Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-10-19
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Vermont has 564 miles OF railroad in operation
which cost S23,000,000
The town ofT}risto has pill-box mandatory
which employs twenty workmen, and uses up three
hundred cords OF white birch year.
Henry Clark, Esq, of Poultney, is to deliver the
address at the Ohio State Fair, at Dayton on the
10th of October.
Rev. J. f. Rankin Of Charlestown, Mass, is to de-
liver the address before the Vermont Historical So
ciety at its next annual meeting
General Term of the Supreme Court is to be held
ut Montpelier, the first Tuesday, being the sixth day,
Of November next Twenty causes have been or
dered TO that term for hearing.
The military school, removed from Norwich, has
commenced its fall term at Mortified under very
promising circumstances.
Mrs. John Brown, of Bradford raised the past sea-
son on three fourths Of an acre, thirty bushels of
wheat from about three pecks of seed.
A new post office has been opened ut the half way
house on the mail route between Hinesburg, and
Bristol. 1t is called South IIinesburg, aud Eihanan
Davis is postmaster.
The amount of Maple sugar produced in the United
States for 1860 was 10000 tons Of this quantity
Vermont produced 9,s19, $3.50 lbs. The crop Tor 1866
is said to have equalled that of 1860.
The Middlebury Register makes the statement,
from statistics III the Auditors office, that the boun-
ties paid to volunteers substitutes and drafted men,
with expenses attending the same, as paid by the
several towns in Vermont, except four which have
failed to make returns, is S5,2l0442, &C. The total
expenses of the State considerably over ten
millions.
Official reports give the number of Congregational
churches in Vermont, as l9l, with II l49 members.
There have been added to these churches during the
year by profession 500, by letter 361. Removed by
death 337, by dsmission 4l0, by accommodation
"a showing an aggregate increase of 1877. Whole
amount of contributions to benevolent objects, $685.
5S3,62.
An uncommon incident occurred in the case Of
Thomas Nolan, who on trial at Rutland, for the
crime Of assault with intent TO kill. He was mute
both deaf and dumb-and youth Of about 20
years Of age. After agitating the subject the Clerk
procured the assistance of Mr. John Strong the father
of very intelligent and genemanly son who is n
mute who, being sworn as an interpreter very skill
fully, by means OF the sign language, translated the
indictment to the respondent, who plead guilty"
Among the curostes at the late Windsor County
fair was box, by Chas Tinkham of Quechee, con-
tanning fifty or sixty young turtles Just out OF
the eggs and beginning to crawl about, some with a
head and foot out, and several eggs unbroken. Ii
was quite novelty and attracted constant crowd.
Mr.. Chester Brown, of Craftsbury, raised this sea-
son, piece of Southern corn, which yields 9S6 lbs,
to the square rod, than "a tons TO the acre.
This estimate was made by weighing the stalks as
they had grown this present season. Some of the
stalks weighing four lbs. each,
By the efforts of the citizens Of South Woodstock
fund Of $1,000 has been raised tor the Green Noun
tain Institute. Solicitations are to be continued in
the hope that the fund may be increased to $4,000
whcn VIII place the institution upon GOOu lOOtlng
and with the reputation it has already acquired will
insure its success.
| The Mcthodsts in Vermont have located their
"Nermont Conference Seminary and Female College
Mt Montpelier. Montpelier raised S20,500 to secure
tho school there 1t is pro posed TO raise $780,
600 more to build and endow the Seminary.
There are now in the State Reform School six
boys, from twelve to fifteen years old all or nearly
all committed for theft One is a colored boy All
apparently are as bright the average of boys, They
are in school four hours day, under the care and
instruction of most excellent teacher, Miss. Burn.
ham, OF Thettord They have their regular work
mainly on the farm, under the eye Of the Supern-
tendent All seem to be happy, showing no dispose
tion to escape. The Commissioner, Rev. Mr.. Pease
is unwearied, and full of zeal in his work.
The Bennington Banner says a stock company has
been formed, of which Dir. j, Scranton, of Benning
| ton, is President and j. II. Cushman, of the same
place, Secretary to deveope the riches of gold mines
found in Pttstown, in Rensselaer, County N. Y
| DIR. Scranton, and Geo w. Hall, Superintendent
have for some time been engaged in thoroughly
testing the value of the ores and certify fully in the
companys prospectus to their value and great rich
ness yielding as high $500 per ton, gold, at par
and richly of silver The Board of Trustees con
tains the names Of wealthy and reliable citizens Of
Lansingburgh andvicinity. Mr.. Hall has been fol
some years experimenting quartz mills In Colorado