The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-10-01

a good many years ago, IN one OF Yer
mout'- rural towns case occurred which
has seldom, if ever, been paraleled in the
history Of litigation. Captain a. shot
and killed a dog belonging to his neigh.
Dor Smith. The act was charged upon one
/ G., and suit was brought against him
/ to recover damage. The ease was tried
| by jury before justice Of the peace ,aud
/ Captain A. sat as Juror. Circumstau.
tial evidence was presented to prove that
6. shot the dog, aud the jury agreed to
return a verdict Of guilty. Several years
after the trial Captain A, acknowledged
that he killed the dog and defended his
course in rendering verdict OF guilty a.
gainst G.. on the ground that bis jurors
oath required him to decided the case ac-
according to law nnd evidence, and il
was fairly uravoa. he sald, d,at q. kiilod
the dog.
4 man came to G. p, stones hotc /,
al Fayetteville, the 18th witha team and
from bis appearance and conversation he
was suspected Of being a horse thief.
He was closely watched and given bed
[ IN the attic IN the morning he escaped
by means Of rope, dropping from the
end Of the rope some fifteen feet TO the
ground. lie was traced across the fields
to West River aud it is supposed he
crossed the river iato Punoy or Dunn
merston The team still remains here al
thougbMr. Stone is making vigorous
efforts to find the owner.
G. W. sulpben, who was arrested in
St. .dbans several months ago, charged
with defrauding retired soldiers Of their
I pension has been tried at Buffalo, found
guilty aud senlanced TO The Albany peni-
Tertiary three mouth, aud TO pay $500
/ At The Boyion MIL la Holland, asl
sunday Two children belonging TO ii mau
/ BY tie name OF Grogn, were out on d
raft on the pond Nhyu ore aeeidetalif
/ tell u,o the water tn, father saw bim,
aud la trs ing to rc~oar him wa...rowued
/ tie leave, 81 vile nd Elk children with
out aul thing for their support,
/ On Tuesday afternoon last Mr.. john
Powers Of Middle,owu, was unfortunate
enough to have his lutuiiy hog taken sick
with the blind sgggers. The animal be-
came rapidly worse, aud, after little
time, it was determined to cut tue att
imal's bead open and Insert salt, as Is
sometimes done Ia Ike eases as q hag0iu
remedy. 1his did uoJ apparently do any
good, and The hog died. Nj. Powers
hitched bis hor-e TO tbc detuuet anl drew
him to a back lot there 60 be converted
into mature by tBc action Of nature.
Next morning, while Nj. Powers was GA
bis way Co the cheese factory, bee Was Gc-
cos'ed by "a ue.ghbor with warning 10
take biz hog out al the ueiZAbaf's garden.
To this Sir. Powers could only reply
tia, be ha uo hog u.ai lho animal uas
dead, Toe tgvia ao0r draal thl- ad ou
proceeding lo laa gfrieu lhe bg aas
found vig5ogsy routiuE aHe ~ lhe bad-
to ne Intense disgust rf the owner aud
the delight OF Ar Powers How The
bog came 10 life is ms s.ery tor Prof
TyHdal.
Lssl Fr.da,. o.. Iie.eu iloH.alun aaa
Hattie Niulou ltsd just sgg iua lbs wagon
at East Burke that was 30 aau fhtm
bone from school. q youug eaaF uamsd
Elbrldge Davis, taiaEiHg himself SMART
gave ihe lorse bl8w w4gA q sdaa before
the boy who drove SHE team could get
seated. The horse started auu ran
against = wal, throwing 0ut Miss liough-
tou aud the boy aad iuiauag them eou-
siderably.
( The bans we're recently Published 81
Braluebero for The marriage ol Patrick
Shea with youhg Irish girl irom North
Geld. MAss. AnaiAer glu accused Shea
q having other wives, sad be threatened
10 shoot her Tbs priest gave him q
sound oaa.Hg, and SOW Shea Ia Ia New
faae la.I uuder sloe3, q await Eas SETON
q las grand jary a iew more rf.Qts
Ike that would be good lh.ng 70 Lave
in TIC State.