The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-27
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lbs hammer and mere mort" Tho Pa
ylugn Is EoiBg up swiftly, the mssout
having reached tbe top Of the second
story window already, Mr, Bailey has
something ever % hands 81 work in hue
rying bic building forward.
Al z O'Clock, Thursday morning 81 last
week, Mr.. Levi WAshbufu, the oldest per
son 90 Woodstock, died al his residence,
near the center Of the town. Mr.. Wash.
burn was born 10 Brookheld, Mass, Nov.
5, 1871, and was brought here an infant
in bic parents arms.
4 man named Ward, who had been ar
rested for drunkenness aud disorderly
conduct, jumped from freight train go
ing at full speed between Peabody station
aud Grotou, Thursday afternoon Of last
week, while under the charge ofan officer,
and was recovered, the next morning, uu-
injured by bic daring exploit.
Thursday morning, May z, Henry A.
Cummings Of Thetford found on his door
step boy baby in paper shoe box, well
clothed, with a note attached, stating
that the chill d was two days old, and re-
quesling Mr.. c. to keep the child as his
own, aud that the parentage was good
But MIR. c. chose to wait for further de-
yelopments before adopting the child.
Gu Thursday, OF last week, Geo. Stone
Of Luneuburgh dropped down dead un-
der the following circumstances: Ros-
well Blood's house took fire, and Stone,
who was the nearest neigbbor ran with a
pail few rods in the direction of the fire
and dropped down dead. DIR. Buckmin-
lister Of Concord was present in a few
minutes, bled him, but 1t proved in vain =.
lie was apparently in good health.
Last Friday morning Mrs. Frank X
Powell, OF Craftsbury, was engaged in
the pantry, washing dishes her husband
was engaged near by, cleaning six
shooter Colts revolver, all the chambers
Of which he supposed were empty, but
this did not prove to be the case, and as
he was turning down a screw, standing
but few PAGES from his wife, the weap-
on was mysteriously discharged, the bali
passing through Mrs. Powell's body com
ing out near the back bone, inflicting a
wound from which she died Saturday
morning, about 9 O'Clock. #f".
On Saturday afternoon, May 18th, a
man was found dead in the woods four
miles from Granville, near the residence
of Lucius Martin. 1t is supposed that he
committed suicide, as there was rope or
strap around his neck and a piece of the
same attached TO the limb of a tree just
above him. 1t is not known whether his
struggles or his continued weight broke
it. From appearances the citizens thought
he had been there about four hours. lie
was about 50 years old and thought to be
foreigner, as letter was found in his
pocket which could not be interpreted. -
There was in his wallet els and railroad
ticket from New York to Montreal, used
only to Rutland 1t has created ute a
sensation in the neighberhood, as no such
person was ever seen IN the vicinity.