The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-09-21
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several tauiy Mmcts Who don't
take ihc paper, came into Wilmington
81 deposit 1cr, Sla,c Ticket on ihc
ara Tncslay Ia lbe month ami we're
not liitlc ammed when told thai there
Was 40 State eiccton Ibis year
Nuob excitement exists b Middle
bars and vicinity ii consequence Of tho
sharp advance ia ibc prico ofsheep. Soms
tbat were bought year aga far have
beca selling ior so 10 - a head
Twenty sheep offne quality were roecully
sold for SO a head. for which 80 head
was offered few hours amer Some
aoeks have been shipped West.
Liquor tda!s sometimes develop O
curious state fittings Atattialiu l.yn
don last week, ono witness being pressed
20 disclose who he drank with unwilling
d owned Up thatit was one Of lhc lawyers
IN the case, and The justice before whom
the case was being tried The court said
a.heni, aud hiichcd u.s. chair a little
from It's former position. The lawyer
crossed hi. legs aud called for the next
witness.
Sir Curtis Iampson, Of London, who
was born ia New Haven, Addison Coun-
~, VT, aud was created barouet for bis
efforts in completing The Atlantic tclo-
graph cable has recently donated to his
native town numberof valuable book
The collection numbers upwards Of eight
hundred volumes, comprising works on
science, art, general literature, and
choice works OF reference. These volumes
have been selected with great care, witha
view Of their usefulness 20 an extensive
class Of readers, and il is expected that
they will form the nucleus Of apublic H.
brary.
Rev Mr. Austhl's congregation at Ben
son have contributed sll2j in aid Of the
new chapel al North Clarendon. The
work Of building the chapel is going for
ward rapidly.
The engine Richmond, has run $4,000
miles on passenger trains, between ST..
Alban. and Bellows Falls, without once
going TO the shop for repairs.
4 wild animal of some Kind is Prov
/ ling about in Andoyer, aud recently a
yearling was found Killed and partially
eaten, from which some infer that il ia a
4 panther.
/ Mr.. Clark Moors, of Marshlicld, a man
about 80 years of age, employed as an
engineer in Lanes Mill, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat, and subse.
quently hanging himself, about 30 rods
/ from the mill in the woods. He had been
missing since Friday, but was found Sun,
day This is the sixth suicide which ha,
occurred III this place within little mort
than two years.
/ Mrs. Foster, an aged widow lady liv
ing about mile from Weston village
\ has been making herself useful the pas
season by catching grasshoppers, having
caught 81 400 and fed them TO the hens
She committed this wholesale slaughter tt
protect her cabbages, but finally got dis
couraged as the number did not appear
7 TO diminish
A Company of Cavalry was organize,
at East Walliugtorl on the 9Th inst. will
/ twenty-five members and to be increased
TO seventy-fye, II. A. starkey wa
elected Captain, +. A. Priest LIST Lieut.,
5. W. Priest ID Lieutenant
The patrons of the cheese factory il
North Chester are making arrangement
to hold celebration, early in October
They have in the press cheese contain
ing 1850 pounds Of milk, which the!
think will weigh 700 pounds whel
pressed On the day Of the celebration
this cheese will be cut and distributed tc
the crowd.
A very large bear was recently caugh
at Lincoln; or, rather the bear caught tht
trap, and, though il had an attachment
of heavy clog, he dragged il through
swamp and thicket for miles, and it j
still bearing the trophies Of his proves
and strength II il affirmed that bear
are almost daily seen by berry pickers il
Bristol and Lincoln.
Over thirty sheep have recently been
Killed in the soutli-eastelIy part Of In
town Of Reading By dogs, among differ
ent ilocks a raid was made, and on,
dog was found in pasture plying his "
cation, aud was shot, but at last accounts
no owner had appeared 10 pay for th
sheep.
i Watson, the negro barber, who at
tempted to commit rape on the wife O
Alderman johnson Of Burlington, la
been put under $1,000 bonds 10 avail
trial
Tho annual fair Of the Wilmington Az
ricultural Society will be held on Tue.
day, October "a. Lcandcr WclherelI o
Boston viii deliver the address a, 2.a9 /
~ Ncighboring town. are cordially ia
yitcd u attend and participate ii d
fair
The recent musical convention g
NWd-boro was success, and rcdece
mueh credit upon the director, Mr. A. J.
Barrett who was ably assisted by slf y
Il. B0gnton, 81 Jamaica. Mi. Ella I
Howe, also Of Jamaica, presided at "a