Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-03-27


in laying new brick sidewalks, the
brick for the same being paid for by |
the land owners on the streets.
The Second Adventists propose
building theological seminary at
Waterbury, Vermont. Leading men
from Boston and Providence will look |
over the ground this week.
One Of the Portland hotels had
guest last week named Spook, who |
hailed from "W ooloomooloo" where |
ever that place is.
The foreign imports at New York
during the past week amounted to
7,576,l77-upward of 100000
OF which comes under the head of
general merchandise.
CONvICTED.-Selcm n. Buggy, of
Burke was convicted Of petit larceny
this week Wednesday, and fined costs
and all $2097. He stole two bush
els of Welcome Allard's corn at the
West Burke depot.-Lyndon Union.
A farmer at Port Union, Canada,
who had missed a valuable COW for
thirty-nine days, and had searched in
every direction for her, at last acct
dentalIy found her, few days ago,
in the ice house, and still alive,
though she had neither food nor wa
ter in all that time. The animal will,
in all probability, recover from the
effects of her long fast.
A family by the name of Stevens,
living in the edge of Tolland, and
consisting of father, mother and
daughter, have all died within the
past ten days, the daughter surviving
longest; and while she was breathing
ha,, last. soma person stole $3.50, the
price of yoke of oxen just sold,
that was in a trunk in the house. 1t
is supposed that young man by the
name of Sizer committed the theft,
and has been arrested.
The Russian Government has given
orders to the commanders of Russian
ships that they are not to transport
any more refugees from Crete. There
are already $4,000 in Greece, and
they are said to be in danger of star
Walton.
A credulous man said to a wag,
who had wooden leg, How came
yon to have wooden leg? "Why,"
answered the wag, "my father had
one, and so had my grandfather. 1t
> runs in the blood
The Rev" G. Chauncey Burr, ed
itor OF the Old Guard, appears to adj
! vocate in that magazine the assassin.
] alton of the radical members of Con
gress as the readiest way of SOLVING
the problem of reconstruction. "a
hundred men" he says, "of the plucE
and patriotism of Wilkes Booth, a.
the start of these terrible despotisms
would have saved our country" &c
But it is not yet too late, if the Dem
Il ocratic party have "the sagacity ant
pluck to call upon the people to arm
' and muster for the salvation of tn
country"
FINEs.-The following fines wer
a recently imposed by Justice G. J
= Bundy, Of this village. Mr.. Paqui
d of Cabot $500 and costs for bein
g drunk. G. Bradshaw, of this villag
$500 and costs for a similar offense
i L. R. Johonnot, $4,000 and costs fo
:, selling liquor.-Lyndon Union.
;. WINDSOR Co.-Twcnty-fve divorce
G were applied for and t,oemty-ome gran
n ed by the Supreme Court at it's Eel
uary term in Windsor County. I
20 delivering the judgment of the coul
i in one case, Judge Barrett remarked
81 "My associates think from the ev
a dence, divorce ought to be granite,
- and | think so too, from what | kno
IL of the parties. I don't think thes
parties ought to be yoked up togeth'
any longer, any more than any 9TH
cattle"
r. A SHERIFF In TROUBLED. |
- Smith, of Strafford, who is Depu
-, Sheriff for Orange County, was a
eo raigned before John Stratton, Est
ay Justice of the Peace, On the I'd ins
al on complaint of the Grand Juror f
the town of Fairlee, for firing into t
90 house of Marshall E. Rugg, of sa
bo Fairlee, on the night Of the 18th
~ February. He waived an examinatio
~ and was bound up to the Coun
- Court in the sum of 5000. 1t a
n pears that Smith, in company wi
Cd several other jolly fellows, attended
80 Levee at Bradford, on the evening
ac the 18th ult., and it is supposable tn
no they partook of other refreshmer
,er than those provided at the levee, th
IN becoming more or less elevate
;s hence on their way home Smith ret
,as lessly fired into Riggs house for me-
he sport, but Rugg does not relish tt
in kind of fun--Argus.
n John B. Cough is very sick-w
ore the hen fever. He recently purch
ed five Dorking fowls for $1OO,