Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-19

trains now run regularly over the whole road.
The payment Of the coupons Of the Connecticut
and Passumpsic River Railroad bonds, due Dec. l.,
is deferred until the 20ih inst, on account Of short
ness of funds.
fire occurred in Waterbury last week, by which
one Of the best buildings in the place, belonging to
Mr.. Simpson, q large quantity Of goods, news
paper press and type, just set up for the printing
a newspaper" The winooski Valley mil
liners shop, and an organ belonging to the Congre-
gational Church, were destroyed. Mr.. Simpson
was insured for seven thousand dollsrs,-$2i0O on
his buildings and $4,000 on his goods There was
no insurance on the other property.
On the 10th inst, as Mr. Billings, Of Rutland,
was milking, early in the morning, q COW kicked
over a lantern whereby the hay was set on fire.
The barn, with 70 tuns OF hay, some hundreds Of
bushels Of oats, and considerable stock in it, was
consumed.
The barn Of Nelson Thayer, in Bennington, was
burned Tuesday night last, together with large
quantity ofhoy and grain, carriages, harness and
farming implements; and span Of horses valued
Of $500. The total loss is about $1,000; insured
for s4oo. The 6rc is supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary.
John Town. one ofthe oldest inhabitants of Wood
bury, died ON the 9Th ult., aged 81 Mr.. Town
has been subscriber to the Patriot since the issue
ofthe first number. thirty-two years ago. Patriot
Upon the theory that " tn, wicked do not live
out half their days" Mr.. Town would have now
been good for nearly another century had he taken
paper Of different politics
A large barn filled with hay, farming tools, and
other property, belonging to H. Allen Of westford,
Was destroyed by fire on the 18th ult. The FIRE
was occasioned by the little son Of tenant lighting
match and ,hrusting it between the boards Of the
barn. Insurance $3.50.
There is n family Of twelve brothers and sisters,
all Of whom are married and live within few miles
OF each other, in Franklin county, who, with their
mother and their own children, make a family or
sixty persons They all met around a common
board, last Thanksgiving day, according to their
usual custom.
The new building for the U. S. Court House and
post Office, at Rutland, isprogressng rapidly, and
will be completed in about a year.
The store Of David Powers Of Sutton, occupied
by s. A. Nelson, was burned on the nigh, Of the
2lst ult. Loss $1,000, insurance Sl400.
| verdant Yankee expectant for Office was ad-
vised the other day to apply for the consulship at
/ the Lobos Islands, rice gudno remored. He had
his letter written before he discovered the j,ke.
Rev. S. Harrington, who has been for the last
two years. pastor Of the Universalist Church in
Springfield has accepted call to take the PASTOR
al charge Of the Unitarian Society at Concord n II.
Rev. George 3. Jewett has settled his case with
the Concord railroad company for personal injuries.
lie is to receive bonus Of 8 900 and an annuity
Of 8 900 per year during life, and after his de-
cease Mrs. J. is to receive $500 per year for life
The annuity is reckoned from the time Of the acct
dent.
The Greenfield Democrat says On Sunday
morning, Dec. 6, Rev. Mr.. Gray pastor of the Bap-
fist church ut Shelburne Falls, who had previously
given notice that he should that day preach against
gambling and rum, found under his door a letter
threatening him with two black eyes. If he carried
out his intention. lie preached however, accord
ing to notice, and we have not heard that he has
been moes,ed.
| Warren Park and Chalcs Cummings were last
week committed to the house Of correction in
Greenfield, for 90 days, for stealing -four in Ery-
| ing.
A pair Of boots marked "J" having been found
in humpback whale taken of Nahanf few days
since, it is guessed by some wsg that they belonged
to Jonah Preposterous A little Biblical learn.
ing should be beaten into such wags with good
stost piece Of wbalebone.
The Journal Of Commerce says the actual profits
attached to the Office Of u s. District Attorney at
New York, from which Mr.. McKeon has been re-
moved.) amount to from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
The Office Was formerly worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 year.
The -NtT York Herald says the average daily
circulation of that paper for the last three months,
has been eighty thousand copies.
The last will and testament Of the late George
W. r. Gusts, of Alexandria county, Virginia, was
admitted to probate at the December term Of the
county court, and by it. he directed that all his
slaves, on his different plantations be set free with
in the next FIVE years. leaving it to his executors to
provide the necessary funds from his estate, to re-
move them from the common wealth. Thus are two
or three hundred slaves set free.
What commentary on the corld's vain glory is
such modest, humble, Christian, Apostolic title as
this Right Reverend Father in God Lord Bsbop
Of Oxford, Lord High Almouer to the Queen. and
Chancellor OF the most noble Order of the Garter
Successor, perhaps Of one Petsr.. q fisherman, or
one Paul, q tent-maker.
Hon. Robert NJ. T. Hunter was. on Thursday
reelected by the legislature Of Virginia, almost un
animously, Senator in Congress for six years from
the 4th Of March, 1854. He does not support the
administration except when he thinks il expedent.
buchanan and Gov. Wise were not partial to his
reelection. 1t will be wormwood to them.
Ashbel p. Willard. governor of Indiana. was At
Cairo, H., few days since. in state OF inebrietv'
bearing around upon his back large turtle. which
ne informed the inhabitants he intended to take 10
indianapolis. "
The Ohio wool clip is estimated to exceed that Of
1906 by at least three million pounds. The conn
ties in the centre Of that State are now as s,mous
for their fine wool as they formerly were for their
great crops Of wheat. The estimated value of Tho
clip is seven millions dollars.
Rev. John Pierpont of Medford, at the age Of 70
kwaN Al.