The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-07-31

Addison county farmers, especially
those on the lake shore, get a crop OF hay
lighter than usual, but Of excellent qsllity
Sam Richards OF MiddIebury challenges
any one 10 tho state, not barring Norman
Taylor, to run a race from 10 to 20 miles
for $50s side.
George Holmes, al Bellows Falls, while
ringing church bell the other day, fell
some Is feet and was badly injured about
the spine.
Mrs. Lucy IIinckey, mother.inlaw Of
Hon. Lyman G. IIiuckley, OF Chelsea,
was seriously injured by q fall recently,
Her recovery Is doubtful as she is "a
years old
Patrick luar, Daniel O'Brien and
Joseph Kelley have been fined ten dollars
aud costs each for getting into drunken
row in Jamaica. Muzzy, the msn who
furnished The rum, was fined lbe same
amount.
Daring the first six months u the pres
ent year there were thirty.siX failures in
Vermont, with liabilities Of 1918 900.
During the same time last year the figures
were 60 aud sl,070,000
The buildings OF The Bennington manu-
featuring company, al North Bennington,
are hereafter to be used in the manufac.
lure OF collars, which will make ihriy.
ing industry 10 place ofthe bankrupt shoe
business.
DR.. X. &. JENNIE, OF East Corinth, was
seriously injured by stick OF timber %
feet long falling from the roof Of shed
10 feet, striking him on the head No
hopes of bis recovery ATE enlaned
During thunder storm Tuesday o.
T. Iladlock's dwelling house in Troy was
struck by lightning, and two of the occu.
pants were knocked down and injured.
The house was not badly damaged
On Thursday evening the six year old
daughter of Elmere Goodyear, OF Ripton,
fell down precipice in stream. She
broke her back and was instantly killed.
II is said The Rutland scale works have
Just secured large amount Of additional
capital by the purchase by New York
firm Of 1000 in stock aud 5000 in
bonds.
Under the provisions of bin passed
last fall, Hon. G. w. Willard of Montpel.
Ter and Col. w. G. Veazey of Rutland
have been appointed commissioners to
prepare new revision of the public laws
of this state; and the work will be
promptly and faithfully performed.
The other day three girls, IA or Is
years old, daughters of Hon Henry Bal
lard OF Burlington, Judge Noyce and A.
G. Dixon, walked from Dixon's to the
summit of MI. Mansfield { nd returu-an
aggregate distance OF seventeen miles.
A pretty fair walk for members Of The
! fair sex.
At Burlington Tuesday evening, II. A.
Mooney jumped from the top Of a bay
window 10 seize burglar that he
thought was trying TO get IN, aud became
impsed on pickel fence, picket enter
ing bis right thigh and causing an ugly
wound and be also received serious in.
ternal injaries The burglar was not dis.
covered.
Brookfeld is overrun with gIasshop-
pers, and the eastern part Of Roxbury Is
but little better of In some sections
where they have been at work he fields
look as il they had been burned over
The grass 10 the pastures OF Deacon Jul.
ius Edison Of BrookGeld is completely
eaten off so thai be Is obliged to keep biz
cattle in bis barns.
Daniel Smith Of johnson has caught q
bear In steal trap, which, when found
had dragged The tap some distance and
nearly gnawed of Der foot She wa
minus another foot, and be thinks be
caught thsti 10 the same trap three or foul
years ago. Sheep pastures about The
bsse Of Mansfield mountain have beer
/ much infested by bears OF late.
A young womsn OF Newark was tsrrec
aud ragged the other day by five Other
young women. The cause of this par.
iieulaf att snlion On the part Of the said
young ladies toward The fret named f.
male l. alleged immoral conduct 90 hei
part The rags were substituted fol
feathers, ihough the feathers are promised
10 the future unless che changes bel
habits.
The Darlington Free Press says TIA
business 10 The shops, factories and lam
Der yards there Is better than for foul
years past. The mills are running on ful
time, aud With complement Of EN-
pioyes; lbe machine shop has orders fol
three or four months ahead, the foundr,
10 crowded with business, aud ia al ID,
pioneer shops things are going Oh briskly
At Sewbury, the ether day, while dig
King Of lbe bank 81 the top Of the hii
near the old fort of revolutionary fame
some men nDearthed The skeleton of Al
indiau, which was buried IL al upTigh
position. Judgiug from The shspe of ID,
skull il i thought 70 Be OHe Of he tribe o
/ FiAtheRds.