Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-11
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him down aud stepped on him.
Mr.. Moody's meetings in the Boston
Tabernacle continued 10 weeks and one
day. In that period he preached 100 times,
and Sankey sang 300 times.
Rev. Josiah Henson, the original "Un-
Gle Tom" of Mrs. Stoves novel, arrived at
Boston on Sunday, on the steamer China
from Liverpool.
"A field Of corn that was planted in Polk
county, Florida, last December, passed un.
harmed through the winter, and is now al
most in roasting ears. Fine rye is also
raised in that community.
Whenever the grass is cut in front of
the Massachusetts State house tho Boston
papers throw it at the Legislature. But
that does not hurry up the adjournment
any.
1t is said that through careless legisla-
ton in repeating a severe statute Tonnes
see has now no law against horse-stealing,
robbery or larceny from the person, house
or bridge burning, or house breaking to
commit larceny or robbery.
An Iowa paper tells Of a smart wife
who helped her husband to raise 20 acres of
wheat. The way she helped him was to
stand in the door aud shake a broom at him
when he sat down to rest.
Mrs. Ellen j. Null. of New Bird geport
Penn, whose husband was killed by Il
train while be was lying intoxicated upon
railroad, has ust received a verdict for
$500 against the hotel-keeper who sold
him the liquor.
The first thing young man does on
seeing friend with a new hat on is TO TAX e
1t Off and serenely try it on his own head
When young lady sees an acquaintance
with her new bonnet on, she just lifts her
nose and serenely wonders "where the
thing got that fright. X dtSkW Recorder.
According to the Baltimore American
a young merchant wrote TO Mr.. Greeley
late in November, 1877, that he had bet a
hat on his election, and received a reply
which read: As a man of sad experience
would advise you to pay up your injudi-
cious wager, and then go West"
Anthony Allison, confederate soldier
who lost track Of his family during the war
while lie was confined in northern prison
and has been looking for them ever since
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Tenn. and his wife hadn't married anoth-
err man.
A mocking bird entered a Methodist
church at Jackson, Tenn, the other Sun
day, and, after circling around the room,
lit on the railing of the altar, where he sat
in attentive silence till the close of the SER
mon, when it warbled some of its sweetest
notes aud sailed away.
For seven years now, the Baltimore
women who admired Wilkes Booth have
| gone out every month to a sequestered spot
and laid wreaths of flowers on the grave Of
man who kept peanut stand, aud was
killed by being run over by sw Heart.
| 1t is so easy to make a mistake!
The past winter was very mild in Ice
| land, horses and sheep icing able to sub
sist in the open air, without shelter, until
the middle of January. The fish harvest
in the western part of the island was good
one, but in the uthern part the yield was
poor one, and the people consequently
suffered from lack of provisions.
Some church-going sheriff in Georgia,
applying the principles he had learned on
Sunday, evolved way to make applicants
for admission TO see an execution less nu-
merous. lie announced that a collec ton
would be taken up for the benefit of the
family of the criminal.
There have been very extensive forest
fires on Long Island recently, and hum
dreds of acres of woodland have been burn
ed over. One of the fires which burned
over some sixty acres Of heavy timber on
Middle Island, caught from brush fire on
the farm of Feline Smith. Mr.. Smith, who
was 20 years old, was fatally burned while
endeavoring TO subdue the fire which had
gotten beyond his control.
A house was burned last week at Tren-
ton, n. V, and three years-old child was
supposed 10 have perished in it to the great
distraction of its parents. While a busy
crowd were Uverhauling the wei aud steam
ing ruins TO fluid tie remains, the child's
voice was heard calling TO be taken down
from hay NOW in Il neighbours barn where
he had been asleep during all the excite
ment.
John T. DAILY of New York, the princi-
pal owner of the Windsor hotel in that
city, disappeared on Tuesday of last
week, and no trace Of him was discovered
by his friends until Sunday, " hen his body
was found hanging in deserted house
near Woodsde, Long Island. There is no
doubt that he was temporarily Insane, and
in this condition wandered away and COM
mitted suicide.
The Chinese students in this country
are likely to prove formidable rivals to the
American boys. In addition TO the facts
:. recently stated that a Chinese scholar has
!, ken the second prize for defamation in
= The Hartford High school, and another the
| first in the South Hadley Falls High school,
Lee Kwa Pau now takes the first prize for
penmanship in the West Middle public
school at Hartford.
"A Paris correspondent says that Parish
an ladies at present resemble perambulat-
ing horticultural shows. They are all COW
eIed over with flowers budding and in
bloom. The long, low-peaked bodice has
at length reappeared. Breton buttons and
lacings have given the start to silver toy
gngs. If they figure gracefully in cos
me, they figure provokingly in dress
makers bills.
The New York World is trying TO over
come the tradition that oysters are out of
season in month not having an "r'' in il,
and brings eminent doctors to testify that
the precious bivalve is during May and
June at lis best. The large dealers of New
York city, ii says, assert that the first sum-
mer oysters are the choicest Of the years
crop.
An extraordinary scene occurred at the
proroguing Of the parliament at Ottawa,
Canada, last week. The governor general
was proceeding TO the parliament house.
Major Sparks, in command of the escort oT