Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-05-28

rious, must be so held in Vermont, the law of
the place of contract being conclusive upon
that points,. Adams Messenger.
Lydia Eldridge, of Andover raised last year,
twenty four turkeys in one litter. Twenty-three
of them sold for $33. Smart gal that.
Mr.. Moses Holden of Middlesex, over sixty
years Of age, carried his tubs into his sugar or
chard, tapped his trees, and alone made 100
weight of sugar the present season.
The Annual Fair of the Champlain Valley
Agricultural Society will be held at Vergennes,
on the 10th, lth, and 18th days of September
next.
The Churches in the village Of Remington,
with the exception of the Episcopalian, hold
but one service in the day time-a morning
service The second service is held in the
evening. A good idea.
The wood lot of Capt. Shields, between Ben
nington and Woodford, was set on fire during
the hot weather week before last, and before It
could be extinguished it had done damage to
the amount of about 81, O0O.-The Banner
says that DIR. Ira Hollis has Withdrawn his con-
nection from the United States Pottery: in Ben
ning,on. and is assisting Mr.. La Mountain in
building balloon for trip TO Europe.
The citizens of Rutland are to observe the
coming Fourth of July with becoming ceremo-
mics, consisting of a Fiftmans Muster, Balloon
Ascension, Military Parade, Fire Works, &c
The Rutland Cornet Band are under the in
structon of Prof. Bond, of Boston.
The whole amount Of maple sugar made in
the town of Barton the past season is 90 ,524
pounds.
The following are the patents granted to
Vermonters for the week ending May IS: Syl-
yanus Richardson. of Jericho, VT, for an i'm
proyemen, in water,w heels: David N: Smith
ers Hosea Willard and Robt. Ross, of Yer
gennes, for improvement in harvesting ma
chimes.
The Free Press says that J. s. Adams, ESQ,
the Secretary Of the Board Of Education, has
returned from holding series of Teachers
Institutes, and "reports visible improvement
in the Schools Us the result Of the operation of
the new school law. continued increase of in
terest in school affairs in the community and of
efficiency in the teachers, and progress gener-
ally
The 200th anniversary of the settlement of
Hadley, Mass, will be celebrated in public
manner, July Sih. An Grafton by Prof Hunt
ington of Cambridge, will constitute prom-
nent feature in the literary exercises
The recent land slide at Monte Christie, Cali
fornia occurred at about shutdown, and was at
tended with a loud rumbling like that of an
earthquake. A large mass of earth and stones
came down, overwhelming three dwellings, in
which Mrs Howe and three children persisted,
the other inhabitants escaped. Mr. Howe was at
a little distance from his house and escaped, and
a..
along by the avalanche, without being much in
jured.
Mr.. Wheeler Green, of Ashley Falls, (Shef-
fed) in this County, aged 100 years and
months, was married few days since to Mrs
Schermerhorn, of Norfolk, Ct, who has arrived
at the respectable age of 80 years A long and
happy life to the young couple.-P ihsfeld Sun.
Judge johnson Of Louisville, Ky, declared
in case before him last week, that man has
no right to whip his wife, but the wife's right
to whip her husband when she pleases is inal-
enable, and he was only surprised that it is not
oftener exercised.
The Trustees of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad are about to present silver Trumpet
to Washington Engine Company of Middlebury
as token of their appreciation of the services
of said Company at recent fires in Mddlebury,
in which property belonging to the Railroad
Company was destroyed.
The silver, copper and lead mines af Warren,
n. H., on the line of the Boston and Montreal
railroad, are to be worked by a company who
have already erected suitable buildings contain
ing steam engine and a crushing apparatus.
They will employ miners from the Cornish mi
mes in England.
The Troy and Greenfield railroad company
voted on Friday of last week, to accept the pro-
visions of the new tunnel loan act as passed
last winter The grading of the road between
Greenfield and Shelburne Falls will be commenc-
ed as soon as the survey is made, which is now
in progress.
Perhaps men are the most initiative animals
in all the world of nature. Only one ass ever
spoke like man but hundreds of thousands
of men are daily talking like asses.
PULMONARY Conference.-The inutility Of or
binary medicines, in this fatal disease is an undeniable
fact. Pulmonary Consumption being primarily and
essentially due to improper assimilation and dsordered
nutrition, can be nationally attacked only by med-
cine which renovates the nutritvc powers Such
medicine is the PERUVIAN SYRUr, whose chief insre
dent acts directly and Immediately on the blood and
arrests the disease safely and surely wherever relief
Is possible.
JOY TO THE IsvALp. -Persons afflicted with any of
the diseases arising from disordered liver or stomach
nervous debility, dyspepsia liver complaint should
try Perry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer. 1t seldom
Tails to effect cure in very short time. Sold by all
dealers in family medicines.
Wistar's Wild Cherry Bdisrm.--This Basamic COM
pound has become home fixture. Let all who suffer,
and have in vain attempted to thor coughs, colds
bronchial or pulmonary complaints, make use of this
uneQualled remedy.