The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-13

Mr.. Grimley, wdo made a balloon as
cension at the White River fair at Bethel,
last week, came down in Chelsea. The
balloon alghted 10 a tree, entirely de-
molishing it, but Grimley escaped un.
harmed.
Dan Leighton of DAnville went into a
neig hbors orchard the other night TO get
some fruit, and be got caught In large
steel. jawed Gear trap. His legs were
badly lacerated but no bones were bro
ken. Fruit thieves take warning.
Five prisoners escaped from the Rut'
land county jail Monday night of last
week by saving of the iron bars OF one
OF the windows. They were John Eos.
ter Of West Rutland, % years old, con-
fined for burglary; Stephen Pike, the
Clarendon trout thief, % years old; Hy'
Ion Odell, aged "a, committed for rape
William Rix, aged "a, aud Addison Muir
ray, held for an attempt to break jail
All except Xix were awaiting their trial
before the County Court aud stood ex'
cellent chances for state prison. Xix had
served six months Of one years SEN
tence TO Jail for indecent exposure OF his
person. Seventeen men remain in jail
who did not attempt an escape, although
il is thought some OF them would have
gone if the hole had been large enough
to admit their bodies. The Jail Is filthy
damp, aud terribly unhealthy, and 1t is
difficult to blame any one for attempting
to escape from its loathsome walls.
Saturday night the Revere House,
BrattIeboro, was burned, the fire taking
ia the stables. The fire department were
busy through Sunday playing on The
ruins and IN filling the exhausted n.y.
drants. At 6 p. N. more help had to be
called to prevent the flames from spread
ing. IL. e. Harris, The hotel landlord,
loses 81, 800 over his insurance; John
Ray, ID. Leonard, j. g. Eddy, Dom
Newton, Mrs. Sandegson, Frank Eels
and one or two other boarders lost hcav-
lily of their personal effects, and Clark
Eels 500 in rare gold coin. G. e. Alex'
ander's loss Is about $500 above insur-
ance, and O. S, Sargent's 800 without
insurance. A. v. Cox e. Co.'s stove
stock has not been removed, and their
loss is not known; insured for $4,000
The damage to Crosby and Market blocks
Is on glass and scol ched sash. Orrin
Clark's shop and dwelling is badly
scorched, together with J. w. Smonds's
dwelling and Halls blacksmith shop,
though the loss is comparatively small
and all covered by insurance. The
u ibbe horses which were burned in the
harz were valued at 81 800 and were
fully sasnred. The insurance on the Re-
we're Boy.e, 81, 900 or $4,000, is less than
was first Eeported, and the loss 10 Mr..
Nash, the 4IsteI owner, is somewhere
from $40, 900 to slj, 000-a severe blow.
Conductor PArtil. under the new man
agement on the IIar!sm Extension rail
road runs the 1l:l5 ais. express out OF
gutlaud aud the sos a. 20. express into
Rutland. Conductor Wilder runs the q;
10 p. an, express out Of Rutland and the
4:45 p. an, express iuto Rutland
In a struggle with a threshng machine
Chester Allen, OF Stratton, lost two fin
gers aud had his right arm broken in
two places, so that 1t had to be amputa.
ted.
The efforts of Brandon people 10 take
500 600 worth Of the Brandon manuiac.
turing company's stock have failed N
T. Spragae agreed TO take bali the stock
aud public meeting was held 10 raise
the additional Sis 900. Only about sl2,.
900 were raised, and the time was not
extended. The papers have been signed
transferring Mr.. Sprsgue's stock ia The
Howe Scale Company, to Gov. Page, aad
the works will be removed to Rutland.
Mr.. Sprague will put 10 other business az
soon as the scale works go ont.