Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-07-04
News, Notes, and Varieties.

feet long, Jour ana q nall feet Wlue ana TWO rect
thick, from the quarres of the Verde Antique Mar
BILE Company at Roxbury, was recently exhibited
in State street, Boston. 1t is ordered by Mr. Jack
son, marble worker in London, and is the first for
eign order for American marble ever given
Blocks Of still larger size can be obtained, the
only limit being in the power of transport.
The Judge Ellis house, in Barre, owned by Geo. /
w. Collamer, was lately burned. Insured in the
Vermont Mutual for $500.
In the Caledonia County Court the owner of
vicious dog has been mulcted in the sum of S95,42
damages, and an equal or greater amount in costs,
in consequence Of injuries occasioned by the dog.
Another case for injuries is pending against the
same defendant. An expensive dog that.
Henry Abbey, who has been confined in Ben
nington County Jail for the last three or four months
charged with the crime of bigamy, was brought in
to Court week before last to answer to the charge;
he plead guilty. Sentence had not been pronoun-
ced at last advices.
While engaged in coupling cars Mr.. L. G. Welch,
conductor on the Western Vermont Railroad,
caught his right hand between the hunters, and
smashed his fingers so severely that three Of them
had to be amputated.
The Boston Trareiier understands that an in
junction has been placed upon the South Royalton
Bank, and in the mean time its bills are thrown
out Of circulation in Boston and New York. Its
bills are not worth more than fifty cents on dol
lar This is the first BANK established upon the
principles Of general banking law, and its sue
L 1.
etitions of the experiment. Its bills have not been
received at the Suffolk Bank for some time, hence
its circulation has not been extensive.
The Windsor Journal, in noticing the exploits
of our hunting and fishing club, makes the follow
ing sensible remarks:
"If our young men, instead Of going to Saratoga
and Newport to talk twaddle, play the puppy to
fashion, visiting the gaming table, drinking BRAN
dy smashes, and doing hundred other things they
would be ashamed to do at home, would but shoul-
der their guns and fishing tackle, and take tramp
in the fresh green forests, and sail on the beau
full lakes scattered over northern New York, YER
mont and Maine, they would not only come back
improved in health, but possessing ygor Of con-
sttution and elasticity Of spirits that would make
business more fast in this fast age"
Mr. Samuel Grant, of West Fairlee, was drowned
in Strafford the afternoon Of the Oath ult. His
son about twelve years old, and two gentlemen
were in the boat with him when it caps1ed, all Of
whom saved
Solomon stebbins, of Bakersfield, who fred into
party who were assailing his house, killing one
of them, has been dismissed by the grand jury. it
being proved q justifable homicide.
! John Garlin. formerly of Highgate, has been
sentenced to eight years imprisonment at hard la
Dor in the Vermont State Prison for horse stealing
! Oliver Farnsworth, now residing at Newport
! R. l., where he delivered an address on the 18th
ult., upon "Scott, Perry and McDonough," is a
| veteran printer. He was born in Woodstock, Dec
| 10th, l775. In 1897 he printed in Newport the
"Guardian Of Li5erty,' but called it the year
| following "The Rhode Island Republican," In
/ 1900 he published the first life of Washington ever
! print d; a volume duodecimo, pages 252. He re.
moved to Windsor, VT, in lS03 and there for sew
! enteen years published the "Termoni Repubii-
At the recent exercises connected with the priI,
defamation of the Freshman members Of the Alex
andrian Society at Amherst College, the LIST prize
the End to NJ. B. Boardman of Newport, n. II.
and the Sd to Alfred Stebbins Of Vernon.
The New Hampshire Legislature adjourned or
Saturday, the 9th ult, after session of less thar
four weeks. We venture to say that such an ex.
ample Of retrenchment will commend itself to the
people of that State
The last number Of Ballou's Pictorial contains
an excellent likeness Of Governor Halle of New
Hampshire. There is no reason why the Governor
should not look we'll or act well he is q native o
Vermont, having been born in Putney.
The New Hampshire Sentinel comes to us THU
week looking nicely and Gas the ladies say in
bran nep dress. We are glad to see this evidences
of prosperity, and hope all the papers in the coun
try may have as good a suit.
b. Walker died at Laconia, N. H., on Sunday a
the age FL. He was Attorney General of tn
State from 1912 to l847. He was. says the Man
chester american, q man of extensive learning
and of brilliant talents. For conversational pow
err, Mr.. Walker was eIcelled by but few. He wa
until late years, firm Democrat, but during tn
last two years he has operated with the Repub
LEANS He was for time given to habits of inc
briefly, but died q strong temperance man.
A young man of the name of Webb. of Stamfor
Connecticut, has little yacht of twenty three ton
burden, with which he has been in the habit G
navigating the Long Island Sound. He propose
; to start for Liverpool in few days, on pleasur
, trip His crew will consist of four men,
: Mr., Kendall, formerly editor of the New Orleau
$ Pcayune, is now located with his family about fy
! miles from New Braunfels, (Texas,) where he ha
gone largely into the raising of sheep He is sal
to have the finest lot of Merinos from the best stoc
on the Eastern Continent. He had few week
ago about 1900 lambs, and of the finest quality
! Some of his bucks shear twelve, fourteen, sever
teen pounds of wool each, which is worth from G
r TO 70 cents pound.
In Plymouth, Illinois, Edward Wade sold piet
of land to his brother Shadrach, upon which he ha
sown wheat last fall and the crop having bee
wiuter-killed, Edward claimed the right to SOW
. sga;n, and take off crop of spring wheat TIL
Shadrach resisted, and while Edward was sowir
the seed he deliberately shot him dead and fed