Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
State News.

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B. Simoads; store) at Williston, was
entered on Sunday night and goods
to the amount of about $1,000 abstract
ed. The rogues were tracked a dis
lance of two miles north of the village,
but further there was no trace of
them. Suspicion having been direct
ed towards Chas. FL. Potter, as in
some way connected with the robbery
watch was kept round Potter's house
Monday night, to prevent any remov-
al of the stolen property if it were
there, and Tuesday morning a search
was made of the premises, by officer
Flanagan and others, Mrs. Potter as
sisting and apparently aiding the Off
GERS in their search. Nothing what
ever was found, even of suspicious
character, on the first search; but a
second and more careful examination
showed the boards of the floor to be
cut through under bed in the ground
floor bedroom. The boards were
pried up. and under the floor, in hole
about four feet deep lay the stolen
: goods, three whisky kegs, and CHS
ell which on trial fitted we'll into the
marks around the windows where the
burglars got into Wright's store.
Mrs. Potter suddenly disappeared,
as the pit was opened, but was speed
|, lily arrested and examined before a
Justice, Wednesday.
The officers went at once In search
of two men thought to be the robbers.
Potter himself went to Canada Sunday
: morning, before the robbery; but it is
, supposed he was privy to it.-Free
Press.
: DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT.
: About three o'clock on Friday at.
ternoon last, as Widow Henry Bar
nett, who resides near Middlesex vii
lage, was engaged in boiling tar upon
the stove in her kitchen, for the pur.
! pose of repairing a boat, the tar by
: some means caught fire. Fearing
that the house might burn, she took
the kettle Of blazing tar in her hand
K and, opening the door, threw it out
t into the yard. Just at that time hel
e little daughter, one of a beautiful pail
{ OF twins, about two years old, happen
0 ed to be running past the door, anC
upon her the tar was poured, burning
!. her in most shocking manner. The
( poor child survived In great agony
until eight o'clock Saturday morning
when death released her from her SUI
u fering.-Watchman.
J. CAMP MEETING.-T camp meet
d ing at Lyndonville, will begin thi
IS year, Thursday, August 10th. As thu
New Hampshire Conference, whicI
usually holds their meetings at Leba
:; non, has suspended, much large
meeting is expected than last year.
ie 1t will unquestionably be the larg
est camp meeting ever held in Vel
le mont. The Railroad Company hav
Is built house for the accommodate
= of the people, in size T2122. Th
% first story will contain two long dill
ing tables, and the second story twelv
IS, bedrooms. The grounds are bein
"a graded for the purpose, and other CO..
rs vanioaooe o1~oeOd which viii maxi
lg the place one of the most desirable
st New England for outdoor meeting
IS, We expect it will be frequently use
. during the fall for mass meetings c
re both partieS.- Union.
~ SOMETHING AS GOOD AS HOPS.-l
~ F. Knight, of the west part of Sta
" stead, bought s75 worth of Bryant
Fruit Trees last fall, laid them in /
w the heels and put them out this sprin
ng All are alive and doing we'll, with Il
,st exception of one.-Com.
If There are quite a number of flou
he ishing young orchards in this Count
re- planted from the nurseries of Mr.. Br
ne ant, an evidence that fruit trees C;
nd be raised here, and that his plan
M prOpagating on the crab stock Civ
he more hardy tree. There are fe
en- varieties of the crab apple careful
IRE selected by Mr.. Bryant after many c
ull periments, which are worthy of tri
OK as culinary apple, or to make cid
he or domestic wine. Being perfect
he hardy and great bearers, the risk
cry disappointment is less with them tn
ay. with some of the English varieties.
do Stanstead JaurnaL.
GOOD SHEEP.-Benjamin Wakefe
err of this town, has two years c
cen sheep which Sheared II ID poun
ar of wool this season. One lamb 0
asst, year old, from the same sheep she
the ed 8 II pounds, They are hi
by blood Southdowns.-Union.
nie UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
'oS' commencement exercises Of the Nj
VI ical Department took place on W
r ~ nesday evening at the city hall in B
iei lington. The degree of NJ. d. Y
Il nc conferred upon the graduating ella
liai II in number, by President Ang
neu after which the annual address v
'e' delivered by Prof. Crosby.
the Mrs. Margaret Cobleigh, who d
say at Hydepark on the 18th Of May, s
the at the age Of sc years, left leg
in to the Home Mission Society of 81
and one of $500 to be used in bu
r, ing Congregational Church in Hy
L. park. Doing what good she CO
MIA while living, in death surely her VIC
re- do follow her.
'om- One day last week Rev. Silas
rch Keen and wife, Of Bradford, Vt, "
-; presented with q CratnitouS ifa 7 4