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

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times crowded with advertisements, and we will
show you a community alive with business enter
prise. The age is n moving one. man that
stands still in these "latter days. will in sbor,
time find himself behind his competitor
The Massachusetts, House of Representatives nj,
Friday, passed the Kansas aid resolves, bv two
thirds vote-2OG to 1903. By these resolves. STOOL
Of the Western Railroad Company, belonging to
the Commonwealth, to the amount Of $1,000 1.
to be placed in the hands Of Commissioners. N In
disbursed if occasion shall arise, in aid Of the son.
of Massachusetts,, who have cmigrated to Kansas
Joseph Crosby Of Cummington, Mass, has sue.
ceelcd in making beautiful article Of syrup from
the sap Of the soft maple. 1t is as bright and as
nearly coloress the best Of Stuart's syrun. Tho
secret is in not allowing particle Of the SAP from
the bark to get into the pail. This contains bo
coloring matcr-tannin, probably. We supnose
that boring directly into the tree and driving tbo
spout beyond the bark will accomplish this nur-
pose.
Abel Bellows, died at his residence in walpole
on Tuesday, 9TH inst, at the age of cigh,y-one-
His life was model Of Kindness and integrity. and
his death is great loss to the community in which
he lived
A collision occurred at Milwaukee On Fri1ov
between two Deputy U. S. Marshals and the sher
if Of Milwaukee County, relative to the propertv
of Mr. Booth, editor Of the Free Democrat. No
violence was used on either side, and the Sheriff
retained the property. The affair is in continuance
Of the Garland slave case, upon which there is
collision between the Federal and State Courts
Mr. Booth, it will be remembered, was convicted
and fined. as well as imprisoned for resisting the
Fugitive Slave Law, by the former, and released
BY the latter.
A terrible fire occurred in Baltimore on the 18th
inst, which destroyed property to the amount Of
half million of dollars. Among the buildings
burned was Fairbanks & Co.'S Scale shop.
The streets in the city Of Chicago and the build
ings to be raised fifteen feet This will enable
f the inhabitants to adopt an effectual system q
sewerage, and add much TO the permanent beauty
/ as well as health Of the place.
The Winning stadt Cabbage is new variety
the seeds of which have been distributed from the
patent Office. 1t is early, has a small and extreme
f ly compact head, with ON interior Of surprising
whi,enes and favor
In one Of his letters from Cuba, Mr. Cushman,
/. Of Bernardston, says; 81 made the acquaintance
of Mr. Phnney, who has large sugar plantation
: about three miles from Cardenas. Ills father was
from Massachusetts,. He has introduced on his
f plantation the improved agricultural implement.
and methods Of culture Of New England, and he
finds it greatly to his advantage
y A mere apology for an apple is now retaied in
Philadelphia at from 3 to 6 cents. Farmers are
beginning to have their eyes open to the fact that
time and labor devoted to the culture Of fruit will
% pay quite wellif not better than the production
Of grain, exclusive attention to the dairy. Ma
ny farmers sold their apples last fall of the
chard for 81 to .25 per bushel, and since that
time the price has been constantly advancing, un-
til it has attained the high figure of screen dollars
'i per barrel.
beautiful and accomplished girl, step-daugh.
ter Of Mr. Stone in Landsgrove, VT, eloped som,
;. six weeks since with daguerrean artist namet
Kelly, who leaves behind wife and three chill
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the country, pursued by the step-father, whose eff
forts to arrest Kelly have yet proved abortivC
: Kelly persuaded her to 60 with him by using tn
vile 'free love- doctrine of affinity, as an argu
ment