The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-02-28

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The winooski liquor sgency's sales,
last year. aggregated 1880. Rather e
thirsty community.
The Eddy Brothers, Vernon. mediums,
have been arrested at Albany, N. Y, IS
impos,ers
Daniel Ham VI Dover died recenuy, aud
his wife wau ,eired with lJphoid pHeu.
mouia, aud died while bic iunerSl was
taking place.
At wAtetville, Friday, Nc. A. g.
wymAu was instantly killed by falling
down bic cellar stairs.
EI.eAshier Bascom has assigned all bis
property, worth shout S25 900, to the
Brandon national bank.
Putney has q temperance society OF
three years standing, with q membership
Of COO Ia a population OF 100.
Mr.. A. N. Merchant OF Burlington has
presented 3 fine collection Of minerals to
the Hight School Of that city.
A, b. Stark Of St. Johnsbury, has
q matched pair OF Devon steer calves that
weigh LILO pounds with light yoks on.
Rev. stephen wilkins, q Baptist minis.
ter OF Brooklyn, ~, who died the ! lth,
aged 81, was . native Of Weston, VT.
A Vernon. paper e ms OF a man 10 Ches-
ter who recently found ''some kind Of 3
straddle.bug In his watch /" II was prob.
ably q tick.
The youngest daughter ofGeorge Shurt-
led, OF Winooski, who tell into Q tub Of
bot water, Wednesday, died about noon,
Friday.
The good people Of WILLIAMSBURG were
appalled,, the other day, by the following
dreadful writing on the wall: ii AM
reDy To ceaTE your cHairSE."
DR.. Hoskins, editor OF the original YER
mont Farmer, is out with q prospectus
for the New Vermont Farmer, which he
proposes TO start within . few months, If
be receives a favorable response.
1t is said that more cousins have inter.
married ia the town OF Dandy, than any
other In the State. All the families In the
town are now related in one degree or an
other.
Another special meeting OF the Trus-
tees OF Burr and Burton Seminary, is
called for March 9th, when the question
Of future principle OF that institution
will be considered.
A Montpelier iruit aud oyster dealer
says that he has done not less thsR . $i0,-
900 business the past year, has made
charges TO over 800 persons, has settled
with ell but 26 aud has bu, $67 20 due on
his books.
II lie probable that Bennington will vote
at the coming town meeting TO fund her
$4,000 floating debt, but, with the pres.
ent feeling, no action is possible regard
Ing the so-called railroad debt Of SIP 900,
aud the $5S 900 accrued interest therein.
Samuel Hewes Of Fairlee died the 9Th,
aged 80 years, lie served IN the war OF
1912; aud was one OF the four survivors
Of the II volunteers who tore up the
bridge across The Saranac river at Plaits-
burgh, aud thus detes,ed the main British
attack
George Perkins Of highgatr, committed
rn!oide Oh saturday, February 10, by
hanging Ia a barn, but be wa not found
until W.dnesdA,. lie wAs between 40
and 30 year. Of sye, aud lesyes $ widow
sud two growa.up sous.
In Norwich r Gently Mr.. Henry Wills
two year old child not being well aud
~resiiye, MIR. Wills gave H. qniteing
powder, which the doctor bad lett for
Mrs. Wills. The dose proved too power.
fnl for the child. and from the effects Of
II II died,
One hundred aud fifty persons, msle
and female, are employed II the cotton
mills OF Jones, LAmsoa q Co., Windsor.
They Are now running one handred snd
eighty looms on sheeting and ducking,
besides spinning large quantities Of yarn
Tor the market, using nearly two hundred
bales Of cotton, per month. IN addition
10 the cotton mills, twenty FIVE men are
employed 10 the machIse shop.
The mad dog scare In BrattleborO be-
resulted In bringing Dot q proclamation
from The lowu and village fathers, order.
inR that ow mere OF dogs keep them wholly
upon their owu premises, aud any viola
ton OF this edict during the next thirty
days will be considered sufic lent cause
for . general slaughter OF the eaRins
tribe.
An analysis OF the well water which
has caused 30 much sickness In RIchford
has been made by Prof. Smyth OF Yer
mont University. The water 10 clear
~colorless, odorless, without sediment, aud
neutral In reaction. Contents: acids
sulphurie aud mnriatIc, were present
the latter 10 excess of nitrous scid anc
ultrle acid mere traees. Organic mattel
was found In considerable qusntity. Till
matter val easily d~ecompossd upou beat
ing, aud bad 3 very dissgrseahle stencil.
George LAdd, BrAttlebeee mathematics
prodigy, died Al the poor farm OF Thurs
day. Hls wonderful ability TO solve lbs
most dincat mathematical problems
although wItAout even . common Schoo
education, made him Al Interesting char
1eter. II gEven, for Instance, the numbeI
OF miles from Brsttieboro 70 wAshipgtoE