The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-10-28
BENNINGTON

winter months Give them your orders
BENNINGTON.
One evening last week as, q young
lady of Bennington was going to q neigh
boris house along dark street, close
carriage stopped near her and she was
seized by two men, who attempted to
drag her into the carriage. Her screams
called neighbor TO her aid, and the des
peradoes hurried away. A similar at
tempt was made upon Bennington girl
several years ago. One Of the ruflltns
engaged in that affair is now in Clinton
prison for causing the death of a woman
at the state line.
wooDFoRD,
The doleful chirp of the cricket has
ceased
Miniature snow banks are still yisi-
bic from the storm of Oct. 18th.
-Euchre sittinys are now in order,
and cider aud butternuts are plenty.
Mercury at the Crawford House at
noon Saturday, sunday, aud Monday,
10. Some difference in the weather a
week prior.
Ezra Crawford announces that a
grand Thank sgiving ball will be given in
City hall, lie Is only waiting for Gov
ernor Feck to announce the day.
e J. Temple caught a fine large
partridge with bis hands the other day,
he doesn't claim TO be second nimrod
Of hunter, either.
The standing of Miss Bessie Knapp
In our school for the week ending Fri
day, Oct. 22d, is as follows: attendance
10, department 10, scholarship $40.
Herman Bugbee, Henry Knights, and
Fred Bowles did nearly as well.
Hon. Lyman Bowles, who was
creditor TO the amount Of $4,000 with
Duncan, Sherman & Co., of New York,
has recently received adjustment for the
full amount. We understand, however.
that few of their creditors in southern
Vermont and elsewhere are wincing yet.
Snakes are getting very friendly and
bold hereaway. The other morning we
found one nicely coiled up on the kitch-
en- floor, as nicely as Diogenes ever was
in his little tub. IL still remains mys-
terry how he came there-the reptile, WE
mean.
The debate last Saturday evening
was very spirited. Well, the question
was one that would make it so. On the
weight Of argument the question was de.
cided In the affirmative. So now we
suppose women eau voter The house
took negative view OF the merits OF the
decision, as did also the honorable board
of decision. The question TO be ex-
pounded this week is: Resoved-That
lawyers are curse to society.
The Wilmington aud Sesrsburg road
case is being tried again at the Crawford
! House. This Is the fourth or fifth time
/ The case has been before the courts. -
/ M ore than enough money has already
been expended to have built the road for
either Town, but still the fight goes on.
Well, so long as lawyers must have work
they may be usefuly employed ia just
such cases as this.
The sawyer in Jacob Ilarbour's cir
cular saw mill, manufactured, with ont
assistant, 2O95 feet OF common lumber IL
one hour and fifteen minutes, one da,
last week And what /. better than al
40 arrangements had been made TO Dc
This big thing, but 1t just happened So.
sawyers elsew here, hide your diminish
ed heads, or come 10 the light aud let u
know what YOU age you doing.
GLAsrESBugr
The epizootie is passing away.
The large steam mill is running da,
aud night.
-ltis rumored that George w. Saw
yer, OF Pittsford, hss made a contrsc
silh Is. & @. II. Il. Co. to get 900 %
feet OF lumber 10 their mill here the com
, Ing winter.
FOwNAL.
- monslrous Green Mountain bear
the largest ever seen 10 that yiciaity
while making an excursion into the tut
arbs Of East Powual, iAst wesk, fell nat
trap set BY Capt. jesse Downs, vet
ersn hHnier and uspper. whose imam
= etsble adventures are recited with locr
pride BY bic many friends aud AcqaAinl
aaoes. After bruln bad "put bis loot 8
r ~ be threshed around terribly for w
Q or three days, tore up acres Of ground
and knAwed dowa sspHags - large a.
{ msu's arm. lie finally gol loose irOS
( the trap BY leaving one Of bis pAws Be
{ hi8d. The foot was foand b. Nj
a Dowas 70 measure over ax inches aeros