The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-18

day, his horse haring taken fright a,
blast - She ffersn earth II the Pavi.los
foundations
A New York paper states that tbs
CeHtrA Vermont has established lice
o. Froltligrs 10 ron between New Lon.
don aad that city, aud are how taking
irsieh, 60 Chicago, Deiroi, ADD 81. Loui.
81 lower ra.cs than are charged by ether
Ilues
Joseph Scott, The member from Crate
bury who died al Montpelier jusi after
ghe special session, bad been clerk Of bis
town & years. lie and s. e. Crafls, one
of toe former governors Of Vermont.
held toe cfs-e Of clerk from The settle.
tneht of the town to the death Of Ar.
/ seou-sbout 90 years.
The Vermont Tanners Association hAs
Just closed a session st Rutland, where
they discussed numerous matters Of inter-
eat 10 their Gran aud listened to an al.
dress from Hou. jackson :. Shuttle Of
New York. They will meet again in
Burlington, in April,
some boys at Bristol poured kerosene
on dog and set him ou Dire. The dog
/ ran under barn among a mass OF hay
aud The barn with all It's contents Of hay
and grain, was destroyed
. Messrs. ]. o. platl aud II. Ii. Il0yt paid
TO The clerk Of the C. ;. Cont, st Bur.
,iug'on, the 18th inst, $50, 99s st, in full
settlement and discharge OF their liability
as bail for Gen. Geo. J Staunard, late
/ Collector OF Customs for the district OF
Vermont, They hope to realize about
$4,000 from his bankrupt estate,
It proposed to Dit up the unfinished
new court house ~ st. Adams hy hang
/ Ing Two or three doors, clearing away
rubbish, setting up u stove OF two, car
/ ryins ia the furniture that was in the old
court house aud borrowing some settees.
There are TO be four terms Of the County
Court aud three OF the Supreme Court
held before the next Legislature will
meet, aud some arrangements must be
made for their accommodation
/ The proceedings On election day in
Salisbury were Of the most disgracefuI
character. Two hand.to.hand combats
occurred, the first Of which was psrtici.
paled ia by some I(ly men, of the rummy
aud temperance persuasion respectively,
aud resulted IN II complete victory for the
7 former. The caasps beAi was the rash
/ ness Of "A temperance man in challenging
I a vote. Pulling hair aud biting thumbs
wire freely INDUCED in, and the peace
( aud dignity OF the commonwealth serious
/ ~ impaired.
/ As much excitement has been OCCASION
ed among the quiet citizens of llighgate
/ by load Of nitro glycerine being tax en-
/ through the VILLAGE, as would have been
/ caused by Barnum's Museum 1t was
being taken from North Adams Mass, TO
/ some place in Canada, where il is TO be
used In enlarging canal, and was de-
tanned there day or two, for change OF
/ teams, and by bad roads. Though the
article was perfectly congealed, and no
more liable 10 explode than the Missisquoi
River. the teamster was compelled to re-
/ move it into the fields for safety, aud il
Is said, that one man went three miles
out Of the village to sleep, though with
/ singular presence of mind, he left his
wife aud child exposed to the danger.
/ Mr.. W. W. SIason of West Rutland,
/ identified with the marble interests OF
4 that place, was killed at MddIebury by
the accommodation train north, on Fri
day afternoon. The train stopped to take
wood just before reaching Mddlebury
station. Mr.. Slason stepped off cal
aud between the same and the wood-shed
The passage was narrow and slippery and
as the train started he fell and the wheels
passed over him, cutting off his leg and
arms, and killing him almost instantly
A resident Of Vergennes, whose name
we did not learn, who is affected with
heart disease, was so shocked at the acct
deut that he became iusensibc, aud wal
taken of the train. lie recovered.
The dead body of man was found ly
ing under a car at Chicopee, THURSDAY
morning The remains were identified
as those OF W. G. Fuller Of st. Johnsbury
baggage master on the Passumpsic rail
road The evidence before the corenet
that he deceased jumped from the plat
Of il ear near the rear Of the train, and
( while lhc train was running through the
freight yard 10 springfield, Mass. aud
Notwithstanding warning from ". K
Pike, brakeman, not 10 DO SO.