The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-07-25

masi leave New Orleans not later ihan
Monday uext. and be hopes The commiue
viii be able 10 elosc thcir lAbors there SAT-
araay
George Robinson Of south Barre, sged
twenty, was killed ST Barre Springs on
Friday, while swinging, by the breaking
q the cross piece to which The swing
was attached.
sunday Mrs Harrison Turner, living
in she south part Of Newport, while re-
turning from ohGrch WAS thrown from
the carriage b. the running Of the horse.
She struck against a stone crushing her
skull, sud lived only about three hours.
She leaves a husband aud six Young
children.
$. Coles iewclry store at Coventry
Falls was burglarzed July 18th aud
watches aud jewelry to the amount Of
g. 900 stolen. Suspicion rests on a ped
dIer who has been about the place for
several days, and has suddenly disap-
peared Detectives arc on bis track.
llineranl seekers Tor toll seem TO be
willing TO do most anything. Oneyoung
man called for work at Bennington the
other day aud was told there was nothing
tor him TO DO unless he gathered potato
bugs at 10 cents aqusrt VERY well, III
lryit said be The first day he picked
thirty quarts, aud the second day twenty
two quarts -amountiug to $3.50. Then
his employer was a little mean aud put
him to doing something el,e.
The programme for the coming twenty
eighth annual meeting of the State Teach
ers' Association at Barre on the 18Th, lilh
aud 10th Of August is published. 1t in
eludes an address of welcome by Henry
Priest OF Barre, aud an address by Presi-
dent Buckham of Burlington, on Tues
day; papers on The Teachers Power; its
"Use ana Abuse" by a. w. Blair OF
Montpelier Textbooks vs., Object
teaching" by 5. II. Bracket of st. Johns
bnry; "The Metric SYSTEM" 10y Prof.
G. Dole of Northfeld; "The Legislation
to be sought for the Benefit Of Our
Schools" by the Hon. Edward Conant Of
Raudolph and "An Eclectic System of
School Training Desirable aud Practica.
be,n by Professor Il. Richards of Wash
iugtou, d. q. on Wednesday; "The Ed
ucaional Pendulum" by w Q. Crippen
OF Johnson; discipline, by |. W. Dun.
ham Of Bennington, and "Our English
Literature as a Study" by the Rev, j.
b. Southworth of Montpelier, on Thurs
day Discussions and reports viii be in.
terspersed, Entertainment will be pro-
yded by the citizens of Barre and the
railroads will extend the usual courtesy
OF half fire to teachers attending the
meeting.
Rutland is suffering from a partial
water famine. Water only runs short
portion Of the day, except TO those build
/ ings on the lower ground, aud the scale
works bring most Of their water in loco
motive tanks from Walingford, twelve
miles distant. The new pipe, which is to
increase the supply, will not be laid till
4 fall
Horace White Of Chicago ventures the
opinion, that Senator Edmunds would
easily beat Grant for the republican nom
ination for president in 1880.
There is some talk of having series Of
horse trots at st. Adams, Rutland, Mont
pelier, Bethel and Woodstock. 1t is pro-
posed that each of these places offer 8 !
100 in purses-f four of $500 each, and one
OF $500. The time proposed for holding
the races is the last week in JAY and the
four weeks in August, commencing at
Rutland and closing at Woodstock.
Rev. DR.. Walker OF Rutland is very
low again. It was thought Saturday
night that be was dying, but be was re-
ported more comfortable yesterday after
noon. Iii, son, Mr.. Aldace +. Walker,
who was in The West attending to some
/ professional business as telegraphed for
and is now AT home
&, NJ Post, aged G5, prominent citi.
zen Of Georgia, lung himself the other
night, because Of depression on account
Of long and painful illness He bad
Represented the town three terms in the
/ Legislature, aud for TIC past 20 years has
1 been town clerk aud treasurer. Mrs.
Post has bcea appointed to OIL these posi-
/ tons until next March, by the selectmen.
The other day Lyman Emory Of Wash.
I ington, while chopping for Mr.. G., Smith,
cut spruce, which fell upon maple.
/ The other men molioned TO him 10 get
away, but not knowing where to 30 be
jumped under the falling mass, and bis
/ head and stomach were 30 badly injured
+ that died the next day
In the chimney Of one Of the cars Of the
/ Burlington Il Lamoille railroad Is birds
nest, containing two eggs. The car
leaves Cambridge Junction on It's daily
/ trips at noon, and gets back al hafpasl
IG. While the car is sbteut The parental
bird remains at the Junction, but immed.
lately assumes her meet on is return. Tie
manager should give her pass.
Mr. John A Couanl, ex.presideut Of
+ tie Brandou National Bank cmphatically
denies the statement Of tie Burlington
Sunday Review iha, hi, resignation was