The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-11
STATE sEws.

ForepAugh's circus exhibits In twenty.
seven different places in this state.
Brsttleboro Is to have bone mill espa-
bic OF grinding FIVE or six thousand
pounds Of bone day.
A four story building 100 feet In length
IL soon TO be built for the Vermont Farm
Machine Co., at Bellows Falls.
A project is on foot for reunion Of the
old soldiers OF Windham county, to be
held at Bratileboro within the next few
weeks.
The Fall Mountain paper company,
at Bellows Falls, have begun work on
their new mill, which will be ITO feet
long and As feet wide. 1lNaN,{g
a Bellows Falls justice in two days
incd fourteen persons for drunkenness
aud disturbing the peace. Ia not that a
rather hard showing ioI b..
A lady in Albany, nearly a hundred
years olu, is learning 10 play the organ,
aud the Orleans County Monitor says she
bids fair to become proficient.
Robert Williams, employed on the Ross
farm at Clarendon, aged about 81 years,
took paris green Sunday and died from
the effects Of the poison Monday after
noon.
Gen. II. H. Baxter, Of Rutland, has
given the Emmanuel church at Bellows
Falls 81 900, the annual income Of which
is to be used in improving the cemetery
at that place.
The new Catholic convent In BuFling.
ton, The foundations Of which are now
half up, will have frontage OF 10 feet
aud depth of Gil, and will be tour stories
in height. The whole structure will be
substantially built of brick and stone.
Mrs, Clarence Reynolds Of Norwich,
who was found dead in the cellar of her
house ten days ago, and who was report
ed TO have fallen through the foor of her
kitchen, lie now believed from certain sus.
picions circumstances TO have been muir
dered, and an investigation is being
made.
/ George Colpoy was shot through both
arms and Patrick Ga6Dey dubbed and
stabbed with pitchfork and left for dead
Monday night, at Windsor, by a man
named Dunslon, who claims the party
endeavored TO force an entrance into his
house after they were ordered out. Both
are IN critical condition.
4 The Middlebury Register remarks that
the movement Of merino sheep from The
vicinity westward has been lively, many
Of the best focks losing choice members.
Cherbiuo & Williamson sold one of their
stock rsms to A. & o. Is. Taylor of York
Centre, Ohio, for five hundred dollars
They also sold to the same parties five
other rams aud four ewes. One OF these
five rams brought two hundred, and
some OF the Others over one hundred dol
lars.
The charges that the Brattleboro anG
South Londonderry narrow gauge rail
road ia being insecurity constructed hayG
been investigated by w. II. Barnes o.
Spring deid, Mass, civil cukineer of thC
Connecticut River railroad, who passed
over The line. lie reports that the bridgei
are better than The average on new and
second class roads, that the grading Il
thoroughly done, aud that tie trestles arr
sufficiently strong Tor The ordinary roll
ing stock Of standard road.
The Brattleboro Retormer says lh'
seleetmen have nollaed G. w. Sprsgue
bondsman for A. A. Smith, constable anC
tar collector OF Weston, that be IL de
fauiler for $3.50 certainly, and probably |
, much larger san will be brought TO ligh
q. the old tax bills are presented, Smiil
having collected without creditiug on thl
old lax book, aud as Nj. L. sweetiand
The new collector, proceeds, be fads
good share Of the old taxes have beef
paid, aud The individuals hold Smiths re
ceipt. Smith has been camping out 0
town for The pas, few days.
Robert Nelutosh, farm lAborer, VIII
: was known 70 carry considerable sur
I OF money 90 bic person, vas atsanlle
E on The blghwsy 81 White River Juactiol
i on Friday evening by mad, who, spring
ing from the bushes, ielied him with
club, and Aflerwsrd pounded him wit
stone sulil be vas unconscious. Th
assassin scared bag Of meney whie
! MeIntoah had concealed under Bis cloth
0 ing. but, becoming siaFmed dropped It |
make bic esespe. Michael hcCue, an 81
toeiaie u Mcintosh, has been arrested 0
saspieion Of being the robbcf. aud 10 d
fault Of bail, il lodged 10 The county j.
At Woodstock.