Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-07
VERMONT IpEMs

henry "aru beecher lectures on "The War"
at Burlington, on Monday evening, llth inst.
A thoughtful lady writes to the Wood,,ocL
o'a""ard' suggesting that small hank of warn
be placed in the toe of each stocking scr, 90
the soldiers, to be used in mending them.
Fairbanks & Co. of St. Johnsbury, we upder.
stand, are largely engaged in manufacturing ~.
my equipments of various kinds. Their fScili-
ues for this work ore of the most extensive
KIND, and everything they make will be oupon
honor" P'"
The Principal OF Genwood Ladies' Semino-
ry. hiram Orcutt, informs us that the younp
ladies OF that Institution have manufactured and
sent to the Sanitary Committee at Boston. siyty-
i've pairs of wooden socks. Wouldn't there 6c
iun IN wearing socks made by those pretty and
intelligent young ladies' And we'll bet ;bev
are patriotic, too .-Rutl,nd Herald
Some $50 Of the Cavalry Regiment. headed
by Col Plat and actirg Lcut-Col. Kellogg.
cavalcaded through our streets yesterday They
made considering that they have had no drill
IN cavalry tactics very handsome and credta.
BILE appearance. We hope to see the entire
regiment on parade shortly.-Br. Times.
Zen. Smith has been commissioned Major
General, and Lieut-Col. w. r. Brooks. of Gen.
McClellan's staff, takes command of the Ver-
mont brigade. 1t is understood that the bows
90 not object to the change Lieut.. Hayiland.
OF 20 Z, Sd regiment has resigned on account
OF Ill health and Lieut.. Moves of the same
Company has been promoted and is now actinp
Assistant AdJutant- General to Gen. Brooks
Caiedonian.
The muster at Grafton on Tuesday of last
week, was very successful. There were cipbt
companies present, including one fire company.
All but one were uniformed, and in both fore
noon and afternoon they were exercised in bat
TALON drill under command of Col Cochran.
and made very creditOble appearance
a correspondent of the GREEN Mountain,
FREEMAN in urging the passage of a law taxing
dogs, says, with more truth than poetry, that
the division OF dogs among the people is about
as ioiows Gods poor, one dog the devils
poor two dogs poor devils, from four to six
and n slut
Searsburg bears off the palm for big Jokes as
the following will show =
Some time since two young men. residents Of
Searsburg, left that town for California. leaving
behind them their wives. Many sobs were
ch0ked down, and farcwells exchanged, and TIE
fortune seekers turned their course toward the
land OF gold, hopeful, in bright anticipations of
prodlglous fortunes to cheer the ,arts of their
disconsolate wives. They arrived at their des-
tlnation in safety, toiling long and hard and
finally set out for home. On reaching their
Green Mountain neighborhood once more their
hrst inquiry very naturally was for their "better-
haiVes' Astounded i'll good truth were they
when they were told they were minus those IN
dispensables! To sum all up, their wives had
took to themselves other husbands. trusting in
the mediumship of spirituaism. 1t turns GU,
that, having heard nothing of them after they
sailed, the poor women consulted medium
and were shocked in being told that their bus
bands were both dead, the very locality where
they mad taken their last sleep being described
and pointed out to them. This was too much
They mourned awhile but finally came to the
conclusion 1t was "Eot good for women to be
alone" and so placed them in the market mat
and were soon taken up. How the
matter was settled must be given in another
apter.-Banner.
From statement furnished the Government
oy 6ov; Dennison, it appears that Ohio has
now enlisted in field and camp. for the three
year service, 60,25O Soldiers to which number
81 900 will be added on December |.
The intelligence of the death of COL Baker
caused the deepest grief in California. Specu-
lations were already rife as to his successor and
Il was thought probable that George Starke, of
Portland would be the man.
Gen. Scott left Washington on Saturday after
noon, and reached Harrisburgh at 10 O'Clock,
on his way to New York where he arrived dur
ing the night. Notwithstanding the incemen-
y of the weather, large crowd gathered in
Harrshurgh to greet the veteran, but his arriy-
ii at New York being unheralded, very few
Knew of it until announced by the papers.