The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-12-14

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-. ] whi,oaub !. 81 work filing a.
order from New York ioF 5000 lard pack.
ages,
rAwlrr.
The Wiokham cheese factory closed
IT, operations on Tuc.dsy - las. week.
turning nnt seven cheescs They shipped
shout 900 boxes on Saturday and have
.ons yp0 Jeff.
- \ Robinson has greatly improved
his premises or late, ia l,z1ks aud cont
reuienoe. by the sddiiion al nice paip.
hop. J. Laudon s. selling boots and
sbocs At = rapid rate, W Rice has a fuc
stock of uew goods, be says prices are
down.
Sickness prevails n some extent In
aud about the village. Mrs. a. II. DEMO
{. II her son-in-laws, slowly recovering
from al attack oftyphoid fever.
a daughter Of Dr.. Streeter is very
sick with scarlet fever.
The funeral Of Mrs. Thomas was st.
tended last SATURDAY al the residence If
her son, near the south part of the town.
She was nearly % years Of age.
Intelligence was received last Sab
bath that the wife OF William Robinson,
of this village, had just breathed her last
Al the house of her daughter la Granville.
NY. She will be brou. ht to the village
cemetery for iuterment.
We wish TO enquire Of your Chatham
correspondent what became of all the
money in tie Mrs. DR.. Van Burcn case.
aud did they catch the New York smart?
We were quite interested and want all the
particulars.
We think your Rupert correspondent
docs not call around as often a. some OF
his neighbors or lie would he fully con-
WINGED that mine host jerks sill accom-
modates travellers aud shows them hi.
honey.
BONNEVILLE.
Adams Il Parsons, successor to Will
iam Cudworth, are getting tine quanti-
/ Is of bark.
The farmers and lumbermen mean to
be ia earnest about delivering it. Though
the sleighiug is comparatively poor sill
some days they have drawn more than
twenty cords, 1t is apparently the onl,
/ lively business about town.
wINHALL.
Oliver Elmore, "The Hermit of Win
1 hall river died from the effects of eY-
posurc last week. lie had been TO Pawlet
and was returning Thanksgiving day.
when he attempted to cross the mountain
/ by way of ROCKVILLE on foot aud alone.
Night coming on while he was in the
woods he became bewidered and lost his
way aud wandered about until completely
exhausted he laid down IN the snow aud
sleut until day light. When he awoke hi
hands were badly frozen and he was
chilled through, the thermometer being
several degrees below zero at the time
The only wonder is that he awoke at
all. Daylight showed him at once where
lie WAS, which was at the foot of Straton
mountain, several miles from any inhabi-
tants. Nearly dead with cold and hunger
he picked his way over rocks aud fallen
trees aud arrived al Dunbar's, the nearest
clearing, about noon, where he was kind
| ~ cared for, and afterwards taken to the
house Of Ira Marks, his guardian. a
fever, induced by the exposure, set H.
and he died after several days suffering.
lie was nearly ninety years of age and
Iema kably active. Very few in the full
vigor of manhood could have endured til,
cold of that night.
This singular b,'ing had very roman
tic experience. When young man he
lived in Connecticut, where he formed II
strong attachment for young lady which
was reciprocated and the day set for TIE
marriage. Before that event took place
the lady was taken sick aud died. Grief
fur her loss, without destroying his rea-
son, took away all desire for enjoyment.
or to associate with his fellow men. Soon
after he came TO Vermont aud has spent
the long years of his mourning IN the will
delness with no companions but his dog,
/ aud hens lie lived, for the last thirty
/ wears, in "hole dug in the side hill,'
near Winhall river, the mouth OF which
was covered with slabs. In 'his hole h.
! lived in common with his animals, liter
ally sharing with them his "bed and
board" lie subsisted principally on what
he could raise aud seldom went abroad.
About two years ago the town authorities
fearing that he might die there uncarcd
for and alone, prtilioned the Probate
Court aud guardian was appointed who
took the poor unfortunate 10 his own
home and tenderly cared for him, bun
the poor old man longed for his "hole IL
the X ound" and was never really satisfied
with his new quarters, lie was worth
nearly three thousand dollars at the time
of his death, which he willed TO = sistei
living in Connecticut where he had many
influential aud wealthy relatives, among
whom ia a member Of Congress, and
Others in high positions. These relative
have often tried to induce him 10 abandon