The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-09
srArE views.

Several stores IN Poultney were visit.
ed by burglars Saturday night, but they
got little for their pains.
The jewelry store OF Chas. III. Msrfeld
Of Chester, was broken into Friday night
and 800 worth of revolvers, gold pens
and silver were stolen.
An engine, one baggage aud two
freight cars were thrown down an ein-
bankmeut ut North Orwell, Tuesday
afternoon, by defective rail. No one
hurt.
The house, oulbuildngs aud contents
belonging 10 &. Armstrong, rnnbridge,
VI, were burned Saturday night. Cause
detective hue. Loss $1,000; insured
Jacob Greenwood OF Lowell, raised
this season 5000 bushels Of potatoes from
10 acres. james brown Of The same
place ha, purchased $4,000 bushels for
his starch factory.
Mr.. II. a. Kilburn of Brattleb1ro has
gone to GaineSville, Fla, TO take charge
OF new hotel.
The Petlisrcw Brothers Of Ludlow
have seut to market $4,000 bushels OF
potatoes, Tor which they paid from SO 70
go cents a bushel,
The old.fasbioned pairing bee is in
vogue ut Randolph. "Quilting irolics"
are being revived in Wudhsm county.
These are promising signs
The White River Valley railroad seems
to be a fixed thing. The contract for the
building OF the road bed, with the neces-
sary bridges, culverIs, etc aud the lay
ing ol the iron, has been awarded 10
James +. BilcheIler, & Co., OF Spring
iield, Macs and The work i. to be com.
peled before September 1t, 1877 Tie
Central Vermont company Is 10 take
east ot Tie road. and furut,h the iron
aud rolling stock The road - 10 b.
narrow gauge, thres feet in width be-
tween the rails.
The Cd residents u fown,hrnd had u
fine opportunity, few day. ago, 10 &c
count horrible sloriss al mysterious muir
ders cotnnitied yeAts ago, a. boy fpuni
under a pile Of stones tie drcayins bones
Of body thar had evidently been chopp-
ed up II proves, however, 10 have bsrn
a body dissec'ed bj medical student
some 80 years aso,
The Montpeter journal says: We
suggest that spae6,,dy Of musical talent
might appropriately write song repIete
with touching cadeuces, dedicate il to HE
legislature, aud eniills il "When the
members boulevard A."
A young man, sou VI Henry X.
White, OF Cbdster, ws.n bunting lasl
Thursday, aud not returning search was
made aud be was found dead -saol
through the bowels Near him iay hi.
double barreiied gnu and dead fox II
lie thought that he attempted 10 CLUB The
fox with his gun after weuading Ii, aud
was killed by All accidental discharge.
A Congregational preacher, wbo is Al.0
a member oftte house, recently imagined
Tat woman il the gallery winked 81
him, sud ,he sc4ndaiized domuie applied
TO The sergeaui-at.atms to have her *
PEELED from the building.
The Lane manufacturing company OF
Montpelier, makers 81 saw-mills, water
wheels, ETC., have received, within q
week, an order from Germany Tor xix.
ty-iool double mill, besides letters Of Ia
quiry from Norway aud The Philippine
islands.
This il the way 1t looks 10 the Boston
Herald: 'eIhe man who takes up bis
paper snd doesa1 hnd al ae-
count Of a sew murder Ia Vermont,
snoss il il The fault oftbe news gather
efs and not Of the yeFmon,ers."
St. Johusbury has tried % ; ANAL
.eaie The plan OF farming osl" prisoners
With disasirQus results. TIE ether day