The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-10-12
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tic berie John Gaia.
Tie extensive yefmon. House 81 sbel-
don wen known a. popular summer
rcsou. was DESTROYED IS igc Ort 10 loss
hcaFy
Tho houses ofG l. Sleeper and Stepb-
ca Jenkins. q, Newport Center, were
burned, hs week los Sioe, partly
insured
Burglars went through jaekson's Jewell
y store and Turner's grocery store at
Bellows Fails, Friday night helping
themselves quite freely
Lieut. Frank Heath, Of he "a. [. $.
Artillery. aud son 81 Rev A. IIeath Of
Brandon, has been appointed instructor
in mathematics al West Point.
An interesting suit brought by Harvey
TAYLOR 81 Cavendish, against Jtptha
Page Of Reading for giving bis family
Tie smallpox has Just been terminated
by The death or Page
It Is expected that the Iamoillc Valley
railroad win be completed to South Hard
wick, this year The track-laying reached
Vest Dauville, saturday night, and win
reach Walden Summit next saturday.
4 little daughter Of Il. 5. steward Of
Bristol, was recently poisoned by chew
ing blue paper, such a. is attached 10
ladies collars. For time her life was
despaired OF, bat She now shows signs Of
recovery.
The new chimney az j Estey & Co. 4
Organ Mandatory at Brattleboro has
been completed lis over 100 feet high,
and 100000 bricks were used in It's con-
struction. They arc also putting in four
new boilers.
We learn that Messrs. Prouty & Sted-
man have purchased Of Rev. Addison
Brown, his interest in the Ie7a0nt Pta-
MR. LII health has compelled Mr. Brown
TO reiuqnish bis duties in connection
with the paper.
Rev. II. 7. Cushing, of East Burke,
Secretary Of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars, has issued circular to the
lodges, asking for contributions to erect
a monument over the grave of the late
Rev. Pliny II. White, at Westminster.
Marcus Ainsworth Of Calais, one
armed man, on the 22d day Of September
dug 80 bushels of potatoes and helped
put them down cellar, finishing at p. m.
There arc few men with two arms that
could do a better days work than this.
Col. George A. Merrill and wife cele-
brated their silver wedding al Rutland
on Friday evening. Among the gifts
presented was an elegant one from the
conductors of New London Northern
railroad of which Mr., Merrill is superin-
tendent
The dwelling house of Martin Daggett
of Grafton, was destroyed by fire early
Saturday morning Sept. 30th. So rapid
was the progress of the fire that he lost
nearly all his household goods Partially
insured. The cause of the fire was the
upsetting of "a lamp.
Charles 7. Wood of Manchester N, H.,
indicted for procuring an abortion of
Eyira Woodward of North Troy, Vt,
was on trial before the Supreme Judicial
Cont in Nashua Saturday afternoon of
last week. A verdict of guilty was rem
derel, after being out six hours.
The editor of the Burlington Free Press
says If the person who stole the editors
grapes, Saturday night, and left his hand
kerchiei near the vines-name in full on
the corner-will call at this office, he can
have his property and some more grapes,
if il appears that he needs them more
than the owner.
Capt. Salmon Dutton, formerly of the
Seventh Vermont regiment, son of the
late Hon Salmon f. Dutton ofCayendish
and brother-in-law of Col. Redfield
Proctor of Rutland, committed suicide in
New York city, on Friday night. He
was for some months Deputy Collector of
Customs at lsichford, but resigned in
August last He then went to New York
where he was appointed deputy by T..
s. Marshal Harlow.
During September j. Estey & Co.
made aud shipped sos cottage organs
from their factories at Brattleboro. The
staging around their new 100 feet high
chimney was taken down on Saturday !.
aud they arc putting in four large new
boilers to increase their capacity forpow-
or and heating their six factories. Their
payroll for September contains 32j names
and foots up $4,000. At least 50 Of their
employers would rent houses to live in If
they could get them.
Barton Che Waterbury bank robber)
was found guilty, and sentenced to Wind
sor for ten years last week. At the time
Barton was sentenced he made some
statements to the Court tending 10 impli-
cate other parties in aiding his escape
from jail, but denying any aud all connec-
ton with the crime Of burglary, Of which
he had been convicted Barton's health
is poor said by physicians to be the re-
snt Of bis long confinement and want Of
exercise. lie attempted to commit sui
eide The day he was sentenced.
4 target shooting Of very uncommon
character came off on the premises occupi-