The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-02-12
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Eve having been sesu II one time
The diphlhsfia j. sprtAdisE Ia Esst
Middleoury sad Riplou, and several .
deaths have occurred.
The Montpelier and. Wells River rail- /
road will pay two per oent dividend.
While ]. b. Morse aud bic hired man
wsre choppiug aud drawing wood at
Westminster, tree two feet 10 diameter
lell scross pair OF vslaabie horses and
crushed them to deaih Mr. Morse was
ON The sic aud barely escaped.
The senate hiss confirmed the nomina.
don Of Ffanklin e. Baueraeld As super.
visor Of census for Vermont, aud that Of
Thomas j. Tiffany as postmaster al
Bennington.
The drive wheel on saving machine
thst FAuk Budum, OF Mclndoe's Falls,
was driving recently, burst, aud piece
bit him 90 The leg, iujufing him seriously,
but did not fracture the limb
The Congregational church Of Fair
haven have purchased site, aud will
build parsonage for their new minister.
Col. Joseph Ba,Iell, proprietor Of the
Bread Loaf Inn" at Riptou, will build a
telephone line 10 Mddlebury, dozen
miles away.
About so boys aud girls are employed
at the Newport veneer mills, making
straw berry baskets, About 100000
will be turned ont the present spring.
f. l.. Merit, OF Woloott, was severely
hurt The other day, BY his horse biting
him GU the right side and jamming him
to the ground aud then lifting him up
and shaking him.
FAirhsven is to DO supplied With water
from pond some three miles distant,
With tall OF nearly two hundred feet,
Thirty thousand dollars has been appro-
pristed, the money 10 be obtained by
issuing five per ceut bonds, running 20
years. t
Citizens OF Lsmoiile county, through
Senator Edmunds, have petilioned Con-
gress that the patent laws be amended SO
as to prevent the prosecution OF persons
who may ignorantIy infringe upon pa
tents, aud thus protect them from spec
ulators or imposors.
James A. Shedd, Eeq, of Burlington, is
/ feeding on his farm at Angola, Iowa,
| this winter-l55 head of steers, 1856 hogs,
besides 70 other head OF steers and cows,
aud SIX Lorses, the last used for farm
work. 1t requires 50 bushels OF corn per
day TO feed this stock.
General John NJ Currier, M. d., OF
Castleton, has recently beeu elected life
member of the New Hampshire Antigua
| rian Society. DR.. Currier has contributed
largely to several antiquarian and natu-
raj history societies, both in this and tor
eign countries.
The Lake Champain sea serpent was
seeu again, jus, before the lake closed
over, by party Of gentlemen from Ser
burn and Hiuesburgh. 1t was IN Shell.
burn bay, rose IL feet out OF water, APP
peared TO be two feet thick, aud WAS COW
cred with scales which glistened like the
precious metals in the SUM- Free Press.
bennington loses notable landmark
In the recent death of County Commits.
sioner John Sibley. A life long Demo
crst, be cast his first presidential vote for
Jackson and his last for Tilden. lie was
justice of the peace for % years. On
bis S0th birthday Cast Monday be could
recall only three persons in the town whc
were residents in his boyhood.
The destructive fires which, last sum
mer, swept over the timber lands in The
vicinity OF West Ferrisburgh, have ncces
STATED the cutting over Of large tracts o
valuable wood and timber.
The Central Vermont railroad con
sumes about 80 900 cords OF wood year
The price this year, for good hard wood
delivered at the track, ranges from 81 q
to 81 70, accordng.to locality.
Captain Alexander Aichersou. OF West
miuister, the veteran fox hunter of Yer
mont, now 10 bis Goth year, has caugh
and collected more fnrs Of various kind
this season than any OF the moro than a
years Of mis- experience. lie has just made
sale Of about three Thousand dollars
worth 60 Boston firm
. The Democratic National COMMITTED
! will meet ~ Washington FEBRUARY 30, it
decide upon the tune aud place Of lhs
national convention,
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