Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-17

feet.
The Patriot says While Eleazer GRAY few
days since, was digging well in Coventry. he
came upon quantity of frogs, imbedded in the
clay, about 20 feet below the surface. After
exposing them to the air for a time they became
active and hoped Off
The dwelling house and outbuildings of Mr..
Columbus udail, of Pomfret, was consumed by
Ere, few days since, together with three woke
oil oxen. two colts, and a large quantity OF hay
anu gram. The loss is estimated at between
$1,000 and $1,000. Insured in the Windsor
Co., Mutual for 81, 900. The fire is coniectured
to have taken from the pipe of hired man who
was IN the habit Of smoking about the premises.
Listening to the voices of two Broadway 81.
rens, David Still of bennington, was one night.
recently, beguiled into domiciliary visit. He
soon mad need OF policeman to recover his
watch and large rool of bank bills. OlStill
Alas for Bennington
The case of William A. Cochrane against
Geo. l.. Perry, in the superior court at Boston.
for damages for criminality with Cochrane's
wife, has resulted in a verdict of $4,000 for the
plaintiff Mr. Cochrane intends to present the
whole amount of his verdict to the Home for
the fallen," as he does not wish to accept the
The second instalment of $50. 900. under the
rev tunnethill, is now due, three miles moro
OF the road near Greenfield having been graded.
In February. the company will be entitled TO
another instalment of 100000 on the tunnel.
The Rockingham county On. H. democratic
district convention, held at Portsmouth on
wednesday, elected John H. Wells Of Exeter.
and JOSIAH Minot of Concord, delegates to the
Charleston national
The Virginia legislature have unanimously
passed resolutions approving the sentence of
Cook and the other Harpers Ferry prisoners.
and refusing all interference in their behalf.
Norwalk clergyman lately found a skunk
under the furnace register of his study. and af
ter considerable speculation as to the best way
to get him out without making a fuss in the
house, he took up the register with care and
placed barrel at the opening; the fire was then
encouraged and his skunkship finding himself
IN rather uncomfortable quarters, entered the
barrel, and was afterwards drowned.
1t is said that the leading fur manufacturers
of New York are busily making up into cans
and cuffs, the skins of the skunk, for export 10
foreign markets, where the remarkable proper
ties OF the animal are entirely unknown, and
where the skins are highly priced by the ladies
uhuSi FICTITIOUS names.
Two of the oldest inhabitants of the State
have died recently, Nathan Greene of st. AL
bans, aged 63, who had lived in that place sew
enty-two years, and Theopilus Clark of f.
Montpelier, aged 49, who settled there more
tnan oh years ago lie died on the anniversary
OF his seventeen wedding-da
The Manchester IN. H. Mirror saws that
during the present month one firm in that city
will kill 900 sheep-5000 in that city and
5000 at Waterbury, VI. They are frozen and
then transported to the Boston markets.
Gilman Cary, Receiver of Black River Sa-
wings Bank at Proctorsville, is paying a dividend |
OF s per cent, on funds deposited This is the |
third dividend paid, making in all 4s cents on
the dollar, in closing the affairs of that unfor-
tunate Institution.
The Rutland Courier says there have been
seventy-three buildings put up in Rutland since
April !, and that many more will go up next
spring. The new Congregational Church in
that place, when finished, will be one of the f.
nest churches in the State. The whole cost will |
be about $4,000.
The Iron Foundry at White River Junction,
formely owned by Latham g. Co.. and for some
time past idle, is now running again under the
of James Mitchell Jr., formerly of
Springfield.
Lewis NJ. Rutherford of New York, possesses
the largest telescope, in private hands, in Amer
lea, and with the single exception of that at
Harvard, one larger than any belonging to our
public institutions. Mr.. Rutherford who is an
amateur photographer, has recently taken pho
tographs of the moon, to surpass, in beauty
and accuracy, anything of the kind previously
produced in Europe or America.
"A man named Harrington was killed in Ben
nington, while digging ditch Nov. 24th. One
side of the ditch caved in buryipg him to the
chin. Another man who was with him was
partly buried and much bruised
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