The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-08-09

HA#HG MAHAMH FA# $3.50 49,
Tbcy have worked 20 diligently against
TIE bugs, that The potato crop Of this
year promises 10 Be the largest ever
grown.
Fneen brass bands have already made
arrangements 10 come 10 B%ean,nEson 70
The celebration.
Patrick ReardoB, = resident o. Rutland
about CO years Of sge, drowned himself
Sunday afternoon 10 0usr Greek.
The auditors OF the BrAtueboro Saw.
Tags Bsak report that during the last ak
months the deposits have increased over
$1,000.
George Gates Of East 81, Johnsbury IL
the champion woodohuck hunter. lie
shot 81 IN three days hunting
The krec Pres says there Is no eriml-
nal business be fore the Darlington city
court, since the social evil was suppress
ed 10 that city.
Fares are reduced on the Portland aud
0gdcnsburg road to three aud one-half
cents = mile, making 1t the cheapest rail-
road route in the State, as well as the
longest.
Hon. George II. Bigelow, who has
been appointed special agent Of the post
office department, has been assigned TO
duly In the New England States, and re-
ports AT Augusta, Maine.
Ga Tuesday, July 81, II. +. Hayden,
Of Middlebury, attempted to kill his
wife, first knocking her down and then
attempting to stab her with a knife.
His eldest son, who was present, Crap
Piled with him, when Hayden turned on
the young man aud struck him a blow
with the knife which would have been
fatal bad o its force been diverted by a
button. GA saturday morning Hayden
committed suicide. lie was a man of
about co years OF age, a prominent FARM
or, and in good circumstances, aud the
only extenuation of bis conduct is that
he was insane.
Judge Duuton has appointed David
Crofut, of Arlington, receiver of the
Arlington Car Company, In place OF Col.
IL. S. Hard. The appointment was
made exparte, aud it was ordered that
all parties interested therein, appear be-
fore hi n at Rutland, August II, to show
cause why Mr.. Crofut should not con
tinHe as receiver, aud olosa up the trust.
Andrew and Hiram Pratt of East Mid
dlebury lately captured a two hundred
pound bear in a trap and attempted TO
get him home alive, but brnin caught
Andrews foot in his mouth, making two
ugly holes in his boot and one tusk pene-
trating the foot to the bone. They then
decided to kill the animal.
The hay crop In the west part OF the
town OF Chelsea has been nearly destroy
ed by g%rasShoppers. Some farmers get
but three or four tons Of hay where they
have usually obtained fifteen or twenty
tons. The hoppers are also running the
oats and potatoes by stripping off the
leaves so that nothing Is left but the max
ed stalks. In some localities the farmers
are obliged TO give their cattle extra feed
twice a day.
At the meeting of the directors Of the
| Vermont Mutual fire insurance company,
held at Montpelier, August /, James L.
Thurston resigned the position of presi-
dent on account of his health. His resig-
nation was accepted and the following
elections were made: President, w. ii.
IL. Bingham; Vice President, Fred Il,
Smith.
There 10 a woman in Burlington, aged
sev~enty-seven years and married only
once, who is the mother Of twenty-seven
children.
The corn crop through the Connects
cut valley TO the Canada line is the most
forward of recent years as well as the
biggest.
A great quantity of raspberries have
been shipped in barrels from West Ran
dolph to the cities, to be used in making
jelly and wine.
Capt. Mcfarland of Waterville turned
a calf out to pasture, three months ago
which has become so wild that all Efforts
to surround and capture the animal have
failed.
Mrs. Geo. w. Corliss, of Newbury, al
aged widow lady, was thrown from a
carriage recently, aud received such seri-
GUS injury that she lived but three days
afterwards.
Aenophon Mum Of Stowe, has seven
daughters, named Lucceba, Lncretia, Lu'
rama, Lucinda, Lucia, Lula aud luna
also three sons, named Charles, Carol
and Clarence.
John CovyliD Of Brandon, hun z him
self Friday afternoon. He was ab nut ~
or 30 years of age, and leaves q wife and
five children-iour by bis present wine.
Timber cut ia Canada and made 10 20
Iafts has been passing through the lax
In large quantities of late, bound for Bos.
ton. The remainder of the voyage will
be down the Hudson and TO Boston via
the ocean.
Blanchard, who attempted to kin
Starks and his son at Savoy, Mass, the
goth, was followed by officers Of the law
into Vermont, who captured him at
South Reansboro, the mex day, aud took
him to jail at North Adams. Both OF the
Starks are still alive.