The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-03

Malignant dIphiberia prevails a. East
Wslllugford, and two cases have proved
fatal
Over 1000 people visited the Park Art
Gallery At Burlington during the e1hibi-
tion.
Franklin Davis OF sheffield raised the
present season, 40 bushels Of wheat from
TWO bushels sowing.
The Western fever has struck South
Troy badly. About II have left for Grand
Rapids, Mich, aud sti;l there's more to
follow.
la Watervile potatoes are rotting bad.
ly; and sell at 80 cents per busheI, Al
North Troy they sell at 30 to 90 cents for
shipment.
joel Proctor Of Bolton, Mass, has
doubled bis gilt 10 the Vermont academy
at Saxlon's River, so that itnow amounts
to the handsome sum OF 1000.
The tenth annual meeting OF the slate
Sunday school association OF Vermont,
will be held al st. Johnsbury, Tuesday
aud Wednesday, October 9th aud 10Th
The Troy fumes announces that Lucius
Biaelow has superseded s. b. Peueugill
In the position OF edhor-in.ehief OF the
Rutland Herald.
At the Caledonia county iair the exbib.
IL Of working oxen was superior. The
Barnet tswn team took the $50 prize, it's
ten yoke OF oxen averaging over 1000
pounds, the heaviest pair weighing 5,l05
pounds. MA
Potato quotations at Rutland are 40 and
80 cents per bushel, aud the demand Is at
present greatly Ia excess OF the supply.
The crop Ms generally reported will be
less than the average yield by one.half.
Messrs. A. T. & o. 4. Barron have de-
cided to rebuild the Junction House At
White River Junction and make tia first
class hotel. The depot at Il at place is to
have another story and 2 wing at the
south end, both Of which have been rented
by the Barrons for their restaurant.
Two car loads OF meriuo sheep have
just been sen, from Vergennes % Colora-
do and Two from Middlebury 10 Texas.
Fiocks of choice merinos have also recent
ly been taken from Addison county TO
Wisconsin.
j. w. Nichols OF Concord has got 1850
pounds of butter from 10 cows so far this
season, three OF them being two-yesr-old
Jersey heiters. Nichols has a hog which
now weighs 700 pounds, which ia the re-
suit of sour milk.
Recently Mr.. Bancroft OF Bristol, while
running at Vergeulles 70 get aboard y
train, stumbled aud fell against the
depot platform, breaking his skull and
cheek bone. lie did not appear to have
been much injured and went along, taking
team at New Haven for home, but be
has since died.
s. II. Sterlin, of Woodstock, sold two
valuable horses to a New York man
named Mcbride, recently, receiving a
check, which was returned protested two
days after the animals had gone. lie i'm
mediately telegraphed TO New York
transportation agent to hold his property
and started for the city himself, arriving
just In time TO save 1t.
Every village in Vermont which has
imperfect sewers ought to take warning
from Rutland. II county court, Barney
Winn of that place has just won a suit for
damages done bis premises by the burst
ing Of the main garbage sewer in his gar. :
den in 1873, getting 1891 damages. Ills
mother also has brought suit for broken
leg caused by this imperfect sewer, and
Patrick Lynch lost three children last
winter IRON typhoid fever caused by the
same means, while Mrs. Kelley has a
claim tor fever bred by another village
sewer.
The honor OF inveniing The first steam
boat is claimed tor Capt. Samuel Morey
OF Fairlee, who died in 1913, by bis de-
scendants, who Say that he built aud pro-
PEELED vessel Of that kind on the Con-
necticut river ia 1898. IA years before
Futou's Cefmont made it's trial nip on
the Hudson. Capt. Morey was man OF
wealth and spent considerable money in
scientific experiments. He was also
valued correspondent OF the late Prof.
S,illmaH OF Yale, contributed interesting
articles TO the journal OF Science and
Arts, aud was well acq TAINTED with
Robert Fulton. who 10 charged with get
ting his ideas OF steamboat from q
model which Morsy showed bin.
A large number Of poultry faHciers
met st the Weldea the l1thi and organ
lied q state poultry association, with
George Gregory Suaith of 81. Adams
president, Fred A. Fields OF Rutland sec
Rotary. They also elected vice president
from each county in the state and board
OF directors, aud adopted . constitution
and bylaws. The association adjourned
subject TO the call Of the directors.
/ A young lady In Windsor, after return.
Ing IRON church Sunday evening alarmed
The household aud caused general com.
motion by the report that she could smell
smoke, bot thorough search revealed
nothing excepting that the trimming on
her bat bad nesriy burned Of. A wan.
ing 10 young ladies sho are accompanied
/ by young geutietnen that smoke.
There are several somewhat notorious
characters among the inmates Of our state
prison, and we sire soryto NOTE the name
! az anldler ~ Ihn srnr II Iala- I.rnn.