Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-05-16
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young scamp who served the devil in the stolen
livery Of heaven. During the past winter he has
made himself very prominent at prayer meetings
and other religious exercises in Waltham. On
Sunday night, the Sd inst he decamped, bag and
baggage, with his employers purse containing S2s,
and a box of jewelry valued at S44. he was over
hauled across the lake, brought back to Vergennes,
and held in. $500 bail for bis appearance at the
County Court. Such conduct is calculated to bring
respectable rascalty into disrepute.
Stephen p. Stevens Of East Montpelier. and State
Sergeant-at Arms, died at his residence on the both
ult, aged 60. On the oath ult., he was at work
about the State House; on leaving which place,
and when at the top of the hill, he felt clear pre-
sentiment that he should die; and stopping his
team he turned himself around and looked upon
the village feeling that he was leaving it for the
last time. He was taken i'll on the following Sun
day, and died on the next succeeding Thursday
He was on exemplary member Of the Society Of
Friends.
On the Night of Wednesday, the Goth ult., Wild
Ow HARDWOOD of Bradford. Vt, heard robber de-
scending her chimney. He stuck fast about half
way, whereupOn the old lady promptly heapcd straw
in the Fireplace and lighted it, The robber, half
suffocated, reared. Persons were collected by his
cries; he was drawn up with ropes to the top of the
chimney, more dead than alive, and sent to the
mercies ofthe law.
Mr.. David Dana of Lowell was killed on the 1st
inst, by the falling of tree. He was thirty-six
years old, and leaves wife and six children. Mr.
A. G. Bugby of MendOn was severely wounded in
the foot, last week, by the accidental discharge Of
pistol.
Z. B. BURToN, Esq, of Manchester, has receive
ed the appointment of Probate Register for the Dis
trict of Manchester, to MI the vacancy OccasiOnsd
by the resignation of s. s. BuRToH
The last legislature of Connecticut appropriated
$3.50 to erect monument to Col. Seth Warner,
the gallant revolutionary hero, who participated
with Ethan Allen in the expeditions againt Crown
Point and Ticonderoga, and who like Allen, was
native of Litchfeld County. The people of Itch
field County have raised $3.50 in addition, and the
committee on the erection Of the monument met on
the 9th inst, at New Milford, to locate the monu-
ment and make the arrangements Gov. Minor,
Hons. Daniel s. Boardman, Charles B. Phelps and
S. D. Northway, Gen Brnsdmade and Mr.. Joel Z.
Warner, descendent Of Seth Warner, are the COM
mittse. Gen. BriRsdmae, Judge Phelps and Mr..
Warmer were appointed a sub committee, and it is
intended to complete the monument this summer
and have a celebration in the fall. The monument,
whether granite or free-stone. is not yet decided
upon
AN $4,000 TKoT The owners Of ''Toung Nor
rill, have accepted the challenge of the ETHAN
Allen ''Young Morrills" owners, in their card
in the Manchester Mirror, say that they do not
wish to make but one match next fall, and that
match they desire 20 make with the 'Ethan Allen
Accordingly they accept the challenge, viz: Ethan
to go to wagon and driver weighing three hundred
pounds young Morrill, to harness; mile heats, best
three in fves The races to come off sometime the
latter part of next October, over the Union Course,
/, Long Island. The money is 10 be put up by the
LIST of June, and ''Youpg Morrill's" owners name
$4,000 as the sum they are willing to risk on their
horse. New Hampshire is new fairly matched
against Vermont and both horses will be called up
on to do their best.--BoSoR Journal.
New Hampshire is net ''faiTly matched against
Vermont in the above trot. ''Young MORRILL, is
Vermont Horse, raised from three generations Of
Vermont horses, and has always been kept in this
State until the present season. The trot will be
worthy the attention Of all lovers of horse-Aesh,
especially as the contestants are both Vermont
MOrgans although of different branches. Their
grand sires were brothers.
DIR. Jesse Parker Bancroft, of St. Sohnsbury, has
been appointed Superintendent Of tie Asylum fer
the Insane, at Concord. N. H., in place of Dr.. ].
E. Tyler, resigned. DR.. Bancroft is a gentleman
most eminently qualified for the place, both by ed
ina nd ando A.
quaintauce with his capacity leads to cOngratu-
late the Trustees their success in filling the va
cancy so well.
The case of David s. McKim, on trial at Altoo-
No, Pa, for the murder OF Samuel T. Norcross, of
Lexington, Mass, resulted in his conviction Of
murder in the first degree. The jury were out one
hoar and fourteen minutes. He was sentenced to
be hanged, though he strongly protested his innO-
eence, and charged the witnesses with perjury
An account Of the maple sugar made BY each
farmer in Eaton county, Michigan, is being taken
by the assessors. The returns from all the towns
in the county, except eleven, gives aggregate Of
one hundred and eleven tuns and quarter. This
is ten thousand pounds more than the entire cOun-
ty made in 1858. Eaton is believed 10 be the BAN
ner county IN the Union, in the sweetening line.
The following is frOman almanac. A chap who
sold grog near a cattle pound in q country village
was before the court as a witness when
The Judge first asked his name, which being told ,
He next asked what he was, with look profound,
To which the fellow answered, that he sold
Ale, beer, and cider, by the pound.
"Ale, beer and cider by the poundr' no said,
81 never heard that folks their liquors weighed -
81 do, and don't, I" the fellow cried.
"You do, and don'tY' the judge replied:
ANSWER me direct, sir-tel me A0lD you do %
Pm pretty we'll, thank yOu--how are you2''
OfRev. Rphraim X. Avery, the Lowell .Nsrs
says:
''This person, whose eonnexiOn with the murder
of Maria Cornell made such stir years ago, is
said to be residing in Berkshire Co., where be has
quietly cultivated his farm for twenty years past.
He seldom goes beyond the adjacent post Office,
rarely attends public occasions, but takes an active
interest in the prosperity Of the immediate neigh
bOrhOod. lie has in this way gained the confidence
and respect Of his townsmen."
The NtlO York Times Of the 9th inst. details