Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-11-07
News, Notes, and Varieties.

amiable superintendent and some Of his employees.
They do say the Doctor is prOfane "just bit, but
this must be scandal. Really it seems too bad to
leave the building unprotected during the winter
A bear, not one Of the Wall street genus but n
veritable bruin, was captured in the vicinity of
Newark, in the northern part Of the State. on the
22l ult. lie weighed about 400 lbs. He will not
occasion another fall in stalks (of corn.)
The woolen factory Of shcpardson & Crockett, Of
Fairfax. was entered on Tuesday night, the 18th |
inst, and 500 yards Of cloth stolen
Our bachelor President has relented. he has
appointed, through the Postmaster General, Mrs
Vaughn Postmistrcss Mt South Pomfret, in place of
Joseph P. Vaughn. her late husband. deceased. -
The castigations of the press in relation to The
Barre case have, probably. had beneficial result.
We are glad the heart Of the President "cc,tons''
to the widows.
John Gregory of Northfeld, sold his beautiful
horse "Morgan STAR at the State Fair ut St. Louis,
Mo, for $4,000.
Mr. Edwin Arbucklc, Of Middlesex, hung him
self in his barn on the 2Sd. No cause is assigned
for the act.
Rev. L. Tenney, late of Jaffrey, n. H., was in
stalled pastor of the First Congregational church
in North Thetford, on the 2lst ult. The sermon
was preached by Rev. r. Tolman of Tewksbury,
Mass Installing prayer and address to the people
by Rev. S. McKeen of Bradford. Charge to the
pastor by Rev Mr. Smith Of Oxford. Right Hand
Of Fellowship by Rev. Z. Tenney of Lynne.
On Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. Horace
Case Of Antrim, n H., was by some accident pre-
cipitatcd from IIisborough bridge into the stream,
together with his horse and carriage, and drowned.
There was no railing to the bridge The accident
was not discovered till the next morning, when his
body was recovered.
little girl, nine years of age, having attended
soiree, being asked by her mother how she enjoy
ed herself answered, 81 an full of happiness;
ovuIun nuy nupPrvr unIr-s Ovuiu grvw.
dispatch from Kecsville, y. Y, Goth ult., says
the rains have raised the Ausable river sixteen feet
above low water mark, doing great damage to
bridges. mills factories, &c. Two stores and parts
of other buildings have been swept away. Tyler
& Potters store, with their whole stock of goods,
was carried down the river Loss $4,000. Rog-
crs & Co., lose $4,000 bushels of coal.
A remarkable case of the careful preservation Of
bank bills, came to light in kiddletowp, Conn,
two weeks since. Mr. ohm Cone, who resides near
Haddam, appeared at the counter Of the Middle
town Bank with $1,000 Of its bills, and asked for
the specie, which was promptly given to him.
These bills were paid to him in 1895, and they
were returned in the same packages, with the same
~ r. and l,ut hat fha,,
when paid out. Mr. Cone had kept them % years,
of course without interest. Had he placed the
money in some good savings bank whca il was first
paid to him, he would now be entitled 10 nearly
$4,000 instead Of $1,000.
The Orygenaied Biiiers are doing wonders in
the of Dyspepsia, Debility, Jaundice, and Lv.
err diseases. Among the thousand and one prepa-
tons that have come up, for these diseases, and
those of kindred nature, this alone appears t.
perform all it promises.
worthy clergyman in New York, following III,
practice of his ministerial brethren recently preach
ed q very earnest discourse the hard times, en-
forcing the duty of retrencbment and economy
Immediately after church the congregation tool
him ut his word by holding a meeting, at whic
his salary was cut down from $1,000 to 5000.
The Boston advertiser has the following hit q
! Gov. Gardner's veto of an appropriation for tn
State School for Idiots:
"what teach .' the gallant Governor cried,
"They leave my party for the other sde.'
Mr. William Page, the famous American painter
: was married in Rome on the 9Th ult., to Sophia
Hitchcock, daughter of Henry Stevens, Esq,
d Vermont.
d George A. Simmons, ex-member of Congress
died at Keesville, N. Y, last week.
:. At the recent Maine State Fair in Bangor, Il
Vt receipts about $1,000, which covered all e.
st penses At the Fair just closed in Boston, the
re cepts were but $4,000, while the expenses were
y tween $4,000 and $4,000.
u The northern democratic papers touch very gil
gerly upon Senator Hunters letter which denou
=. ces Gov. Walker for fsvoring the submission of Il
constitution Of Kansas to the people, and express
:. the opinion that Mr. Buchanan will not appro
W such interference with the Democratic plan
=, forcing slavery upon the territory without regN
to the wishes of the people.
General Havelock, whose name is now on eve
al Engshmans tongue, is a member of the Bapt
d, body, and is known to be very firmly attached
w his UNCONVENTIONAL principles. He is married
p the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Marshman, /
m. eminent Serampore Baptist missionary.
e- The last steamer from England brings the ne
VI of the death of the American horse pryor"
III remarkable fatality has attended the enterprise
Mr. Ten Brock, although he has been successful
two cases.
= Kansas letters of the Doth ult., state that OF
Il, 83 Of the 60 members Of the bogus constitution,
> convention are present. Nothing of general int
n, est has yet been done Walker and Stanton VI
avn at Lawrence. There was nothing said about tn
~ leaving the territory.
nj The extensive tannery establishment of Hon.
i've N Berry, in Hebron, N. H., was entirely destr,
oh ed by FIRE on Saturday night last:
at The Democrats Of New Jersey have elected