Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-22

smart and healthy widows, whose
ages sum up 1882 years, one of them
being 1902 years old, and they are
but a small section OF the very old
folks among the 400 inhabitants.
FINEs.-At Burlington a fine of S.,
end costs, has been imposed on Mar
garet Kelly, for being drunk and dis
orderly in the streets. Morgan Far
raj, OF Pownal, has paid $50, and
costs, for violation of the liquor law.
For trespass on the garden of John
Frost, of Burlington, taking 200 cab
bage plants therefrom, John Kennedy
has paid ST, fine and costs.
EsCAPED.-Myron Clement, con-
victed of larceny at our last term of
Court, and sentenced to pay fine of
SO and costs, and to stand commit
ed until sentence should be complied,
made his escape from the county Jail
on Wednesday night, last, by saving
off two of the iron rods IN the window,
as is supposed with case knife fur
nished by some person outside, and
bending them up sufficiently to make
hole large enough to- squeeze
through. This is the jailor's version,
and probably the correct one, though
some of the wags say he probably fell
out.-Ne,csdeater.
FIRE IN WATERyILLE'-Wh Mr..
N. P. Leach was in this village last
Friday, making arrangements for ad-
vertising Mr.. Wyman's convention,
etc, his dwelling house took ire in
the roof His wife and sister with
the aid of lad of 16 years, and some
help which they got from the school
house, succeeded in extinguishing the
flames and saving the house, but not
until considerable damage had been
done. One hole in the roof was burn
ed II feet square, and the conduct of
the women and children is described
as truly heroic.-Newsdeaier.
A LOYAL VERMONTER.-A DR.. San
derson, dentist, a resident of Montre-
al for the last six years, while having
a social chat with several British off
GERS, in Freeman's Restaurant, in that
city, on Thursday last, brought up
the question of the Alabama claims,
remarking that he thought they would
be amicably settled, also remarking
that as he was an American he sym
pathized with the American flag, when
one of the officers said something de.
rOgatory concerning that glorious old
banner, wherein the doctors coat
came off, and "Johnny's" minion smelt
five points up" which conscientious
Iy laid him unconscious. The doctor
is native of Underhill, this State.
The Messrs. Fairbanks are rebuild
ing the dam at their scale manufactO
~. 1t was built ffty56ur gears ago
by Mr.. Joseph Fairbanks, tue father
and grandfather of the present pro
prietOrs, to furnish the power for {
griSt and saw mill, which have Ions
since disappeared for the scale bust
ness. We understand this firm are
at present filling large and pressing
orders from several foreign countries
and the sales of their scales in thi!
country, thus far this year, are large
ly In oxoosa OF any Proviouo year
The demand and sale in New Eng
land alone for r. r. track and ha'
scales is 25 per cent. in excess Of las
year.-Caledonian.
SAD CAsE.-Mack, four years oil
boy of Geo. E. Goodall of East ST
Johnsbury, died last week under cir
cumstances peculiarly sad. Tw
weeks previous to his death he wen
,, into the garden and ate heartily O.
rhubarb, chewing up the stalks an
' swallowing much of it. This mad
him very sick, and he vomited freely
! but soon went into a stupOr fror
which he never fully rallied unit
!. death closed his Sufferings. He wa
J. a bright and interesting child, and hi
S death should be a lesson to parent
l. to warn their children against toucl
Ii ing that rank poison found in almOs
e every garden, and known as "pi,
plant. CaLedOniGn.
f PATRoNIzE HOME TRADE.-A pc
! son who was bitten, and therefore
little shy of revealing the whole trutl
o informs US that the peddler who wa
# round in the spring with such beaut
It full silks and Irish poplins, swindle
Il large number of the ladies Of tn
# place by selling them linen goods fc
silks. The ends of the fabrics b
sold were pure silk, and the seller a
I, ways took occasion to ravel out fe'
u threads to prove to his customers thu
o it was genuine. When the gooc
~ came to be cut and made up, it Wa
Ie found that about six inches of tt
II end of the fabric was silk, ind tn
acas aLL-the rest was linen and sill
T. or cotton and silk. There are abol
v twenty-five of these splendid" dre'
% patterns in town; but the owners al
it rather downcast at their discovery
h Caled0nian.
Sc Row IN CAvENDIsH.-A quarrel
# the Bent family, of Cayendish, culu
mated last week in an outrageoU
!. breach of the peace. Samuel A. Bel
,e and his wife, Minerva A., have lor
# lived together, their children havin
n become men and women. Eventua
g ly they got into quarrel, which +
f. suited in divorce in February las
a on petition of the wife. Both inheri
of ed property from their parents, ar
ID both spent it, until Mrs. Bent elaine
what was left, which was in the stol
, building formerly owned by Gen.
" f. Davis, OF which she had the dee
u The husband claimed an interest
. this property, and occupied the stol
IL part for grocery and sleeping root
r. the family living in the upper porto
IL June 4 the family forced their way /
~ to his part while he was absent, ar
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