The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-11-05

We regret % learn of the prevalence
OF the cattle disease ia Rutland. Several
cattle have aready died, Precautions
should be taken against the spread Of the
disease.
West Rutland had prize fight the
other day, and the unkind authorities
not wishing to encourage that particular
Kind OF industry, bound over the two
more prominent actors for trial at the
county court,
The Troy conference academy at Poult-
ncy, which was rc-opened as Il conference
institution in the last week of August,
mas about twenty i've scholars, who board
II the academy, aud about seyenty.tiye
lay scholars.
The Vermont Horse Stock Co. at
Shplhnrn has a~sideu 10 Pass j" its
checks aud its property IL to be sold al
auction, Nov. 9th The indebtedness OF
he concern is S28 900 which it is sup
posed will be paid.
Il. Il. Sherman, Of Chicago, who has
just been elected Grand Ma ster of the
state of Illinois, |. O. o. f., is a native
If Vermont, graduate of Middebury
College in the class Of 1860, and served
through part of the late war as lieuten-
ant in the Ninth Vermont Infantry.
The well-known bay mare, "Kit'y
rhorn,' died Thursday evening at the
tables of Mr.. A. ii. Danforth on the
RntIand trotting park. She was the
property of !. n. Sawyer Of Bridge
water and was eight years old last
'pring. The owner refused $4,000 for
ner. Her best record was 2:3S.
Most OF the slate companies in the
vicinity of Fair Haven have suspended
work on roofing slate, nnd many others
say that they must stop soon, as they
cannot compete with the trade in Maine
md Pennsylvania, unless the Legislature
gives them some relief N The matter Of
railroad tariff,
a st. johnsbury mere 1ant tells Il story,
o the effect that the wife Of ganger
recently called on him privately for -
worth Of "some Of his -four. as she had
company" He was requested not TO let
1t become known to her husband, who
aad just purchased a barrel Of granger
flour.
An old gentleman in Stowe tells how
ne broke off drinking liquor. Every
ime be took drink he would drop
hot in the glass, and as the glass filled
up his drinks were smaller, uulii he
lropped the use of liquor entirely. Not
bad plan.
An OK jumped into we'll at Barnet,
the other day, and while woman bailed
,ut the wafer TO keep him from drown
ING, horse WAS attached TO ropes with
,juiley- aud soon drew him out, but the
moment be got 10 the surface Of the
earth, he went to eating IS II nothing
aad happened, aud has since seemed
u be none the worse for the accident
The Plymouth gold mines are repre-
-enled to be yielding very well. Virgii
WOodcogk, the boss miner, has iulrodu-
eed slaice boxes, and pat ia a iame, by
which be with Two laborers, are enabled
% do the work Of - men ia washing.
rhc "psy dirt" averages 6ye cents % the
pan, and the last "eleau up" after three
lays washing. was s65, the one previous
tor the same being sss.
Al the present time there are l9l
prisoners At tie Stale Prison st Windsor
lvs Of whom are females. Two prison
ers awaiting trial, are also occupying
cells for safe keeping. Oaly no more
men can be agc1mm liated with cells.
fhis Is the largest number imprisoned III
one time.
The Brauieboro PtEat1 denies the eE-
snsiye prevalence Of typhoid fever 80
hai village Il says the facts ia ihe case,
81 gathered from The leading physicians
sAers, are thai there Is 40 more than the
usual amount af fever ia loW 81 sad tLat
The cases are : mild type.