Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-03-21


Grafton, on the 9TH inst, while trying to back
a span of horses round into dooryard near
bridge over a creek in Chester, got both of
them into the water and they were drowned be-
fore they could be extracted. They were val
ued at 5000.
John V. Hall, has been appointed County
Clerk for Bennington Co., in the place of Sam
uel II. Blackmer deceased. The office is loca-
ted in Bennington, and all letters intended for
the Clerk, should be directed to bennington in
stead Of bennington Center, as before.
The Brandon Jisitor died on the Sth inst.
from deficient nutrition. This is the fourth
newspaper that has met with like untimely
end in that town.
The democrats of Rutland, most of whom
are gems from "Erin's green ISLE" carried the
day and the Offices at the Rutland town meeting
on the 9th. This success greatly elates the
Courier man, and he is Dragging of what will
be done in the town and county in September
erin 60 bragh."
c. Doughty has resigned his position as Sta
ton Agent for the Rutland & Burlington Rail-
road at Burlington; and Superintendent Cha
pin has appointed II. w. Chase as his successor
Mr.. Chase posses all of Jefferson's requirements
for public officer.
Gen ID. w. c. Clarke late of the Burlington
Times, has received the appointment of Read
ing Clerk in the United States Senate. Charles
Lyman of Montpelier has been appointed Sec
rotary of the Senate Committee on Public Bull
dngs, of whic. Senator Foot is Chairman.
We are led to believe ttat the report. origin
ated by the A,gus, of the defacation of Maj.
Brown as Postmaster at Woodstock is untrue.
| We were not inclined to credit it at the time
and delayed its publication a week to see if
it would not be contradcted. We certainly
had no intention Of circulating any false report,
and We are now happy to say that the depart
ments last draft has been duly honored by Mr..
Brown.
The recent action of the Bradford Guards
has been the subject of no little newspaper con-
troversy, and, as we are charged by the Brad
ford Telegraph with disappearing the matter,
We resume the subject long enough to say that
the immediate friends of the Guards claim that
Gen. Order No. 10 was but a recommendation ;
that their action thereon was governed by pri-
vate reasons that they answered in spirit if not
in letter all the requirements of the order; and
that no disrespect to superior authority was in
tended by them.
Edgar, IS years old son of Xenophon Earl
of Chester met with a fatal accident, while
coasting, one day last week.
Sydney w Bailey of Hartland, aged So years,
and having wife and children, hung himself
OH the 9th inst. No cause is assigned Tor the
act
Rev. James Upham, ID. d., has been unani-
mousy elected President of the Institution at
Fairfax, vice DIR. Eli b. Smith, lately deceased.
Charles Langdon Williams, son of the late
Gov. Williams, died at his residence in Rutland,
on the 10th inst, Of consumption, at the age
Of 40 years. He was a lawyer of much ability,
and had achieved a widely extended reputation
? throughout the State by his reports of the de-
cisons of the Supreme Court and his compa-
ton of the Statutes of Vermont.
A DR., Tusker and boy named Kelley at
tempted 10 Olcak Jdll dt burlington Illue. wv
ming Tasker commenced operations by knock
, ing down Jerome Flanagan son of the Sheriff,
and then running away. Flanagan pursued,
overlook, and brought him back and then
, caught the other fellow. He did WE'LL.
Tuesday night about fifty very nice sheep
were nut into a car at the Montpelier Depot, to
be taken to market. Wednesday morning it
was found that during the night the dogs had
made an onslaught on them, and five or six were
found with their feet and legs missing. The
, wool blood and sawdust found upon certain
i dogs plainly pointed out the rascals.-Wat'h-
. man,
Q The citizens of Old Deerfield, Mass, had a
second jubilee over their victory on the Cheap
side question, on Thursday. There were nearly
two hundred present. and after dinner ut the
- Pocumtuc House, which was presided over by
Col. ii. Hawkes.. there were speeches and toasts
and in the evening a grand ball.
The premises of Timothy Macqney, in Con.
way, Mass, were searched last week, and two
, stolen buffalo robes found in his possession, one
belonging to Dwight Rowland and the other Ia
+. l.. Patrick. Timothy was sent to Jail fol
three months.
IT Greenfield has her candidates for office under
Q the new national administration, as well as 9th
d er places. For the post Office, which is worth
i over $1,000 per annum to the post master, Lew
is Merriam, NJ. ii. Tyler, Dr. Noah S. Wells