The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-11

-Iate has been found on Z. Il. Salim's
iarm al Montpelier. covering 100 aeres,
aud can be worked 10 the depth of 100
feet.
Dogs paid visit 20 = hock OF sheep
owned b. Addison Minou OF Middlescx.
une night las, week, ani amused them
-elves by killing ak aud manned four
more. Are dogs prohlablel
James Fisk of Brattleboro has invented
4 patent harness, consisting Of very in-
1euiou. arran cement, whereby the pull
my Of q string instantly frees the horse
from the vehicle, and II Is considered a
sure means Of escape IN case ola run
away.
Orrin G. Wiley, respected farmer Of
Rochester, forty five years of age and IN
good circumstances, went of into the
woods last wee aud terminated his life
by eating his throat.
On Friday last, woman was arrested
At 81 :, Adams who had 400 yards OF black
.iik concealed unde her clothing, which
she was smuggling from Montreal,
The bridge Of the Burlington and La
moille railroad across the Winooski river
will be fnished JUS fortnight, and will
be single span, 100 feet in length and
weighing l75 tons.
The London Daily Ne,cs publishes a
special from Vienna, saying II is reported
that the Turks have murdered sixty
Christians Ia BihseL, fortified town
uear the Dalmstian frontier.
Vermont has nine ex-governors living
within the slate, four of them being over
70 years OF age. They are; Ryland
t,echer, tIiIand Hall, Frederick Hol-
brook, John Gregory Smith, Paul DiIling-
nam, John b. Page, George w. lleudee,
John w. Stewart, Julius Converse.
Maine has ten ex governors living, the
.ame number being over seventy years OF
! ,Ye.
| a large butcher, or isherman's knife
/ Sas found in tho nav Of hundred
pound halibut, opened at ID. Barnes &
sous fish market, Burlington, recently.
fhe blade Of the knife, which Is consider
,bly worn with service, Ia about six
inches long, and Is attached 10 a stout,
tivr-inch handle.
The Green Mountains were brilliant
.pectacIe, Monday, Mansfield aud Cam.
SIS Hump were piles Of snow as white
aud glistening AS the upper Alps. This
il, We believe, the third time they have
,een covered with snow, this fall, aud
here is current adage that the third
.now on the mountain tops "comes to
Isy.n
Nelson Root, smart appearing MAI
10 iul 80 years OF aye, worked for Levi,
ralcott OF Wiliston, the past season
having finished his engagement he wen
10 Burlington, from whence he made
everal trips 70 Williston, stealing two
y three tubs of butter each time, from
farmers OF his acquaintance, aud selling
hem in the city. lie now occupies !
lolge 10 Darlington Jail.
rwo cars of the asst weeks Monday
attic train TO Boston were thrown from
ne track at BarlonsviIle (Rulland roa J
md 10 cattle killed. The train was divi
led into two parts and il Is supposed
nat the forward part slackened speed |
little so that the rear part struck 1t will
lurce enough to throw out the two cars.
The banks of Burlington are the Mer
chants National, with capital OF $500,
20; the Howard National, with u capita
II $500 900. aud the CJm uercisl with
tpital unlimited. The Burlington Saw
hgs Bank has now deposits amounting
% one million aud three quarters, on
which six per cent interest is ANIMAL!
paid, aud during all It's existence its dc
pasitors have not lost single cent.
The Vernon, Contra, accounting inves
legation closed last week, MIR. Dtvenpor
Tor the boudholders making long argu
neni, followed BY Judge Poland for th'
eceiyership Judge Poland's arRumen
vas considered the most powerful, clio
quent and thorough resume of this road
history ever delivered IN sny court. TIL
masters now have the case, and their re
report i looked FOR with Considerable
interest.
Last Friday forenoon, ct about /
o'clock, Georgie, bright little boy, thrt,
,ears old that day, son OF VIM. T Wig
sius Of Barton, went out Of doors, uuseeI
~ any OF The family, and was found b
nis mother not more than five minute
fer, dead, with bis head crushed unde
carr body. The body was leaned nl
! .gainst feuee near the barn. The Iittl
! fellow eimed upon the foot Of IL, and
Is thought one Of the cattle must hsv
run under aud Knocked IL over.
We had the following Ia The MonireA
Rnnen II ednesdsy: Mr.. Rober
Futon OF Cavendsh. Vi, the proprielo
u the wooden milis in tha, town lalel
destroyed by fire, arrived in Monlrea
Silh bic vie by last Saturday night
train and pat up st the Oilaws hotel
! lie had with him nearly $1,000. 9th
) $4,000 vas rolled Up la = brown pape
parcel, and be carried il In an inside ves
pocket. From = statement made by bin
/, II the central police station to-day, bow
ever, I, would appear "a II he had me
Win grievoas misfortune, a. he alleges
that be has losi, OF hAd stolen from BIZ
. p-r.ou, tue sum OF $4,000, ba, IA whs