The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-07-03

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EaHH fgs0Ssuas.
-Haa d " Park returned from New
IbaFs3sg evening 5uBe 4egh. sad with
BE family. Hon. ,. q Can9ugh aad
Gmlly. Gov nlaud Han aud Mr.. Hail.
and M & Liae8a hays taken up sum-
meg quarters at Ibs Park Mansion lu lbis
,iHaEe.
Capt. D. C. llougl'ou sud wife eau-
template O visiting tour % iieIk.mer Go
n. ) in Jew days.
"a ST. Rlsc, aa operator iu che su-
2.ay ID Toe Boot and Shoe Co. met with
b severe acaideat an saturday Tie r. iHst
- bile emitting sole leather with d machine
lof that purpose. Isis right hand was
caught guaer ,he knife aud all the fingers
severed, TIE fore and Hule fingers ia,t
below lse frst joint. the others just above
he middle joints. The unfortunate man
accepts the situation with cammeudahlc
resignation.
Tie frame wo5k Of the spire Of the
congregational Church &. erected aud is
being rapidly covered with things useful
lHd Ornamental The "Beunetis" as was
predicted have demonstrated their skin
is artisans 10 the line Of lrescoiug, aud
au appreciatiyc people sre noticing The
elegant cdidce ia the dnal stages Of It's
With Increasing satisfaction
day by day.
The Vernon. Mills are Increasing
their steam power by the Introduction Of
two large steam boilers, their extensive
water power having nearly failed in CON
sequence Of the drouth, and proving in
sufficient combined with the steam pow
nr hitherto In use to propel the 100 looms
which they have Ia operation.
The drouth is making fearful havoc
with the crops, many fields promising
little remuneration to the husbaudmen
for days and weeks Of bouest, perseyer-
Ing toll. Farmers are selling hay at Sli
per ton, adding by way Of timely warn
ing that ''hay will be hay next winter"
wooDFoRp.
The great lawyer question will agi-
tate the mind OF the city people st the
regular meeting OF the PbIomatic Fra
teruity on Saturday evening. After the
discussions, essays and declamations will
be given by several Young ladies and gen.
tlemen, also an address by "BtackStoae."
The public are cordially invited.
The story that is going the rounds Of
the press quite extensively, stating that a
skeleton enclosed in a suit Of clothes has
been found in Woodford, is without foun-
dation. Just at this time there is a cur
rent rumor, that the bones Of a skeleton
have been found in a cave at Bennington
Center, the discovery being made from
information gwen by q certain clairvoy-
ant. The jaw bone of the skeleton il is
asserted is large enough to set completely
over the face of the largest man there is
ia that section. II is thought by some Of
the older inhabitants that Spaniard was
foully dealt with aud murdered there two
score or more years ago That's all.
Don't assign to Woodiord the ghostly
honors, don't,
BERLIN, =. Z.
The drouth Is very severe here, re-
ducing the hay crop to less than one hal
the usual amount.
Sheldon Brothers are making extern
sive repairs upon their house, which,
when completed, will compare fayorably
with any in the village.
Aaron Jones, (who retires with the
best wishes of the travelling public,) has
disposed of his stage route, and has de.
cided to auction off his horses, wagons
etc, July 3rd.
We are nearly consumed with
drouth, but thank God, to day (Monday)
1t rains
1t is q time of general health among rs
but two Of our best and most influential
neighbors are very feeble and much anx-
iety is felt for them.
-Messrs Dodge, benson 4 Co. have
built factory near the depot, 30 by 30
feet, for the manufacture Of corks. They
are now at work at Bennington bat will
soon rctura TO the new factory,
There are i've new dwellings going
up In our village, which is betierthau we
have ever done before.
Our graded school flushed last week
and Is a very successful institution, II
seems to be the wishes Of all that the
board OF education secure the same teach
ers for another year.
A disgraceful affair happened here a
short time ago which found its way into
the Troy papers; but as an the facts did
not sppear | win state them. Nathan
Boon was taken sick and being without
/ home aud relatives, he stopped at the
house Of John Rhodes, where he stait
ab0u, four weeks and died. There arl
two poormssters iH town, ons at eaol
end, between whom some III feeling hat
previously existed. The day before ht
died one Of the poormasters, at the re
quest Of the attending physician, called
ON him and requested Rhodes TO do wha
BE could for tue man. Amer his dealt
Rhodes notified the same officer VIII
made arrangements for She burial. Il
the mean 'imc lho other poofmag.ey ~
lesFea With q CONN and Wa. refused en-
trsu.e ne tustetpd an u4tUy a. and baI