The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-04

while . herd % cattle, belonging To
MesscFs johnson & tiines. were passing
over 4, prcospi,atiug thirty ofihem TWEEN
+ y feet below, aud seriously injuring sew
cral
Frederic Billings Of Woodstock sold
lasi week to Warren y. Daniels Of Frank
liz, n. A., from bis registered stock, the
five year oid COW "Fayoriie Of Wood.
stock aud lbree.year.oid heifcr "Sen.
ora, for three hundred dollars each,
The annual convention Of the State
Sunday school association will be held
st Bennington, Oct ESQ. The ser.
vices will be conducted by Prof, William
4. Sherwin, assisted by Rev. Lyman Alb.
bolt, both OF Newark, n. J. The an.
nual sermon on the evening of October
a. will be delivered by President Buck.
ham.
| A genius Ia Woodstock has coutriyed q
method oi Kidding farmers Of one Of their
worst pests, the woodchuek. A medium
sized turtle Is selected; few indenta-
lions are made in bic shell, into which q
little kerosene is poured, and string is
tied to bis tail. The turtle Is then placed
at the mouth OF hole where a wood.
chuck is known to live and the kerosene
is set on fire. II does the farmers Heart
good to see how soon the "gronnd hog"
makes his appearance TO be dispatched by
few blows OF bludgeon.
Edgar George, Of stowe, was drowned
the other day while trying to save Frank
Ceislinsky, a cook at Mt. Mansfield no.
tel, who had tumbed into The river.
A verdict of SIPS has just been rem
dered in the Windham county court
against the Northeastern Mutual Life
Association in favor Of Mrs. Lucy Tramb.
ley aud her IL children Of Holyoke,
Mass, upon policy OF insurance on the
life of the husband and father, which the
company refused to pay, on the ground
that the policy had never been accepted
by the insured, nor had the company
been pad the premium prior to Tramb.
ley's death.
AS the No. II express passenger train,
closely followed by long extra excur-
SIGN train going to Montreal, was round
ing curve approaching the station at
Bethel, on the Vermont Central railroad,
Thursday afternoon, freight train was
discovered standing on the main track
only short distance ahead. The pas
senger train was stopped as soon as pos
sibe, but the engine struck, being slight
ly injured aud doing less damage to the
freight engine. The passengers were
slightly disturbed, but none we've injured.
The excursion train was stopped in time
aud sad calamity was barely escaped.
The Grand Jury for Washington coun.
ty, after seventeen days session, adj
journed Thursday, returning twenty-five
Indictments for selling liquor, | for
rape, . for arson, for houses OF i'll fame,
2 for bigamy ) for adultery, for assault
8 for larceny. A large number of divorce
cases were commenced this term and
seventeen new petitions have been en-
tered.
/ The best barn in Ludlow, owned by
ID. e. Jones, was burned on Tuesday
night with its contents, hay, grain, 10
cows, IS or 20 hogs, tools, harnesses, etc.,
the whole being insured for $4,000.
John Manning alias "Sly Fox" who
was arrested on suspicion of setting fire
to Mr. Alexander's barn on the night of
the l4th, has been bound oyer in 1000
for the spring term of the county court,
aud taken 70 Newfane Jail
The tbirty-second annual fair OF the
Windham County Agricultural Society
was held At Fayetteville last week. From
:. 800 to 5000 people visited the grounds,
Wednesday, while Thursday there were
probably less than 900 The total re-
ceipts Of tic society are about $500
There ale two persons now confined iu
the state prison-Wm. Butterfly and
Thomas Bosbam sentenced some eight
years since, from Rutland, for arson,
who will be released the last of October,
having cancelled nearly two years each
by good behavior
John r. Howard Of New York city
aud a. &. Spear OF Burlington are about
TO erect in the latter city, on the site Of
tho old Howard bank, a tine brick block,
50 by ll2 feet, stories high aud contain
ing stores. L. w. Burritt is to build a
similar block near by Burlington is not
so dead as ii was.
Some six weeks ago, Mrs. Ezra Smith
Of Yergennes died aud her remains were
in due time Inferred. Since that time
circumstances have come TO light, crea-
ting a suspicion that she died Of poison
administered by other bands than her
own; her remains have been exknmed
aud Der stomach sent 10 Burlington for
analysis.
Recently as Hiram Bromley Of Dandy
was eating IN bis house, shower Of
stones came through the window, demol-
ighiug The dishes, damaging the stove
etc, bot not CHANGING to Bit bin. It Is
said 10 have been part Of systematic ei-
fort 20 worry tie fahily, which seems to
have enemies, SO that they win remove
from town.
Col +. Henry Powell Of Richiord, and
Mrs Geofgisna Reed Bsily Of Montpel-
Ter, were married At the latter place, Mon
day afternoon.