Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-10

terry on Tuesday last, in Wesi6eld, New
York, and to all appearance she died on
Saturday afternoon, aud her parents and
friends prepared he remain for burial.
On Sunday evening, while the watchers
were IN attendance upon he body, she
ca to life. aud wa. able 10 speak There
is now hope Of her recovery. This curious
fact has produced quite an excitement in
the town Albany Atlas.
~ That immense apron of rock, being
a flat sheet about 30 feet wide by one hum
dred and fifty feet long, over which The water
Of The falls of ST. Amtheny lately poured,
next tn the western shore, fell down not
long since under the weight of The food.-
Our readers will tecollec that we described
the magnificent hall made by this great
roof behind the sheet of wafer, at The time
when Judge Meeker's court adjourned to
that place and explored it after holding an
inquest in The old government mill, more
than one year ago.-IMinneSOta Pioneer.
ANTHRACITE CoAL.-We notice in the
Farmer and Mechanic, an article relating
to this important combustble, which is
chiefly derived from the State of Penusyl-
vaniar The returns upou which the art Gle
is based, show that the whole consumption
of this coal commenced wirhe 365 tons in
the year 1921; that the production reached
AZ, 047 tons IN 1927 that it had increased
to 88l ,026 tons in 1887 and advanced to
three million of tons in lS47; without in
Guiding much that is consumed on the spot,
in The mining districts, or in the interior of
the country.
Aggregate in the 81 years from $40 to
l84t, inclusive, 6,847 ,I72 tons; in the sue
ceeding years to l64S, inclusive, 1881
96l total from commencement, 1921
1873 TONS
DEATH OF THE KENTUCKY FAT Boy
Andrew Brand, the Kentucky Fat Boy
died in this city, this morning, after an i'll
ness Of about four weeks. He was a ma.
i've of the town Of Calhoun, Davis County,
Ky, anu was in the 10th year of his age
lie was pr badly the largest hnman being
in existence, weighing no less than j37
pounds. He came to this CITY for the pnr.
pose of attending the State Fair, but was
immediately attacked with his last illness
He was accompanied by brother and other
irlends. ALBANY Atlas.
New HAVEN AND New LONDON RAIL
RoAD.-We learn from The ". HaUen J0nr-
nal, that there is project on foot for the
construt tlnn of railroad from that pI ce
along the southern shore ct Connecticut tn
New L0ndnn. distance uf45 miles. The
proposed work will connect with the road
now opened from the latter place To Norwich
and thence, by two dlstnuct routes. throu n
the State + Connecticut into the interior o
Massachusetts; thus forming part of new
lne Of communication from New Haven &
New York to Boston.
; PANAMA. R4ILRoAD.-Mr. J. G. Trau
wine Chief Engineer of the Panama Rail
road, sailed from New York on Friday, il
company with uine Assistants, or Chagres
He goes out to Join his associate, MIR. T"t
ten, in the prosecution Of the Panama Rtil
road enterprise. Shipments of large guam
titles Of lumber for the road have been mad
: from the forests of Maine and from New
York city. An iron steamer, provided witt
= Two powerful engines. aud to be used II
towing barges and conveying stores to dli
feront points on The river Chagres, Is build
ing for the company, and will be FINISHED
and sent out in three or four months.
Mrs. Myra Clark Chimes has applied tt
the Legislature Of Mississippi for pension
This is h ,rd reverse for one who, yea
ago. was supposed to be the richest woma
in the Union.
A BIG ONION MAN-There is one farm
er IA England who sOVed n ton of OHIO
E seed, and now gathering in his harvest en-
! ploys 60u persons.
o John Vanhooser, German, of jefferso
+ county, Tennessee, who em'grated to IN
country about hundred years ago. ar
n was in several of he most important battle
o of the revolution is now in the one hun'
red and twenty-second year ofhIs age, ar
= is still in the enjoyment of good degr'
Of health and vigor. O"e of his daughter
lass of eighty, recently made the old ge
~ tIeman a visit.
The Iron Foundry of M. G. Burleigh
=. Great Falls, was totally destroyed by tfe
- the 9Th inst Loss above insurance, abo
y, 5000.
he Professor Flnney, the revival rreac
in er. is in London, preaching to numero
ed audiences. The British Banner spea
,al warmly in praise of his success.
a. How To TAKE A BEAR.-A week a. II
ny since, as two men were fshlngin Wllloue
|" by Lake. in Westmore, Vermont, lar
W bear came down the mountains and enter
nd i; to cross from the Eastern to the We
nix ern shore As soon as he had commit
cir himself sufficiently to prevent retreat, III
came no ii, and struck him Oh the he
with paddle. Bruin did not relish the
ow lutte, aud put one OF his fore paws on
ice side of the boat. They knocked 1t of
to while one caught him 10y the nape OF
he neck, and held his head under water.
as olhe, held his pc terror up to give hI
70 head bath II worked admirably, and II
,ho soon had he pleasure of quiet custom
~ that weighed something less than three h
: ded pounds.
per BANK RoBBERy.-The Battcnskill B.
low Of Manchester, VT, was broken into
Monday night aud robbed Of about $50
= $500 Of which was in specie. The
wi, W., ance consisted of New England and n
'hl' York bank bills. A reward of five hu