Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-05

at Swanton occurred on Sunday last. Bish |
op De Goesbriand Offciated, assisted by |
clergy from Stanbridge, P. O.. Montpelier, |
Richmond, Fairfield, Mortified, st. Johns
bury, Rutland, Brandon, Milton and St |
Adams. The ceremony attarcted a large
attendance of the faithful, not only from
Swanton but from the surrounding towns.
The ceremonies commenced at a O'Clock
in the morning and lasted until noon. In
the afternoon the Rev. Father Gagnier, of
Rutland. delivered two discourses, one in
French the other in English, on the nature
of the ceremonies. Transcript.
FAMILY MEETING.-Capt Walter Wright
of st. Johsbury Centre, was SO years old
on the 22d of August last, and on that day
the children celebrated the occasion at the
homestead. Twenty-seven children and
grand-children-all good democrats-were
present. The Captain is smart and en-
terprising man and does more work every
day than half the young men of the village.
He has taken care of two large gardens this
season besides doing his own work about
his house. AT the gathering table was
set to accommodate all, the old gentleman
sitting at the head, and the children being
arranged according to age. TWAS happy
time and the old folks were justly proud of
their large family.-LyudOn Union.
FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR.-The st. AL
bans Transcript, of Wednesday evening has
the following in reference to the Franklin
County Fair, at Sheldon:
The Franklin County Fair opened to-
day with prospects of better success than
was anticipated. The number of entries at
five O'Clock, was 700. OF cattle, the num-
Der entered was 153 head, and of horses
about the same number Of sheep the num-
Der of entries islarge OF the Floral Hall
department, Franklin county may well feel
proud, for here, of strictly home produce,
we see a variety not far behind in amount,
and certainly of equal quality, to that ex-
hibited at the recent State Fair. The num-
Der of people in attendance at the Fair,
is variously estimated at from 800 to 1000.
On Thursday, the second day of the Fair,
fully ten thousand persons were present,
and the number was estimated to be some
2000 larger than this, by Horace Greeley,
who addressed the multitude in the after
noon. The subject of Mr.. Greeley's ad-
dress was Grass Farming" and it occu-
pied about one hour in delivery.
IN TRoUBLE.-Henry Sulham, formerly
of Danville, then of Orange, Plaintield,
Montpelier, and various other places, and
most recently hailing from East Montpe-
lier, has been getting himself into trouble
and into st. Johnsbury jail at one and the
same time. Miss Elizabeth Sanborn, of
| HolyOke, Mass, has been to Danville Wis
iting, and came to St. Johnsbury by stage
/ from there the same morning Sulham did.
/ At the depot Sulham offered her S. to go
and ride with him, which she refused. He
! then followed her as she started to go to
| the residence of Jonathan Burt, and offered
her 80 which was also refused. He then
got livery team, drove up to her, seized
/ her, and threw her into the wagon. She
screamed, and people rushed to see what
/ the trouble was, making a confusion under
which she escaped. An officer then went
after Sulham, whom he found at the St.
Johnsbury House, whence he made bolt
and escaped, hiding behind the North
! Church" where he was found and arrested.
Sulham claims the woman was not what
she ~hould be, which he certainly is not
and that he was only attempting to renew
a former acquaintance with her. Guess
he Is in the right place.
ROwDYIsM IN WILLIAMsTOwN.-S
day night last there was an exhibition Of
petty rowdyism in Williamstown that wa.
not credible to those concerned 1t seems
that Mr.. j. B. Norris owns one of the
sheds or stalls at the Baptist meeting house
on the heights, and had used it-Or the up,
per part of it-for storing sap tubs, shin.
] giles, &c, ana for housing his carriage or
week days. This use was not relished BY
a few, and on Sunday morning Mr.. Norri,
awoke to find his sap buckets strewed abou
the yard and ornamenting the windows o
the church and the stakes in the vicinity
his sled was run into the drink, and hi
carriage taken entirely to pieces and tn,
parts scattered about in the radius of a hal
mile. Mr. Norris harness had also beer
taken from his shed, his horse from tn,
pasture and harnessed to a sleigh and ther
hitched to the church. To cap all, bucl
kept in the orchard near Mr.. Norris hous,
was drawn into the top loft of his barn AM
there fastened and left Now all this ma,
have been fun for the boys, but it is hardl,
the way to promote good neighborly feel
ing, nor would any supposed grievance il
improperly occupying ones own meeting
house shed justify such a procedure. 1t i
to be hoped the perpetrators of these trick
may have justice melted out to them.-Ffec
man.
Last week Tuesday night P. Roscoe
store, at New Haven, was broken into by
negro named John Freeman. late from
state prison he efecting an entrance b
taking some lights of glass out of bac
f window. A young man passing by at
late hour heard the rafting Of glass, an
suspecting that something wrong was goin
on, called up Mr.. Roscoe, who raised fiv
or six brave fellows and surrounded tn
e building. The rascal, thinking that he ha
l got himself into tight place, proposed t
surrender if they would unlock the doc
| and do him no violence. The terms agree
g to, they unlocked the door, and then tn
= colored gentleman walked out, havin
armed himself with a bar used for fastenin
a door inside. WELDING this weapon, h
threatened to kill the man that laid hanC
upon him, and walked leisurely away lea,
! ing the petrified guard to peaceably retil
! to their several places of abode. The co
: ored gentleman passed along to Charlie
Abernathy's farm barn, and there sto
{ Abernathy's dappled grey 'hOss, and wei
L on to New Haven Mills. At that poin
being tired of riding horseback, he appr,
\ priated to his own use poor mans WACO
: and harness. Driving along New Have
2 river, the horse became frightened, and rs
!, on to a fence, breaking the wagon I'M
: fragments, and put off leaving the negl
n with the wreck. The horse was found Ill
d harnessed next day, some distance fro
. the scene of the disaster but "the Do
down-trodden African has not been see
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