Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-09
The Free Press, Burlington, says !:

uCiC LIDS uOG UOCu wv o~o
butter sold in Richmond in the last
three weeks, and almost every farmer
in town has from one to thirty tubs,
holding for so cents. Cheese isplenty.
As Mr.. Sargent George and wife
were riding through "Goshen," in
Bradford, recently, they met a man
with a horse and sleigh, who, instead
of turning out of the road, came near
driving over them, and one of the
shafts of the sleigh passing over the
seat of Mr.. Georges sleigh came near
enough to Mrs. George to tear thro'
her clothing.
A Coop Cow.-Our townsman,
Capt Geo. P. Cenger, has sold his
full blooded Durham cow to Horatio
P. Seymour for SITS. This COW was
bot from Geo. V. Hoyle, Champlain,
N. Y, about two years since by Capt.
Conger; weight when purchased,
1440 lbs. when sold to Mr. Seymour,
weight, 1882 lbs. She is a great milk
err, but we are unable to give Stats
tics.-Transcript.
A digraceful fight occurred at Nor
ristown corners on saturday last be-
tween Byron Tinker and his hopeful
son. The father at first had the adj
vantage, having the young hopeful.
down and inhicting severe punlshmen:
about the head, causing protnse bleed
ing. The boy promised to quit if leg
up, but Immediately upon being relcas-
ed he pitched at his father turi3ns.t
and was only prevented from dom
great harm (or some sas, much good
by the Interference Of the 0eigh5ors.
We have heard much Of the Genius
Of this young man, and believe the
state would do Well 10 take him into
its seryice.-LamoiHc Newsaealer.
A correspondent Of the Opinion
says Of al affair at tairIee last week
This town had another bit Of au eX-
element last Saturday. j. Whit
comb, whose death we noticed last
week, left ali insurance on his life of
$1,000. His wife went away abQnt
two weeks before his death, after in
dulging in little "civil war" She
returned last Friday, and on Satur-
day was arrested on a charge of pois-
oning her husband. The preliminary
examination was held before justice
McLane, when she was discharged
the testimony showing that she had
not been in town for eleven days, and
that if the deceased came to his death
by violence, it must have been by his
own hand, or at the hands of those
who cried murder.
RUTLAND INCENDIARIEs. = At the
conclusion of the examination of de-
tective G. H. Whipple, who was in
5trumental in discovering the proba
bic batch of incendiaries who have
been attempting to destroy the vii
lag Of Rutland by fire, the justice
court held all the respondents fol
trial, fixing the bail of VIM. aud Thos
Butterfly at $4,000 each; Peter Neary
Martin, Duffy and Mary Du8han a
$4,000 each; and James Butterfly a
$1,000; and each failing to procur,
the required bonds, they were all re
manded to Jail to await the action OF
tie county court.
i Cool PIECE OF IMPUDENCE AN
WHAT IT CosT.-Last Saturday after
noon, Geo. Hartman and Thoma
Shea were rum foolish in our streets
At night, desiring to take a ride on
of town, they went to Weeks barr
haruesSed a horse, and, not finding
bride, hitched the reins into the heaC
stall. With this rig they drove dow
below the Methodist church, wher
concluding it unsafe to O. further witt
out complete rig, Hartman weI
back TO hunt up the bride, and With
gone the plan was discovered T.
parties We're arrested and kept Owe
Sunday by deputy sheriff Id. 81
Monday, Hartman was ul.a 81.
fined S. and Sl39I cents costs to
being drunk, and Oh another 1la.
taking the horse. was required Go giF
$50 uali for appearance I'd the Jun
term Of court. and failing To luI
boHdsmaa was sent 10 ST. J04asuul
Jail. Shea Was fined - au4 >IG.4
costs for ociug drunk. W undo
stand Hartman ha. played this 1am
Of helping himself TO a temporary u.
of other peoples teams several time
before.-Lyndon Union.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER s REPORT
John X. Whitney made a report 6
the recent Temperance Convention o
his doings the last year, from which
appears that he appointed agents
ten towns. The total sales of a
these agents amounted to LOO ga
Ions of all kinds of liquors. TIL
following list will show the amour
sold by some Of the agents durin
the year: St Adams, 412 gallons
Fairfield, 224; Richford, 1852; Geo
gia, lis; Sheldon, 60; Enosburg
so; Fletcher, A. Highgate, Franz
lin, Berkshire and Montgomery aske
for no agency.-Transcript.