The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-10-23
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Eliza Bennett, Az aged unmarried lady,
was run oven hy train on the Troy aud
Boston railroad, near Powna, recently,
aud lo.e, bdh legs aud M atm.
lnintinstions were flied by the Siate's
attorney ui Windham county against tho
persons from Bellows Falls who we're
sumnoned before the coanty court 10
testify agsinst The liquor dealer, and te-
fused 10 obey the courts sabp9na, and
thew were tiued $40 aud costs, amount
ing to abou, $25 each.
A very sad accident occurred at Section
8, Central Vermont raihoAd, last Ss'ur-
day afternoon. Timothy Gilligan get n
the M mailtrain Al Ludlow Ia ride to his
work Of getting out ,tone in u cut, and
intended TO jump eff whom he reached
Section s. Reaching his destination he
jumped of and was running by the side
OF the car without losing his hold when
his foot struck something, and he was
thrown to the ground with such violence
as to mangle his head and face so badly
that re was not recognized When found
John Williams got 10 years in the state
prison from the county court for man.
slaughter at Jam.ica; Dennis Rafferty, !,
for an attempted rape upon Mrs. Whit
ney, ges yests; Nathan Howard, Tor
burglary goes 10 he reform school for the
remainder OF bis minority Sweeny, Nov
~ aud Hall for Injury to u dam at Gull.
ford, were tined $l5 aud costs, while
William Sweeney, Tor assault was fined
$40 aud costs.
The 81. Adams water superintendent
says the reservoir is lower than ever be-
fore, aud famine is imminent unle.s
great economy IL exercise ed or speedy
rains occur. A rigid surveillance will be
instituted
Kent Il Davis chair shop AT West
Dover was burned last Saturday evening.
Their saw mill was ALEC scorched, aad
other property 10 the vicinity was slightly
injured. Loss 81, 900; Insured for 5000.
At the terrific railroad accident near
Jackson, Mich, Friday, Moses Gray and
William Gray, OF Troy, were killed.
The musical convention 1T Rutland
was, on The whole, good one, but ma .
succcss financially.
Freighting business !. very scliv, u
Lake Champlaiu, and ft.re l. great DE-
maud Tor boats 1t increased freight tn =.
The w G. T U Of Middletuiy aie
circulating yety extensive hand bils de.
nouncing the u.e 81 lager beer IN thst
town
The Methodi'l Society OF Burlington
are TO have new bell which will weigh
1900 pounds and be- Tie largest ia ibr
city.
Diphtheria has been raging NJ Mr-t
Rutland ia epidemic lotm. On rh,ti.
clan has had 40 CO -. Ihf,r.1 Witch hav
proved ia'a lmir nrrup casrs 'trrc
ST piesrnt
Ills Va a. Z mbnis has truck Wogd-
stock eith tefiah to,er. Ever m-n
aud ba, Is sntc ed There l. 20 he =
walking luuta-ment un the Fair 6found
in that placr, Oc, 22d, tor purses amount
ins to 500
A. II. Fuaer, Bibir distributor found
200 fSuiIies IN Guilioid, coIuposed OF L.
1877 individuals OF whom COS aileud church
occasionally. spd PAS Altehd SAbhs'b
school; b. also Liuad rs children under )
year old. Ne .nd 1875 eopis, 81 ".
Bible, cos iug SIS A., AID gave Il c"pie.,
eo.iiug Sl2 50 There wtfs 70 isuiie'
~ithon. Bibl-, o. whom were komsh
Csthoiic aud II American ffals' 4t'-
lwsla,.i ~o -tngs ~ Iiiuie sndlyiauats
@rfs 49, .pp
A Hes CHtuth tafBer ln-i AJAX Ia a
peculiar msnnsf rcruts. The snina 4
xas diipking. y ben. in c3nregnsnee ~
the oke il,sl be w,H- sticsiHg i6io the
grouhd ia such = ushntf Asi0 ihsuAt tie
nass VI tlie ~ isto The walef, hs @s
drowueJ,
Descon FrsuAAn ) iIszss, = prominent
eitiz. Of IiAuIvrd. committed suicide
toe 7lh. whiie temporarily i"sshe, by
hsnxing 10 a ragsr hvase. lie has sanei-
ed few year. lrom iiss shecis VI .uH.
slross. aud inst year ~. oeiy son, nrfn-
bsr 81 tbe irr.ba,sa elsss in she srrlcuhu-
fEi department ss Dsrtmoatu. died, since
wileh liu.g be hiss btsn occasionally de-
ragged.
p. q Ladsey, ihe msasgsr 81 the Bar
Flngton aud Lamoilie Fsllrosd. bss inveas-
ed new method u loading timber upon