Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-29

eneu NO. Inat ne TOOK to MS neelS anu |
run as for dear life to the hotel-possibly |
to drown himself. Several gentlemen stood |
by and witnessed the fun with the relish OF |
New York prize fight ring.-Regjster.
On Friday of last week, Benz. WOtton
and Geo. Bailey of St. Johnsbury, had a |
sort of miniature 4th of Julvin the follow |
ing way: They took flask containing
quarter of pound of powder, and half |
pound done up in paper, placed them on
the seat between them, and started for AFRO |
Starks' wood lot, where they designed to
blow open some logs. They were having
a coy time. Bailey was smoking, and
both were chatting and enjoying them
selves immensely. When Baily finished
smoking he put his pipe in his pocket
Smokers generally do that same thing. But
they do not always set on a magazine. IN
few minutes after depositing his pipe, a
hole was bhrned through his coat and the
powder was a fire. Powder is a very in
tammable substance, and when dry, as this
was, burns rapidly. As soon as they dis
covered the fire, both parties suspended
story telling, and gave it their immediate
and undivided attention. Bailey got out
OF the sleigh at once, and struck in pile
OF snow several feet from the track. Wot-
ton remained in the sleigh, but changed
ends at the same moment that Bailey was
passing from the sleigh to the snow drift.
SO far as time was concerned, it seemed to
be an unanimous agreement that both
| should perform their gymnastic feats to-
gether and at the same moment. They
| succeeded admirably in executing their
plans according to agreement After the
acts were performed, while Bailey was dig
ging himself out of the snow, and winking
himself into the points of compass, W0tton
having got his ends righted, was engaged
in a similar hunt for MS own compass
Neither Of them were very clear on the
question of locality for several moments.
But they knew that the powder had burned
up, and that they were minus eve brows
| HAIR, etc. WOttOn's coat, vest and pants
were destroyed, and Bailey suffered q sim
| liar loss including some patches of hide
beneath. Both went back to the village,
and laid up for repairs, having "biown
open" all they cared to that day. Next
time they are going to smoke before they
start Union.
E. F. Berry and family left South
Wheelock last Monday for Little 81
ouX, Iowa.
There are now in the Franklin Co.
jail, at St. Adams, three prisoners
awaiting trial for murder, Thomas Ry-
an, charged with the murder of a man
by the name Of Boomhour, at Fetch
er; Marshal Golf for that of Harris.
at Richford; and Francis J. Rollins,
for that Of his infant child at Swan
ton. There are also four prisoners
awaiting trial for larceny, to wit: IS
aac Prince, colored; ". :. Flood; 4.
Q. Brooks, and Thomas McNauv-|
Peter Beaupry also has lodgings. tenn
porariIy, his offence is set down as
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
st -4IJaas Transcript.
HORRIBLE DEATH-RU]Is DONGs. /
On Wednesday morning, at about
half past two o'clock, as John Carroll. .
night watchman at the round house,
was On his way to the railroad board
ing house to call up some morning
train men, lie discovered the lilaless
body Of a man, balanced on the fence.
west side of Houghton Avenue. about
ten rods north Of the company's board
ING house. He was bent nearly dou-
bic, the pit of his stomach resting on
the top board, and was so evenly bal
anced that with every gust Of wind
his body vibrated The Waterman be
ing somewhat startled at such a sight,
went for assistance. and soon three or
four Of the employees Of the road con
gregated and the unfortunate man was
recognized as Frank Hamblin, young
man abou - years of age who was
working for the road as q brakeman,
and who had been in the employ Of
the company about ten days. He
came to this place from Mortified,
where he had been residing with an
uncle, and Of which place he was ma
tive. He had been a resident, how
ever. Of Waitsfeld for q period of
fifteen years, where his father died
some five years ago. His mother, who
has to work for her support, lives in
Bellows Falls lie has brother who
fills a position Of trust in Boston. who
will probably arrive to-day. The
body was taken from the fence and
conveyed to the railroad boarding
house. where he boarded
The man was proved to have drank
freely, and the supposition IS that he
got himself into the position in which
he was found, aud died there from
congestion Of the brain, caused prin-
cipaliy by his position on the fence,
head downwards, and poor rum
/ The fence on which he was found was
about four feet six inches high, and
/ leaned towards the west. 1t is sup
posed in his wild delirious state he
undertook to get over the fence, in
tending to sleep on the other side, and
was unable to help himself. AtoigLt
o'clock the previous evening, he bor-
rowed one dollar of a companion. at
which time he was sober, the next We
hear Of him he was in a saloon on
Lake Street, drinking freely with sew
eral associates. 1t is supposed from
the condition the body presented that
he had not been on the fence over so
minutes before he was discovered
OF the dollar which he had borrowed,
but sixteen cents remained on his
body when found. The price Of his
death, it will be seen, was the pajtry
sum Of eighty four cents.-St. -4lbgas
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