The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-03
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real sketch u sls proceedings sad sspeeal.y
So sae t4y report % ear Aa,.sHai Executive Goa
aalstas. IL, atais Eseasass 5lamIttes ssnd yuu
ga.s sbtsi ullh Warmtst fraifulzt greetings
ISL report v ibis Convention can bs gbiatued b
addressing isa, Cspkas brAia4rd, q Aes LORI,
ADD ear'ssas shg cests.
Tie Esrm5af state Convention vii probably
b heil o. las lata, lSta and i4h Of October
rftt. Fall particulars sill b. cent 700 a aue
sessoH. Fos zay HfaFmaa5a thAt may be desired /
further. pifAss address
Q d. BgU9Llss,
BraiIebaro. VI /
Secretary ~ State Executive Committee, and
Corresponding Member fer Vermont, u the Ma /
bgusl Executive Cummlttao.
Windsor. u tho summer residence Of the TX /
Attorney General n the United States, william /
N, EsArts. IN order &c accommodate biz largo /
family u uisieea children, among which thfre /
Afe tsO pair7 " twins Ne. Eyaua occupies three /
large mAus.ons standing side by side CA The rrol-
tless street ia the village, aud within large en-
ciosaro shaded pith oiins. naples, And piues, 1
aad orhamCuted vita every variety Of shrabbery /
4ud 40 thg rsre G0wor- known IN the climate. In
connection Nith hls residence, he 0wns small I
farm Of lntegyalo and hili land, which he keeps
under high state q cultivation, aud which Ia /
stocked wlth Tie must valuable breed u cattle |
aud sheep Ia Tie eoguJry. Across a small trout +
brook, shieb rans down las pasture hills ana I
through BIS MEADOWS, ho is arran cling 10 Greet /
dam al aa expense d two Thousand dollars, for /
she purposo Of combining the sater for trout
ponds, Ia which ho proposes to cultivate that val /
uablt lsh,
YgENosr SrArE AgMcuITURiL FMR. Tho d. /
rectory u this ASSOCIATION have decided to hold +
TIC STATE Fair this year IN the city Of Burlng-
ton, GA Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and Fri /
day, september "A, 10, IL aud Il. The Society
onar between three and four thousand dollars IN /
premiums. The premiums in mJst Of the class
q have been largely increased Those Of the
two chief classes that need encouragement at
the present time, horses aud cattle, are literally /
extended, aad viii no doubt serve to bring oat
barge collection u the bast animals IN the State
Among tie nos features Ut the exhibition arc /
ihe Farmers Club MocuHgs, 10 DO held ON the |
evenings u tine exhisiiion, when discussions arc
% take place, 70 be- directed BY leading speakers
appointed Tor the purpose. to be followed by a
voluntary discussion Of tho several topics by the /
farmers and scientific gentlemen Of the State.
This feature should be sustained by the farmers
Of the State, and II viii soon become, as it has IN
almost every other State, one Of tho leading and |
most interesting features Of the annual oahibi- |
ton. Tho coming exhibition promises to DO one /
Of the most interesting and valuable 10 the State |
o. any that have preceded t. The Directors are
making every effort on their part 10 make il
success, and the farmers are already beginning |
preparation Tor attendance with their stock and l
products, with commendable omnlationto do
their part in making the State Fair Of 1869 a COM
plcte success.
RkunoAp AocipEyr. accident occurred on /
the Rutland and Burlington railroad on Saturday,
July 2ith, must fearful 10 behold and which |
came nigh Of being droadfuiiy fatal A passen-
ger on board the train gives the following ac-
count u II 70 the Boston Transcript:
About half way between Chester and Bellows
Fails VIC had al the elements for the most terri
bic tragedy that ever happened IN New England /
II not IN the United States. They were thesa /
We were going thrty-hye miles an hour on
down grade, round sharp curve, with mis-
placed switch, aud 800 feet from that bridge /
crossing a fayue of rough rocks 50 feet below /
The track laid on this bridge To cap the CHI |
max locomotive was following us, and was com
ing nadiy down the grade not knowing but the .
track was clear, as the engineer cannot see the |
swiih until within about 5O yards ofiti The en-.
gino on our train was fine ono-tho " Chester
-undor The Of Edward Foss, one Of the bost |
engineers tho road, On rounding the curve
be saw The open switch, and instantly reversed
tbs engine and whistCd for breaks but the mo-
meutum was 80 great that the whole train ran
On the slcepers iiil The bridge was reached. and
then the engine took slight turn To one side |
but being under such hoadsay il crossed the 4
bridge aud plunged headlong down the embark 4
meui on the opposite eide, turning nearly over
aud with the driving wheels funUusly revolving, I
A. he engineer had not shut ofls steam. The ten I
der sfenehed from The engine and baggage /
car and lay some distance down tue bank, whilc /
poised At al angle u IS degreeo within foot bf
the edge Of The bridge stood tho smoking and |
first passenger CARE one foot more and the train |
v.th e. los o. more men, woul0n and Children
vouid have been dsshed ca those cold, grey
rocks, v feet below. Theraeseagers, when tney
realized thair condition. sese seat with horror
II wop'a hardly have been possible far ono to
have escaped & tho car haa gene o4er that aR.
ii. brink. Tho engineer vas badly cat and bruis.
cd but vas aisle e. walk to housc some 50 rods
distant, where medical aid Wa sent AMI il vas
found ,hst though badly bart 30 bones we're bro.
ken. STA Il vas thought that De w5all be able %
D. conveyed ta h.s home IN Butlaud thas eve
ming Ha sinek l1awly 10 IA Rd4k IN ta face
II alnast certain death. The fireman aud the
htFft master n Chester ,sho vas on the CO.
ganel escaped aith only icv bYuiscs The bag
geee va scattered aboat smang the tryts aud
bashos and enc trunk rolled down into The
stream and Goaied about until secured 81 The
baggage mssier. not paAsea ger received A.
rluSh a. scratch add tie passenger care ~rre