The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-04

Prank Lynde VI Yves, Bmttleboro has
a peach orchard Of GOO trees
The Bennington pesr aud plum crop
wiil be lhe largtst 10 msuy years
The iIouse OF Correction has NOW 81
occupants --,be largest nnmber ever there
81 onr time.
W "a. Berry il held ia u 600 Tor
thFeui ening 10 shoe, john Lawrence, bis
laIher.ilflaw, At Bennington.
Josiah P,ck, oi F.irb,veu, los, 10
lambs, killed recently b. panther which
has been proving Ia that section for two
or three weeks
Capt. DIN Scott, Of the Park guard,
Bennington, broke bis leg 10 sighting
from wagon last week, but will not be
kept away from the Bradford muster.
The State Convention of the
Woman'. Christian Temperance Union OF
Vermont will be held at Vergennes, Sept.
Gath aud 25ib, by invitation OF the Union
OF that place.
The Uniyersalists held their 46th anna
81 convention at Springfield last week
The denomination has 60 parishes IN The
state, four new ones have been added
during The year.
Hampton Stewart OF North Pownal
lost three fine four ears.oId colts from
bis patnre, Thursday night. They
we're evidently stolen, but no clue TO the
thieves has yet been obtained.
The family OF Pete Sipe, OF North Fer
risburgb, consisting OF eight persons,
have al aggregate weight Of 1902 pounds
His Elk daughters are somewhat delicate,
aud tip the scales at only 2l7 pounds
each
A Hydevile firm recently sent car
load OF roofing slate TO Monrsvia, Liberia
(Africa) to be used in covering Metho.
dist missionary church. This is believed
to be the first slate sent from the United
States to Africa.
II. Richards, OF Sherbroke, +. q who
is one hundred years Old, went TO Derby
Line the other day TO get married. lie
is bale aud hearty, his hair is turning
from white TO black, and where he was
bald the hair is growing again.
Alvin G. Warner, Is year old sou OF
William Warner, OF Lowell, was killed
by lightning last Friday The lightning
Knocked down three section men in Bar
ton on Friday, throwing a crow bar in
the hands Of one some distance.
During he fiscal y ear ending August Il
The fire insurance companies of Mont.
pelier have paid losses of follows: Yer.
mont Mutual, $l6s. 755 90; Farmers Mn.
tual, about sSl 900; Union Mutual, So
FOL SO. During the same period the
National Life Insurance Company has
paid In losses the sum Of $ll7, 124.
On The 2lst inst, while Mr.. David SUI.
derland, a respected citizen of Highgate,
was trying to yard some colts, the AMI.
mails rushed against aud overturned upon
him high board fence aud then passed
over II, with him underneath. His collar
bone was broken, shoulder dislocated aud
arm bruised aud internal injuries are
/ feared
Alter VIM Woodwork and Thoms
MorItsaY drank freely st Bennington sun.
day night, Of last week the latter te
fecled On Woodwork Tor shooting Johb
whitney, = Young villager, Two year, ago
whereupln Woodwork knocked Morris.
seY down, crushed his nose aud battered
bis head into an almost shapeless mass
The asssilant was lodged 10 Jail Monday
Ills victim lies in critical condition.
The Darlington Free Press says thai
last Friday night, Francis V. Randall. Jf.
who Ia understood 10 lie professional
smnggler, drive iuio town from North
Troy way with All Invoice OF smugaled
Whole concern, Including seven galloHs
Of liquor aud horte aud wagon appraised
at Sl27. The same paper says that the
stnuwglefs have depot some W here up
norta, near the line, TO which liquors are
smugglc led Ia large quantities and thence
sent out il small consignrnenls. The rev.
ense officers sEe bunting up the thing
and hope to suppress Il shortly.