The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15


iars viii psobably hs esoapis1 ~ J. p.
KIagslkaaa rev hoFse pail eonPAny.
NAshan skiaaer 81 Painted has Oh.
talnsa tAis season one hundrea sad forty
large laa3a of bay ca his fsgui, from thiriJ
Gores-afy leads being proeaFed from 10
ssrcs, which b ,op-drcssea last spfing
Ga several sores there wee q least ioar
tons to TIE acre
FlAoen men arc employed 81 CAsl4ctcn,
removing blocks Of peueil stohe al The
quarry little distance north Of that VII.
lAge. After being taken to ibe surface
they are spit into slabs enc quarter Of an
isch thick then sawed iato pieces tour
inches wide and six lnehes long, when
they are boxed and sent 20 Newark \. j.
where they are converted BY maehinery
Into slate pencils at The rae Of 5000 a
day.
Mrs. smith johnson, Of Ira, started
/ irom bone Saturday afternoon, ior West
Rutland, aud while passing down The bill
near The Dewey place, 10 Rutland, the
shafts broke OF from one eide OF The
wagon, Tightening the horts, which be-
came violent, throwing out both ladies,
Mrs johnson striking 10 such a manner
that her neck was broken, Killing her iu'
sAntly. A lady who was with her was
not much injured. Mrs. johnson was
daughter Of Ira Wilkinson OF Ira, aud
was an estimable lady
Miss Nelue h. Wall OF Bennington
was, on Saturday, soon after noon, Tho
victim OF bold but unsuccessful attempt
at robbery on Court street, Rutland
When in the vicinity OF Jndson n. How
ards residence, she was approached by
man named Jnslus G.. Clarki aiiai
Jesse Clark, who has not al over goot
reputation there, grabbed her wallet anC
satchel which she had IN her right hand
and attempted TO run away with them
The lady Immediately gave the alarm anC
Justice Warren, who lives in the hous'
with Mr.. Howard, saw the operation ano
gave chase. Clark ran up Washington
street and on to Nickwackett, where b.
was secured by Justice Warren and thel
placed into the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Stearps. He was subsequently, brough
before Justice l.. Vsliquette, (Col. war
t reu being disqualified to act on account o
being a witness in the oase) aud bount
up in the sum Of 81 900 for his appearance
at the county court In September, in de
G fault of which he was committed TO jail
Q Clarks plea is that he thought the lad.
$ was his wife, and he did it merely $50
Q fun but The court took different view
!, of the case, and he was held for trial u
the sum above named.
The well known junction House a
' White River, owned by A. I, T. .. i
Barron, was entirely DESTROYED by FIR
i Saturday morning The fire broke gu
/, about six O'Clock, in The kitchen in th
rear of the house, and rapidly sprea
thro the partitions. BY seven O'Clock ei
eines arrived from Hanover and Lebanon
N. H., rendering timely aid. BY the
efforts the stables and neighboring bnilC
ings were saved, but the hotel buildin
\ was entirely consumed, together with u
y carriage house, bowling alley, also IL
: stables belonging TO G. W. Gates, whoi
house was also damaged. The iurniiul
is mostly saved. Messrs. Barron lo'
about $4,000; insurance $4,000,
e. which 50, 900 is in the Vermont Mutua
o. aud the remainder in New York compal
les. Mr.. Gates loss is $4,000, fnlly CO
I'd cred by insurance.