The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-05-18

f. A. Star,evan,. Of Middlebury, was
announced % address reform meeting
a, Burlington, on Sunday evening
The property known as TIE Pencil
Mil aud saw mill connected herewith,
in the town OF Caalcton, about three
miles north OF the village, were burned
on Saturday morning The fire caught
about eleven O'Clock, Friday night. II is
supposed 20 be the work OF iucondiaries
We are informed that the workmen were
OF strike, aud II is thought The iire was
set BY some o. tie strikers. The proper
~ was owned by Squires aud Galusha,
Of Troy, and formerly belonged TO the
Adams Manufacturing Company.
Robert Roberts, Esq, of Chicago, son
Of llon, Daniel Roberts, Of Burlington,
has lately formed law partnership with
Friedrich dale, Esq, Of that city, the
IS le Of the firm being Hale & Roberts.
Mr., Hale Is son DR., Hale, of Elizabeth
town, N, X, aud nephew Of Hon
Robert 5 Hale. lie has practiced law in
Chicago some six years, aud has eslab-
lished good business and an enviable
reputation,
Senator Twitchell, who was assassinat-
cd at Grant parish, Louisiana, was an
o1lcerln Vermont regiment, and serv-
oil With distinction all through the war.
King, who was killed with him, was his
brother-in.law. Twitchel's brother was
murdered IN the historic Coushatta mas
sacre in 1874. lie was one of the eight.
cen state senators holding over under the
constitution. Nine were democrats and
nine were republicans His death gives
the democrats one majority.
Fred w Gale, son OF Hon. John b i.
Gale, Of Troy, N. r., was found in his
room at the Brandon House, Brandon,
Saturday, dead. Upon the table was a
vial which had contained laudanum,
from an overdose Of which he probably
died
Osgood aud Drew, the temperance re-
| formers, by a series Of meetings at Brat
1 leboro secured over 1000 names on the
roll OF abstinence pledge. Tie work
thus inaugnrated, will go on under a
local organization with A. v. Cox as
president.
j. W StratIon, year ago, discovered
a silver deposit at Nottingham, which
has netted $50 ton, and has bought a
life lease OF three adjacent farms at Whit
ingham, aud will soon begin mining in
| good earnest.
Three West Halifax men propose to ex.
pertinent in the raising of peoples for
the manufacture OF opium.
Joseph Revoir, painter, living near
South Troy, shot his wife, Monday after.
noon. She bad left home on account OF
cruel Treatment, and Revoir visited her,
Monday, and endeavored to persuade her
to return, and 1t was because she refused
that he shot her. He was bat two OF
three feet from her when he fred and the
ball entered her head at one ear, passing
in or through the brain. At last accounts
she was stiII alive, but all hope Of her re.
covery is abandoned. jealousy, no
doubt, inspired the internal act.
The Franklin county court gave a
wholesome little lecture, the other day,
to woman WHO applied for divorce on
The ground that her husband was O
druukard, ana abused her The court
asked hpr ii she knew that he was q
drinking man when size married him,
aud Size adnitled that she did. The
judge said that when woman marries
Isuet man, with her eyes open, she
loagut O. stand hy lhs risk sic has taken
aud divorce should not be granted
| lie, however, finally consented to di.
y5roe her, rs II was shown that the hus.
bands habit had grown on him very rap.
idiy suce marriage.