The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30

Vermont has 10 totally blind per
sous-lss naies ard q fnalcs.

Believe Fag3. = much excited al The
iirqaeaey Of nidniKhi oulagcs aud as.
saaltF u Iaie.
piptherja Is prevailing amoug the 5hil.
ren Il Rutland Several serious cases
are reported.
The fright collections At s.. Johnsbnrs
station ofthc rasumpsin road for the
month n octobcr we're $4,000
What Stride the Vermont Central has.
one foot IN Long lIeud Sound at New
/ London. aud tie other ia Psget Seuud,
some three thousand miles away!
+ A bara near West Randolph village be-
+ longing to Peter Scott was lately burned
The fire originated from matches with
which little boy wa, PLAYING IN the
barn. Loss some S3000-coyered by in
insurance.
The Darlington board of trade has ap,
pointed committee 10 prepare memori-
al 10 Congress nrging TIE extension II
the BarIlngtau break.waier as vital 10 the
commercial interests Of the whole Cham
plain valley.
The remarkable snow storm Of the
10Th which covered the ground to the
depth Of l6 inches at Barnard, has set
the "oldest inhabitants" to comparing
notes, aud we are Informed that on the
9th of 0ctober, 1904, occurred astorm IN
which two feet OF snow fell at Wood
stock
The sheep breeding business IN Add
son county is lacking up again. Levi
Woleott, Of Shorcham, sold two ram
lambs the sth of November, for two
hundred dollars, to Morrill, Bingham and
Joel Randall, of West Cornwall. Que Of
the parties Offered Orson Jones three
hundred dollars for the sire of these
lambs.
A tin horn screnadc party, made night
hideous, recently IN Cavendish. They
called it sereuading newly married
couple, into whose house they finally
brake and helped themselves TO pies.
cakes, aud what they could find ia thar
line. The result was, some seven or
eight were arrested and iiied thiee to five
dollars each aud costs.
Mr.. Camp Of the Newport Express,
has bought the Barton Standard, and
will unite II with his paper Earle SAYS
he sold the Standard 10 get funds to pur-
chase a covering for the "nqkedness of
his ST. Johnsburv elephant'--to wit: the
St. Johnsbury Times.
Frank Todd aud Levi Boyd, Young
men of Readsbnro, walked TO North
Adams, Mass, on Friday, the 18th lust,
aud separated on their return, when
within few miles Of home, the former
taking an obscure road, upon which his
lifoless body was found on SATURDAY. !
There were no marks of violence on his |
person, and the in Jrcssion prevail that
he expired while in tit. lie leaves
wife, two children, and life policy Of
$1,000.
The Rutland Herald says that Pred |
more who Uffieiatcd as clerk TO Fitch the 1
.windling operator in -four, grain, etc
and who claimed to be innocent If COM
plicity in his employers transactions, is .
a rascal of the first water lie has play
ed the same game IN Schenectady, with
Fitch as clerk. 1t appears that they have
operated By turns as employer and clerk.
BY this time they have placed themselves
beyond the reach Of their Vermont vic
tins.
The General Term of the Supreme
Court closed Friday. The important case
OF Adds aud Others rs Hall aud others
was head and decided. The bin was
brought to restrain the town Of Swanluu
from issuing bonds IN aid of the Lamoille
Valley Railroad, and the consliiulionality |
# the law authorizing towns TO give such
aid. Ms well as the regularity of The pio-
ceediugs OF said town, were the points al
issue. +. j. Phelps and Is. II. Smallry
made the arguments for orators aud II.
). Royce and l.. r. Poland for defend
ants. The Court affirmed the couslilu-
Iioaity Of the law, aud sustained the
mode Of obtaining the will of the tax
payers.
The Supreme Court at the general term
ust closed 1T Montpelier decided The ase
If st. Julntsbury rs. Goodeuuugh, that the
station for taking deposition must
lame the magistrate before whom the
deposition is to be taken, otherwise the
deposition cannot be used: also that au
attorney in the case cannot, as magistrate.
ign the citation. This decision will be 4
hrprise to the profession generally, aud
quite likely will require many deoositions
IIready taken 10 be taken over again 90
void this fatal objection TO their adiniss.
.biIly.
A daring highway robbery ard attempt
i murder was perpetraied on the out.
kris Of Rochester Monday evening. A
oung man named Edward Griflia aud
is hired man, Michael Lynch, were div.
ny ont OF town with two teams, having
Old two loads Of has, for which GrifIla 7
ad received the money When abnnt a
nile aud a half ont on the Chill road.
'rhin was met BY Young man, whom