The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-08-23

O.car Dennison, farmer, living about
two miles from West Borke, had team,
valued al 500, stolen from bis barn by =
tramp, saturday night.
Donliniek Corbett OF St. Johnsbary, a
cabinet maker for Fairbanks s Co, took
an overdose of laudanum Saturday even
ing, from the effects Of which he died.
lie leaves a wife and four children.
About $1,000 were stolen FROM the
Windsor Savings Bank Saturday fore
noon, while the streets were filed with
people TO witness the Presidential recep-
ton.
Tho elegant centennial sword, gold
mounted aud beautifully engraved,
which was to be given TO the captain oh.
tanning the greatest number Of votes, at
the Baptist festival In Bennington last
week, was awarded to Capt. N. o. Will
cox OF the Park Guar Is OF Bennington.
The contest was principally between
Capt. Wilcox aud Capt. John A. New
ton of the Ransom Guard of st. Albans.
The former obtained 200 majority iu an
excited friendly contest, in which nearly
the whole OF the National Guard Of YER
mont was engaged.
-Four persons returning from the Cen
tennial, Friday evening, while taking
supper together at the Central House at
Essex junction, related their experience
with pickpockets, as follows: DR.. j. 5.
Spsulding, of Barre, had memorandum
book containing SIC taken FROM his
pockets at Rutland, on the departure of
the O'Clock train north, on Friday after
noon. Mr.. 4 ). Camp, of Montpelier,
lost gold watch aud chain valued at
$3.50, at the same time and place. Hon.
Joseph Poland, of Montpelier, had a dia.
mond pin taken from his shirt bosom, al
Bennington, on Thursday, which he re-
covered and clused the arrest of the
thief. The Bennington police, however,
ailOhCd buN HLnlilP w CcNhDO lNhi SpbAh
while his exam ination was in progress.
j. b. Flanders, of Montpelier, lost a
pocket book containing $50, at Benning.
ton, Thursday, by the hands of the light
fingered gentlemen. Washington coun-
ty thinks it has contributed its share to
the Centennial pickpockets.
A boy in johnson killed three full
grown skunks at one shot. This exploit
is attested by eye and nose witnesses.
Cambridge has SO miles Of open road,
10 miles of pent road and l6 l-2 miles of
railroad; aud if the plank that are used
on bridges &c, were laid in one stretch,
it would make a bridge II feet wide and
six miles long.
Hon. Levi Underwood has on his prop.
erty in Burlington, half an acre of white
German Oats, from seed obtained of the
Government, which shows the remark
able increase of one hundred to Que.
The oats weigh forty-seven pounds to
the bushel, and are of the first quality.
The Burlington and Lamoile Railroad
is doing business 10 excess of the ex.
pectations of its friends, and can not fail
to largely increase the business and pros
perity OF Burlington.
With some losses not yet adjusted, the
losses of the Vermont Mutual Fire lnsnr-
ence Company for the last fiscal year will
exceed slSS 900. The company make an
assessment of per cent, Those of the
Farmers Mutual will be about tlfty-two
thousand dollars, aud those OF the Union
Mutual about four thousand six hundred
/ dollars.
Three large barns on what is known as
the Amssa Spsulding farm, at Hyde
/ Park, with contents--50 tons of hay and
other produce were burned early Mon
day morning. Loss, 81 200; said to be
fully insured. The fire Is supposed 20
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