Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-01
VERMONT ITEMS.

Cap. f. F. Reynolds of Company F, 9th ver-
mont, who was killed at the engagement at
Lees Mills near Yorktown on the 10th ult, be-
Ionged to Rutland. He was member of the
Rutland Company in the 1st Vermont Regi-
ment, and was much esteemed by all his mill
tary associates and townsmen. His remains
will be brought to Rutland for interment.--The
other officers who were wounded at the same
time were Capt. d. B. Davenport, of Roxbury,
of Co. II, 9th Vermont, and Capt. II. B. A,her-
ton, of Cavendish, OF Co. -, 4th Vermont.
The body of Daniel Dunnegan. aged So years,
was found in East Creek, West Rutland, on
Monday of last week. 1t is supposed that he
accidentally fell in the water in attempting to
return home from Rutland, the night before,
upon the track of the railroad bridge.
Mr.. James Kittredge of st Johnsbury, has
six ewes that have produced thirteen lambs this
spring, and all are doing "as well as could be
expected"
William Y. Ripley has been elected President
of the new Rutland County Bank. He is TAX
isg steps to put the institution in operation.
According to the Rutland Courier most of
the Republican papers in this State are in the
condition of an Irish girl from Albany, who
sought employment in Worcester. Upon being
asked for her character" she said she chad one
when she left Albany but she had lost it on the
cars" The Courier says "the only respectable
and honest Republican papers now in Vermont
are the Bennington Banner, Watchman and
Journal, Middlebury Register and Manchester
journal. So much for the cha rae ter given
them by the Courier.
The recent freshet extended throughout
the State, although but little damage has been
done to private property. The railroads have
suffered severely in the damage done to en-
barkments and culverts, and it took nearly all
last week to put any of them in tolerable run
ming order. In two days Lake Champain rose
over three feet. Otter Creek rose to a height
never before equalled within the memory of
the oldest citizens. Wnooski also was unusual
ly full and several saw-ms were swept away
on its tributaries.
The following appointments w,re made for
the Vermont Methodist Conference
h. II. Hooker Presiding Elder-Sprngfeld,
IL. W. Worthen; Proctorsville, L. C. Dickin-
son; Ludlow, o. Pier; Mount Holly and Cut
tingsville, supplied by H. Eastman Perkins
White Felchville and South Reading, supplied
by A. Bryant; Woodstock and Bridgewater. A.
L. Pratt; West Windsor, w. H. Wright; Bar
nard Centre, n. w. Aspenwall; Pomfret and
East Barnard, A. Hayward; Norwich and Thet-
ford, j. S. Little; Union Village and Thetford
Centre j. Enright one to be supplied Hart
land, j. L. Smith; Bellows Falls, E. c. Bass;
Athens and Townshend, NJ. R. Chase; East
Athens and Brookline, o. r. Edwards Ches-
ter, A. Newton; Londonderry, L. S. Morse, G.
Johnson; Wardsboro, II. F. Forrest; Will
mington, d. Wells; Jacksonville and Whiting
ham, supplied by Moses Adams; West Dover
and Dover, supplied s. Spencer Putney, z.
kings,nry; Brattleboro, S. II. Colburn; Gull
ford, VIM. B. Howard.
A. Webster, Chaplain to Vermont State Pris-
on, and member of Hartland Quarterly Con-
ference.
NJ. c. Dean, Principal of Springfield Wes-
leyan Seminary aud Female Collegiate Institute,
and member of Springfield Quarterly Confer
ence.
CorroY, FLAX AND HEMP.-The United
Ag icultural Society having offered premiums
of Medals and Diplomas for the best crops of
"Cotton, Flax and Hemp which may be raised
in each State during the year, and having re-
queste the State Agricultural Societies of each
State to offer and award the premiums of the
United States Agricultural Society for the States
in which they are located the Secretary of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society will furnish
information with re gard to the requirements
made by the United States Agricultural Society,
and will cause an examination to be made of
"Cotton, Flax, or Hemp which may be entered
for the premiums aforesaid by any citizen Of
this State, upon application by letter to
DANIFL NEEDHAM,
Queechy, Vt.