The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25
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has kllled ihFss and e&a3hs two esbers,
saioA escaped
TS4 b&rn ~ nossto Nc. 81 Barsoa,
80 bursed, Wednesday, By tramp,
who wAs e4sghs Gsd lodged ln jail ioss
O. 600, insurARoe $500.
Tbs failure la Fxporsed Of Mr.. J VI.
Brown q hiaon, lhe proprietor Of Tie
brick yard bear BroBsons, Wessoa,
Greece 4 Cos mill In BurHngton, aud
that =, MAlIes's Bay. Hls liabilities are
said 10 be $4,000.
Creditors rvpreseRtng AbOul three
foarths Of Henry y. Flhsld At Montpelier
met and agreed 10 accept 81 i-s per cent,
Of their claims a. q settlement In fall, aud
10 recommend all the other creditors 70
do tbe same.
The stAtemeht Of Robert Etton, wool
en- manufacturer and bankrupt, OF CAY
endlsh, that be bad been robbed Of si4,-
600 while In AsntreAl, was a ruse. The
money was not stolen aud will DC put
into his es,aie.
A DIRE broke out 10 some marble shops
At Fair Haven early Sunday morning,
and for 3 time Il was feared thai large
portion OF the village would DO laid In
ashes. But by the prompt aud energetic
eIertion Of i,s citizens, including several
ladies, the FIRE was soon under control,
and the damage wac comparatively light.
A N@st, Bratlisboro boy met whh
queer accident, the other day, ibss mar
rowly escaped killing him. Some cows
were ln the yard, and one Of them, In
try ing TO hook another, missed her object
and one Of her horns struck the boy in
the mouth, frsctnring his jaw and badly
injaring the roof Of his mouth.
On Monday morning q dastardly at
tempt was made TO explode the boiler 10
Deming & Mead's tAnnery, al Chester.
A timely discovery Of the small quantity
Of aqueous 1uid in the boiler prevented
an explosion, which would have caused
serious loss Of life and property. An
empIoye who was recently discharged 10
suspected.
They are getting ready fatted calf up
in Moretown. Twenty.six years ago
last October, George Edmund, son Of
George Clark, left home without bis fa-
theirs consent, and nothing was heard
about him from that day until last Sep
TENDER, when Mr.. Clark bad Q letter
from him, and expects soon to welcome
him home.
An order has been issued by the Cen.
tral Vermont officers regarding passes.
Employees who have hitherto passed over
the road without pass, will hereafter be
obliged to get one or pay their fare.
This order will stop great deal of free
riding.
Mr.. Larkin G. Mead, Of Brattleboro,
the sculptor, has recently sent TO Ameri-
ca the statue of Ethan Allen, which Ia
the gift of the State of Vermont TO the
Capitol at Washington. A Florence let
ter TO the New York Independent says 1t
is considered by many Italians to be the
best work Of it's kind sent across the At.
lantic. II will Rrst be exhibited In New
York, aud then in Philadelphia, at the
Centennial.
Perry Chase OF Fairfield, is no great
guDnist still he is quite a narksman.
Recently his boys discovered a SOUR.
rel on the top of al elm tree, and Perry
sent for bis trusty rife and fired at the
squirrel several times without effect, and
becoming Disguised picked up a stone
which be threw bringing his game the
first time. His gun Is for sale.
A short time since tramp from Mont
eral visited Richford, and being unwell
was allowed TO stop at the house of Mr.,
Buchanan. Last Friday he made tour
of the village In search of DIR. Hamilton,
visiting several stores and shops. Sstur.
day the doctor called on him, and found
!. him down with rhe vasioloid and now
the citizens OF Richford are on the anx.
ious seats.
Rufus Buel, who went to Caliiornis
from Essex, many years ago, has turned
out wealthy farmer. Having just
money enough to get there, he taught
school, bought cattle, then land at fifty
cents an acre. and now be has ~, 900 acrei
of land, 900 cows and 40 span of horses
! aud keeps 100 men at work. He resides
10 the city where he has built large
market, which he supplies entirely from
his own farm. lie has q large cheese
factory, a harness, blacksmith and wheel
wright shop, and every other facility nee
essary TO carry on an extensive farm and
city business, and sports 8 o., 600 library