The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-07
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written a book entitled "rhe History Of
Liberty"
I There IL society tor the prevention Of
cruelty to animsls, II Brattleboro, aud
one al Bd.tol-the only ones Ia the state.
Napoleon BeIIAmy, aged years, was
drow ned Ia the river At YergenBes, Tues.
day, By falling through the thin ice.
4 Hon. Joseph Adams, president OF the
Bank Of FAirhayeu, died Tne,day. lie
IVES alec prominent marble dealer.
Rutland county liquor agents sold $l,.
800 worth Of The ''critler' last year, fof
medicinal aud mechanical purposes"
The services OF Prof q, W Hal. late
I OF Germany, have been secured as iuGtruc.
TOT IN natussl science by Middlebury Col
I lege.
/ II seems that The trouble about the Rut-
lsud wsterworks i that water enters the
reservoir in iour-ineh pipe and leaves il
n a ten inch.
! a mad dog was shot, at Burlington,
Friday, a leading symptom ofhis insanity
being series OF freDzied attempts to bite
of his own tail
Some places 10 Lamoille county suffer
ed quite severely IRON Fridays gale. Ia
! Cambridge, the barn OF Charles Warner
was blown across the Burlington aud La
noble Railroad track.
Calvin II. Stowe at Barre was arrested
Saturday Tor stealing several volt aud
buffalo robes from teams under the church
sheds recently, aud lodged ia the Mont.
pelier Jail in default OF $500 bail.
A wrestling match in Rutland the 2lst
between Charles Connor OF Dandy, and
Peter Owens of Fairfield, brother OF
James Owens, the champion, was won by
Conner in two out OF three falls. The
contest was fair aud ciose.
The debt OF the town of Rutlsud, $l49,-
000 has been reduced the past year about
$50 900. This was done by tax of so
cents on dollar OF the grand list, netting
$4,000. Tue dog tax, under the new
law, amounting to 5000.
The St. Johnsbury Caledonlan says Col.
Fairbanks has "purp" which weighs
100 pounds and stands up as high as an
Attorney calf, which be resembles in coli
or, lie is an English mastiff, bred in
Montreal
Montpelier papers are complaining that
respectable women are followed 10 the
streets OF that place evenings by "losters
OF high aud low degree" aud intimate
that II that SORT OF thirg is Kept up some
body will get hurt.
The city papers say that the wife Of
Chsuney X. Williams, formerly Of the
Rutland Globe, has inherited about $780,
600 from her father, Mr.. BedeIl, promi-
nent banker, who recently died in Brook
Iyn, N. Y, with reversion of as much
more after her mothers death.
&. II Biglow, special U. s. mail agent,
is at Hydepark investigating The charges
against Postmaster &. J. Patch. The
charges are four in number, with several
spec iicatious under esch charge. The
third charge is fraudulent sale OF postage
stamps.
a Brandon despatch says: Apparently
conclusive evidence has been discovered
to prove that II. &. Bascom, accuse OF
mairasance MS cashier OF the brandon
National Bank, was ia partnership with
j IL Batcheier, whom be lei have $50, !.
600 of the banks money, mostly on wild
cat and raised psper,
81. Johnsbury evidently has al honest
tnau Des. George Rannty, who has
gone through bankruptcy, and although
the law re Ieases him from all obligations
by The payment of 50 cents on dollar, is
going right along aud paying 100 cents
Just as fast A. he can raise the money.
The late w. w. Caldwell OF Montpelier
bad the habi, of tucking away money in
all manner OF odd places, and among
cred were a $50 treasury note, which
ceased bearing Interest ten years ago, and
= number OF Stale bank bills that bad be-
come worthless
Geo. w. strauahan, Jr. Of Waterbury,
Tuesday evening, attempted TO shoot
Miss Damon Of that place, shooting at her
once, the ball striking Der belt aud glAnc-
Ing Of. She ran into closet, aud be
fired twice az her through the door, falling
to hit. Tie then attempted e. shoot him.
sell; The ball entering his bieasi, glanced
aud came out on the right side lie lie
not dangerously wounded, aud Is under
arrest. lie has heretofore been con.
.idered steady Young man, aud the
Young lsdy has good reputalion aud Is
sell CONNECTED. Jealousy was the cause.
curious case Of fascination by a rat j.
reported from Burlington For seyerAl
weeks little Fiaheriy girl has carried
bis Of food to tie bAru for her kitty" IS
she said The mysterious pet proved to
be large rat, which she brought TO The
house Ia her sftns. The auimal was
killed by her brother aiter a sharp fight,
in which the family refused to join. The
boy. paniaioons suffered from the teeth
Of The rat, which the children tsy hissed
like snake when attacked.
Henry Cave, sexton 81 he NJ. L.
Church Al Albargh Ceuler, went to lbe
church, sunday morning. 10 start The Ore
Finding TIA, be bad iOrgotlen toe key,
be attempted 10 gala admission BY crawl
log through sa air hole 10 The wall. lie
yof half way thr0uyh and stuek aud tbe