Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-30
VERMONT ITEMS.


tween four equally balanced applicants, has
Postmaster born to it in the person CT Myron
Buck. prominent young lawyer in that town. |
Deavitt, Breckenridge. Secession democrat re-
tires much to the satisfaction of the town.
Henry Vancor, of Jericho was suddenly
killed on the 2Sth ult., while chopping wood in
Eden, the body of tree eleven inches in d- |
amcter that he was engaged in telling falling
upon him.
Henry w. Alexander of Burlington formerly
of this village has opened circulating library
in connection with his music store at Burling-
ton, which promises much usefulness to and
should be well patronized by the inhabitants of
that town.
Nathan and Priscilla Spear OF Vershire cell
ebrated their golden wedding on the 18th inst.
They were married Jan. IA, 1862, by DR..
Thomas Porter of Nershire and have resided
there ever since. A brother and sister of Mrs.
Spear were present on both of these interesiin.
occasions.
i. Marvin Smalley, lately of the Burlington
Sentinel, proposes to start new paper at ST.
Adams, in the conduct of which party is to be
in subordino.ion TO the paramount object of
the integrity of the Union. Mr. Smalley wields
a sharp and trenchant pen and he will make a
readable newspaper.
John Stove, formerly of Readsboro, has been
tried and convicted of counterlei,ng, at the
recent session of the Court IN Berkshire County
Mass, and sentenced to two years in the State
! Prison.
Rev. Jonathan Aldtich, native of ST. Johns
bury, died at Worcester, Mass, on the 10Th
inst. lie was an able preacher of the Bptist
denomination
fatal accident occurred on the Western
Vermont railroad in the town of SALISBURY,
last Saturday morning a tremendous gale
was blowing at the time and when the 7.4j
train was about five miles from Bennington on
30 feet emharkmont, the passenger and bag
gage cars were wrenched from their coupling
with the engine by the force of the wind, and
precipitated down the bank turning two or
three summersets in their descent Rev. DR..
/ II. g. Dwight Of the American Board of
Foreign Missions, who was on his way to visit
| his friend and schoomatc, Pres. Iabaree of
Middlebury College, was instantly killed, and
John Roberts the track master, was so severe
ly injured that he died the next day. Severed
other persons were more or less injured. The
gale was severe in that vicinity as TO blow
down several barns and other buildings.
Hol Tbon,oe Of tbo Oh Nau,..- -. ID
has purchased an elegant horse of G. A. Bur
bank of Danylle lie is one of matched
pair owned by Mr.. Burbank, is of the Shedd
horse stock, years old past, little over Is
hands high, and weighs about 1000 lbs. Heis
thoroughly trained to the saddle and is in every
respect a suitable animal for service He has
heret oiore been valued at $3.50, but the Colonel
probably bought him at moderate reduction
from that figure, We learn these particulars
from the Danville star.
The Report of the Geological Survey will
soon be ready for distribution. The first copy
was exhibited at the meeting OF the Vermont
Historical Society at Burlington, last week. 1t
is published in two handsome quarto volumes.
The house, barn and shed, ard one COW, owned
by Stephen Kent of Passumpsic, were DESTROYED
by fire about 2 o'clock Monday morning Goth
inst. Furniture mostly saved. No insurance
The annual meeting of the Stockholders OF
the Vermont and Boston Telegraph Company
was held in Burlington on he 22nd inst. and
the following board of directors elected: b. p
Cheney of Boston, G. W. Benedict of Burling
ton, w. T. Davis of Greenfield, II. J.. Knowe.
: of Potsdam, NJ. Couri of Montpelier, n. b
Stafford of White River Junction, 6. G. Bene
dict of Burlington, G. w. Gates of w. Rive
Junction, and VIM. Robertson of Montreal
6. G. Benedict was elected President, G. W
Benedict Treasurer and Secretary, and G. W
Gates, Superintendent.
The early education of the people of thi
l State in some of the city accomplishments O
the present day, is sadly neglected we fear
Our officers do not yet understand how to fig
ure up the tro and a half per cent that som
. men get for making purchases for the govern
ment. Hence the astonshment Of the Boston
d, Post at the following specimen of our yer
p, dancy:
"Gen. Geo F. Davis Quartermaster, Vt.
Is an honest man In making purchases fo
o his State, whenever the seller offers him com
f mission as purchaser, he accepts it and passe
. it to the credit Of the State. Gov. Fairbank
thought he ought to be displa ed, but the Leg
islature chose to retain him. Where is hi
peer ?"
A horse-fancier, visiting Montpelier, started
t out one morning to visit the famous statue o
Ethan Allen. As the marble figure Of the ole
General was pointed out, and his mistake APP
ppeared to him, he turned away with look o.
great disappointment, saying; SIS that it P
) Only man? It's too bad thought it wa
the horse"