Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-17
VERMONT ITEMS.


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i'"' r'V a. "' -" ,"uSoi 'O'" , !" a'gu-
ing 'hat BANK stock IN ms state Is not depre-
eating in the public estimation, but that the
only reason why it is not as much sought for
now as formerly is oIvino IN the Iacl of ,,,s,-
-, -.
'oI' W. ''''''''''' says
VA Tue sith UT there was sale at auc-
uoh Oh some shares IN the fassumpsic Bank at
81 Johnshnry, and OF the Orange County Bank
ut chelsea The result OF the sale, however,
proved that this kind of stock firmly maintains
It's former higher value, notwithstanding the
ughthess oil inc unes. fliiy shares In the
DanA al ~ Jonnsnuty, were sold, and twenty
IN inc Bank at chelsea The par value OF the
STOCK IN ooth banks Is hity dollars a share
The fassumpsic sold for 80 and 50 l-s dollars
per share, and the Orange County for 60 dol
iars' me ia''er being at premium nj 20 per
cent.
Inc Orange County Bank commenced eleven
years ago. and has paid S52 in dividends on
each snare oil stock, the average being nearly
f
Inc "oons'ock Mercury Is responsible for
the following tough yarn .
Hon WiNp.-The sailors toucb warn Of
the wind that "blew So s,rong tba, !, ,ook
three men 10 hold one mans hair IN ,, wac
nearly realized BIZ the passengers who a,,emn,-
ed to cross the mountain hv m. s,,r, r,,,,, d.,
land, by the way of Mendon. nm tho od,i III,
On arriving at the Richardson house in Mend,n
near the junction Of the S,oclbridoe and Shor'
burn roads. IA place not unaptlv called The he'll
lows-pipe of the Green Mountains) tho passen-
gers encountered a gale that made light of all
in rnde s,yIe Tbo hoda "c na ".'"s' "'ounu
was blown off tho wheels. and could only he
kept upon the axletrees by being chained down;
one woman was blown into the fields, and
~ ~ ''1l' "''s :" 'ne Ios'"e oi "'e
way than by wind became impracticable and
the waylarers had no Alternative but to Pn up
io' 'ne n'gn' ana ie' Ola Doreas Wy his strength
Up" .'e "'rss' Which IocAeu az ms ASSAULTS
ou' w''ns'oou 'ne gaze, me builder knowing the
pSris o' ine iocaii'y, having oraced and guard
c" "'s ''sue 10 stang the Jury oil Inc tornado
The Rutland L.,dH descrihos the mil in
that county as being place of torture is walls
are solid stone, and the atmosphere is foul.
damp and unhealthy, so that the lamp which
burns inside, gives but feeble light, making
the place appear more like cage of demons
than the place of punishment for men. Into
this unhealthy place men, women and children
arc '''i"'' Pfo'niscnousy' anu iei' 10 oreath
"ause'us saPor' when poisons 'i'e healih, and
ie"ueis me aoufuen' committee are in'es-
.s"N"s 'ne pie"i'Sos' anu 'i'e ouiiuing Oh
"'" jan ie0'i'e' e"'Hs support
The Republican County Committee of Chit
tenden County called a conven,ion IN mao, NJ,
p,.i;, IT,,
0' '"''' ~ "o'''"a''
member oil Inc council oil Censort' They have
done this in default of any other provision for
making such nomination.
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Inc f'1e fres'' IN accordance with the wish
:, ''' '''' :, i'is'S'on NO oos' W. ~
uhlon, cautions the public that " one John
nrown' iS years OF age IS now at large, hav-
ing oeen u h from Their employ for us
ing 'ne goods ana money OF the Division and
ior various ec'S oil fraud ana peculaton. lie
IS mey say, reckless aissoiule' kpave' and,
S A. co." = vg n pms wen ca'cula'eu
or0nIonin, liz, - ~ s.D ~, as"i"',