The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-11-21

Daniel ", Staples OF Weaiheftheids
raised 800 basbes u cars Of cora On -
aeres
The rev BapsIsl chareh Al Bsaalug'on
il completed
F.R. Carpenter as discovered 90 bis
farm, 10 Waterford, gold whieh sssay'
500 : ton.
snow covered the ground, 10 6lsstca'
bury. 10 depth Of ten inches Saturday
morning.
A sou ofC. W. Hawthorn, Of Barnard,
/ Was badly bitten By dog The other day
/ Canine demolished.
/ During The eleven years working Of
+ The national bsnkrupt law In Vermont
there have been 900 petitions ded
At North Troy. grade cows are very
cheap and sell At from Sl5 to ego Hay
sells Al from IS to Sio per ton.
More bills have been introduced both
/ in the House and Senate than at Auy pre-
vloas session OF the legislature.
/ The bin sppropristing $1,000 for for
nishing the House Of Correction, bias re-
oeiged The governors signature.
The famous Roy oxen o. Barnet, weigh.
/ ing 8 200 lbs, aud which have taken ma.
merous premiums at fairs, have been sent
toahe Boston market.
/ Frank L. Richardson, OF Bratlleboro
i completed at Springfield, Saturday night,
the feat Of walking go consecutive miles
inside Of rs consecutive hours.
The old Phoenix hotel IN Csstleton on
/ Lake Bomosecn, owned by Michael Cof-
/ fey, and which has been occupied by bin
as hotel aud dwelling house for two
years, was consumed by FIRE Sunday
! night.
One Of the wesltbiest farmers in Add.
son county noted for his eccentrcity and
penurionsness, has been sued by his hired
girl for wages due her for several years OF
service IN bis family.
j. H.. Wilson of Chester, bols cider IN
common sap evaporation, at the rate OF
ten barrels day. He has already sold
ton OF apple jelly, and dnds.a good mar
ket for his boiled cider Ia the cities.
A wealthy Proctorsvine widow died
the other day, and her son was SO "riled'
10 see neigbbor, with whom she had had
n lawsuits, ut the funeral, that be public
I ly requested him to depart. A quarrel and
nearly fight was the result.
! A bright little Shoreham boy, who had
been engaged in combat with another boy
some time ago, was reproved by hissunt,
! who told him he ought always TO wait un-
Ill the other boy "pitched upon him.
"Well," explained the little hero, "but If
| wait toe the other boy to begin, Pm
| 'frad ,heIe won't be any fight!"
william Ransom, of Craftsbury, shot
himself in the head the other morning.
dying instantly. lle was twenty-six
years OF age.
General Kingsey's horse, that carried
him rs major of the Twelfth Vermont,
through the celebrated Gettysburgh cam
pagm OF 1868, clicked the bucket" The
other night, aged twenty-five years.
The Saranac Horse Nail Company,
which has been in operation in Vergennes
for the last two years, has removed to
Platisburgh, N. Y. Forty-fve Of the EN-.
iployes go over, aud the loss OF these me-
chancs aud the weekly payroll OF the
three hundred dollars makes It a serious
thing for Vergennes and a correspond.
ing gain TO Plattsburgh.
An accident-caused by broken rail-
occurred on the Portland Il Ogdensburg
road, near Walden, on Friday afternoon.
Israel Wood of Wolcott was killed, and a
Mrs. Waterman of Hydepalk is said to-
have been fatally injured. Five other
persons were slightly injured.
The cost of building the State Work
house was $50, ops Go. The cost Of boilers
and engine, OF certain articles Of furniture
which it became necessary TO build into
Tue structure, Of grading the grounds, OBJ
taiuing water and gas, etc., have in
creased this amount by $3,87G.52. The
buildings are completed and being thor
oughty dried by steam heat. They will
be ready for occupancy As SION as the
furnishing il completed and u superin'
iendcnt appointed.
DR.. A. l.. Pate, Of Wilmington, one
OF the old school physicians, died on Nov
4, aged II years lie was one OF the first
settlers OF the town, ani one u ti,e oldest
Masons ~ the state.
Mr. Michael Day OF Richmopd has
raised from an acre Aul hslf OF laHd 45g
700 head OF cabbage aud 100 bushels OF
carrotl.
A meeting OF the creditors Of the 81.
Albans Foundry Company was held at
st. Albaus, Wednesday, before Register
/ Lawrence. The Bank OF Malone, which
| Is heavy creditor, has demanded an In.
/ vestigaton OF the books aud papers OF the
1 bankrupt concern, aud this commenced
at St, Adams the same day.
THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, IN
( his lecture on "The wastes and burdens
OF society,"" claims Vman's natural life to
I be so years, and as the acreage life Is bat
/ So years, there must be waste OF ~
/ years, There Is much OF truth In this
abatement. II man be unfortunate In
| business, II is attributed to the violation
oil some commercial law. Now, II per-
son be taken on 10 the prime OF life, ought
I IL not to be attributed to the violation OF
some physiological lawg II people only
knaw helter. they would live better aud I