The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21
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F 10 the road, have brought suit for SO, 900
! against the owner of The horse.
I A woman named Dempsey Of Fsirha.
rem was Eiiled by falling down stairs the
other night, leaving ten sosll and desti-
lule children.
John Mcmahon, Of Rutland, and Col.
Mclaughlin will wrestlc for the cbampi-
onship OF tho world and $1,000, the
match TO take place In san Francisco,
about The middle Of December
List saturday afternoon Mr.. Page, OF
Randolph, SAW some kind of an animal
walking 10 the pasture above his house.
lie set dc dog upon the animal. which
proved 10 be large bald eagle, and one
Of che lighting Kind as the dog soon
lonDd OFT to his sorrow, Finding that
bis dog WAS coming out number two, Mr..
Page seized club aud killed his eagle
ship. &c measured feet from tip to tip
of wings.
or the total amount Of exports of or
gans TO European markets tor the first
eight months Of 1876, S2l6,4G2, Messrs.
Esley Il Co., Bratteboro, shipped Sl07,-
900, OF One-hsf The entire amount.
Water has dried up in places in Orwell
aud Slorehaln People residing ia
shorebam drive their cattle to the lake to
water.
j. l. Davis, OF Easton, Pa, has leased
the ore beds aud furnaces at Forrestdale
(Brandon,) and will soon commence the
manufacture Of iron aud steel.
Evidently rs State, we are not out of
the woods yet. The statute allows SI5
for every bear and S. for every cub kill
ed, and we find that we have paid in
bounties during the past year, $685..
A Springfield butcher was invited, the
other night, TO attend minstrel show,
but positively declined, even when free
ticket was offered him. When pressed
for reason he replied EFF should 20
! should see so many people who owe me
for meat that 1t would spoil all my fun,
Isaac b. Manson, prominent and es.
teemed citizen OF Wallingford, died on
the "a inst,
There is probability that Bartlett, the
clever Hartford, Conn, sculptor, will re-
ceive the commission for the proposed
battle monument at Bennington.
The Poultney Journal has changed
hands. Hon. Barnes Frsbie is to be the
editor, and II will henceforth be an out
and-out Republican paper.
The liabilities OF Ben X. Chase, the
bankrupt Rutland jewelIer, are between
$50, 900 and $40 900. J. w. Cramton has
been appointed assignee.
The new graded school building at
was dedicated Friday nigh.
with AT address by Presidedt Buckham.
The building cost $4,000.
] he newest method OF robbery comes
from Fairhaveu, where farmer, on an
'werius n midnight knock, saw a paper /
hru-, suder tic door threatening TO uuru
his bindings If be didat hand out IS
The frightened granger thought he law
through the ktvhJlc, a big man ioalcd
win nislo's. and Immediately passed the
money sndur the door.
Frank Aubertin, the brutal night
Saiehman, who left Rutland suddenly
bout two weeks ago, has been seen, rot
u death, but in flesh and blood. lie
vas seen sud talked with at Rouses Point
~ resident ofRutand The story of
uicide, a. told by his son in Rutland,
ew days ago, was probably concocted for
he purpose OF getting souc life insnr-
.ncc
DO you call that cord Of wood? asked
N indignant Middlebury customer Of an
out east" man who bad dumped a lean.
ookiug load 10 bis yard. Why darn il
u, | could baye made il pile up a cord
nd balfif tried, was the soothing re-
ponse.
Nathan T. Sprague died az Brandon,
tuesday, aged 81 years. Judge sprague
ad been promiGent mau, having been
member Of the Vermont legislature,
9th branches, county Judge. etc, and
resident o. the First National Bank or
brandon since iis organization.
Some evil minded person or persons
tent into TIE Methods, prayer meeting
i Ripion, few evenings ago, and broke
~ by scattering eapsicum upon the
toye. 81 course j SCI every body cough
Is, aud compelled them 10 leave tie
ouse /, . ghouEht that The outrage
.es committed 10 gc, revenge npon
omebody
Another tramp outrage il reported
ROM Chester, lhis state Augustus Bur.
lex and wife. young people Of good re-
ate, took compassion on Joseph KelehIe
ID wife, two trsmps, ard gave Them
better Bu, they dragged Bnrdlek apd
siie, and keichic with Pat. Picket
ad james Sullivan took Mrs. Burdick
ato Geld aHd outraged her. Keiehle
ad BIZ wife escaped, bu. The other men /.
re ID jail. Z