The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29
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old persists 10 working daliF IN the htld
Fahbauks & Co, Of s.. Johusbufy, te-
cenlly received an order for eighteen ha,
scales from the island u Java.
Vice. President Henry Wilson bss &C.
eepiod al Invitation 10 deliver the Grafton
Al The SOLDIER Reunion At Brattlrboro.
Quite lumber Of young men from 81
Johusbury have gone 70 the mountain
houses as walters mainly 10 the Fsbyan
aud Profile houses.
Robert aud Henry Bfltton, OF llarlland,
have on the ground IS ecres Of corn, 80
being IN one field probably The largest
field In the State.
Since the attempted bank robbery al
Barre food many banks in the State
have decided to have ehronometer locks
placed on the doors Of their vaults.
Franklin Cannon Of New fame died very
suddenly last week. He had been NOW.
ing and drank cold water, was taken vio-
lently III and died after very short III.
ness.
Rutland has just passed through a horse
race without a row, drunken man or al
arrest for iutoxicalion or disorderly con-
duct, and the Globe seem to think il re-
markable.
DR. Morgan. Of johnson, was released
from the asylum at Brattleboro few DAYS
ago, but The excitement Of seeing his fam
ity and friends upset him, and he had 70
be taken back again.
S. II. Langdon, Of Castletou, has an old
pot which he says was the camp Kettle
used by Gen. Burgoyne while in this
State. II was taken from old Fort Ticon-
deroga, where Burgoyne left it,
Two young ladies graduated last week
at the university of Vermont. One was
the second in rank in the class, and the
other came out equally with the young
man who was third or fourth.
John Felker, Of Barton Landing, had
two horses killed by Saturday nights ex-
press train, and another has been poison
ed by some rascal's cutting a hole in his
shoulder aud putting in vitriol.
Mrs. A. S. Clary, Of Greensboro, was
SO badly stung while living bees, last
week, that it might haye proved fatal il
she had not plunged her head into tub
of water, with great presence of mind.
Within tho corporate limits of Barton
Village it is estimate that 600 tons of hay
wi be cut this year. So says the Nom
tor, from which we infer that Barton
Village is fertile agricultural neighbor-
hood.
A State exchange in speaking of a fun
eral remarks: "The beautiful casket was
furnished by Charles X. Sanford Of Ben.
niugton Center, whose elegant bulia
cases divest the grave of much Of is
gloom"
The first meeting Of the Vt. and North.
ern New York Trotting Circuit will be
held at Bethel, Ang, "a &c; the "a meet
ing at St. Adams, Aug. 81 and Sept. Isl
and ID third at Pittsburgh, Sept, l5-l7
and the last at Burlington, Sept. q %
The Vermont farm machine company
at Bellows Falls, are now employing
from fifteen to twenty men. They man
ufacture the CLEANER horse rake, and have
sold 1900 this season. They have aisc
manufactured shout 400 Of their eyapora.
tore, which are used in making mepi
sugar,
Mr. J. A. II. Ellis, Superintendent 81
the Springfield Industrial Works, ha-
demonstrated the fact that dry, bard
wood, sawdust AMI boiled liuseed oil
mixed together aud left in heaps, vii
IN few hours become charrcd and so1u
ignite aud burn. Ttis fact should be
generally KNOWN.
The other day, a Barnard man drove t.
Bethel IN bis usual dashing style, and, on
| bis arrival, some one discovered for him
chat be bad come all the way with the
two bind wheels on one side Of his buggy
aud the two forward heels on the other
side. It seemed that they had been
chnged at a blacksmith snop, aud be did
not notice il
The State Normal school at Randolph
has been fortunate in securing the servic
es Of Abel Il Leavenw orth, A. Nj, al
Principal, to succeed Mr.. Conant, who
was elected, last fall, State superintend.
ant Of schools. The Normal School build.
ing is now being enlarged 10 double IN
former capacity. The fall term begin.
August 23i
Tie survey at the north end Of the pro
posed Green NJ unlain narrow gauge
railroad, tho Massachusetts terminus OF
which Is al sheburue Falls, has been
completed, aud the line has been connect
ed with the Vermont Central az Middle
sex station. Mr.. sprague, the engineer,
finds a very feasible ronie up the White
river aud down the Mad river, the grade,
being easy and work light
Among the many wounded soldiers
that were at The soldiers gathering, al
Barton, were two who were shot through
the bead. One Of them lost an eye, aud
The other il nearly blind from the effect
Of tie bullet that went plump through 81.
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