The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-29

form one OF his horses before he eau stioe
the snlmal.
The Springfield National bank has
voted 10 reduce its capital 10000, aud
that sum has been paid to the s,oekboid-
ers
Col. John Sargent, who died July 50,
l79s, and was buried mile north Of Brat
tleboro, is said to have been the first
white person born in Vermont.
Rodney Pierce's wife was thrown from
carriage at Andover few weeks ago,
caused by The insufiieiency OF the high
way, and received injuries on Der back !.
The selectmen have settled for the dam
ages By paying Mrs. Pierce $500.
4 The POwnal farmers are not willing TO
settle With the Boston, Hoosic Tunnel snd
/ Western road at The prices awarded the
Grst litigant, aitera oil, and The commission
ers have been busy hearing the cases Of
Orrin Bates and other land owners. Bates
clames 800 an acre for land watch he ac-
knowledges sppraising, as lister, four
years ago at sl25, and most OF the other
owners want the same price.
Gov. Fairbanks has appointed Gen.
w. W. Giout of Barton, Col. Albert
Clarke of st. Adams, and Hon. N. 7.
Simons OF Rutland, board of directors
of the new state work house at Rutland.
Hon. George b Loring of Massachu-
sets, has accepted an invitation TO deliver
the annual address at the Vermont State
Fair
Several persons are digging for gold at
Plymouth, and it is reported that two
men recently took out in one day gold to
the amount OF SIS, aud that one nugget
was found worth 81.
1t is reported that the Central Vernon
railroad officials contemplate erecting al
/ White River junction mammouth hotel
on the site now occupied by the depot, in
which the restaurant and telegraph office
are located. The burning ofthe junction
House has fastened these plans,
! In the town of Norwich, on the bank Of
brook which empties into tributary of
the Connecticut, is an elm tree, the spread
OF whose top is no feet, and the circumfer.
ence of the trunk three feet from the
ground, Is feet inches. The age of the
tree is about 100 years, aud II is supposed
that this is the largest tree of the kind in
New England. The man who owns the
land on which the tree grows Is 90 years
old, and still vigorous in body and mind
lie was born on the farm, and remem
bers when this tree was so small that hi
could span it with his fingers.
A whirlwind struck Allard Brothers
mill yard at Mechanicsvile, Mount Hol'
, ly) the other day, and destroyed from O.,
, 600 to 5000 feet of lumber. Whole piles
of boards were lifted up and carried off
some being dashed through the sides of
, house near by, and others taken straigh
up in the air out ofsight
. Quite remarkable instance Of the I'm
certain nature of investments 10 minera
springs hotels Is that Of the large ant
magnificent Middletown Springs House
; erected few years ago at cost of owe
$50 900. The new resort was crowde'
for season or two, but since then th
patronage has steadily declined, an
e this summer The hotel has not been opene,
i 10 The public. The whole property ca
now be purchased, it is said, for 50 700.
De Forest Leach OF Lowell, bad hi
e foot injured by stepping upon nail re
c Gently, and is now moving Skeleton
= having lost many pounds Of flesh and sui
tered terrible paine.
"a A grand fremen's muster Will be bel
y at Bratileboro September IL, when prize
g Of $500, Sl75, 800 and $50 WILDE ofiere
n for hand engine companies, ant 500 an
800 for hose companies.
u Zebina spauldpg of Bethel. wintere
e. torty-three sheep, and though be has sol
D. $lG5 worth Of wool, sheep sud iamt
e. since then, he has foriy-fcur on han
now. lie thinks that sheep pay bette
10 than cows.
re Hon. Wofthiugton Smith OF st. Albal
a. has filed a petition In bankruptcy. Nj
sr smith was creditor of The foundry con
lr pauy to the amount of about sii5,0O
aud an eDdorser Of their paper for sboi
$4,000. Their failure, therefore, BAN
rupts all. Smiths personal llabiiitie
m aside from these endorsements, are CO.
, siderable, but bis assets would be large
!, IN excess OF them. Much sympathy
felt
hThe loss of Col. veazey aud DR.. Mes
= by The burning OF the Green Mounta
" House ST Clarendon Springs en- TuesdI
u morning, Is about 81 600. They were !
70 sured for something over 5000. IT
- = original cost Of the property, ve beIiev
a was nearly $4,000.
H. Edwin c. Hayden, the alleged murde
er, was taken 10 Windsor prison on no
day. lie said 10 AIeporter: Il am co
Ice ideot sbst II get new.tfia ! cam
m get an impartial one 10 OFieaas count
re- The fact that several OF the jusYmen vi
cd tried me had formed an opinion, ~
OF Chamberlain had both formed and {
ed pressed an opinion, sboEs The true co
%, dItIon and status Of feeling if Noribe
zee Vermont Considerable Curiosity "
ed manifested along the route 70 see {
ds. prisoner Hayden will remais 81 Win
sor liIl be il taken TO Montpelier 10 De
Tor Der, where the exceptions viii be hes
by the fall bench.
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