The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-03-29
SrArE news.

Col. Henry A. Smsley is now one OF
the principal proprietors and managing
editor OF the Now York Star.
Some good men in Watervile lately
presented two widows with 20cords Of
wood each, and then prepared the same
for use.
James NJ. PEBBLES OF Jacksonville re-
Gently lost cat that was % years aud
3 month old, aud buried her with all due
ceremony.
Montpelier compliments itself with
tax OF 81 20 on the dollar, aud yet they
are not happy.
Rev. G. 5. Smith has severed his edito-
rial connection with the Vermont Chron-
,cle on account OF other labors that are
imperative.
The annual Conference of the Vermont
Methodist Church is to be held this year
at Barre, the last week in April.
The new class in the Burlington Med-
cal College is unusually large, there be-
ing already 70 students, with prospect
OF reaching 100
Tatro, the Highgats murderer, will be
tried at the coming April term of the
Franklin County Court. tie is still con-
fined in st. Adams jail,
Jesse Sears of Richford, has COW
which, on the Sth inst. gave birth to a
calf having six legs. II is great curl
osity, as ii uses all its legs in walking,
and bids fair to live.
G. G.. Pringle, A. NJ, OF Charlotte, our
state botanist, has been enlarging and ar
ranging his very valuable "herbarium,"
comprising about 1000 choice varieties
OF plants aud flowers.
An amicable settlement OF the contro-
versies bctweeu the Central Vermont
and Ogdensburg q Lake Champsin rail-
roads was effected Saturday. The
Amouat involved was 100000.
Miss lnsz joyce, the only daughter Of
Congressman Charles n. Joyce, was
married In Washington last week Mon.
day to Mr.. +. c. Crawford, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Chicago
1izles.
The graad juJ havs returned "lrss
billsn Agsisst Jones aud Preston, tue
Windham cendiaries. Whether the
proof is suhleien. for their conviction, OF
iadsed, whether they are IN fact guilty,
is doubted by many people IN town. II
they are guilty Il IL hoped they will moi
escape msrited punishment
The Nimrods OF Greensboro run dowr
a stray Newfoundland dog one day last
week and shot him for a bear. The
town was under great excitement and
there was marvellous courage exhibited
on the occasion. The account was pub
iishsd In the city papers last week, bal
We mention II again because Greensboro
gets mad every time I is alluded to.
While Messrs. Geo. S. Brainard, f
w. Fonda, II. BrAinard, F. G. MerrihelC
and others were sailing their iee-bsat II
/ st. AIbAns bay, Tuesday, in attempting
TO tack against the heavy wind, tbeil
mast was broken aud the boat otherwis'
dsrnsged, but they succeeded 10 gs,liny
10 shore with il, They had prsviousl!
been travelling, so says the Messenger, a
the rate Of seventy miles an hour.
Harrison NJ. Towushend and Edmunt
J stone, the Dumnerston fire bugs, hsv
been indicted by the grand jury. Th
proof Is stronger fpo.sible, than !, wa
r A. The examination before Justice New
! ton. There il no chance for TowsheD,
{ to escaPe long term 10 the State prison
: unless be gets bail and runs
The earthquake reported At Troy
!, Tuesday morning, Vas not only felt q
| ST Adams, but seen BY several Of the e
{ tIzens. Il Was In tie shape Of meteoi
( aud wAs observed Al six o'clock, pasta
I from Wsst TO East, aud Fesenbied larg
{ bali Of Ere, leaving eload Of smoke {
( ha trsia, which vas visible Tor some III
E re lime A rumbling noise aecompl
. nied t6s passage of this sky ierfie
Z oysrbesd, AwaksningA number Of pei
= PIE IN different parts Of the village, se'
Z erAi Of whom concluded that an EARL
! quake bad oome on.