Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-02
THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.

TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The an
nual meeting of the Orleans County
Temperance Society was held at the
Congregational church in West Alba.
ny on Tuesday, February %, pursuant
to call The president of the society,
Hon. Luther Baker, being absent,
Hon. J. B. Wheelock, one of the vice
presidents, called the meeting to or
der. Prayer was offered by Rev. A.
Norcross Of Albany. The secretary
Samuel A. Hull, being absent, Charles
|. Vail of Irasburgh was elected sec
rotary pro tenn. The records OF the
last annual meeting was read, and, on
motion. H. w. Chafee OF Albany, }.
B. Wheelock of Coventry, II. n. How
ey of Lowell and E. P. Cotton of
Irasburgh, were elected a committee
to nominate officers of the Society
for the ensuing year, and also can
didatc for County Commissioner
The Rev. A. Norcross, Rev. H. n.
Hovey and E. p. Cotton were appoint
ed a committee on resolutions. Mr.
James Clement the County Commits
sioner for the past year made a re-
port which contained statements from
the various town agents Of the amount
Of liquors sold by them. The com
nittoo on nominations made the fol
l.. trrlt., In
the society: President, Hon. }. b.
WheeIock Of Coventry; vice presi-
dents, Hiram w. Chaiec Of Albany !;
J. B. Fassctt Of Irasburgh; secretary
and treasurer, Charles l. Vail of Iras-
burgh; executive committee, E. P.
Cotton, l.. C. Grandy and G. A. Hin
man; county commissioner, Hon. Jo-
siah Wheelock Of Coventry.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following which were
adopted:
Resoired, That more light on the
subject Of temperance is still one Of
its great wants.
ReSoiUed, That the friends Of tenn
perance in this County will Go the
cause great service by bringing be
fore the masses Of the people in such
ways as wisdom may dictate, whether
it be by personal effort, lectures,
printed tracts or legal prosecutions,
the great principles of temperance.
Rcsolged, That every organization
protesting temperance as its object,
shall have our cordial sympathy aud
cooperation so far as their works
shall show their profession to be sin
cere.
The Society listened to interesting
remarks upon the resolutions by Reys.
Norcross, DcMerritt, Hovey, Hon. J.
b. Wheelock aud II. w. Chafee, ESQ
The Society decided to hold the next
semi-annual meeting at Charleston
and the next annual meeting at Bar
ton Landing. 1t is expected that the
executive committee residing at those
places will make the necessary ar
rangemcuts for those meetings The
stormy weather and bad condition Of
the roads rendered it impossible iol
very many of the friends of temper
anCC to attend, but this wac made az
by enthusiasm manifested by the citi
ZCns of Albany who were nearly al
in attendance, Notwithstanding the
condition Of the roads. The executive
committee intead to procure the ser
vices of a lecturer for the occasion of
the semi-annual meeting in Angus
next.
REAL EsTATE.-II. p. Coburn ha,
sold his larm-thc Cutler place-ol
the creek, To Luther G. Dow, for s.,
500 CoOuru takes a span OF horse,
in part payment at $500
Charles Wheeler, or the firm of
Hamilton & Wheeler, has rented Oh,
Newell place and expects TO ocoup,
it about the first of March.
SHARP PRACTICE-La,t week {
young fellow mailing from the town
of B, not 100 miles from here
exchar gcd caps at the hotel with {
boalder, and went on toward Canada
February %, he came back, wearing
the same cap. He was recognized b,
one of the boy, at the hotel, aud al
vised to make the matter even by al
honest exchange, which the strange
very frankly promised to do, but some
how in his hurry, he forgot to do il
So here is where the fun comes il
which was in this wise: Some two 0
three Of the boys got an old blan
deed, pursued the fellow and came u
to him at Utton's in Craftsbury. Su,
pecting that he was pursued the fe
low quickly ordered his team, whe
the would-be sheriff suggested to hiI
that it was not best to be in a hurry
as he had papers for him, and woul
like to see him in an adjoining roof
at the same time taking out tn
rusty old blanks, says he to the fellow
Gust make the matter OF the cap a
right and we'll let you CO." Wher,
upon the guilty fellow bLed $3.50
81 to the sheriff and 81 so to the DO
that brought him along-exchange
caps and went on, probably feelin
that be had seen a bit Of sharp pra
tice.
BARTON.
A BRUTE.-A wretch named Nose
Damon on Saturday afternoon. Fe
20, had so overloaded his horse th;
it could not draw III the deep sno'
when he got club and pounded
so that it had to lay down in the roa
being unable to stand. 1t laid the
till in the evening, when Mr. Bird
man told Damon that he must tai
the horse away. Damon then got I
axe and knocked it in the head, thI
terminating the suferings Of the POI
creature. There is law upou o.
statue books for the prevention {
cruelty to animals. Will our state
attorney take the mailer in hand