The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-13


gives them anigat 30 The cooler sud bus
Ties them out Of town she nsHt morning
i The marble shops Of 0eo. +. White and
dwelling af Mr >awYefof Rullsud, were
auaA by lightning SUNDAY morning.
Damage slight
/ d. NJ. c E3muads, state commission.
90 OF fisheries, visited FsirGeld pond,
THURSDAY, with reference as the fitness
+ of lAjs paulto receive had locked sal-
mon.
/ Daring the severe thunder storm Of
Saturday night tie lightning struck a
barn belonging to \. = Warner Of Suth.
erllud Fails and Killed horse standing
/ SO an adjoining harH.
Dr. N. G. Edmund, state ii.b commits.
sioner, !. 20 visit the northern shore OF
Lake Chsmplain to obtain black bass for
I the purpose Of stocking ponds IN the cast
ern par, Of The state.
The heater, and roles. OF the st. Al
/ haus iron wylk. turned out 1872 rails, "a
feet long, last Thursday. the largest mum
Der even turned out ia this country from
a SIX furnace rail-miIi.
/ The Montpelier UotchmgH is by no
mean. certain that the great fire there
was ret by an ineeudiary; and the Free.
man sees ''uo sound reason TO believe
that Il was other than accidental
1t is said that parties from California
are coming to look at the "Bishop silver
mine" in Nottingham. Specimens Of ore
from this mine, sent 10 San Francisco,
yielded 900 per ton silver and sll per ton
gold.
There were 47l7 scales manufactured
at the scale works, St. Johnsbury, duriug
the month Of April, which is on more
than during the same time in 1874. The
company are now filling large order to
be sent to Moscow aud st. Petersburg,
Russia.
A wooden building containing 1890
bushels of hulless oats, belonging to ".
A, Boutele Of Montpelier, was burned
on the 2lst inst. The oats were insured
at rate not to exceed five dollars bush
ell, aud most Of them were damaged
Well sold.
A package of gunpowder was found
near the gas works at Montpelier, Mon
day afternoon, Numerous parties con-
nect this fact with the origin Of the fire,
a tramp having recently been expelled
from the gas works, who threatened dire
(ul veugcnce therefor
The slate pencil business at Castleton,
which was wholly suspended during the
last three or four months, has opened Wig
orously, and promises well. The compa-
ny now ship from $1,000 TO IS 600 pencils
a day, besides large quantities Of stone
dust.
Uncle Elias Chadwick, the hotel-keeper
at Jellersouyile, had narrow escape
from death last Sunday. lie went to the
! she'd to get some wood to replensh the
bar-room fire, and while endeavoring to
get large stick the whole pile, about y
+ feet high, came over OH him. His hired
man dug him out.
Mr., f. G. Babcock, who has for long
time been wood agent of the Vt. Central
railroad, says that it now requires only
about three-fourths as much fuel to haul
a given number of tons as it did twenty
, years ago, owing to Improvements that
have been made in locomotives.
The venerable Daniel Kellogg, a well
] known citizen OF Vermont, died at his
residence in Brattleboro on Monday even
ing, at the age Of 81 years, Judge KEEL
l0gg from his early manhood has been
, prominent as lawyer, legislator and
Judge and his name was familiar in all
sections Of the state.
\ novel piece Of surgery was performed
+ in Wa,ervile few days ago. A man
having valuable hen which was sick
called on The acting surgeon for advice,
ho gave as hi. diagonosis an overload
5 ed crop. The hen was caught, It's crop
t opened aud all the contents removed. 1890
The wound was sewe1 mp and the hen is
, now in tie enjoyment of excellent health.
J The CHAMPAIGN transportation company
are TO commence the construction, at
Shplburu harbOr, of fine steamer for
Lake George. # will be go iect in
length, with 30 feet beam, aud fitted up
in every particular in the most perfect
manner, thoroughly in keeping with the
j line boats now owned and run by the
} company.
j W S. Robbins OF Derby, had a narrow
% escape at The saw-miiI Oh Saturday last
He was standing near the machinery in
the lower part Of The mill when his foot
got caught 10 the wheel aud he would
have been drawn TO, but by the quick
movement aud The help Of some one stand
ing near, he extricated himself with the
. loss Of some Of his toes and a part Of his
D foot He will be fortunate il he escapes
, with the remaining part.
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