The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-12


Mrs. ID 4 Wood, Of Lowell. who
brought mp nephew from infancy, is Il .
sane because The child's mother ha. aiken
The child away
Mrs. Sexton lockwood, ~ Lowell.
last week attempted TO shl I'll N the
morla coil with dose OF Isudauum. bnt
the doctors frustrated her plans
Back Il Lang Of East Charleston. are
paying 80 cents for potatoes at their
starch mil
One dsy last week, two Crahsbury
men with dogs aud guns took 4 hasty
tramp over Lowell mountaiss with two
besrs leading the wav. Ga the other
side the bears got tired Of waiting and
went on without them. So he men and
dogs had to come back alone.
Bennett, clerk OF The Iraebnrg house.
fell from q postal car door last Thursday
evening just as the train lett Barton de-
pot, and WAS considerably bruised. lie
was takes to SpsuIding'. hotel for treat
ment, aud has since gone home TO reflect
npon the trials and dangers incident TO
route agent b1siaess.
The recent Vermont State Fair proved
to be success financially, as well az in
other respects, balance remaining above
expenses, OF several hundred dollars.
The call is still for cho ce Vermont
sheep in The western market. To par
italy meet this demand, Mr.. j II.
Sprsgae of Waltham started Tor Minhi.
gan with car load of his choicest sheep
on Tuesday last
The weekly offerings at the North Con.
gregali0nal church, ST. Johnsbury, for
the quarter ending September Ist,
amounted TO si,6sl Il, which, after de-
Quoting expenses, leaves balance Of OIL,
900 Tor benevolent objects.
IloA. George N. Dale OF Island Pond,
has joined the reform club aud become a
church-xoiug man. He has recently been
delivering some lectures on temperance
which have created a profound sensation
By his esrnes,ness and cloqnence.
Rev. j. 5. Goodall, having resigned the
pastorate OF the Baptist church ia Lon
donderry, has accepted call TO the
church In Ricbford VI, and will begin
bis labors there, the second Sunday in
October.
The state superintendent OF education
thinks IL has been demonstrated that the
town system Of common schools Is simp.
Ter, more flexible more efficient, more
convenient aud more economical ,han
The district system, aud yet ii Is iu opera.
tion In only seven towns in The state.
Senator Guild Of Bennington county is
Chairman OF The Committee on tssnnfae-
'nres aud member .; the Committee on
Education aud states Prison. senator
Mason OF The same county i-.Chsitman
Of he Committee on Highways, aud il
member II he Genersl Commute.
The september term of the Orleans {
C1usiy Court osed Al Irasburg, ,
"a wednesday. TIE clse Of HAYDEN,
he Del by Line wife murderer, and ai.o !
hat Of Rcvals, the attempted wife mar =
ieier, at South Troy, were postponed to !
he Frbfusry term q the eouri, when }
10Th cases will be tried Ia
There are 205 Congregations minis. =
ers In Vermont, 81 Of whom are with.
N, charge. There are 1876 Congrega. 4
ional churches, with an aggregate Of i6.
50 resident members r.
Two years ago there wcrr IS eouyicls I,
D The State Puson at Windsor: noy a
here are ! II tbs prison has 100 ceil. !,
nd Its income, ever "a expenses wa. a
Ir the last two years, something over 4
x tbsnsand dollars OF tie M cs,u
lets, 81 are natives u his state: Al al '
tber States; 81 are Foreigners. sud the
stivitl OF one is 10, siyeu
Henry Rivers aud wsn.n named
'fnclis Barley we're arrested b, sheriff
feslon 10 DaHville lasi FRIDAY aud
'dged 10 - Johusbuff jsil Rivers !
srried man. living in ~. Jobnsbary H.
ne charge sgsins, them i adultery. Re. :.
ori SAYS that Rivers Is 100 much mar pi
ed. having siFsadv some seven or eight
ives Tiers is strong probability 4
at hi- next union win be Ia connection
ith the Windsor work stop.
The Merchants Nslionsl Bank. Of Bur.
iztos, retire s2o0 600 Of their capital
oek on Tharsda,, Oh Der BIZ. paving
I per share, par vAlns t4o lieseeforth
E eHpitai stock 81 The back ell BE-
5000
Moses Z. Cheney, tie vel known lect- -. ~
er aud singer, has been qaiie ~ With a.
rheumatic fever. tie says be lid not -, =
ch L 10 BArnsid. Barnard is lie q |
lithiess tswn 10 tbe State. etc - ~.