The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-24
SEARS NEws.

About the lyelicst business concern
in The state just now Is the cider mill.
Jason steele, for a long time cashier of
the old Ascutney bank, died at Windsor,
the 7lb, aged so years.
a chap astonised the natives over at
Wbeelook, the other day, by eating four-
teen large pieces OF pie.
State officers and members oihhe Legis-
lsture have already contributed $500 to
the yellow fever sufferers.
A Tunbridge mau recently lost COW
10 singular manner. The Garth gave
away on the side hill 10 the pasture
where she was walking, and she rolled
some 10 rods down the hill. breaking her
back
On the 10Th, two.y ear.od son OF Paul
Lacross, OF Dsuxbnry, having a three.
tined table fork in his hand, fell to the
floor, and the fork entered the side of his
neck, making a wound from which he
died IN three days.
Rutland man named Hall is gold
mining night and day at Bridgewater,
with two sets of miners, and Is said to be
taking out some very rich ore.
In Washington county court joel Emer.
son was found guilty OF assault on Will
liam Penn, with intent TO kill and mur.
der, and for robbery, and was sentenced
to fifteen years in The State Prison.
In Eden Certainly misnomer in this
instance) a mother and daughter have
both applied for divorce from their hus.
bands Who beats that?
In the case Of the side Judge in Orange
county,.who was said TO have been de-
feated by the democratic nominee from
tho misspelling of his name on the ticket,
the error was considered as clerical ana
accordingly corrected, the true name be.
ing ]. p. Cleveland, Jr.
Mr.. Lyman E. Knapp has retired
from the Middlebury Register to devote
hmselfto the practice Of law, lie has been
connected with the paper as editor and
publisher Is years. The Register will be
conducted by Mr.. Il. NJ. Bailey, who has
been associated with Mr.. Knapp the past
two or three years.
Mr.. G. +. Robinson Of South Hero re-
lates, that several weeks ago, his span of
horses became frightened aud started for
a lively run among his buildings His
large Newfoundland dog took IN the stu.
alton, and succeeded In heading and
stopping the team until It could be Sc.
cured.
A year ago Charles Taft of Weston,
Overseer OF the poor, A II Dury's hired
man, took Abigail Manning, a pauper so
years old, who bad lived in town few
weeks, and carried her aud her goods
over into Mt Holly and left them By the
side Of the road The latter town sued
Taft and Drury jointly under the statute
agsinst removing paupers, aud has just
obtained verdict OF 5000 at Rutland.
Gen. L. G. Kingsley of Rutland met
witha serious accident Saturday, the 18th.
lie went TO West Rutland to inspect some
property and 1t being stored in the loft
over blacksmith's shop, went mp lad
dc: through an opening. lie stepped
from the ladder to loose board in the
floor, which tipped up with him, precipi.
tating him to the floor below. The fall
broke bis leg 10 two places, between the
knee and the ankle, the bone 10 one
bresk protruding through the skin.
a Caslleiou correspondent Of the
Herald says: Fifteen bushels OF pound
sweets, i've bushels Of fall pipplns, three
bushels Of seek.no.furthers, Two bushels
OF rassels aud SIX bushels OF common
fruit have been gathered from one tree In
this village the pIeseni'Ali. The tree is
sixty years old snd gir,hs eight feetat u c
trunk, Il has stood on or little domain
rs years, aud ia that Time has supplied
us with from five to six hundred bushels
OF apples.
Ii i rarely that the blue-iay, which
cries shrilIy and defanily from he lofty
tree tops 10 the clear autumn days, issue.
cestinllF Gagged Or domesiicaied. A resi-
dent Of West Dammers,ou, however,
owns lame Jay shich has developed
marvellous powers Of miniery. II imi-
ta.es TO perfection the cawing ~ crow,
The erowiug Of bantam rooster. lbe
cAekilng sud Checking q beas, aud the
peeplHg d chickens.
A fuisauiY atsauis was attempted on 3
lady near Raliand, Wednesday. bal frHs-
traled By hef spirit and presence Of mind.
! She vas dfiying from saiberlAnd Fails 10