Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-02-18

Rev. Mr.. Ray was installed pastor over the
Congregational church and society of White
River Village last week. The ceremonies were
of highly interesting character Prof Put
nam of Dartmouth College preached the in
stalaton sermon :; Rev. L. III. Byington of
Windsor, gave the right hand of fellowship;
Rev. Mr.. Case of West Lebanon, n. H.. de-
iivered the charge to the minister, and Rev. Mr..
Rowe of Meriden, n. H., the charge to the peo-
pie
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-Conducto
-"Fare, SIR Passenger-"How much to
Montpelier?' "Sixty cents" well, here's
seventeen shares of your stock you must take"
VERY well. Three times seven is twenty-one,
three times one is three and two is five; fifty
one,-nine cents more, if you please"
]. B. Wheelock, of Coventry, has been nomi-
mated by the friends of the liquor law for Coun-
~ Commissioner.
An address has been issued to the people of
the United States by Edward Everett, president,
and Charles Hudson, secretary of the Lexing-
ton monument association, eloquentlv urging
the erection of monument at Lexington, to
commemorate the battle of the 10Th of April.
l77j.
The citizens Of Newport y. H., and. its vi
cinity are making active efforts to secure new
bank in that place. The Sugar River bank,
which has been in operation there for seven
years, keeps its loans constantly up to the limit
prescribed by its charter, and there is still de-
mand for money. Business men are obliged to
wait ten, twelve and fifteen days after notice be-
tore accommodation, and good many cannot
be accommodated at all.
dwelling house in Thetford was DESTROYED
by fire Thursday morning, and a Mr. Cheney.
who occupied it. persisted in the flames. He
was man of Incorporate habits and his family
conld not live with him.
There is firm in Troy who makes cards for
rubbing down horses and smaller size for
combng the hair of negroes. Strange as it
may seem, these horse cards are found to be the
best things out for smoothing the wool of slaves,
and they are shipped to the South in large
quantities for that purpose. The firm is now
hlling an order for 10000 to go to New Orleans
They are ornamented with pictorial label, rep
resenting two darkies, each with a card in his
or her hand, preparing for the toilet.
Poisonous PARTRIDGEs.-An exchange
warns its readers not TO eat partridges at this
season of the year, as the birds cat laurel leaf,
and poison themselves out of spite to revenge
their being cooked.-Boston Post.
This is undoubtedly so. We beg our friends
""' ","! ""'S ie!eN'u any iat specimens OF
these dangerous birds to send them directly to
us We have arrangements by which we can
prevent the public at large from being injured
by them.-Proridence journal.
y LUXURIOUS IDEA.-Patrick Ito his friend
who drives "kerridge, Mike, I'm goin' to
get divorce. Mike-A divorce? What's
divorce? Patrick-Why it's one of those
fashionable ways of procurin' harem.
~
-Redpath.
FooD FOR CELES1IALs.-A Skye Terrier
\ PECK-ADILo.-Elder Peck, the treasurer
of the state of Maine, is a defauter to the a.
mount of 100000. Very good measure for
false Peck.
MEM FOR LTCY SToNE.-WoMAN'S BEST
RIGIr.-The Marriage Rite" Vanity Fair"