Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-04-14

Mr.. Geo. w. Gates, late Ticket Master on
the Passumpsic Road, has received the appoint
ment of superintendent Of the Vermont and
Boston and Telegraph line, in place of /. II.
Norris, deceased.
Mr.. Henry Hammond, Of Middlebury, re-
Gently sold a buck lamb, eleven months old for
5000. Mr.. Samuel Mcfarland of Washington
county, Pa, was the purchaser. This lamb is
said TO have been one of the best in the State.
Navigation on Lake Champlain is resumed
and steamers are making their regular trips be-
tween Whitehall and Rouse's Point.
The town of Stowe at their hast March meet
ing appropriated $3.50 toward perfecting the
road to the Summit House on Mt Mansfield
The carriage road to the Halfway House is in
good condition, but the mile and a half of road
for saddle horses has needed considerable more
labor to make it as safe and pleasant as the
greatly increased amount Of travel to the Noun
tain rendered desirable. The road will be per-
lec,ed by the time the addition TO the Summit
House will be in readiness, about the 1st of
June.
The store Of Hurd, Young & Co.. at West
Arlington was broken open on the evening Of
the 3lst ult., and lot of furs and GAG in mon
ey stolen therefrom. The burglar and thief,
Samuel Lucas, only months out OF Windsor,
was arrested at Troy, n. Y, while attempting to
sell the furs.
The dwelling house of Charles DE Wolff of
East flubbardton, together with the wood
house and wagon she'd adjoining, was DESTROYED
by fire on the evening of the 9th ult., together
with halfthe furniture and all the provisions in
the house. Insured in the VT Mutual for 5000.
The Albany l. Vermont Railroad-from AL
bany TO Eagle bridge-has been purchased by
the 'rrojans for 1907 900. 1t cost $2,60O,OO0.
Brigham Young has furnished Rev. Elias
Mason, of Medford, Mass, the following facts
in Nottingham, Windham County, Vermont,
June, 1901. l have, living, four brothers
John, Phineas H., and Joseph, older than my
self, and Lorenzo d., younger, and a sister
named Nancy, all of whom live in the Great
Salt Lake City. My fathers name was John.
He was born in Hopkintou, Middlesex County,
Mass"
The Keene Republican says 1.-THE house
of Moses Richardson and William Atwood, in
Alstead, was burned on Saturday afternoon of
hast week, together with two large barns AL
so a horse barn, corn barn, and carriage house.
The contents of dwelling house, corn barn, md
carriage house, mostly saved. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from some defect in
the chimney. Loss about $500. Insured for
$1,000 in the Cheshire County Mutual
The scythe factory at Litteton, together with
It's machinery and stock and four buildings ad-
joining, were destroyed by fire ON Wednesday
Of last week. Loss about $500, insured for
$4,000.
Halfpenny, has been arrested at Portsmouth
for setting fire to barn. He was caught in
the act and will be withdrawn from circulation
for some time to come.
The Claremont N. H., Eagle says: Mr.. "Al-
bert Blake, shoemaker Of that place, having
a fondness for sport, went a fishing the other
day up Black River, near Cavendish, VT, and
soon made fast to a Pike, which from the
strength ofits pull he 'suspcioned' was one of
the carly settlers. Afer an exciting struggle
of some twenty minutes he succeeded in land
ing it safely and brought it home This re-
spectacle fish measures three feet four inches
in length, weighs eighteen and three-quarter
pounds and was taken with a common trout
line ~
Rev T. l.. Cuyer of New York has accepted
an invitation to address the theological society
Of Dartmouth college at the ensuing commence
ment in July Ira Perley of Concord, n. H., is
TO deliver a eulogy ON Rufus Choate on the
same occasion, before the alumni, and "P. X.
Philander Doesticks, p. b." will rocite a poem
before the literary societies, and Mr.. Everett
or MIR. Hillard is hoped for as the orator.
The Boston Journal is shortly to have new
printing house near the corner of Washington
and Water streets and new eight story cvlin-
der press and steam engines to print off its
large editions. The cost of the new printing
machinery to be introduced will be $4,000.
Samuel C. Allen, the East Boston postmas.
ter, died in that city on Saturday of typhoid fe.
yer. He was prominent democrat, and for a
number ofyears represented the town of North.
field, Franklin county, in the Legislature.
S. o. Lamb, Esq, of Greenfield has been ap
pointed Clerk of Correspondence and Record