Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-23

him on.
The opinion is pretty general, how
ever, that he is confirmed thief with
out mitigation, and that his mail thefts
are only his youngest or latest opera
tons in that line. 1t appears that he
was formerly resident of Sunapee,
N. H., and the Concord Patriot says
he is an old offender, and even takes
from him the credit of his having lost
his arm in patriotic service. That
paper states Davis served in one of
the New Hampshire regiments during
the war and carried the mails for his
regiment. He was accused of pilfer-
ing from these mails and was shot by
soldier, which accounts for miss
ing arm. He got into the christian
commission, and at the battle of
Spottsylvania Court House various
valuables came into his possession
from wounded men, which he kept
He was assistant doorkeeper of the
house of representatives in 1864, and
got into trouble, being accused of pill
fering letters. One of these letters
contained draft, and such a breeze
was raised about his ears that he re-
signed. He will probably be placed
soon where he will not have much OPP
portunity to practice his profession"
RoIIo9rc E',JIc rT,a,oo
ARBTTRATION.-A mixed up affair
has just been settled on the Plain by
arbitration. Two years ago, Moses
Kitridge offered to sell his store oc-
cupied by Brown & Jewett to a Mr..
Hallet for $4,000. Hallet concluded
to take it, and while negotiation was
pending, E. F. Brown went to Kit
ridge and wanted to buy it himself
Kitridge told Brown he had sold it
to Boston parties for S4750, but
thought he might buy them off. Brown,
who was III the store and wanted to
remain there, agreed with kitridge to
take the store at $3.50, the price the
Boston parties were to pay, and to
pay him what he had to pay to buy
them of. Brown then gave his note
for S475O, to kitridge, who, in pro-
cess Of time, called on him for the
face of the note, with interest, and
$50 Oh account of the Boston parties.
Brown thought he scented a large
sized mouse prior to Kitridge's de-
mand. He thought K. lied in repre-
senting that he had sold to Boston
parties, and that he had been induced
to offer $3.50 more than Hallet had
offered, by misrepresentation. He
consequently refused to pay him more
than the note, when Kitridge sued
him. Meantime, while K. was trying
to sell to Brown, Hallet was sQuirm-
ing because K. would not come up to
his agreement with him. The matter
got into the church and the deacons
had several "sittings" on K. s consci-
ence, without Matching any repentance.
Hallet finally gave up all hope of get
ting the store and the deacons made
up their minds that Kitridge was
bent on making the best trade he
could, regardless of orthodox customs
IN relation to keeping agreements.
The case of Kitridge vs.. Brown has
been IN court year or more, until
last week it was submitted to L. P.
Redfeld, Montpelier, Judge Abbott of
Barnet and Calvin Morrill, Of st.
John obury 10 be arbltraled. In con
nection with this, all the differences
between them were submitted at the
time. A year ago Browns daughter
called on kitridge'S daughtel, and X.
ordered her out OF the house, and, as
| Brown was informed, used insulting
aud indecent language towards her
| The next day kitridge was in Brown :
store, and, after some heated CONVEX
, sation, Brown ordered him out. K
thought he should 90 when he got
, ready, and B. thought he had better
90 at once. He went, the conveyance
used being a free passage on the toe
OF Browns boot. Kitridge brough
, assault and battery. The arbitrators
after several days session, brought il
. that Brown should pay $4750 witt
! interest, and SO for the battery. Tbs
t case has excited a good deal of tall
= in st. JohnSbury and we give it t.
/ the reader as accurately as we couI,
u get it from a conversation with tn
: friends of both sidcS.-Lymdon Union
A celebrated New York barbe