Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-18
News, Notes, and Varieties.

front by 1924 feet deep. The wings will be raised
32 inches, and the dome will be higher and more
ornamental Messrs. Andrews & Bennett, Of Nash
ua, N. H., have contracted to take down the old
walls within six weeks for $1,000. The Free
| Press understands that the cost Of the building ac-
cording to these proposed alterations and additions,
will be from 100000 to $250,0OO. 1t is pretty
strongly ntimatcd by in this vicinity who IA
vored the present location, that the people ct Mont
pelier will never be called upon to pay the expen-
SEES of reconstruction, and that it was never in
tended they should be.
Rev. Mr. II. Lord, of Montpelier, was recently
"surprized," to the amount Of two hundred and
+ fifty dollars, presented by the young men Of Mont
pelier, in token Of their appreciation of his late
course Of lectures. Mr. Lord publicly acknowl-
edged his obligations on Sunday last, and gave
receipt in full for the four lectures already deliy
cred, and for four more to be delivered, and an
nounced his intention to present printed copy of
the whole series to each Of the contributors.
The Midjleburyf Register says the Supreme
Court Of this State have decided that under our
law, school teacher may recover for services not
withstanding the certificate from the Supcrintcn
dent has not been obtained before commencing
school. 1t is enough that the Superintendent on
examination, or not, was satisfied Of the compe-
tcncy Of the teacher The certificate may be made
afterwards and dated back to any date required.
young man named Joseph Lawrence, recently
from Georgia in this State, was drowned at Dam
vile on the 9th inst, and three other persons
came near sharing the same fate They were en-
gagged in clearing ice from mill pond, when Law
renee fell in was carried over the dam and drown
cd lie was Of French descent, and was sixteen
or seventeen years Of age.
Harry Bradley, Esq, died at Burlington on the
18th inst. lie was stricken down by an attack Of
apoplexy at nine O'Clock in the morning, and died
r on the evening following. Mr. Bradley has been
one Of the most prominent citizens not only of Bur
lington, but of the State. His loss will be severe
ly felt lie was about Ga years Of age
VIM H. Baxter has been appointed Cashier Of
q Royalton Bank.
/ +. b. Bush, of Shoreham has a Durham calf
< twelve months old to a day, which weighs 800 lbs
Like the man who boosted Of having been educa-
ted at two universities, the he nursed the big
= ger calf he grows.
I Rev. James T. Hyde, who supplied the pulpit 0
j. Rev. DR.. Bushnell, Of Hartford, CT, during hi:
: absence in California, has received unanimous
call from the Congregational Church and Societ,
in Middebury
Mrs ]. b. Smith Of Rutland, committed suicid
= Saturday afternoon, 4th inst, by drowning her
d self in half barrel Of watcr.-No cause for tn
i act is known,
- Patents issued March 81 To A. c. Moore, 0
r Wilmington, for improved mode Of securing bit
in their stocks.
# Joel A. II Ellis, Of Springfield, assignor to Joe
Woodbury. Of Springfield, aforesaid, trustee, &c.
of for improved form mould on which wooded Stat
- &c, are made into baskets.
s Henry s. Dewey, of Bethel, assignor to himsel
d and Levi W. Newton, Of Dorchester, Mass, for i'm
-....---.- -------e 49,. V..ss y, ss' pvu
y, tcr's plane stocks.
Also. re-issued. to Thaddeus Fairbanks, of ST
/ Johnsbury, for improvement in platform scale:
a. Patented January 10, 1857.
re We were shown yesterday a letter from Randolph
w. which states that the kansas fever is rag
" ing ia that neighborhood, and that many Of IN
" townspeUple have emgrated thither already thi
spring, aud many more are making preparation
TO follow. The famous Hutchinson family M
natives of Randolph. They returned TO Vernon
from Kansas to pass the winter, but have left agai
Tor the Territory with company Of emgrants.-
= Boston ALIAS.
X The Randolph Hutchinsons are not the singer
Of that name but simply enterprising emigration
nc lists.
le MIR VIM. b. Read, to whom the mission to Chin
Mt has been offered, was one Of the Buchanan Wing
lie was Attorney General of Pennsylvania in ls3;
=. under Gov Ritner. He is son Of the Revolutions
rs ry General Joseph Read, to whom was attribute
Is. the well-known saying, that she was poor maj
:, :, but that the King of England had not none
is enough to buy him.
es The carcass of an animal, If kept frozen, wi
of keep forever. In 1903, a mammoth was foun
te frozen in the ice of northern Siberia, whose fes
lie was in such perfect state of preservation that
vi was fed by the inhabitants to their dogs; and We
y biologists are generally agreed that the amin,
n died six thousands years ago, at the lowes est
ell mate.
IS AT the recent session of the Legislature of III
nois, law was passed fixing the legal'rate Of il
Ike terest in that State at per cent? but in any col
W tract, written or verbal, 10 per cent may be co
at lected and any person corporation who recev,
or STIMULATES to receive 10 per cent, shall fol
y felt the whole interest.
ar
ur wealthy gentleman of New York offers to SUI
en- port, during four years of study prepa
&c atory to the Christian ministry, fifty young me
ms chosen for piety and intellectual promise. The c.
timated expense is $500 per year, making the SUI
sc of $4,000 year for four years, or 500, 900
IT, all contributed to the cause of ministerial educ
ton.
~ The Rome IN. " Sentinel of Tuesday says 'tl
r. attempt to make paper out of Eastwood has NJ
is proved sufficiently successful to warrant its man,
rs facture. We understand that the mill closed la
he week"
1t is reported that Eli Thayer's plan of coloni
Us ing Virginia with free settlers through an mmen
"a, land speculation, takes immensely with the lar