Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-13

III hoi sietHuj thO iSP0S "SAhS dui"S
smart and lively. This is the first
instance we ever knew of a snake be-
ing killed in Vermont during the win
ter while crawling about.
Posi- OFFICE RoBBED.-The post
Office in Middlebury was entered on
Saturday night last, and robbed of all
the stamps and some money, in all
about one hundred dollars worth. The
main part of the money escaped the
observation of the thieves. Letters
had to be sent without stamps on
Monday. There is no safe in the Of
fee.
ABsCoNDED.-Wm. Henry Oder
kirk, OF Danville, has absconded with
a woman, leaving his wife behind. He
collected several debts due his father,
and carried off the money, along with
$25 sent by him to st. Johnsbury to
pay a freight bill by J. S. 81. Weeks.
This VIM. Oderkirk two years ago
stole lantern and carving knife from
the store of E. F. Brown of St. Johns
bury.
FATAL. ACCIDENT.-On February
18th, Mr.. Job E. Stewart, formerly of
East Hardwick, Vt, was accidentally
killed by pistol shot, in Grass Val
ley, Cal. He was, in company with
others, engaged in firing at a mark,
when, by some mishap, the pistol of
one Of his comrades was prematurely
discharged, the ball entering the left
side Of his neck and passing down to
his lungs. He died the following day.
The deceased leaves a wife and one
child.
Chittenden county has fifteen towns,
one city and one gore. Buels Gore,
in Chittenden county, increased II i'll
population in 10 years, having Is in
habitants in 1850, and 80 in 1860
Colchester ranks second to Burling
ton in population, in Chittenden coun
ty. Jericho Corners is GOA feet
above the ocean. Chittenden county
covers about 500 square miles. Chit
tenden county was incorporated Oct
%, 1882.
The St. Adams Messenger has the
following statement of a singular OC
currence recently in the town ofSoutl
Hero. Miss l.. TroviI, a girl abou
Il years of age, left her house on Fri
day evening, the 18th ult., bare headed
and bare-iooted, without the knowl
edge of her family. They, however
soou noticed her absence, but not find
ING her on the premises, concluded
that she had gone on visit to a houS,
in the neighborhoOd. The next morn
ing one of the family went to the barr
and discovered the girl lying in al
unconscious state on a SnOw-drift.-
She had lain there all night, and he
arms were badly frozen, but her hand
and feet were covered 10y the driftin!
snow, and were thus prevented iron
! freezing. She could give no explana
l ton of her strange conduct, but wa
probably laboring under temporar
: arrangement Her condition is no
considered dangerous.
A SAD Casa Man Loses ON
} FOOr AND FART OF THE OTHER FRO
THE EFFECTS OF Rum. Many of GU
: St. Adams readers know Patrick KiC
well, who lives on Whitemore Hi
on the Fairfield road. He is an Irisf
man, and for years has been a hare
a working and alas a hard-drinkin
: man.
: About three weeks ago he came t
town with his horse and sleigh. an
after staying until late in the evening
= drinking deeply and often, started o
u his return. When part way home h
> was tipped out, and being too niue
intoxicated t. recover his position, b
t remained in the road and his hors
J. went home alone. After a while,
/. is not known how long, he was disco
cred by "sOme other wight late hom
ward bound, and only a little les
> intoxicated than himself, and We
, helped upon his sled and taken hom
By this time the effect of his liquC
had partially subsidized and he VIZ
able TO put up his horse, that stoo
l. shivering in the frosty air. On a
IS tempting to enter the house he foun
l. the door fastened and so managed
get in through the window. His wi
J. had long been gone in search of hir
It but had missed him, and did not r
= turn for some time-nOt until it WI
e too late to apply snow to lis froze
feet, or do any thing else to avert tt
serious consequences that have e
! sued. After suffering intensely tt
while, at last all hope of saving OIL
- Of his feet died out, and Sunday D
~ ~ Woodland performed an amputatiC
u above the ankle, and also remove
one toe from the other foot. The p
f, tient remains as comfortable as pc
lie sible under the circumstances, b.
s. still his condition is extremely cri
" cal.
re Now who is responsible? L
those who daily and nightly deal o
re rum to every man who calls, no ma
,r ter what his condition, make answ
1t if they can There is no occasion
c. upbraid the poor victim. The respo
re sibility Of every man for himself is 1
, defense. His weakness was We
, known and his condition could n
v. have been obscure. While the ms
who sold him the first draught brol
u the law, the one who furnished hi
20 the last committed both a crime al
W blunder. The execution of the la
y is not in our hands. Those who a
: sworn to a faithful discharge of t
10 duties OF their Offices will act the
~ own discretion. But since publ
II sentiment has so long permitted, if
q has not inspired, official leniency, it
[e for US as an organ Of this sentime
az to declare against the fatal blund