The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-13

There is three feet of snow on the level
~ West Randolph.


~ West Randolph,
Mr.. Nehemiah Petugrsw, OF Ludlow
has made centennial maple sugar ever
month since November.
Geo Hammond, Of MiddIebury, start
ed two carloads Of fac spnish merinC
sheep, on the 18th, for tho Texas mar
ket.
The Rutland Globe Iegretfully an
uounces that Frederick Billings means IL
when be says be won't be candidate fol-
governor,
One Of the cases still standing on the
docket Of the Chittenden county court ID
that OF Isaac Nye vs.. Rutland aud Bur.
lington railroad Co., entered at the Sep.
TENDER term of 1851, twenty-five year,
ago.
! Mr.. Albert Barnes. former editor Of
the st. Albans Messenger, has been nom-
mated by the President as chief o. the
Bureau OF Statistics In the Department OF
State.
One day last week, George Cayhue, a
Montpelier boy, sawed four and one-hali
cords OF beech and maple wood, twice in
two, in ten hours and fifteen minutes.
As John Atkins, OF Dutbury, was driv-
a loaded team tho other day, be was
thrown off on TO an iron bar that was
sticking in the snow, and injured 80 Sc
yerely that he died in few days.
Bristol was visited by . most destruc-
tive fire, on Sunday night, last. II de-
stroyed the paint and furniture shop of
5. w. Hatch, with its contents; Drake,
Farr & Co.'s hardware store and con-
tents. The total loss is about $4,000.
The fire was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin.
A soldiers monument Of Barre granite,
to be completed by the goth OF June, is
to cost 81 800, and stands q feet high
above the foundation. A portion Of 1t
has already been delivered on the Com
mon in Cabot, where it Is to stand.
A man named Seymour, and employed
by the Central Vermont Railread Co.,
81. Albans, was fatally injured last Fri
day, while coupling two platform cars
loaded with rails; he was standing be-
tween the cars, the train backed up and
the rails were forced into his body.
The Vermont Farm Machine Co.. OF
Bellows Falls, have shipped one of their
Cleaner Rakes for the Centennial Exhibi.
ton. 1t Is finished in very handsome
gilt style, the extra finish having been
done by Osgood & Barker, machinists of
that place.
The revival Of business In railroading
10 very marked. Perhaps never before
was there so much freight moving
through Rutland. Double trains went
east Wednesday and Thursday, and on
the night of the last mentioned day there
still remained 100 cars Of freight thai
should have gone out. The passenger
travel is also largely increased.
The Fairbanks scale works are TO have
1880 feet of space In the machinery
hall at the centennial for the display OF
their goods, which will consequently be
OF the most elaborate and comprehensive
character, surprising anything Of the
sort at previous expositions. The CON-
pany report their business a. active 20
ever, in spite of the general depression.
A dwelling house belonging 10 a Mr..
Butler, at Vergenues, was set on fire In
two places on Thursday night, and was
entirely consumed, together with its con-
tents, barn, outbuiIdings and several
stacks of bay. Loss about s3 800; insu-
rance about 81 600. The house wac oc-
cupied by Mr.. Ryan, who lost all his
effects, the family having
barely time to escape by jumping from
the windows.
The Lane Manufacturing Co., OF Mont
pelier, forwarded their "Ceutsnnial' en-
hibit TO Philadelphia on Wednesday OF
last week. The shipment was 10 thirty.
Two boxes and packages, and weighed
fourteen tons. They will exhibit com.
mon sized saw mill Of Lanes patent In
operation, and large double mill, carry
ng 70 inch lower saw and 10 inch up
per saw.
Sunday afternoon, between three and
our O'Clock, 50 Engineer Sullivan was
south Of st. Adams with the
locomotive stanbridge and snow piow,
when shout two miles south Of this vii
age, be perceived man walking on the
rack ahead. lie blew the whistle and
allied out to the man, bot the latter paid
70 attention, and vas run over And kin
d. The unfortunate man proved to be
deaf and dumb man named Joseph
ireene, or Greenier.
A man with . single team met another
nth 3 span OF horses and g cord Of wood Z
n GreensborO road the other day, and
be former demanded half the road.
'orne high words ensned. Neither yield ;
ng They eat there about -four hours, !
rben q sheriff appeared apon the scene, a
I'd took lhs horSe Of The first party, and !
espiie The threats VI The driver led Il e
cat the loaded team.