Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-01


that village a short time since. The
most prominent feature Of the occa-
sion was the biting off a mans nose
in the course Of slight misunder
standing that occurred.
The liquor dealers and consumers !
in and about Montpelier are having u
sorry time Of it these days. Prose
cutions and trials, fines and imprison-
ments beset their hitherto jovial path
ways, and cluster thIckly about their .
hilarious heads.
Another attempt to escape was
made by the prisoners at the Jail last
week Monday evening. Young Hi
er'S father had been into the Jail to
visit his son. and as he came out
young HER caught the door and held
it open while Fraime made for Mr..
Dewey, who was pulling at the door.
Mr.. Dewey saw the situation just in
time to give Fraime a kick in the
stomach, which had the desired effect
then he sprang upon the door and
brought it together-Rcgister.
A boy, about thirteen years of age,
named Charles Lyons, employed in
the mill recently operated by Geo.
West, met with an accident on Friday
of week before last, which resulted in
his death on last week Wednesday.
While engaged in his work at the fac
tory, he slipped and fell over on to
waste box, and a mule, which NOV,
ed back and forth from this box,
struck him with considerable violence
below the breast, giving him a rather
hard squeezing. though it was not
thought to be Of any serious conse-
quence. When his work was finish
ed. he went home and to bed, appa-
rently feeling as well as usual; but
during the night complained somewhat
about being in pain. Medical attend
ance was called, but could do nothing,
his injuries being of a fatal character,
internally, and on Wednesday NOR
ming he died. 1t is claimed by some,
however, that fever set in, and was IN
reality the cause of his death.-Ben-
ningtoa Banner.
Some gentlemen from New York
have recently been in this place and
paid some of our horse dealers such
prices for some Of their stock, and Of
fered so much for others, that the
aforesaid dealers decline to tell how
much they obtained, for fear they can
not buy again at reasonable prices.
Why did not those New York gen
tlemen 60 to Iowa or Kentucky for
their horses. and let these degenerate
Vermont horses severely aloue p
The real truth is, no matter how these
/ New York gentlemen write, they new
er priced Vermont horses higher than
they do to day. We have no doubt
some of these same horses lately sold
will soon come out thorough bred trot-
tiers, after being furnished with Ken
lucky or New York pedigrees.
It's understood that they paid $500
for some, and more for others, and Of
fered in one instance SO, 500 for one
that was refused.-Register.
LAwsUIT.-L. ". Colby brought a
suit against the town of Concord
: which was tried by jury this week be
: fore n. NJ. johnson. The trial occu
pied two days, and caused cOnSidera
bic interest among the people in TIL,
vicinity. The plaintiff claimed foul
separate and distinct damages; one
t to a horse on the road from 5. Ran
ney's to North Concord over the bill
! by the Sanborn place, caused by the
? insufficient condition of the highway
e This accident occurred on or abou
the | 18th Of last September. The 9th
er three actions were for the break
ing OF axeltrees to loaded wagons a
. different times and places on the high
e way between West Concord and No
) Concord, by reason of insufficient
! roads. Defence on the first plea wa
). the want of notice, and the impru
dence Of going over the roads wit
! loaded teams, knowing its condition
!. As to the other pleas the defence i
n was a denial Of the insufficiency Of
: the highway and want of notice, tc
= gether with improper care on the par
r of tho plaintiff; and improper con
struction Of wagons. The defender
: had some ten witnesses and plaintiff
: seventeen. The trial was conteste
d very closely, but with much good fee
ing. A large number of teamster
= and lumbermen having to pass owe
d this road were present. Verdict 70
|. plaintiff to recover $500 and cost
+ taxed at $26,31. Defendants appea
If eds. Johnsbury Times.
n
:. The citizens of Dover, n. H., wer
is somewhat startled on Monday MOI
ming last, by the fact that a woma
/ had been found frozen to death Ii
i vestigation showed the woman's nam
n to be Ellen Sagur, aged about 5
/ years, who has been at work in CochC
n co Mills. She left the house of Nj
IS Grcenhalgh at about six o'clock Sur
1t day evening, starting for her boardin
o house on Sd street by the way of tn
I railroad: but the tracks in the sno,
the next morning showed that she &C
At as far as the railroad track and turr
Is ed to 60 back, when she lost her pat
<: and strayed further up the hill. 1t
u thought she may have been taken in
d tit, to which she was subject, and pc
$, ished in the snow; but it is rumore
le by many that this is but another iter
a a to the long list of the fatal results O
n. the use of intoxicating liquors.-Li
Teton Republic.
m A western paper describes the ma
th ner of love making practiced anon
j. some of its readers in the followiu
ye paragraph "The young people WI
T. were seen feeding each other. do,
ne fashion, over gate post, the 9th,
y evening, had better be a little mo,
cautious in the futurau