Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Der Term on the 14th inst. Chief Justice Redfeld
presiding
Upon the opening of the Court the following named
gentlemen appeared on call and took the oatha Grand
Jurors oshea Smith of Brattleboro, John f. Stearns
of Dummerston, Daniel Leonard of Dover Hyman
Burgess of Grafton, Joseph King Of Gu'ord, Amos II.
Tucker of Halifax, John Kellogg of Jamaica, Henry
GRAY Of Londonderry, George IIgey of Marlboro Iiol
lis T. Robinson of Newfne, W. B. Richardson of Put
ncy, Harvey Burnapp of Townihcnd, Leonard Brown
of Nottingham, Asa Kidler of Wurdsboro. Joseph
Wood of Wmdham, Joseph Morse of Wilmington, and
Iohn M'aar of Westminster, of which Joseph Wood
# Windham--a veteran in the servce-was appoint
I'd Chairman by the Court.
The following gentlemen were summoned and APP
peared as petit Jurors ATHENS Andrew A. Wyman,
Brookline, Russell Mason Bratteboro, Lyman q. Bliss,
Horace Hastings, Dummerston, Jesse Worden and Ru-
fu, Scott, Dover Martin Leonurd Grafton, Lewis S.
Walker and II. &. Goodnow, Halifax, H. b. Liscomb,
Jamaica, Jtephen n. Choatc, Londonderry, Hubbard
8arrett Marlboro, +. W. Mather Newane, 2. +. Cook,
Putncy Seabury b. White, Townshend, John S. Mich
,ls, Nottingham, Hosea 3. Balou, .Wardsboro, Levi
Fits, Niniham, Abbott Mack, Wilmington, o. $. Al
word, Westminster Horace Goodhuc and Simeon S.
Hitchcock, Somerset, g. II. Morse, Straton, Prentis
b. Putnam.
About thirty set down for trial ON call OF
'hc calender. Appearances indicate quite an amount
If business before the Court.
The first Jury case, Hall rs. Tower,-Eiecment-
was begun yesterday not yet finished
THE NAIAD Boat CLUB was duly organized on
Thursday evening last by the choice of the following
officers President, Phillip Wells; Vice President
Charles A. Miles; Treasurer Frank Wells; Cock
swap, II. {. Goodrich Assistant Cockswans, 1T.
"ayne and W. H. Rockwell.
1t were needless to speak of the pcosuresps well Ms
the advantages to be derived from this manly and
calthy exercise This is the first association ever
formed in Our community and we are glad to learn
that many of our first citizens are interested in the
project We trust that this club is but the nitatory
step towards the formation OF others Of like nature,
and that the bosom OF our beautiful Connecticut may
soon be adorned with feet varied her far elf,
and which will do honor TO the town Of Brattleboro.
DANCGNG SCHooL-Nr. Ganson's dancing school
will commence Saturday afternoon, Sep. 18TH at
the Town HALL Mr.. G. will be pleased to See the
parents with their children as he wishes to develope
and explain his plan and system Of instruction.
o. We find the following article in the " Crd9or
(the standard Art journal of the country for Sepem-
bor. 1t is no than just to young friend
There is one error in the article. The State has not
commissioned Mr.. Mead to make this statue. That is
to be the work of private effort.
DOMESTIC ART GossIP-LARKIS &. MEAD, Jr.. Of
Bmtteboro, VT, is engaged upon his plaster model or
statue of Ethan Allen, for the State OF Vermont to
he erected the remains of that distinguished hero
Mt Burlington. The figure Is of colossal proportions
being nine feet high 1t will be cut in Vermont mar
IL, inpa u
Tuscan column Of granite forty feet IN height The
historical incident chosen by Mr. Mead is the capture
of Fort Tconderogn. Ethan Aen-represenled a-
stridng up to the gates of the fort, wh uncovered
head haughtily drawn back, his right hand raised, the
left holding his chapeau at his side, the body in at
titude expressive authority "ln the name
Of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress.
the surrender of the fort. The head ami indeed, the
entire figure ideal, there being portraits of the
hero extant, and The statements in regard to his per
sona appearance being uncertain aud contradictory
In view of these and other obstacles the artist has adj
mirabv succeeded in employing the popular ideal OF
his subject. The model will be completed in the
of few weeks. Mr. Mead has also in Progress. and
near completion, colossal figure IN wood fourteen feet
in height, typical Of Vermont, and designed Il
mount tile dome Of the new capitol budirg nj Mont
pelier. 1t is standing female figure, elasticity drap-
ed to the feet, holding in the CHI hand oil, and
in the left sheaf OF wheat. lie has also por-
trait-bus in clay hrid and las moreover produc-
ed some fine pen-and-ink outline skeches-ilustra-
tons Of "prue and l."
The foregoing illustrates one phase Of healthy ar,
I encouragement. Here see the State Of Vermont
hOnurug one of its here 10y erecting statue to his
memory, and commissioning SCULPTOR who is reared
upon Is own soil to prodpfe the work Nothing bet
respect; he is young, faithful, and ethusastc and
whether his work. when completed will or will not
stand the abstract excellence, bear favorable
c"npa ison with the best works in existence he is e-
I TILED to fair chance. His statue will always be
PRICED for being original, aud testimony of the ar
| tstic resources OF the State OF Vermont.
The Connecticut River Valley Agricultural Associa-
| ton will be held ut Charlestown, y. H. next week
Caleb Gushing is to give the GRAFTON. Extra trains
| will be run-are one way only.
The Island House at Bellows Falls was closed ~
the season on Saturday last.