Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-07-26
Local News.

trick was played few days since up
on seizing officers Butterfield and
Foster, of Derby Line, by Albert Hunt,
of Monroe, n. H., and who is an old
smuggler. He had been over the line
after some devils juice, Of which he
had procured about thirty gallons, and
the man he bought it of was mean
enough to inform the officer of it, tell
ing him also when and where he would
cross the line. The aforesaid officers
watched for and intercepted him, but
as they were some distance from where
they wished to deposit the whiskey |
they thought it would be easier to let
Hunt drive his own team to the depot
than to be to the bother of unloading.
So they told him to follow them and
got into their wagon and drove ahead,
Hunt following as meek as sheep
till they got some rods ahead, Whei
Hunt turned around quick and drove
back till he got to where there were
two roads when he lodged off into
the by-road. When the officers found
that he had turned about they did so
too and came back after him: sup
posing that he would keep on the same
road he come on with the intention
of re-crossing the line, they took it
Hunt waited till he saw them take it
when he wheeled again and took his
back track and went about his bust
ness, deposited his whiskey where he
intended to, and went to bed and to
pleasant dreams.
PIC-NICs.--The Ladies Benevolent
Society connected with the M.E.church,
Of this place, held a festival at the
Town Hall, on Wednesday evening Of
last week. 1t was a success in two
ways. $35 was raised towards re-
pairing their church, and they had a
good time for the profit.
On Friday afternoon last, the Con
gregationalists held picnic in the
same place, for the benefit Of the ur
chins, who enjoyed it hugely. Speech
es were tried to be made by Rev. C.
Tabor and Rev. w. A. Robinson, but
the children went there for good
time and were bound not to be fooled
out Of it in that way, so while the
clergymen were eloquently talking
of monkeys" they were cutting
monkey shines" to such an eXten
that the cape" was dropped instanter
Natural history didn't take in tina
crowd.
SEIzED.-One Felch, of Potion, wa
week before last seized up at Mort
Troy, by office Rowell. He crosses
the line at about II o'clock and mis-
taking the place he was to stop a
drove straight to the barn of the afore
said Rowell, who was lying by tn
side of the fence for another custom
err. Felch had so pounds of butte
and 140 lbs. of wool, which with hors
and wagon was seized. Worth in a
some over 5000, but the officer settle
with him for $127. as it was fir
offence.
The editor, &c, has gone on
"bridle tower" over to Willought
Lake. 'Spect he's gone fshin'.-
He would like a-sucker!
ALL HANDS.
The Caledonia County Good TEN
lars Union holds its quarterly NEE
ing at Lyndon Centre, Tuesday, Ju
30th. Rev. p. III. White is advertiS
to deliver an address. The CO.
Templars of Orleans county will fl
this a very convenient opportuni
to visit their Caledonia county bre
rem; as the cars run just right to ia
them to Lyndon Centre and back,
time to attend all the exercises, w
a little leisure to look, if they wa
at the fine new buildings at "Railro
City,"
PERsoNAL.-Solon Robinson,
agricultural editor of the New Yo
Tribune, has been stopping in to
the past week. He don't look smar
than other folks. ...
SANAToRIAN.-Dr. Crabtre's roo
at Little's Hotel have been throns
with patients during this his secC
visit here. Last month he treate
large number, and we are assured t
they have done well, as the great
crease now indicates. A Mrs. I
kins whom he took to treat for til
or four months, returned in one mo
and declared herself cured. She
been an invalid six years and two
many physicians had treated her
tumors, &C., without benefit.
Crabtre uses means to cure disea
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