The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18

urday night and Sunday at that festive re.
sort, Thompson's Point, instead OF ia an.
other aud perhaps worse world.
Or. Martin, Of weslheld, recently cap
tured bird which was a strangeuto this
section. II has large head, long, slim
neck, and fat, wide body, covered witha
few feathers on the back, but, with e
thick coat Of silver gray ones on the
breast. Il was evidently water bird,
being a very swim swimmer, but with a
bill hooked like that of hawk.
Large yields OF grain are being talked
about. From one bushel Of seed sown,
S. A. Armstrong Of Norwich harvested
% bushels of nice winter wheat this sea
son. l.. NJ. Wood OF East Bethel raised
four hundred and three bushels of oats
on five acres OF land. Noah Clark OF
Randolph, on three acres Of land, from
nine bushels sowing, raised two hundred
and ten bushels of oats. And on one
and a half acres, from three bushels SOW
ing, he raised forty.two bushels of
the Lost Nation variety.
Noah Clark Of Randolph, on three acres
Of land, from nine bushels sowing,
raised 30 bushels CT oats.
William Perry, the Hydeville incendi-
airy and suicide, was about 81 years old
aud leaves q wife and six children three
daughters and three sons), all of them
grown to adult age, OF the wife, the
neighbors speak most highly, and her
husbands old army comrads say better
soldier than he never messed with COM
rade. Lately trouble has crep! In, de-
stroying their domestic peace, and II is
said that Perry had, within very few
days, accepted an offer of 500, TO go
away and never trouble the family again,
the money to be paid him this week
The house, barn and corn crib, were the
property of Mrs. Perry, ami were unin.
sured.
Alfred Swinger, of Bristol, is under
$500 bonds, charged with throwing
stones, with intent to kill, into The house
of Philetus Phillips, in which we're Mrs.
Phillips and four children.
Alec Slicer resident of Morristown
went to Montreal to visit his friends.
Arriving there, he started in search of his
friends. Going TO an unfrequeuted part
of the city, he was attacked from behind
by three rougbs, who knocked him down,
choked him severely, and robbed him OF
$50 and his watch, he barely escaping
with his life.
The loss by the recent extensive fire
and explosion of the one hundred and
twenty-five barrels of powder, at the
Burleighs' wharf and warehouse at Lara
bees Point, Shoreham, VT, b reported
to amount to between 500, 900 and $685.
900. The explosion was distinctly heard
over circle of more than ore hundred
miles diameter, including Platsburgh.
Henry L. Lamb, superintendent of the
bank department of N. Y. State, Is ma
tive of Montpelier, was for some time as
soc.ate editor of the Burlington Times
when that paper was edited aud con-
trolled by the MesHs. Bigelow.
Now comes the day when.the sturdy
farmer dumps load of dirt into some
mud hole in the highway, yells CLAW,
Buck Y at his of OK, pricks tbe nigh one
with bradawl, aud goes home under the
impression that be has worked out his
road tax in full
The Newport Express says married
lady in Jay, becoming disguised with the
work performed by the hired man during
her husbands temporary absence. turned
the man of aud commenced work herself
digging fifty bushels Of potatoes Ia two
half days besides milking eight cows and
doing the work OF the family. She is a
delicate looking lady, weighs only SO
pounds and is 20 years of ago.
The Bennington IL Rutland railway
company is making extensive repairs on
the shops and engine house 10 Rutland.
An addition of about seventy feet has
been made to the machine shop.
Henry Wilkins OF North Clarendon,
aged about twenty, a farm iaborer, while
handling pistol recently accidentally
shot himself. The ball entered the Abdo-
men near the navel, and cannot be found.
AT the last account, his recovery was con-
sidered doubtful.
Henry w. SpsfFord Of North Beunlng-
ton, has been appointed freight agent of
the Bennington and Rutland railway com
pany, ia place Of Geo. sanderson, who
hss been appointed through freight AID
passenger agent Of the Bennington aud
Rutland aud Troy aud Boston roads.
A fine business blocks is to be erected
on the site Of the Old Allen House Ia Bur.
lington, by Z. p. Shaw, I. f. Wales, +.
u. ait ana otbers.
A Burlington man raised sweet pota.
TO IN bis garden that weighed three aud
one-hslf pounds.
Five divorces have been granted at the
present term Of the Rutland Couty Court.
Congress will be asked TO appropriate
$4,000 for the Improvement Of Bnrllng.
ton haTbor.
Harlow & Kings scyihe-snath business
IT Windsor has been sold TO be removed
10 Springfield
Sheriff Baker Of Washington County,
went 10 Dsnnemora on tho l2lh inst,
wilh Michael Barron, who was convicted
At the recent Court Of Sessions, at Salem,
- a-.a..s a. .arfs1 Il Il.