Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-31

too. for the amendment Of both the Wood |
stock and Killington Roads; and an appli- |
cation for the repeal of the Lake Shore
Road charter.
We learn that child of Mr.. Flanders, of
Northumberland, n. H., the bridge toll
gatherer, Is months ofage died on Thursday
of last week, Under circumstances that eN-
cite suspicion that it was murdered. 1t was
sick but few minutes and post norte"
examination showed that its death was
caused by some corrosive poison. It's stom-
ach has been sent to Boston for chemical
analysis. The event has caused consider
able excitement, but no arrests will be
made until the result of the analysis is
known.
CLoTHEs-LINE ROBBERY.-Monday night
a pair of tramps, male and female, obtained
lodging Of Aunt Abigail, . near the found
~. During the night they got up fight
and made such disturbance that Abigail
went for Sheriff Brown, but on returning
with him they had vanished. Early Tues
day morning Lewis Wood was aroused by
some unusual noise, and accommodating
discovered the pair robbing P ROuke's
clothes-line Mr. Wood gave chase
and after some resistance captured the
thieves and turned them over to an officer,
who provided them with accommodations
at Jailor Camps. -Ffeamaa.
/ ALMOST DR0wHEp-Tbe five wears old
/ daughter of Louis Smith living ON Frank
lin Street near the tannery had a narrow
escape from drowning Monday afternoon
She had been sent by her mother to get
some water from a tub flush with the
ground. 1t appears that the little thing
lost her balance, as she was found lying
/ partly on the ground with her head and
shoulders under water. After considerable
cXertion she was rcsuscitated, and though
suffering considerably, is now out Of dan
gcr.-Fecpan.
The heavy rain of last Friday washed
the roads pretty badly in Worcester max
Inc them impassible for teams. in places /;
and Mr.. Barnes, the mail contractor onthe
Montpelier and Morrisyile route, had TO
transport the mail on his back for several
miles between Elmorc and Worcester. The
farm bridge Of Stldcu Wiley WAS carried
away. The boom at the saw mill Of VIM.
Bruce. Jr.. broke away. he losing 400 Or
500 mill logs and a portion of Iii, dam.
some Of the farms on the branch were pref
" badly washed, and piles Of Putnam 5
min logs were left in the grain fields along
Tie riyer-Il.uqa.
I.rt<-ox Last week Mr. G. W Ward
,...,r -, g., ,,...trIra na,r Mr. Pi--ar,u.h., +,
.r+ ~. b,r-, .,d .,,,,., in.,
,.f...a If woods .,,, d, I,r,. INV Nor ,a,~.
Than f.,- mi, f,. rods distant from, hin,
,.,,I-fno very }.isnreIy in the -an. diroc.
-r.p WITH himself NJ Ward not r.Ii.b.
{ i,,. H.. c,nnan;oo.li, turned !, ara4r.a,
direction Gam any ON, arrounr f,r IA.
+ .xtra,~dioarv influx Of wild beasts tai.
season. We hear Of bears. caumount.
. ane lyuxe- very frequently all about
->'"S1S"'F.
Ana-,lnlt ana battery case. growing ou
~ , nsi.r.Icrbaol ouarraI Nh. trial .
. coriath Centre. ON Thursday last. tn,
{ far,il, tn tle assault. w,re-pltr.. Il Girl o.
l3 vear, named Emily 4. Wood, vs.. Rob
t ut Hartman AGED 10 wears. The .artia
, to- the law suit were the childish parents o
- said children. and our opinion of the cas-
I i, that the whole lot ought to NJ spanked
The cause IF contention WAS i few ra.nber
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