Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-14
VOLUME IL.
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.

HlOut WIFI NNO olllaAA NAAANiCh, NChb W NhC
shed to get some wood. Hearinga scream
from the children she ran in to ascertain
the trouble, and on opening the door she
saw her little girl, aged three years and
five months, enyeloped in flames. She ran
10 the sink for water, but there was none
there and her only resort was to tear the
burning clothes from her child, with her
hands, which she did before help arrived.
Medical aid was obtained in few min
utes but the child's burns were so severe
that she died in about eighteen hours.
BARTON.
IMPORTANT TRIAL.-An important tri-
81, lasting three days before John L. Ed
wards, Esq, as auditor, was heard at this
place last week, between Chauncey G.
Drown Of this town as plaintiff, and Asa
7, Barron of White River Junction as de-
PENDANT; it was an action of book account
to recover the balance of the contract price
Of lot Of lumber furnished by Drown to
Barron, to build bridge at West Hart
ford. 1t appeared that the defendant on
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the town of Hartford to build a lock lat
tice bridge across White River, and that on
the same day he sub-contracted the work
on the same to one Tasker, and that the
bridge was TO be completed Sept. 1st, 1867,
and that within few days thereafter Bar
rom contracted with Drown to furnish the
lumber for the bridge, the same to be de-
Hivered on the cars at South Barton. The
plaintiff claimed that he was to furnish
good and suitable lumber for such a bridge,
and at such times and in such quantities
as would enable the defendant or his sub
contractor to complete the bridge at the
time specified, and that in this he had full
ly complied; that he had not received all
his pay, and that he had given credit to
Barron for all he had received. The de-
PENDANT claimed that the contract was such
that Drown was to furnish all " straight
grained square edged lumber" and fast
enough to furnish Tasker and his men con-
slant employment from May 10th, till the
bridge was completed; that Tasker was to
work some six or eight men, and unless
Drown did 80 furnish the lumber he
Drown was to suffer all damage in con-
sequence of Tasker and his men lying idle,
and that in this Drown had failed. The
defendant also claimed that he had paid
one hundred and fifty dollars more in mon
ey than Drown had given him credit for.
1t further appeared that Drown had recei-
we'd in payment toward said lumber guam
tity of salt pork which Drown claimed. tes
titled and produced witnesses who so testi-
fled. was injured and not worth the market
price at which it was agreed he should
have it for, but that he had never so noti-
fed Barron. The defendant claimed that
the pork was good merchantable pork and
that he should be allowed full price for the
same, and that what he had paid Drown,
and the damage by reason of the failure of
Drown to furnish the kind OF lumber and
in the manner above claimed by Barron
amounted to considerable more than the
balance claimed to be due by Drown The
defendant claimed in regard to the money
that he had sent some at different times,
and either sent by mail or by one of the
conductors on the cars, and that he always
wrote letter to Drown when he sent him
money, and he thought always received a
letter in reply acknowledging the receipt
of the same by Drown, that his business
was extensive, that he received great ma
ny letters. and usually ut about the end of
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letters, selected out the important ones for
preservation and burned the rest, and that
all the letters received from Drown con-
corning said money, or this lumber matter,
were burned. He further claimed, testi-
fed and produced witnesses who so testi-
fed, that Drown had admitted at different
times that he had received S10OOinstead of
$500 as Drown now claims. The plaintiff
claimed and 50 testified that he did not al
ways receive 4 letter at the time of receiv-
ing money from Barron, and that this was
true when he received money by the con-
ductors; that he had preserved all the let
ters he had ever received from Barron and
that he produced them all on this trial,
and that he never had admitted that he
had received any more money than he now
claimed 1t did not appear from the let
tiers produced that any more money, nor so
much had been sent as Drown claimed to
have received There were other differ
ences and discrepancies of minor import
ance, to our readers, at least, which we
have omitted to mention.
The following counsel were present to
conductthe trial: Sartle, Dale & Robinson,
Col. :. VI. Pingrce, for plaintiff. Grout
and Bisbee for defendant
The argument occupied one entire day.
EDUcATIoNAL.-Qu a full and inter-
esting meeting ofthe people Of this village
was held at theschool house, Tuesday eve,
the 3Oth ult. Mr.. VIM. Joslyn was chosen
moderator for the evening, and Rev. VIM
A. Robinson, the superintendent of schools
then addressed the meeting at considerable
length. He urged the consolidation of the
academy with the district school in this
village the thorough systematzing and
grading Of the necessary departments in
the school; and the arrangement of the
whole school in such way as to furnish the
scholars of the district good English ed
ucaton free, and to all others who wish t
come, the same facilities at reasonabl,
tuition. He also spoke of the duties 0
the patrons of existing schools towards tn
schools as they now are. The evils Of If
regularity of attendance on the part of tn
scholar, Of failure Of parents to cooperat
with the teachers in their efforts to instruc
and discipline their pupils, were showl
plainly, if not as strongly as is possible.
After the close ofthese remarks, a brie
discussion Of the points presented was par
ticipated in by Messrs French, Skinner
Dutton, A. G. Robinson, Shaw, and other:
when the following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Resolred, that we, citizens of DistriC
No. /. in Barton, deem that the time Ina
well nigh come for this District to grad
and systematic its schools, and we pledg
our influence TO effect this desirable end 3
soon as may be.
Res0ired further, that we will dOour be
10 sustain the teachers, and make success
full the schools Of the present winter tern
On Wednesday evening of last week
similar meeting was held at the scho,
house in Barton Landing. Capt. O. I
Austin was chosen moderator, and pray,
was offered by Rev. Mr.. ThurstOn. tt
superintendent then gave plain andpra
tical address upon The Demands of TIL