The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-09-14

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Ablu Toby, son o. r. A. Toby. q
was found drowned 10 sad
awg Lake ca Tuesday TIC was cat
alone upon lhe lake, add The manner q
Bis death 3 bot known.
Gen. y " Phelps. who Is ridiag his
anti Masonic bobby very hard, has called
q convention 70 meet al Fayetteville on
The ljlh, g devise plans Tor unning anti
Masonic tickets AZ the next election.
Michael NcCabc, a son d Patrick Nc
Cabo 81 Shelburne, was thrown out Of rs
wagon ., shclbuu Pals, on Wednesday
he struck on bis bead and died from the
effects Of the conclusion the next afler-
noon.
Four men waylaid u. Ilemmcnway Of
Shrewsbury, a. be was driving along The
Grafton road, Saturday evening and az
tex beating him until be was inseusible,
stole four cases Of boots and a lot Of gro.
cerics from the wagon.
Mich cows have increased 10 per cent.
fin Vermont during the past 10 years, and
within the same period the butter pro.
duet has increased 100000 aud the
cheese product declined 100000 pounds.
james Ferguson Of Barnet, who came
over from Scotland eighty-seven wears
ago, was one hundred years old on the
10th Of August, aud celebrated BY going
and having bis picture taken. Mr.. Fer.
guson wore red vest on the occasion
which was made 1870 years ago
AT Ilighgatc, Vermont the other day,
Mrs. Kingsley stcinhour was set upon by
a swarm Of bees and nearlystung to death.
She lay for some time as If dead; and her
whole flesh became purple as though
mortified. She is now recovering.
On Monday evening Of last week, Chas
Polllngcr, the eldest son of Robert PolIin-
ger, lad about twelve years old, while
/ playing on log in the river, just above
the lower dam at Winoo.ki fell OF and
was Immediately carried over the dam
near the west end He was seen only
once by his plaYmatcs while going down
the rocks.
j Saturday p m, Mr.. Edward Winslow
astudent the Normal school at johnson,
was drowned In the river while bathing
He was young man ofexcellent qualities
and his loss is deeply felt lie was ma.
tive of West6eld, where his remains have
been taken, and was expected to gradu
ate in the second course of the Norma
school this fall
Last week Monday the second story O
the new house of Bryant and Elder a
Derby, fell under pressure of 10000
feet of lumber. This caused the thirt
floor TO give way, and both together
broke through the first floor and precipi
tated lumber, sash, joiners tools, ETC., int
the cellar. Fortunately, and almost mi
raculously, not one of the twelve or III
teen workmen employed about the build
/ ing were injured.
The postmaster general has designated
the post Office at Rutland as one OF the In
: terhational money order offices under tn
new arrangement with Great Britain
On and after the Cd Of October next
: postal orders, payable in the Unitet
3 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Q will be issued at the Rutland Office, an,
t similar orders RENTED from abroad wi
: be paid there.
Rev. G. s. Gurnsey, clerk Of the Stat
committee, gives the following statistic
: regarding the Univcrsalst denominatio
for the year ending May lst, 1871. Nc
of families, 1913; adult members, 1876
! net gain for the year 90; No. OF organ
> lied churches, 20; members OF same
1895 gain for the year, 1856; No. Of Sur
y day schools, 81; scholars, 2309; eair
7 3OS. Total value of church property
: Sl93,753; total Indebtedness, 81 $50 (40O
z of this on one church) Current expense
c of the year, S2l OPS; current edihce n
g pairs s. ,0S7 debts paid, s., 900; mission
J and charities, separate from the Murra
:, fund, 5000.
Il Alonzo Rhodes, a young man living
!. Wallingford, but temporarily working /
y Bellows Falls, accidently shot himself 0
/ Monday afternoon, causing Lis death III
II following day. lie had lately traded
!. watch for revolver and on Monday i
!. took q stroll mp The high mountain east
/. the Falls. Ailcr reaching the summit i
discharged bis revolver at a target. Or
!. Of the Chanbcrs missed fire. lie was
the act Of placing a percussion cap upo
/ the unexploded barrel, wi h the mu
! zle Of the weapon against his right sid
= when the hammer slipped under h
4 thumb, exploding the cap, and dischar.
I. ing the pistol. The ball entered bis rigl
q, side, and passing through his bod,
lodged under bis left shouldcr-blade Il
was entirely alone, and notwilhstandil
/, bis fatal wound, he slowly made his wa
s down the mountain TO The nearest houi
= about -four miles. lie said the accidei
occurred at about oclock-in the ale
noon, and he reached the nearest hou
al half-past ten in the night, and the
! supported BY another, he Travelled on
, BE clearinghouse. Early Tuesda
morning, telegram was received by