The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-04-12

Johu {. Robinson has been appointed
postmaster 81 JAmAicA, and Charles A.
Wright At North Tunbridgs,
GrAnby celebrated Fas, Day by holding
stowu meeting for business purposes.
Anstiu Dean Of Leicester has Lost four
children 10 nine days Of spotted fever.
The graduating class Of the Burlington
Medical College, this year, numbers
about thirty-six students.
The Rutland Herald comforts dog
owners with The suggestion, tina, the H.
eeuse fee on a dog viii average less than
the taxes on him, under the old law.
1 The Globe reports that two married
msn Of Dandy have "swapped" wives,
which lsA novel proceeding for Yer
mont.
Mrs. Samuel Barrett o. KsAthersfeld,
left her two children alone, when q
neighbor was attracted TO the house by
screams, aud found the younger, girl
Of twenty months, fearfully burned, hav-
ing set ih clothing gu Ore.
The fork aud ice tool factory OF the
Stafford & Holden Manufacturing Co.,
at Barre, was burned Saturday night,
March 81. Loss $50, 900.
b. +. Fiheld, Esq, who has filled the
Office OF U. S. District Attorney for Yer
mont, for eight years past, has been re.
appointed.
About $4,000 worth OF slate 5000
ton.) was exported from Vermont to
England last year. II 10 anticipated that
the exports will be increased one-third
this year.
This Bellows Falls business men are
said to be going to lay out $4,000 in
improving the roads to Townshsnd and
neighboring towns, hoping to entice
away Brsttleboro's county trace.
The broad lake at Burlington is clear
OF ice excep, in the bays. The opening
Is three weeks earlier than last year,
W hen the ice held till April s4th, aud 10
essier than the average time OF opening.
The broad lake closed on the 10Th Of jan
uary last, and has thus beea closed by
ice IS days.
Five tramps attempted 70 enter the
house of Z. A. Booth, apreminent clli.
zen of Vergennes. The servant girl
fired at them. One is supposed to have
been wounded. They escaped.
1t turns out upon investigation that
Luke Buzzel of st. Johnstury, about
whose failure so much has been said, has
from $50 900 to $4,000 over aud above
bis Indebtedness.
The jury at Newtane, after half
hours deliberation the 30th, returned
verdict OF murder 10 the second degree
in the case of Scion Wooley of Grafton,
for the murder OF his brother Frank, in
October, 1876.
Gravelin, the Weathersfel1 murderer,
has recovered from his attempt at sui
eide while in Woodstock jail. He has
douned his prison suit, had his heavy
black whiskers shaven off, his hair cut
short and is at work in the shoe shop Of
Windsor prisen.
The Bennington village school report
shows the Indebtedness to be $4,000;
expense of running the school for the
year, SC 10000; with incidental expenses
added, 1920; number of school children
in the district, So5; number registered,
413; average attendance, s7s.
The Committee on Federal relations in
the Massachusetts legislature unanimous
ly reported a resolution accepting the
invitation OF the governor OF Vermont to
unite in tue celebration Of tue Battle of
Bennington, providing for the appoint
mcnt OF five senators aud ten representa-
lives to attend II, and appropriaiiug a
sum not exceeding s. 900 to aid 10 the
erection of the Bennington monument,
provided that 1t shall not be paid until
plans Tor the monument have becu APP
proved 10y the governor, aud other sums
received large enough IL make the cree
| tiuh VI the monument ceitAin.
Benz .min c. Ulm.,eAd aud Mr.. Fsks
Of White River junction were seriously
injured Friday b. the falling in Of new
root Hndrr which they were working,
tn being crushed down by falling tim-
hers. Both will undoubtedly recover In
tune.
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WIVES.
"Domestic i9ielicity," which newsps-
per reporters nowadays credit with play.