Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-24

Johnsbury, a girl IA years old. The
complaint contained two counts, one
for rape and one for assault and bat
terry. The justice bound the lad up
to the county court to answer to the
charge of Assault with intent to COM
NIT rape" Bond was fixed at 5000.
1t was Immediately furnished and the
lad discharged. o. S. Burke and W.
A. Pierce appeared for the respond
emf, and G. II. Davis, States Attorney,
assisted by NJ. Montgomery conduct
ed the prosecution, The examination
excited a good deal of interest. The
crowd was great and the officer had
to issue a proclamation to disporse
the crowd to give room for the court
and the officers.-Iimes.
RYEGATE.- Archibald Park was
born in Scotland in 1880, came to
Ryegate when he was fourteen years
Of age. In 1906 he married Miss
Renfrew. They had y children, sew
cral of whom, with their families, re-
side in town, within a few miles Of
each other. Mr.. Park took an active
part in all the public movements of
the town, was several years select
man, many years Justice of the peace,
and at different times overseer Of the
poor. He departed this life Dec. II,
l847, in his 68th year.
VIM. Gibson was born in Renfrew-
shire, Scotland, and came to Ryegate
with family OF nine children Ct sons
and 2 daughters in June, 1901. All
his children, except one son and
daughter, settled in Ryegate, and with
one exception, have large families
His sons and grandsons are for the
most part thrifty farmers, and honest
upright men. Mr.. Gibson died Jan.
2, 1914, in lis Goth year. At the
time Of his death he had between 80
and 60 great grand children. The
town is now largely populated with
Gibsons.
John Cameron, a native Of Scot
land, came to America and settled in
Ryegate in 1890. He purchased 1000
acres of laud in the western part of
the town, an afterwards at the Cor
ner, l - acres Of John Orr, on which
be built the first store in town. He
represented the town more than II
years, was several years member of
the council, Judge in 1871, and al
though a democrat, he was retained in
Office under the federalist5. He died
in 1887, aged IS years. His first
wife was a daughter Of Gen. Stark
UnioH
BIGAMY CAsE.-The conspicuous
CDR" Q. A. Perry, who was recently
tarred and feathered at Wallingford,
and of which we had some account a
week or two since, was arrested last
week at Franklin, Mass. and brought
to this place, where his second mar
riage was made with girl of fifteen
from Wallingford. Sheriff Walter
Taylor Of this place had been after
J him nearly a week and brought him
here on Friday. and on Saturday af-
: tcrn0On he was brought before Justice
J. D. Bridgman on charge of bigamv.
A cloud of witnesses" appeared,
mostly from Wallingford. and the ex.
animation brought out the fact that
2 twelve years ago he married Miss
! Mary Ann Willard, had lived with
her during most of the time, and BY
e whom ne had FIVE children, two Of
= whom they had buried, and the other
} three are now living. He left her at
4 Leominster Mass, and went to "prac-
e tice medicine in Wallingford, and oc.
r casionally wrote her letters, and il
was not till within a few weeks that
a she had suspected him OF any unfaith
G fitness. The defense of Perry wa:
t that he had never been legally mar
q ried to her! He made no denial o
5 having lived with her as his wife. and
q that she had borne his children. A
e about 9 o'clock Saturday evening, ht
5 waived further examination and gave
;. bail in the sum of $500, which wa;
furnished by his brother.-Beilor
!. Falls Tines.
V A sad case of drowning occurred
t in this place on Tuesday afternoon
r Several river men were engaged it
= getting logs over the dam above SulIi
It van railroad bridge, when Cheevel
t Jones fell in, was carried over the
t dam and fioated down the river some
t hundred rods to the rapids Just above
:. the falls, and was seen no more. L
Il is probable that the body went ovel
the falls. 1t has not yet been found
) He was seen with head above watel
4 several times struggling to save him
e self, and crying for help, the last CRY
# being made just as he entered the rap
f ids. The water is very swift all tn,
e way from the dam to the rapids, anC
: nothing was or could be done to say,
# him. 1t was thought that his leg.
IS were broken by the fall among tn,
5 logs, as he did not appear to have tht
It use of his limbs, as seen by those OF
p the bank of the river.
He belonged to a party of scve.
. river men who were engaged in dri
> wing logs down the river to HoIyoke
= Mr.. Jones was sairty three years Of
: age, and his home was in Claremont
n. H., where he leaves a wife and fou
: children-all bOy5-the Oldest bein.
=, = but nine years, and who are left witt
! but little for their support, and thu
! case as it became known excited mucl
% sympathy throughout the village. II
had an experience of some sever
years as riverman mostly on tn
T. Merrimack, where he had himself savcC
Is several persons from drowning, whicI
Ie fact seems to add to the sadness OF
a. his case in floating with courage SO ia
and no power or bel p to save him.
o BeLlo,os Falls Times.
~ A most dastardly attempt at incen
diarism, occurred at Winooski las
6 week Wednesday evening, The Goo,
=, Templars were in session in their hal
: in Bakers Block, and smoke beiny
discovered coming up from below, tw
gentlemen followed it to its source
IN which was in the cellar, where, on on
3 of the stairs, they found pine bo
~ about twenty inches square filled al
ie out one third full of hay,-which ha
p been used for packing bottles-any