The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-31

49, AAsssht7& Htf#aA4 NeMfs AHt #tA AsttA
ieeAng tickling about bis toes. Pulled
oil ne booi and Inserting his hand drew
out nice Hthe snake netrly tRo feet
lang lie keeps biz feet nearer home SOW,
We understand that he ncgonons Tor
the purchase o. lbe Vermont and Canada
Railroad BIZ the Central Vermont have
been reopsaed, viii E good prospeet tor
50 early sa1e
Mr. Willard -. introduced a bin for
tba relief Of Unite States Judge smalley,
providing, probably. FOR Is retirement,
on acaouut Of Dis prrshul iu1m health,
With The same pas that would be bis by
law, had be reached tbo legal ago ot re-
,immeut, 1o years.
Three of Bcuniuetou's citizens make
tbe following gins for the ! 900 graded
sehoo. building, which Is nearing sompIs-
ton. Oiin Scott, a 5000 planu ior use ia
the building; n. Bradford, $500 for the
purchase Vi chemical and philosophical app
apparatus Mai. A. 3. Valentine, a sum
not less than $500, to be expended in
identifying the school grounds.
The Post Mastcr-Geueral, on Monday
awarded to Fairbanks 4 Co., Of ST..
Johnsbury, the contract Tor supplying the
Department With platform and counter
scales, 10 order TO meet the requirements
OF the newspaper law, which goes into
operation the lst Of january next. The
number Of such platform and counter
scales will be about 5000, the largest con-
tract OF the Kind ever awarded.
The story OF the escape from the burn
iug reform school building At Waterbury
Of Daniels, reads Ike one OF Charles
Reads romances. He was up in the
fourth story, locked ia bis room. Every
body below had forgotten him, aud he
had TO save himself II he was saved at all.
( lie broke his bed stead TO pieces and with
I 1t broke down the door OF bis room; but,
when be reached the hall, il was yet 80
2 A9iA w tA4O Ei'hhbV d"N ali tEiNeN ny tbN
stair-ways was cut oil The window,
however, was finished with bricks that
( jntted out little, aud the corner Of the
building was trimmed in the same man
ner Upon these bricks he made his way
to the ground .....
Burlington Sentinel says there is no
use to disguise the fact that small pox is
prevalent in Burlington, bat ut the same
( time there is no occasion for panic.
/ The appropriation available at Burling-
for harbor improvements July LIST, 1874,
was $50 600, and at Maquam bay, Swan
ton. was $4,000 The estimates for the
next fiscal year are, for Burlington $40,
900, for Swauton $4,000.
Woodstock has case Of high handed
1 pickpocketing. Thursday OF week before
last Il couple Of strangers appeared at
Norman Dutton's gaocery, aud after they
/ left, Mr.. Dalton found that bis pocket
book that was in the pocket OF coat
hanging in the passage way was gone
also. Mr.. Dutton kept the thing qni9t
for day or two, but was unable to trace
the thieves.
I Wiuslow & Sons Of Putney have sold
during theyear 5 thoroughbred shorthorn
cattle, for the round sum of $4,000,
besides many other sales of thoroughbred
stock.
The grading Of the grounds for the
new Vermont academy at Saxton's river,
| is going forward, and probably one
building will be finished next summer,
in season for opening the school in the
autumn.
Henry Clayton OF Jamaica, while walk
ing in the streets recently, was suddenly
seized from behind and thrown down.
Supposing it was some one in play, he
quietly picked himself up, but found no
one and his pocket book with S27 gone
The pocket book was afterwards found
minus the money.
Smoke and yapor have for some time
been seen issuing from Bald Hill at
North Fayston, and the snow has been
melted for an acre around, though it is
two feet deep in the vicinity. Respou-
sibIe persons who heyc examined il de-
I clare it to be a volcano on a small scale.
/ Ada A., wife Of Noble Smith, OF West
Burke, eloped with married man, it is
alleged the slh Of December, she hay
ing been married to Smith the 3Qlh OF
| November.
Sylvester Sweet, OF JAY, who got his
hand caught in a tsreshing machine aud
two fingers torn of short time ago, has
since died Of his injuries, or rather the
want Of proper care.
The barn and shed Of Freeman Melcalf,
Of Irasburgh, together with 40 tons Of
hay, 400 bushels Of oats, aud 80 bushels
Of wheat, were burned on Monday OF
last week Loss $500: insured for
$500.
MEs. Nathan Mcfarland, wife Of the
Representative Of Hyde Park, committed
suicide Wednesday morning by hanging
Mrs. Mcfarland was about CO years d
age and was always Il most pleasant
woman, sud there can be nohceounting
for this strange action. .....
+ A Richmond gentleman stripped him.
self, hung his apparel on the saw buck
and retired on pile Of cordwood. His
mistake was discogercd by bis wife, who
overheard him quartaling with an imagi-
nary old woman about there not being
enough covering on the bed.
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