Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-01-19

Red6eid, G. |. Vail aud r {. Benton
for plaintiff. J. II. Prentiss aud Ed
wards & Dickerman for defendants.
The court and chAncery business
was finished up Wednesday evening.
Owing to the length of the cases of
Coburn VS., Troy and Hayden VS.. Miles
ct. al, very few cases were tried, thus
leaving large docket of causes not
disposed Of
LOWELL.
CATHoLICIsM.-There has of late
been quite a controversy going on in
Lowell, of a religious nature. A man
there had renounced the Catholic faith,
and was urged to return to the bosom
of the "Holy Mother Church" He
proposed in writing several theses to
the one who urged him, and asked
that the church or their priest should
make reply to them. They were in
regard to discouraging the use of the
Bible among the laiety, celibacy Of
the clergy, indulgencies, confession to
the priest, prayers to the virgin,
use of the wafer for the laiety while
the priest drinks the wine, &c. He
told them that if they would show him
scripture authority for these things
he would renounce his "heresy" and
become again a Romanist. After
awhile French paper was sent TO
Lowell, and printed in Canada, hav-
ing part Of these theses, embraced
in letter addressed to the Lowell
man. The comments upon them are
said to be Of the most fimsy sort and
the author of the propositions is anx-
ious to bring the matter before his
fellow citizens, and since the first
evades everything like discussion with
him, be would like to get them in
print, together with a translation of
the comments made by the priest il
the paper So writes a correspond
ent in Lowell We should be happy
10 publish anything on the subject
aud hope Lowell may he able to pro
duce another Luther.
MORGAN.
CHANGES. Mr.. Albert Elliott ha.
Exchanged his farm, stock, hay, g..
10 the amount Of $4,000, with MeSsrs
Gay & Bartlett, for their store anc
goods at Morgan four corners.
NEWPORT.
RAILROAD MEETING.-The commits
sioners, appointed by the Legislator,
to make the preliminary arrangement
in regard to the Missisco valley rail
road, will meet at the MempbremagOI
House on Tuesday, at 10 o'clock A
NJ. There is a determination on tn
part of the friends of this road to pu
it through as soon as possible. Thi
road is intended to connect the Pas
, sumpsic at Newport with the Vt. Ger
trail at or near St. Adams. The roa
: will accommodate a fertile and pro
: ductive section of country, beside
: forming new route to Ogdensbur
) and the west If this road is built tn
= connecting link between Newport an
Island Pond will be Forthcoming
: which will form a direct route froI
/ Portland to Ogdensburg. We thin
the movement in regard to this roa
l. is partly got up by the friends of th
e Central, to head off the new road frol
Y Newport to Montreal, which woul
t compete with the Central for tn
s through traffic. Probably both road
d will be built in the course Of time.
r, SOLD OUT-H. t. Blanchard hs
# sold out his photograph business
I, E. o. Thayer.
e RAILROAD BALL.-The men come
p. ted with the railroads, and the
:; friends, are to have a grand ball
the Memphremagog House the 30
y inst. Halls band of Boston will fu
D. nish the music and a good time is e
le pected.
II GONG TO LEAVE We learn th
re L. Buck, Esq. the popular propriet'
ID Of the Memphremagog House, has
Y opportunity OF going to Boston to tai
charge of the City Hotel, and thin
L. strongly of doing so. We hope Nc
IN No doubt he would be successful as
W hotel keeper any where. but Newpo
can not afford to spare him.