marched in processic
u CAsUALTY.-On Monday, q
II inst, Jonathan Davis of this villa
l. met with an accident which came ne
1t proving fatal. He was at work
ie the drain which Frank Goodhue
IL having constructed to carry off t
re waste matter from his new house, a
1t was STOPPING down to adjust a sto
u on the bottom, about ten feet bell
u the surface, when the gravel and sa
~ on one side caved in, completely G
&c ering him up and bruising him seve
u. |. ly. He lay beneath the debris fol
II considerable length of time bef'
~ the workmen near could extricate |
all from his perilous condition; tt
however succeeded in unearthing
extricating him nearly suffocated, {
badly bruised and famed. We
~, ~ happy to learn that Mr.. Davis is
~ * again, and is recovering from
=. wounds and bruise.-PhesiG.
eo Rev. Geo. Gleason of Bristol
u accepted a call from the Congr'
ny tional church at West Rutland, '
'''' a salary of $500.
Twelve young men have been
os. orally fined in So and cost for ri,
7ed one Joseph Martin of Colchester
oss a rail, for marrying his cousin, a
of twelve. slBa7B saA aal