Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-14

severe accident happened al Fast falrnclu
on the morning of the 4th. For some years
the young men have been in the habit of firing
a salute bv placing charge in a hole drilled in
rock. While following up the custom oil for,
mer years, a charge did not ignite readily, and
a young man by the name of Gilbert was in the
act Of stepping over it when it was discharged,
and killed HIM instantly by tearing off a part
OF his head. Another young man was also in
jurcd, and has been derangcd ever since. The
age of the deceased was twenty-five.
From the gold diggings, at Plymouth, the
news is still more favorable One hundred are
now at work in the mines and the yield Of gold
is larger than ever before. In some instances
dollars worth is taken from painful. They
get very regularly now from $40 TO 500 per
day for each hand. Much of this gain over last
year is from the fact that the mil crs know bet
how to do the work.
The rumor of the removal of Col. North,
Special Agent of the Post Office Department,
is well founded. Col. North's removal is dated
Doth June, Immediately after the Baltimore
Convention, but was not received until July 9th,
in consequence of his absence in Vermont,
whore he was engaged in prosecuting John
Whitcomb, an ingenious mail robber OF Canada,
and Boston, and Ncw-York mails. Col. North
has been one of the most efficient officers in the
years.
Calvin Tory of Palmer, Ms. week old
Breckenridge man. has been appointed to the
Boston Custom House, in place of Charles a.
MERCK, of Greenfield removed. James S.
Grennell of Greenfield, had the offer of Private
Secretary to Gen. Whitney, in place of S. o.
Lamb, but declined the offer, as he prefers to
devote his leisure hours TO the more quiet and
pleasanter, to him. agricultural interests Of
Franklin County.
The old furnace buildings, near Captain
Shields summer residence, in Bennington own
ed by him. were DESTROYED by fire on the 4th.
His dwelling escaped destruction; though the
loss is severe. Mr. Shields also lost considera-
BILE wood by the fire which ragged so severely
about Bennington last spring
A meeting has been called at Bennington, to
take measures for celebrating the anniversary
of the battle of Bennington; on the 10th of
August next.
As couple were about TO he married in
Greenfield on the morning of the fourth, the
gentleman left the house and said he would re-
turn in a moment. Hour after hour elapsed
and nothing was heard or seen of him until
/ near night. 1t was then ascertained. that he
had loaned friend 500, and that he was leav-
ing for New York, and the intended husband
hearing of the fact put after him and got at the
depot just as the train started and got aboard
and followed him. He collected the money,
and got off at Northampton, and failing to find
the telegraph operator to send word to his wife,
returned to Greenfield on foot, and was married
Immediately after.
On the night of June 9th, somebody entered
the house of Mr.. Gilmore of Plymouth, took
the KEYS from his pocket unlocked desk, stole
1913, locked up everything again, and left. No
clue to the robber has yet been obtained.
Convention of the Democrats Of Vermont,
is to be held at Montpelier, on Thursday, July
Goth, to nominate candidates for the Offices of
Governor, Liutenant Governor, Treasurer of
State and two Electors at Large. Look out for
squalls about those days.
On the I'd the mail train on the Vt. Central,
going north, ran into wagon at a crossing in
Braintree, smashing it up, but without injuring
| the horses or driver, seriously. The engine was
not damaged, and the train proceeded on its
course, having the owner of the team to fish
his stock of sugar, tea, salt, &C., out of a small
stream near by, and feeling grateful for his es-
cape from death.
In Sheffield on the 30th ult., Miss Sarah
Otis had her left leg broken in two places, be-
low the knee by kick of the horse she was
hold-back of the harness.
Fourteen candidates received the degree of
VI. ID. at the late commencement of Castleton
Medical College, DR.. Pineo delivered the vale
dictory address.
On the 30th two men MANNED Hassett and
! Darwin were blasting out n well in West Rut-
land, and after firing a charge Darwin went
down to see the effect of the blast, when the
sulphurous smoke stranged him and he fell out
of the tub to the bottom, dead Hassett was
then lowered to see otter his comrate, when he
met similar fate DIR. Hall of West Rutland.
was then lowered, latter pumping out much of
the smoke and gas,) and hardly reached the top
of the well again.
A man named O'Neil hung himself in West
Alburgh on Saturday, June 27th. in the r. r..
Depot, by his handkerchief. Apparently he
stood on barrel which he kicked from under
him.
Dea. John Eddy, of Rutland, lost pocket
book containing 5000, the other day. He thinks
he left it on the counter of one of the stores.
whence it was probably taken as it was found,
empty, the next day under the steps of Mr.. r.
X. Thrall'S Office
The Legislature of New Hampshire, which
closed its session on Wednesday of last week
lasted for twenty nine days, and the members
were paid two dollars day only.
The Providence Journal is of opinion from
what they hear in regard to the census, that
there has been decrease in population in that
city since 1850. The total will not probably
much exceed $4,000. In Ward Four the whole
number in 1880 was 5,lj7; now it is less than
5000.
sad accident happened while the boys were
carelessy firing the salute in Ashburnham NJ s.,
on the 18th. They neglected to swab out the