Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-03

A miraculous escape occurred IN Hunt
ington last week. Mr.. Sanford Ross of that
place, while engaged in moving, discover
ed hand rake standing in front of his ma
chine, and, lifting the cutter. reached down
to remove the rake, when he discovered
what appeared to be human object just in
front OF him. He carried the blades over,
and upon turning around saw his own son,
youth Of four years, asleep in the grass,
who but for the providential occurrence Of
the rake being visible must have met with
horrible DEATH tF
A worthy but eccentric miller of Caven-
dish has prepared his final resting place,
and ON the monument which marks the
spot is the following inscription, which q
friend has copied for us:
''Thou | am dead yet speaketh for here
is rest upon this mill stone top L set this
noble block to let the world no what l have
done it has ever been my heart desire to do
unto you as would that We should do I'M
to me so cast the beam out of your own eye
and let me lie in peace and sing my re-
deemers love come my sweet companion
meet me here"
A RAsCAL.-About four weeks ago a lad
of about sixteen, calling his name Emer-
son, from Sanbornton, N. H., called at
Wells Norris in Burke for lodging, enuui-
red of Norris boy his name, wrote an or
der for one pair of boots on the leaf of a
diary, went to the village and enquired fol
the merchants name, then inserted the
name of David Coe, presented his order
written with a pencil to Coe, got nice
pair of calf boots and left. Coe watched
the boy, as the order looked suspicious,
and saw him take to the fields. Coe pre-
scented the order to Norris who pronounced
it forgery. The boy was caught near Will
loughby Lake the same day by Coe and
constable Allard. After being detained
about three days for trial, he got tired of
waiting and left one fine morning for parts
unknown, without bidding the constable 6
good bye, and what is strange has never re
turned for trial. Coe is minus his boots
ST. Johnsbury Times.
Brownell Niles of Centre SALISBURY went
home drunk on the afternoon of July 9TH
and insisted that his wife should drink
some whiskey from a bottle which he haC
with him. She declined, when he seizeC
the babe and poured a quantity Of spirits
down its throat, nearly strangling it. This
done he took a butcher knife and avoweC
his intention to cut his wife's throat. He
gave her a severe cut on the hand, when
she ran out, and neighbOrs coming up
| Niles took to his heels and remained ou1
of sight several days He has since return
ed, and upon promising better fashions il
| future, his wife consented to forgive the
matter, as did also the officers of the law.
The Brattleboro Record SAYS: "a half
breed by the name of Edwards, who for
merly resided in this place, and who for
period of 20 years has haunted this vicini
ty at stated intervals, committing sucl
crimes as arson, larceny, etc, but who ha,
always escaped punishment, put the finish
| ing stroke to his damnable deeds last weel
| by proposing incestuOus intercourse to hi
daughter, young woman II years of age
/ The young woman treated his proposals
with the scOrn and contempt they so richly
deserved. She informed the people wher,
she had been employed the town author
tiles were notified and the villain persuad
to leave town, promising never to return
WOULD BE BIGAMIST.-GeO. Sh0rtslceve
went to Burlington, and there called him
self Job Powers, as whom he courted la
dy Of irreproachable character In du
season they became engaged and then thei
names were handed in for the publication
of the banns OF marriage in the Catholi
cathedral there From some cause Rev
Father Cloarec became suspicious tina
Powers was not the man he pretended t
be, and investigation proved him right
His real name was ascertained, after tn
third calling of the banns and but fey
hours before his marriage, and he wa
found to have another wife living, whic
upset his new matrimonial schemes, o
course. Not having violated any law, h
was allowed to escape with a severe cast
cation at the hands of the father of tn
young lady whom he mad thus intended t
50 foully wrong.
ANOTHER SOLDIER G ONE.-Davi
Wright was born in Scotland in 1912. \
the age Of eighteen he enlisted into tn
British army, where he served six year
Being ordered with his regiment to Quebe,
he there married Margaret Sullivan, b
whom he had seven sons and six daughter
all of whom were born in Ryegate, VT, t
which place he came soon after marriag
r In 1861, when our government was calm
loudly for men to put down the slavehol(
ers' rebellion, the old soldier was reused
his breast, and with three Of his sons eI
t listed into different regiments, all as thrC
years men. At the earnest solicitation {
his wife, and in consideration of three sol
in the service, the adjutant general forward
ed to him his discharge, which came ju
before the battle of Mine Run. His con
rades urged him to 90 home and not ri;
his life, but the true patriot prevailed
Y s, | can go now, but every shot tells {
4 the enemy" and into the fight he wen
! coming out unscathed. Soon after he r
turned to his family, but news from Il
seat of war made him uneasy, and he aga
enlisted, this time into the Sd Vermont +
giment, where he continued until after Il
terrible campaign of 1864. In the Wilde
ness fight his son Henry was mortal
e wounded, but as Hon. A. G. Chadwick
;, his forthcoming history of the St. John
o. bury volunteers gives a sketch of this yOul
. soldier, we pass over it. At this battle
was attacked with acute Inflammation
= his eyes, which made him nearly blind, Y
he continued with his regiment fighting /
. way down to Coal HarbOr, where he becaT
II detached from his regiment, wanderil
y blindly about for three days, until broug
e in by New York soldier he was near
famished, his suferings intense and in
blistered face and swollen eyes his COZ
IS rades did not recognize him. From the
II he was sent to Brattleboro hospital for N
" deal treatment, where he remained un
! August, 1865, when he was discharged a
- sent home with his sight nothing improve
/ During his service he was in thirty six b
p ties. Since that time he has suffered We
many extremely painful operations up
his eyes, but all in vain, and his suffer-
Il life closed the 9th of June. He bore
< pain as coming from Fathers hand.
Of even of his children still live and are Sc
N tered widely, yet all fill their station in
E. with honor. Sargent Jimmy Wright v
N the brave boy Of whom mention has be
made in several of our state papers.-C
20 edOniG2.
E. The Rev. James Anderson, for ma
10 years pastor of the congregational chur
i is on visit among his old Pensioners
~ Manchester
LARGE VS.. SMALL Cows.-A cor
= spondent writes us from Charleston as
lows:
Since many dairymen are buying lii