Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-06

hreshing machine about two weeks
lgo. Its mate attempted to bite it,
when it started back and caught it's
eg in the lag" 1t had to be killed.
NEWPORT.
INDICTED.-Albert Hunt has been
indicted by the grand jury at Burling-
ton. He had not Struggled for sever
al weeks and so the officers entered
complaint. If he escapes punishment
it will only be upon condition that he
returns to his old tricks.
GOODS Observation-Disclosures &
Barron, merchants at Newport, failed
in business sometime last winter, their
liabilities being variously estimated
at from $4,000 to SIS, 900, having but
about $4,000 worth of goods in store
and a few hundred dollars in cash to
pay with. People at the time were
generally disposed to pity them and
call it all honest, but some things that
have come to light within a few weeks
look little shaky and lead people to
inquire where the "honest" comes in.
They last summer went into bank
ruptcy, Silas G. Bean, assignee, who
has ever since been Iaboring to un-
earth facts and bring to light all the
property possible. He has found in
Lamoille county, in Bakersfield and in
cellar in Newport some $4,000 worth
of goods that the partners had spirit
ed away and secreted before their fail
ure. We understand that Bean re-
ceived the information which led to
the discovery Of the goods from one
Barnes of Newport, who by some
means had knowledge Of the SNUG
Cling and had become mixed up in it.
Barnes told Bean where he could find
the property; he went to the places
designated and found Barnes report
correct. Barron had previously left
for Canada where the goods were to
be sent and where he was to open a
store "on his own hook" Bean has
gone to Canada after him and hopes
that he may return and own up the
reSt-if any. He has worked uncea-
siagly to unmask suspected villany and
deserves much credit for the success
he has thus far had. We are surpri-
Sed to hear that Huntley should lend
himself to any such scheme as we here
notice, for from our past acquaintance
with him we had supposed him to be
a very honorable man, and we hope
events may yet exhonerate him.
The steamer Mountain Maid is re-
paired and making her regular trips.
HEAVY Observation-Disclosures of
ficers Bisbee and Roundy seized one
hundred aud fifty-two head of cattle
at Island Pond on Wednesday of last
week, for being entered below their
| value.
Officer Wyman seized fifty head at
| Lyndon last week for the same cause.
Officer Bowles seized a fine span
of horses of H. W. Baker of Troy on
Sunday Of last week, for the alleged
ofense of smuggling. Owing to some
failure in the proof they were subse-
quently released.
ACCIDENT ON THE LAKE.-Friday
evening as the Mountain Maid was
towing a barge load of lime from Ma
goon's Point, the barge struck a snag
as is supposed, and capSized. There
were one hundred and fifty casks of
lime on board, all of which were lost
A man named George Allen, was OF
the barge at the time, but chung to th1
oars until he was rescued.
SHEFFIELD.
SToLEN.-A wallet containing $15(
was stolen from Remission & Pearl
store on the Both ult. The thief es
capped with the booty.
TROY.
SEIzURE.-Hollis Baker of SoutI
Troy had a nice span of horses seizet
by special detective Bowles, a weel
ago last Sunday, for alleged violation
OF the revenue laws in smuggling Ii
quors while he kept the hotel. TIL
span is worth $500.
WATERFORD.
A COOP PRovIDER.-We heard
friend few days since speak of on
Bugbee who used to live in Waterford
and who died there about twenty fv
years ago, who we should say was
good provider. For his family whic
; averaged about twenty persons he sal
ed down each fall eleven barrels O
beef, 1900 pounds of pork, and p,
into his cellar sixty barrels of eide
He had to kill beef early in the ia
in order to meat the family till u
general slaughter. Our informar
said the man died of erisipelas, an
we have no doubt of it if he dram