Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-05

A car load of horses were seized at |
Roxbury, March IL, by custom house
officers, having been entered at the |
custom house under value.
At the recent term of the Supreme
Court at Chelsex, nine divorces were
granted, of which three were for adul-
terry, two for refusal to support, three
for wiful desertion, and one for intol-
cradle severity.
James Fisk, jr, has made the citi-
zens of Brattleboro a very liberal of
fer. If they will give him $4,000 he
will build over the entire burnt dis
trict at once.
Robert Beattie of Ryegate recently
made quite an extensive sale of mich
cows to Deming & Tilleston of Fair
lee-ten in number-for 500. Also
four to J. B. Nelson for 800 each
Union.
VIM. P. Downing, for many years
constable and collector of Washing
ton, is charged with stealing $4,000 of
the town money, and his property has
been attached by the town authori-
ties
Another aged citizen of our town
has been called to his long home. Mr..
Demctrius Champion, father of our
townsman, l.. S. Champion, died on
Saturday, at the advanced age of so
years.-Register
John Bontabue stole gold watch
and some jewelry few days ago at
Burlington. He pawncd the watch,
was arrested and sentenced for two
years and six months to state prison.
Two barns, shed, 20 tons of hay,
a horse, harnesses and farming tools,
belonging to Ralph Rood of Roxbu-
~, were burned on the 10Th inst, sup
posed to be the work of an incendia-
~. A lad II years of age is under
arrest.
A liquor distillery has come to light
in house recently occupied by sa-
loon keeper, which throws light on the
mode of operations, of making five
barrels of death at forty rods, from
one barrel of whiskey. The authori-
ties are on the track of another one
now claimed to be in full blast.-St.
Albans transcript.
Eleven candidates were initiated at
the last regular meeting Of St. Adams
Lodge Of Good Templars. 1t now
numbers three hundred members in
good standing, and is, we believe, the
E largest in the state.-Transcript.
During the year 1869, there were
shipped at Poultney depot 12S car
loads of potatoes, averaging $40 bush
els to the car, making 1880 bushels
in one year. And since the first of
January, 1870, forty six car loads
} 1850 bushels have been shipped
: At 80 cents per bushel, those potatoes
, would amount to Sl7,74
The house and shed of +. Sanger,
E two miles west of Lyndon Corner,
were consumed by FIRE about ten days
ago. Mr.. Sanger was away at the
time and Mrs. Sanger sick. Nothing
] at all was saved, and the family being
a In Strengthened circumstances q purse
of over $500 was raised for them
The neighbors have also been drawing
material for rebuilding the house
st. Johnsbpy Times.
About three weeks ago there was a
D story ahOat that there had been child
: thrown into the river at Felchville on
4 Waits river. Complaint was made to
Grand Juror Perkins, and on looking
up the case, it was found by the folks
own confession that the child was new.
) er dressed, but was put into a trunk
: and kept till dead aud then thrown
f into the river. Three persons were
3 tried, and although the trial resulted
in their acquittal, it revealed a hare
. state of society at that place.
There is one small word of one syl
liable belonging to the English Ian
guage, which represents an emotion
common to all animals. 1t controls
the social relations, inspires the sol
der with courage, the orator will
beauty OF expression, the poet will
II his rythm, the Christian with foun
datiOn for his hope. 1t is the Origin
Y, of all benevOlence, the source of trut
happiness, the parent Of the mos
st fearful crimes, the promoter of socia
order, the disturber of the publ,
is peace, the companion of the wicked
the Solace of the good and wise from
- the cradle to the grave. What is it
- -CaLedonian.
Another attempt to break Jail wa
D, discovered by sheriff Trip, on Sun
f day evening, as he was making hi
~ usual rounds through the cells of tn
incarccrated. 1t appears that th
prisoners had taken up a flag ston
! near one Of the walls of the larg
Ill room and commenced digging a pas
sage way under the walls to dayligh
IS and freedom. They had taken GU
ne several tons of dirt and deposited
in their cells and progressed som
o. eight feet. At the time of discover,
b. a bag of straw had been thrust into
hole and foot of dirt laid top of i
10 The flag stone was returned to il
n place and all tracks covered exceE
the dirt in hunks. 1t is not know
IN who was the engineer OF this neat Ii
4. tie plot. The prisoners will now b
kept in their cells until their trial {
:. the June term of our County Court
20 @ Middlebury Register.
Intelligence has just been receive
!, of the death, on the 18th of Februi
- ry, of Mrs. Nellie A. Parmlee, wife 0
~ Rev. NJ. P. Parmelee, missionary @
the American Board at Erzeroou
o. Turkey. Her maiden name was Eros
III and she was born in Richmond, 10 tn
county. Losing her mother at q
as early age, she was adopted by Hira
ice Orcutt, A. NJ, for many years Primo
pal of Thetford Academy. In Apr
OF 1868, she married Rev. NJ. P. Parm
og lee, at Brattleboro, and the followir
June they sailed for Erzeroom, wher
me with the exception of a years Wis
he home in 1867 and 1868, they have r
NAMED ever since. Mr.. Parmelee
~ suffering under double bereavement
Of Of having lost an infant daughter on