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

he aauuAl encsmgmcut 81 The Frsi
Regiment, Vernon, Militia, Coionel T.
5. Peek. vii probably be hsia IL Bar.
lngioa Ga Asgusi 1873 nsai. The camp
viii be named Camp Fairbanks, IN boHof
o. His E1osileney Gov. Fairbanks.
Mrs.. Laura Johnsan, Aboat y years
old, who was very respectfully connected,
and who has been : saocessinl teacher,
hung herself Al Essi walHnglord, The
other day, IN bsrn. Several years sgo,
orsemns Fitch hung himself 10 he same
barn, aud mile below, on The same
rosd, towards Ca,iingsviils, Mr. Me 1
ln,yre hung himself lees than year ago
A little girl Of Michael AeMAhon's Of
North winislon, two and a bali years
Of age, was run over and instantly killed
BY The cars, Thursday afternoon. She
was al play on The track near Der home,
which is very near curve 10 the road
aud It being ''dowu grade" Il was impos.
sible TO stop The train till the whole Of II
had passed over the body, manglIug il
terribly.
James G. French, Esq Of Montpelier,
formerly manager Of The Montpelier q
Wells River railroad, has taken con.
tract to build the Kalamazoo, Lowell &
Northern Michigan railroad and the CON-
pAny has lust Issued 100000 Of first
mortgage seven per cent. bonds to raise
the money. II Is expected $4,000 will
be taken on the line
G.. A. Caster Post, G.. A r., OF Ben
niugton are to celebrate the l0lst ami.
yersary OF the battle Of Bennington eau
gust l6) with "Field Day" In the ex-
erciscs Of which all the Posts Of Benniug-
Ton county will participate, and the Posts
Of North Adams, Troy aud Albany. The
general idea OF the programme is pro-
cession, a dinner TO be rendered by the
Post TO their guests, a platform dance 10
the woods, and generally a gala time.
A Lyndon young man named Carter,
got caught 10 an under current while
bathing, recently, aud, when q compsn-
ion named Newell went to his assistance
be got on his back and forced him under
water. Newell walked on the river bot
tom about 20 feet, however, and carried
Carter to the shore.
Hon. Joseph Potter, of Whitehall, and
Hon. james Forsyth of Troy, N. Y, who
have been taking testimony In the case OF
Forsyth Va. the American Hone Box COM
pany ct al, before Il b. Sawyer OF
llydepark, have compromised the whole
litigation, which involved property cost
ing more than 10000. Forsyth takes q
decree of about $4,000. II is hoped the
company will resume business.
A little fourteen-yesrs.old adopted
daughter OF Edward Crosby, q prominent
I Brattleboro commission merchant, was
brutslly outraged by fendish tramp
about eleven o'clock Saturday morning,
a short distance from her home, which Is
within the village limits. She had gone
TO an orchard back OF the house for APP
plies, when she was seized by the brute, a
/ handkerchief drawn tightly over her
mouth to suppress her screams aud the
crime committed, the villain escaping be-
fore an alarm could be given. The news
spread rapidly and hundreds of excited
citizens started TO scour the surrounding
country in hopes OF bringing the villain
to justice. A reward of $500 has been Of
fered for his arrest and kilograms have
been seni in all directions describing him
of middle age, of medium height, having
a mustache and light hair and wearing a
soft black bat, dark coat, pants with
large patches aud an undershirt, but with
out shirt or vest. 1t seems almost i'm
possible for him TO escape, and threats OF
lynching are made by the exasperated
community.
A letter received by the American
: Board, IN Boston, dated, Picking, June A.,
1878, announces the death of Rev. Z. II.
Hu0t, OF tue DoaFus NoEtn Onluh mlsslOn
and OF several missionaries connected
with other societies. Mr.. Hunt was
seized with the typhus fever on the 18th
of May and died on the 30Ih. He was
born at Arlington, January so, 1916, and
after learning the printers trade went, in
1889, with his wife to Madras. Here he
took charge of the printing establishment
of the American Board, aud managed II
with great success for q years. In 1866,
on tie REIMBURSEMENT of the Madras Mis-
sion, be and his wife returned 10 the
United States, aud after a stay Of few
months went to North China in 1868 as
missionary of the Board.