Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-21


es of Probate, S. II. Blackmer for Bennington
District, ii. X Fowler for Manchester District.
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New BooKs.-Through the attentions of
Messrs Brown & Taggard of Boston, we have
received The Life of Abraham Lincoln written
by - and published by Folett, Fos-
ter & Co., of Columbus, Ohio, which by the
was, is decidedly the best of the numerous biog-
raphies of this distinguished man yet issued
also The Sisters of Soleure, a tale of the 10th
Century, published in Concord by +. S. East
man. DE Witt of New York sends us The
Wood hangers, or the Trappers of Sonora
All of these as well as other new books as fast
as they appear, may be found at Felton's.
The first number of the Vermont Historical
Magazine has been received from the publisher.
Miss A. NJ. Hemmenway of Ludlow. 1t is
published quarterly at the low price Of S1,00
per year. We have not had time to examine it
sufficiently, but shall notice more at length at
an early day.
Iron ore Of an excellent quality and yielding
80 per cent of pure iron, is found at Benning-
ton and transported to North Adams, where it
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| by the old Furnace Company of Bennington.
The Bennington Banner made its appearance
last week in an enlarged form and otherwise
improved. The Banner is in hourishing con-
dtion we infer therefrom. and it gives us pleas
ure TO draw such an inference.
Miss Harriet Bigford, of Woodford, aged l6,
was drowned in the stream near Patchin's Ochre
works in that town, on the Doth ult. She fell
from narrow foot bridge while attempting to
cross for pail of water from spring on the
opposite side.
John Whitcomb, the mail robber, had an ex-
animation at Rutland on Friday Of last week
which resulted in his being held in the sum of
$1,000 for his trial at Windsor the present
month. Not procuring bail he was taken TO
Woodstock and lodged in Jail.
The North Star says: Aaron Porter of DAN
vile, VT, died March %, $780, aged 81. Isaac
A. Porter died April 10th, at Dover, n. H.,
aged 81. James Porter, of Stanstead, c. E.,
died June 10th, aged 50. The above persons
were brothers, and all deceased within space
of less than three months "Our fathers, where
are :hey"
Rev James Hobart of Berlin, near Montpe-
lier, VT, is probably the oldest living preacher
; in New England. He is 50, and has been 20
years minister. Thirty years ago he was dis
missed as pastor of the village church, which he
had been since the organization of the town in
1890, because it was supposed he would not
hold out much longer but he has been preach
ing ever since, sometimes in one pulpit, and
sometimes in another short engagements.
Three winters ago, he walked seven miles to
preach in the forenoon, five miles more to preach
in the afternoon, and five miles father for an
evening sermon, all in one Sabbath. For the
past few weeks he has been unable to preach
because he fell from an apple tree, twelve feet
to the ground, but he will be around again in a
few days. He must be a tough father in Israel.
Fitz Edward Hall, a native of Troy n. Y,
and a graduate of Harvard College in 1916,
since which he has resided in India, and be-
come distinguished Oriental scholar, has re-
ceived, as well as Mr. Motley, the historian, the
honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law from
the University of Oxford, England.
The Albany Evening journal in view of the
, suddenness with which Col. North's removal
followed his arrest of the mail robber at Rut-
land, asks, "Was the mail robber a pet of the
Administration? 1t further suggests that as
to that special agency there is now mo North"
About a dozen members of Williams College
will start next Monday on pedestrian trip to
the White Mountains, to recruit their health
and observe geology. Their leader is Mr..
George Sanders A team will convey their bag
, gage. The party will wear uniform of glazed
hats, blue flannel shirts, and black belts, with
the letters Nv. 81" on the breast. Their route
will be via this village, Wilmington, Brattleboro
up the Connecticut river valley to Dartmouth
; Commencement July %, thence via Haverhill
and Franconia to the White Mountains; after
f which they will cross into Maine and there dis
band.-No. adams Transcript, July ~.
The Providence journal, in relation to the
: trial of moving machines in Providence on the
: Goth, each machine being required to cut half
an acre, states, that the "New England Mower
cut its allotted portion in eighteen minutes, the
Manny's in about twenty one Woods in about
twenty three" On the trial of two horse now
ers, Buckeye in twenty-one minutes, Ketchum
twenty-three, Wood twenty five, Nanny twenty
seven.
The Boston Courier establishment was at
5 tached on Friday at the suit of Senotor John
f =. Hale of New Hampshire, for an alleged libel,
contained in an article published in the Cour-
Ter of the I'd inst. Mr. Hale claims ten thous-
t and dollars damages. 1t is understood that
= Caleb Cushing, b. +. Butler and Charles Levi
: Woodbury. have been retained by the Courier
proprietors TO defend the suit.
The New York Herald calls James and Eras-
tus Brooks, who, while nominally for Bell e.
ten support to the Douglas party of New York,
: the S'ciss Bell-ringers.
, The clip of wool in Michigan, this year, is cs-
c tmated at three and quarter million pounds,
n ia gain of quarter million,) and it has been
sold off at an average Of not less than 43 l-2
cents, an advance of &c on last year; the amount
n OF money thus brought into the state is over
, ~ ,500,00O, the gain in increased production and
/ prices being 100000. This makes the Michi-
v ganders feel good-rhe wool trade at Cleve-
G land is very active at high prices, and ten IF
r the principal houses have bought up 100000
. pounds, while their entire transactions will ex-
4 coed three million pounds.-At Whitewater,
}. Wis, 10000 pounds Of fine quality have sold
at from 80 to As cents, averaging A.
: Dyspepsia is known as Of the most distressing
complaints which aillct humahity; and until the ad
: vent of the Oxygenated Bters had been considered
: ncurable or when durable, requiring years to