Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

In Orleans County the Republican nominees
are For Senator G. A. Human; for States
Attorney A. ID. Bates for Sheriff, j. Tinker.
The programme Of the commencement excrci |
SEES at Middlebury college, is as follows Sun
day, August 9TH, baccalaurcate sermon by Prof
S. w. Boardman; Tuesday, addresses TO the
Philomathesian society by President J, w.
Fowler of Poughkcpsie, n. Y. and the Phila
dephian by Henry Wilkes, ID. ID. Montreal
Tuesday evening, Parkcrian prize speaking;
Wednesday, orations of the graduating class,
and masters orations by II. f. Miner, Manchco-
ter, and II. II. Thomas, Chicago ILL.,. Wednes-
day evening, concert by Dodworth's Band
Thursday address to the associated alumni by
j.. j. Phelps, Burlington, and poem by Lyman
Walker, Manchester, ~ II.
The commencement exercises ofthe Norwich
military university will occur at Norwich on
Wednesday and Thursday, August 10th and
10th. The exercises arc as follows w dnes-
day afternoon the alumni have their reunion,
with appropriate speaking supper, &c there
will he an infantry drill by the cadets between
and o'clock, and in the evening a torch
light procession after this there will be con-
cert by Gilmore's Band of Boston. The regu-
lar commencement exercises will begin on
Thursday at 30 a. III, at p. M, Rev. Geo.
NJ Randall, ID. d., of Boston, will deliver an
address, and T.. Phelps cf Middlebury will de-
liver poem before the Parthenon society, at
ter which there will be an artillery drill and
fencing by the cadets. In the evening the
presidents evee will occur, for the reception OF
the alumni, graduates, students and friends
generally.
The Commencement exercises of the Univer-
sty of Vermont will take place next week as
follows: Sunday 10Th, l}accalaureate sermon by
President Pcase. Evening-sermon before the
society of religious Inquiry by Rev. S. S. Gut
ting OF Rochester, \. Y. Tuesday, 3lst-
Alumni meeting, with Grafton By j.. c. Palmer
of st. Paul, Min, and poem by James ii. Scott
of New York and the literary societies were
to be addressed by Rev. DR.. Cheever, of New
York. but he has gone to England. Wednesday,
August l--Exerciscs by the graduating class,
and celebration by the Sigma Phi society, with
Grafton by Prof. a. d. White of Michigan
University, and poem by Samuel Durham OF
Boston.
Simeon Richardson, of Irasburgh, was tried
on the 18th inst for selling liquor contrary to
law, and eleven distinct violations proved against
him. lie was fined so and costs for the first
offence and 500 and costs for the second, and
was committed to Jail until the same was paid.
/ On Monday he paid the first fine, and was re-
leased. The second is still hanging over his
head guaranty for his good behavior.
Mr.. Nathan Cushing, of Woodstock (who,
by the way is one of the very best farmers onr
State can boast sheared, on the 25th and Goth
of June last twenty yearling bucks, that aver
aged over ten po'HdS per heat OF thoroughly
washed wool. These bucks were all dropped
after the 10th of April. 1859.
At the recent session of the Orange County
| Court at Chelsea, Daniel Grant and others, for
Il, II fr,p in,
night time, whipping him with ra,c hide and
covering him with tar, putting him to great ex-
pense in curing himself of his hurts, damages
OF $3.50 were awarded, but defendants took ex-
ceptions.
The barn of Mr.. VIM Bryant, of Irasburgh
was burned in the day time on the 9TH inst
There had been no fire at the house, some eight
rods distant for some hours, and no one had
been near the barn. Mr. Bryant was hoeing in
the field near by, when the fire was discovered
Martin L. Poland, only son of L. p. Poland
of st. Johnsbury, has entered the West Point
military academy.
Counterfeit 81 and - bills on the Farmers
and Mechanics bank of Burlington are in cir
culation. They look like alterations from some
genuine plates probably of some broken bank
and present fair appearance.
Ely & Wilders hoe factory, in St. Johnsbu-
~. caught fire Thursday morning of last week
and was entirely destroyed; loss $1,000, in
sured $4,000.
A party of some ten or a dozen young mer
are making an effort to start a portion of the
works of the United States Pottery at Benning
ton. Operations were commenced last Mon
day, and it is confidently believed that thcir eff
forts to put this mammoth establishment il
operation will prove successful.
Daniel Day of Hartwellville having enticcC
the wife of Hiram Aldrch into improper ntima
CIV with him, crowd of young men took hin
from her bed one night and rode him through
the town on sharp rail. He confessed hi
crime, and was released by promising to do bet
ter hereafter.
While II. H. Bailey of Chester, was at worl
on the Congregational church, in keene, y. ii.
on Thursday week. he fell frem the top of tn,
building to the cellar, striking upon bed o
mortar and iniurng him beyond recovery
lie was 2l years old and had been married bu
few days.
The annual muster of the Uniformed Militi,
of Vermont will take place at Montpelier prob
ably about the 18th of September under tn,
command of Brgader General ackman. Tn,
preliminary officers drill is to be at Burlington
Three kegs OF powder were placed under
boulder weighing one hundred and nine tons, il
Thornton, on the 18th, for the purpose of hurl
ing the mighty stone down the mountain sid
into the rushing waters of Mad river. TIT
boulder flew into fragments instead of tipping
over, but even some of the pieces made crasl
resembling distant thunder as they went dow
: the mountain side.
Joseph Gales, one of the venerable editors o
| the National lntelligencer, died at Washington
| Saturday evening, at the age of "A. He wa
5 born in England, and came 10 this country a
the age of I, with his father, who was an edito
and printer. He has been a publisher and edi
tor OF the Intelligcncer for fifty years, but ha
= written nothing for the paper for half dozel
9 years on account of his health. His suryiyin!
e partner, William W. Seaton, is brother to Mr.
A Galcss wife, and their partnership dates bacl
e to 1872. There are few men living who hav
been SO long and so honorably connected wit
Il the press of the country.
The farm of Hon. A. b. Congcr, at "Wald
berg near liaverstraw, was the scene early o
Sunday morning ola deporable calamity Tn