The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
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drortr, whilo riding en- he top Of cattle
car, Monday night, uear West Lebanon,
y. a., was struck b. . bridge snd 70
badly Injured chat hc died The next morn.
ing
Ga the IA lusi, II 81. Johusbary,
Charles Wheeler "a years old was In
barn with other 6eld hands who had been
driven IN BY the rain, when some ofthem
took 10 jumping, turning summcrsaults,
&c. Charles, after several springs from
the bay 10 tho door, some four feet, made
q spring higher than bis previous ones,
aud mlscalculsdpg struck upon his head,
so inluring tie spinal cord IS to COM
pletely paralyza bis body and limbs.
As Grin Cooper, Of shoreham, was rid
ing in bis buggy on Thursday, Of last
week, pitchfork lying under the seat Of
the wagon, was struck by enc Of the
wheels IN such a manner as 20 thrust 1t
through both bis feet, each tine passing
entirely through each foot. The wounded
man al last accounts was suffering very
little pain aud hopes for d speedy reooy-
cry.
Large numbers Of fish are being killed
in lake Champlain by the blasts that are
fired in the lodges along the shore, and
fish are becoming scarce in many parts Of
the lake.
A survey of the Woodstock railroad IL
in progress and will soon be completed,
The object il to get au accurate statement
Of the work to be done,
Frank French, of Coventry, between
60 and 10 years Of age, got to feeling a
little too ante the other day and got into
a wrestle and broke both bones In one
leg Just above the ankle,
Burlington firemen are taking steps for
a firemen's muster in that city,
A Plymouth miner recently dug sos
worth of gold in two days.
The Grand Lodge of Oddfellows Of
Vermont meet at Oddfellows' Hall in
Rutland on Wednesday, Aug Goth. Dur
ing the session an historical address on
| Oddfeliowship in Vermont will be de-
liyered by Timothy Vinton, Esq, of
Brattleboro. The Grand Encampment
will meet on Tuesday, August 25th.
Willard Clark, who has been in the
Vermont state prison nineteen years for
killing man who had sedueed woman
that he loved, is to be transferred to the
insane asylum, and be has published a
straightforward and well-written letter
protesting against the step, and it ought
to attract some attention.
One of Brattleboro's prominent citizens
who with great care, has been raising
brooded stock from beautiful bay mare
OF late years, has just come into posses
sion of colt from the beast which very
much resembles a zebra. greatly to his
disappointment and chagrin. His friends
advise him to start circus.
L, f. Prouty of Grafton, was crossing
a stream at Chester, the other day, with
a heavily loaded siX-horse team. when
the bridge broke, letting both team and
man into the stream, but fortunately nc
lives were lost.
We are informed that seventeen young
men have already signified their intention
of joining the Freshman class in Middle
bury College, at the beginning of the next
term. ..... ...
The Trojan marble company, at Bran
don, are engaged in making one hundred
thousand headstones for the United
States government. They will be placed
on tie graves of soldiers buried at Airing
ton, just out of Washington. The name
and regiment of the deceased will be Gu
on the stone. The stones will be sunk
two feet in the ground and stand one foo
out. Some of them are being cut a
present.
Recently, party of about twenty wen
up from Bennington to Glastonbury by
the morning train, and after enjoying {
pleasant picnic came down in the after
noon on TO hand cars bound together anC
rugged with plank seats. BY the appli
r cation of brake TO one Of the cars rea
sonaby slow rate of speed could be main
tanned. The eight miles ride amid thu
| wild scenery of the mountains was de.
lightful.
The bell for the new Congregations
church in Bennington arrived the 9th
and is truly a magnificent one. Its ne
weight, aside from the yoke, is 1891 lbs,
and with the yoke it weighs considerabl,
over two tons. 1t was cast at the celc
brated bell foundry Of Messrs. Meneeh
Il Kimberly, Troy, n. Y D., aud is donated
to the society by Deacon Hiram Bingham
Of that place at an expense of about six
teen hundred dollars.
Wednesday sth, IN the midst Of tn
severe thunder storm that was raging,
bolt Of lightning struck the TELEGRAPH
wire somewhere near Rutland, and com
ing into the Rutland office, Frustrated N
A. u. Conner, the press operator, will
such force as to throw him violently iron
his chair aud render him insensible 70
some time.
Edey's Carbolic Troches. Among tn
various remedies for Coughs none enjo!