Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-05

DIR Eldad Alexander, aged 60, physician and
surgeon of high rank and extensive practice, died
few DAYS sincein Danyille where he had resided
nearly &c years; and Mary b. Reed, aged 32, wife
o: Prof n G. Clark of Burlington, died Feb.
18th, at Orange Springs Florida, where she had
gon for her health.
At Burlington the other day, son of W. w.
Peck and daughter of S. l.. Herrick, both
young, were coasting upon the same sled, when,
coming in contact with tree the boy had a leg
broken and the girl was so badly injured that her
life is despared of.
Henry Clark of Poultney has been elected one
OF the vice presidents of the New England his
torical genealogical society.
Henry Lane of Cornwall sold four years old
heifer last week, weighing 1865 lbs, for S147 I;
and Israel Haynes of Wilmington is the owner of
a Durham calf less than year old, which weighs
900 lbs; having gained 100 lbs. per month last
fall, though never fed on meal of any kind.
. A. p. Lyman of Bennington slipped upon the
ice last week. breaking two IF his ribs and sever
ing the cartilage of third.
Crinoline was put to another novel use at Lyn-
don, a few days ago. The states attorney sent a
sheriff to search for key of liquor known to be
in the hotel at that place, but the man couldn't
get so much as a smell of the "critter" from gar
ret to cellar. The hostess on seeing him drive
up, had ''seized" the key, and covering it with
her ample skirts, continued her sewing as COM
posedly as possible. The sheriff said he Thought
the woman folks seemed mighty tickled about
something"
The case of Daniel Sprague Jr. of Coleraine
Mass, killed by the recent railroad accident at
Greenfield, has been adjusted to the entire sat-
isfaction of the friends Of the deceased, who ex-
press grateful appreciation of the kindness and
sympathy SO generously bestowed BY the citizens
of Greenfield and officers of the Connecticut
River railroad
The brilliant ball given by the Greenfield
Guards on the evening of washingtons birth
day, was attended by about POO couples, nclu-
ding several military delegations from abroad.
The scarlet fever still prevails extensively in
some portions of the country Of 80 cases in a
population of 200 in North Heath, Mass. s have
proved fatal.
Everett, aged 9years, son of Seth Hale of Ber-
nardston, while coasting last week, struck an APP
pie tree and broke his leg badly little below
the knee.
An accident occurred on the Rutland and
Washington railroad, Monday night, which re-
suited in throwing an engine, tender and bag
gage car from the track, and in the death of Cy-
rus ID. Holden ofTroy. The accident was caused
by the displacement of rail-
Another smash up occurred last week at the
second bridge from CIRCUITS Corner, on the Yer
mont and Massachusetts road four cars of a
cattle train being thrown from the track and
wrecked, and the bridge damaged. A day
elapsed before the track was again passable.
Harding G. Woodland of Greenfield slaught-
cred fatted calf last week, nine weeks and
four Gays old, and the net weight of which was
22l lbs.
The Troy and Greenfield railroad company
have elected the following directors for the en-
suing year N. d. Carpenter of Greenfield, AL
yah Croker, Fitchburg, James Cheever and
Lewis Rice, Boston, f. 6. Lamson, Shelburne
Falls, X. II. Leayitt, Charlemont, r. II. Wells,
North Adams, II. l.. Sabine, Williamstown, II.
Haupt, Philadelphia.
The steamboat Princess, from Vicksbure for
New Orleans, exploded her.boiler caught fire
and burned to the waters edge, at Conrods
Po!nt, near Baton Rouge, on Sunday morning.
Four hundred passengers were on board of her
at the time, two hundred of whom are lost and
missing, mostly residents of Louisina and
Mississippi. ....|
HOOKING sausages is now called dog stealing
IN the ''second degree"
Fistdr's Wild Cherry BGlsam--This Balsamic
compound has become a home fixture Let all who
suffer, and have in vain attempted to their
coughs, colds, bronchial or pulmonary complaints,
make use of this unequalled remedy
Pleasant 7rareiling Companion, and one that no
traveller should be without, is Perry Davis Pain Kill
Ter. sudden attack of diarrhea, dysentery, or
cholera morbns can be efectually and instananeousy
relieved byit. 1t is equally eectual in curing scald
burns &c, Sold everywhere