The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-13
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opposite fieondcrogA, has this season
harvested aud threshed 20i bushels Of
barley from three aud one-ntth acres oil
land
An old lady ia North Troy, aged p
years, il jasi recovering from the whoop.
ing cough
Thomas Cunningham, ~ years Of age,
was run over by freight train ~ ST
Albaus early Saturday morning aud died
in few hours.
Daring The State Fair the Central Yer
mont proposes to carry persons from
Rutland 10 ST. Adams for 81 30; from
Burlington 70 81 Adams aud return for
81; from Montpelier aud return for -
from Bellows Falls aud return for 81
from Middlebury aud return for 81, and
from all other stations on their lines at
rates proporlionally low. These rates
are less than half fare.
Hayden, the Derby line murderer,
win be tred on the 18th inst. The couu-
sci for The defence are Gen. w. w Grout
of Barton and Hon, Henry Ballad OF Bur
lInglon, and Mr.. Wilson of North Troy.
The defence will be insanity, which
without doubt will be proved to have
existed both before aud since the trag-
edy, and to have been hereditary. lie
was removed from State prison Friday
aud seemed in good health aud spirits.
The Burlington University opened
Thursday with 80 students In the fresh
man class. Prof. j. Il. Goodrich has
been transferred from the chair of Latin
and Rhetoric to that of Greek; Geo.
A. Smyth, who has just returned from a
course of study In Germany, has become
professor pro tempore of chemistry and
mineralogy; Rev. J. |. Bliss, of Bur
lington, has accepted the chair of Rhet-
oric ana English literature, and 5. w.
Davis, a recen, graduate of Harvard Col
lege, has been appointed instructor in
Latin.
The Bennington and Rutland railway
company took possession Monday of that
part Of the Harlem Extension railroad,
from Rutland TO North Bennington and
Bennington TO State Line. Amicabe ar
rangements have been made with the
Central Vermont, Troy and Boston and
Hudson River railroad, so that trains
will run, making the same connections
ss heretofore, and the New York and
Montreal line will be keptup. No differ
ence will be made in passenger or freight
rates. Treuor w. Park, Esq, will be
the general manager and f. e. White,
Esq, the superintendent. The Superin-
tendenl's Office will be located at Rut-
land There is no immediate prospect
of the south part of the Harlem Extension
between Bennington and Chatham, N.
Y being reopened.
The sheriff of Franklin county has
served papers on L. Ii. Bailey, late town
and village collector of st. Aabans, for
the collection of 81 800 shortage on
Bailey,s State tax account. Bailey says
the shortage is owing TO uncollected
taxes, aud he shall raise the money to
satisfy the State at once. lumors are
circulated thlt he is short in his accounts
with the town, but Bailey disclaims any
intentional crookedness and invites an
Investigation.
Edward :. Piper, who swindled the
Rutland banks out of $4,000 or $4,000
by forged papers about ten years ago,
aud was sentenced To eight years IN the
State prison, died sunday at joliet H.,
nnd5r an assumed name.
Wednesday morning the Central YER
mont depot II Royllon, was entered by
burglars aud the money drawers Of the
United States Il Canada Express Com
pany aud the ralroad company were bro
ken open. No valuables were taken
Tie Freeman states that block foIty
feet long, Il high and 10 thick, aud
weighing about GlS ions, was quarried
without the use Of powder at the Barre
granite quagries the other day. Il was
perfect 10 every way and Is considered
the largest piece OF granite ever quarried
in the State.
James c. Hopkins, OF Madison, Wis.
consin, Judge OF the United States Dis
tr1ct Court for the Western District Of
Wisconsin, died on the 9th inst. lie was
native OF Vermont, and was appointed
Judge OF that district IN 1870.
Miss Katie Lee, OF Fletcher, while SUI.
fcring from tooth ache, last Friday after.
uuon, put 10 her mouth what she sup
posed was camphor, but what was really
corrosive sublimaic, aud although recog.
MIXING her mistake at once, she, in her
psin and excitement, sccideniiy swai-
lowed portion Of Il. The results came
near proving fatal.
Hon. Homer W. lleaton, OF Monipe.
lier, met with painful accident at
Ilarre, Tuesday afternoon. While ex.
stuining mill property be fell upon q
rotk an fractured the neck Of the iemnr
or high bone.
Archibald MeIalyre, tanner, cm-
ployed for the past few years BY James
lIantoon Il Son, Of Shrewsbury, and be.
fore That foreman 10 Bradford's iannery
at MalHngfofd yiilage, len bic bome
near Cnttiugsgilie, Monday morning, the
3d Inst, and was found the following
Wednesday morning hanging 70 The linb
OF tree, sbonl eighty rods from the
house. The deceased was sober indus
trions. Ana respected by all, aud al