The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-27
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Whiting hsn FARMS
The village " Ladlow, which has =
corporation dtbi Of 81 800. IL considering
tbs adyislhiHlg 81 paying i np and Thea
surrcudering its charter. The Gascsfs
o0mplalns taas lbe village street lamps
are played out, - police Of no acoonnt,
because they receive no pay, Aad Ito Ore
company inefficient through The lack Of
water.
Mrs. Iaoob Mertz, Of Bennington, Is
Que Of tie heirs to an estate Of 81 800 900,
lasl leit her by ga ancestor in Prussia.
Tue amount Of each Individual share Is
not vet asoertaiaod, and Is the descendants
are quite numerous, the amount will be
quite extensively distributed; bat there
viii be a liberal fortune for all.
a special dispatch to the Troy Times
says that on sunday night, about II. 80
o'clock, fire broke out 10 a barn owned
by l., O Cole, near the depot In Ben.
Two horses, several harnesses,
etc, we're consumed, Tho loss viii
aInoun, to sbout si00; no insurance.
Cause Of The fire. Tramps.
Character il worth more than wealth
or display, and If Vermont should send
nothing else 70 tae Centennial than the
wood saw with which Gov. Peck recent
ly prepared bis sick neighbours fuel, she
would impress upon the States and ma.
lions a thought that would rebound 20
her credit through the world.
Milo ChaiIey Of Albany WAS quite seri.
ously hurt Ia Edwards mill, last week
Wednesday, by half. inch board which
caught upon circular saw and was yio-
lently thrown across the mill, striking
him in the abdomen,
David d. Sprague. of Huntington,
was out hunting for bear few days
since, and, in falling on Tie ice, discharg-
ed the contents Of his gun through his
right foot, the charge entering on the
outside and coming out in the bottom.
making fearful wound. lie crawled
on his hands aud knees for about mile
before his son, who had heard his cries
for help, reached him. The wound was
dressed by DR.. Chesmore, who thought
ii safer TO amputate the foot, but Mr..
Sprague said no-he would go altogether,
and the doctors finally concluded to try
and save il.
Mr.. Holbrook OF the New Orleans
PtcdyUne, who has just died at the age
of &C, was born in Townshend, and has
been the business manager, and very
much the editorial manager, Of that, the
leading paper of the Southwest, for
more than forty years. lie outlived all
his old associates, Lumsden, Kendall,
Bullitt aud Wilson, who, with him,
made that paper SO famous and popular a
journal 1t had fallen into decay during
and since the war,unti lately, when il
has been markedly improving, aud has
become again the leading journal OF New
Orleans.
On Monday, 10Th, a premature blast oc-
Cured at the lime ledge at Leicester
Junction, by which John Grant, a young
man OF Irish descent, aud Paul Murrey, a
Frenchnau, were severely injured
Grant suffered the loss of both his eyes,
and Murrey's eyes were so badly injured
that it is feared both are ruined, although
the partial sight of one may be preserved.
They were each charging drill at the
same time, one of which contained a
small piece offuse previously ignited, and
which had not fully burned out, aud on
the contact of powder, communication
was made from one drill to the other.
Aside from the loss of their sight, their
injuries will not be permanent.
The wealthy town of Waitsiield has
again refused TO bond In aid of the Green
Mountain narrow gauge railroad. The
result Of the first meeting has already
zone the rounds of the papers pretty
but it may be said that at
that meeting, December %, the PROPOSE
ton was made TO subscribe $50 900, or
about eight times the grand list OF the
town towards the capital stock of the
road. On this the vote stood ~ in favor
aud 90 against. On the 14th inst. there
was another meeting at which it propos-
ed to give the bonds OF the town to the
amount OF $4,000 to the company, 10
three instruments, when il had fulfilled
certain specified conditions. This was
also lost by vote OF 50 TO 80. The
friends OF the road, however, announce
heir intention "to fight ii out on this
iue If it takes all summer.
Mr.. j. Seymour Merrill died at his
residence in Center Bennington, on the
10Th inst, after about weeks illness.
The deceased was not politician, bnl
was induced 10 take the Office Of sheriff
81 Bennington county many years ago,
which office he held for twelve or fifteen
Years. lie was a man Of 6ue abilities, OF
! most genial and social nature, large
honest and honorable In all the
citations OF life, aud bis death will cause
TO a very large number Of
friends. lie was connected with the old
'st aud most renowned families of South
I'm Vermout--tbe Robinsons, Van Der
,pieges and others. For some fifteen
iears be has been in the employ of the
Troy aud Boston railroad company, for
eyeral years as general contractor tor
les, wood and other articles used by the
lie was an excellent business