Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-28
State News.

body of VIM Brayson was found
hanging from the limb of a tree close
by his residence in the west part OF
Sandgate. He was 80 years old, and
leaves wife and a number Of child
rem to mourn the untimely and mourn
full event. 1t was supposed he was
laboring under a temporary attack
of insanity, as he had at previous
times given evidence that his mind
was not perfectly sound.
The last Star says that on last
Monday night about sunset, the house
of Mr.. Joseph Northrop, in Peacham,
was struck by lightning, entirely de-
molishing the roof part OF the chimney
and doing much damage to the cham
Der floor. At the same time valua-
BILE OK belonging to Mr.. Northrop was
struck dead in or near the barn.
SINGULAR AFFAIR.-Monday night
of last week Mrs. Albert Brown, OF
Springfield, discovered a man under
her bed room window. She ordered
him to start, and he not doing so she
called for help. He then left, DR..
Sawyer and others following him. At
the covered bridge he disappeared,
Wednesday the body of Benjamin
Kendrick was found in Black river,
off the East end of the cab shop, cir
cumstances showing that he probably
was the man seen at Mr.. Brown 5 and
that endeavoring to escape from his
pursuerS he tried to pass up the clltf
on the east side of the river, but
fell from the rocks about half way
between the cab shop dam and falls
bridge, about one hundred feet above
the water, and was killed before he
; struck the river.
MAN FOUND DEAD.-On Saturday
, night at about midnight the dead body
of an lriShman who was one OF the
i gang of men at work on the ShalheS
Hill cut, named Lawrence TwoOmey
| was found on the river road a short
distance below Quechee village
When found the body was lying head
foremost down the roadside embank
q ment. Monday an inquest was hele
by Justice Hon. John Porter, wheI
: facts were elected going to show tina
. III the evening of Saturday the de
. ceased with others was drinking deep
ly and when last seen was very drunk
There were no marks of vlolenc,
: upon his person, and at the inques
the physician gave it as his opinion
. that the man died Of appoplexy, tn
disease, to which he was evidentl
predispo5ed, having been fastened b
h a sun stroke a few days before an
/, by The immoderate use Of liquor. A
we learn he did not drink, in the Of
. binary acceptation of the term, bu
4 literally poured the vile stuff dow
q bis throat by the pint. The bod
: was buried by the authorities 0
:, Hartford Oh Monday. Twoomey wa
E apparently thirty-live or forty yeal
N Of age and it is supposed leaves
4 family in London, England. AS
o result of this sad affair parties in tt
- vicinity who have been selling liqu(
contrary to law may be ferreted OF
= and brought to justice. -Benmingtc
IDtJFsrttT. =
At the sale of pews, at auction,
the new brick church i'll Milton, {
. the 18th of July, Hon. Joseph Clal
n bought one slip at 81, IL; and otfe
= ed to pay one quarter towards an 0
81 gan worth $4,000. He also gave t
society a clock which cost near
IT. $500.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont oppC
ed the petition OF the First Congl
gational church of Boston for the ]
on mission of duties on $4,000 wor
he of painted glass windows for the
nd new church. He argues that if ri
Il churches should be favored in tht
luxurieS, poor ones should in their |
cessities, which would logically
W. quire the admission Of glass free
its duty.
ro- BURLINGTON, Vt, July 23.-Stea
' er U. s, of the Champlain Transp
ant tation Company, going south, just
i" ter leaving her wharf in this city,
~ 10 o'clock tonight, collided W
'D' schooner W. Wright of Burlingt
loaded with stores. OF the TIL
a men on board the schooner one Oh
ar Blair of Burlington owner of
Of schooner was killed outright, and
other named Cyri Urner was kno
=, ed overheard and drowned. !
III other, Peter Meddon, was badly
uo- jured and brought to this city on
, at steamers boat. The wheeihouse
the U. S. was damaged considera
,ol by the collision, which resulted Fl
the neglect of the schooner to sh
"0- proper lights required by law.
|ecC schooner was towed to this city
edi- bad condition, by the steamer.
Who one On the steamer was injured.
end The relatives of Frank B. Fent
eet- native Of Bennington, have rec
,ro. ly received information of his be
80. found wandering about the streets
1''0 Detroit in a state of insanity. III
ue- now in an asylum.
Lewis Pierce, ESQ.,, of the Cel
oeu village, has handed US MANN
'ubt rhubarb stock, the leaf Of WI
,cia- measures two feet nine inches
ease length by two five in breadth,
the stem itself is six inches Ia Giro
ference.-Catedonian.
SUMNER REsoRT.-On account