Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-04

Five boys, all of afamily named Onack.
er, aged respectively l6, IA, IL, II and 2
were burned to death at Brighton, o., on
the 10Th; their panic stricken parents
looking on unable TO render them assis-
lance.
Miss BREMER.-Miss Bremen was on a
tour to the white mountains last week. On
her way up she paid visit to the Shakers
at Canterbury, and expressed herself high
ly pleased with what she saw there. She
was understood to say that she expected to
see Jenny Lind on her route, and on her
return to go and see the Shakers likewise.
AS she was stepping into her carriage to
leave Wolfboro' for Conway, quartette
band, who were on the piazza Of the hotel,
surrounded by large number of visiters,
struck up the beautiful air of "HoME. -
The effect was impressive, ami Miss Bre-
mer was so much affected that she shed
tears, and (says a letter. departed with
another of those pleasant recolections of
her visit to America, which she seemed to
gather every where, added to her treasures
of memory."-LOweH Courier.
SINGULAR Discovery OF A BoDY.--On
Sunday afternoon last little boy residing
in wharf street, went with some young COM
panions to play at the Worcester wharf
He did not return at the close of the day,
and hisparents growing uneasy at his pro-
longed absence, made every inquiry after
him, but without effect. They at last had the
canal dragged as dernier resort, but all
their efforts to recover the missing boy prov
ed unavailing On the following day the
mother, in the firm belief that he was
drowned, according to the old superstitious
custom, procured a loaf Of bread and
threw it into the canal 1t flowed gently
along the surface of the water for some dis
lance, until, approaching a place called
Millard's Arm, it remained stationary in
the water. The mother then induced a
person to enter the stream, and there, sure
enough, the dead body of the poor boy was
discovered, At the inquest which was held
on Tuesday, at Navigation Inn, Whar
street, verdict of accidental death
was returned.-BWmingham Journal
The RAILROAD JUBILEE w Wednesday
the 18th of September, has been fixed up
on as the time for the commencement o
the three days celebration of the compile
ton of line of railway communication
between Boston and Canada. 1t is to be
holden in Boston.
A SMART OLD MAN.-Moses StickneJ
of Jaffrey N. H., walked one day this sum
mer two and half miles to the centre o
the town to buy scythe, and home again
He has helped to NOW his grass this seas
on, and will be one hundred years old OIL
the Odd of November.
A little boy, by the name of Luster, il
attempting the other day to cut his nam'
on the natural bridge, Va, higher thai
any other visitor, lost his footing, and fell
distance of hundred and twenty feet up
on the rocks below, being Of course instant
; ly killed.
IT should be borne in mind that the red
) blue and green coloring Of candy are Viru
lent poisons.
: Norwich VT. UNIvERs1TY.-The com
mencement exercises took place on th,
2lst inst The orators Of the Universit
was Rev. Roswell Park, of Connecticut
The orators Of the Literary society wer'
Rev Prof J. E. King, of Newbury VI.
and Hon. Caleb Lyon, of New York. TIT
latter received the honorary degree of LII
D. The exercises of the graduating clas
: are favorably spoken Of. The Norwicl
s University combines military with lterar.
: instruction.