The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-14

A NEWS

MIS- tuIfsAoputt ANAhVhO VI NikNhhbh,
bad her face, neck and shoulders badly
burned by the explosion OF q kerosene
lamp last week.
Two young men were recently fiued
s2J for disturbing religious meetings in
Newport Centre.
Thomas Lowery Of Stowe, has a Bible
printed 10 lG9s, which is 10 good state
Of preservation.
Mrs, Charles Powes OF st. J~ohnsbury
left her husband and five children, the
other day, and event of with a hand
somer man.
There was a lively debate ut the Grafton
lyceum the other night, which ended in
one Of the speakers being thrown out Of
doors, riet arms.
The fire at Fairhaven destroyed two
stores aud two dwellings. Loss $2l 900;
insurance $4,000.
Mrs. f. p. Clay Of Thetford. lost a
gold ring about four years ago, and has
just found il 10 ZONE tripe from a recently
slaughtered steer.
Tom Daniels of Danvillc ate, on q
wager, two aud a half quarts of raw oys-
ters 10 half an hour, and still lives.
The Fairbanks scale company are pre-
pairing a very choice exhibit of scales for
the coming worlds exposition at Paris.
East Hardwick boasts of an elm tree
that measures thirty feet 10 circumference
two feet from the ground, and holds ito
size remarkably well for nearly one hum
bred feet.
Lucius Burt of Lyndon, was killed last
week, while chopping in the woods, his
skull being crushed by a blow from a
falling limb. lie was Az years old, and
left a wife and six children.
Last year. II. c. Lane, selectmsn OF
Westminster, cared for 476 tramps, at an
average expense of So IA cents per head.
During the month Of January he had some
100.
Work at the Poultney slate quarries is
being gradually renewed, and it is er-
pected TO soon reach its former activity, as
advanced prices for the product are ex-
pected.
The lowest taxed town In vermont Is
st. George, in Chittenden county, which
imposes no town tax, this year. The
highest tax we have yet noted is in Mont
pelier and Walden-two hundred cents on
the dollar of the grand list in each town.
Two barns, a COW shed, six tons of ha y,
and eight cows belonging TO Angelina
Hill of Poultney, were burned last Satur-
day. A ninth COW barely escaped. The
loss is about 5000; and 1926 insurance.
The fire is supposed TO have been set by a
tramp.
Since the recent VergenneS revival, the
Congregationalists have had forty-eighj
additions, the Methodists forty, aud the
Baptists twenty-six.
Brattleboro Is enthusiastic over the pos.
session Of cat that caught seven full
grown mice in succession without drop
ping any of them from her month till the
whole seven were dispatched. The di.
mansions Of pussy's month are not stated.
a western man recently visiting Yer
mont, was shown some beechnuts, O.
which be procured a quantity for a friend
in bis native State. On receiving the
same his friend returned thanks and de.
clared that "Vermont must be a tall one
on buckwbest."
A man who has resided at Castleton 20
years has never get eyes on Lake Bono.
seen, only three mi les distant, neither has
be been as far north as Sherman's marble
mill, one milo from the village. lie has
a brother, however, who has crossed the
ocean five times since 1860.
Over SO, 00O, 900 feet Of spruce loss have
been contracted for at White River june
ton, to be delivered the eoWing spring in
the upper waters ofthe Connecticut River.
Owing to the scarcity OF snow, probably
not more than 10000 0 feet can be
started.
The Troy Times says:-Rulland Is
troubled with its tax collector, G.. w.
Willis, who is behind some $4,000 In his
accounts for the last FIVE years. lie
claims hat he has merely followed The
example Of other collectors in his settle.
ments, and II the mStter Is not right offers
TO rectify IL, which be has the means 10
do.
A deep religious interest 10 reported
from Jacksonville aud West Randolph,
while Bradford, Montpelier, WorcesteJ,
North Hero, Bennington, aud East Dorset
have had lesser revivals. Nearly every
church IN Rutland county has been
stirred up, and large additions are The
result.
A. he record Of tie names Of the sol,
diers In the battle Of Bennington is quite
incomplete, the Bennington Battle Mon.
umenial Association would be grateful
to any one who will sebd TO lie Secretary,
Charles NJ. Bliss, he names and reslden.
ces Of any descendant Of any soldier who
fought under STARK, At Bennington, Aug.
10th, l7T7, that such soldiers namcs may
be engrsvsd upon The tablets Of The mon.
ument.
The following curious lnecdote Is re.
lated OF Rev Mr.. Potter, The frst minis
ter Of Norwich. II vas The custom, IN
those old times, 10 bold afternoon meet.
ings al the private houses around ID dit.