The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-12-22

W. A. Adams has increased his s.o.cl
a goods iof The holiday .rsas. mach large
ihaa usual AID viii bis sewing machine,
carpet svoepcfs. sod fpccsAoles, etc, ca
he igand prcscz, Suitable for aluosi az.
e1.e.
Mr. John u. Wait has placed q yer.
caFcbieni watering iroash ia The 'dul
way" ca the road IA South Dorset. and J
D Purdy has placed Al equally good on
on The vale, road Oh Tor sno,her pub
lie spirited John ID 10 place oDe sotBe
where slosg The road 10 East Dorset
DR.. Rob. Morris a. Ken,nety. Pas
Orsnd Master a ibs, state. aud no.s.
an,hor u works on masonry, ~ilI deliver
free lecture 10 Master MAsonn only ss Ma
sonic Hall on Friday. Dec so,h 1t : y III
~ Morris has been making some extend
"a explorations 10 Palestine. conneete,
with Investigations 10 regard 10 anelsn
raAsonry. aud bis lecture will no doubt b
interesting to The fraternity
There VAS large gathering at ,h'
lyesum last Friday evening The qucs
tion for the next meeting H. Resa1ne,i
That the use Of tobacco is more injurious
10 man than ihs, ofspintous liquors Henri,
Hit, aud J. O. Martin, affirmative: II
Howard T. W. Bprritt. negative: Missc,
Mary Nichols and Della Smith we're sp
pointed 10 read and Arthur Mofiatt to de
claim.
MANCHESTER pKror.
William Taylor is slowly recovering
from his Illness
Indian summer.
Mr. Henry Reynold. Was called by
telegraph from Seymour. Conn. on &C
count Of the condition Of his mother, Mrs.
T. Reynolds
Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds lies IN . very
precarious condition from congestion OF
The lungs aggravated by long standing
hear, trouble. But little hope is enter.
tanned Of her recovery. DIR, +. l.. Wyman
attends her.
The new telegraph line running from
J. W. Bourn's, connecting with the Depot
inc aud thence TO the residence OF Mossrs
Leonard aud ALVIN Pettibone and from
here to the farm house Of the Pettibonc
Bros, has been put in operation.
nAsr DORSET.
Intelligence was received las. week Of
he death at Cambridge. n. Y. of DIR. j. c.
Murphy who located here last fall. We
,sther the following particulars Of his
leatb from the Cambridge POST
lie had been on long debauch and came
nto this village on the afternoon freight
rom the north on Saturday. Shortly af.
er reaching this place he called ON DIR. b.
7 Ketchnm aud solicited aid to reach his
atber who residcs at West Rutland. The
octor told him he would meet him at the
vening train north which reaches this sta.
ion at Gas, andwould buy him ticket.
he doctor was at the station but Mr. Muir.
hy did not appear That night he was
intoxicated and stayed at the Central
Iouse. Sunday he again visited DIR. Ketch-
IN AMI solicited aid to reach Dorset The
octor promised to meet him at the first
rain south and send him home. The doc.
Or was there but Murphy again failed to
ppesr. On Monday he called on several
arties in the village aud received some
'oney to carry him home. Monday after
Don John II. Hitchcock saw him standing
n the bridge, gazing on the water where
is body was afterwards found. The four
lights he spent in this village he stayed at
ne Central House, but ate only one meal
lere, and it is not known that he ate any
hing else while in town. On Monday he |
,legraphed for his father to come for him
nd received the answer that he would d O
othing for him. Tuesday night he was
cry restless, but was not intoxicated
bout four o'clock Wednesday morning
!. s. Lee let him out Of the Central House,
Iurphy saying he wanted 10 see Father
Iarsden. About six o'clock, Henry Wood
no lives the second house south OF the
entral House, saw him walking up and |
own in front OF his house. Just before |
ght o'clock Alfred Worth met him be-
veen the Post building and the bridge,
alking west, As far - is known he was
OF again seen in life II is strange that
0 one should have seen him enter the va.
v, when it is within thirty feet OF Main
treet and in plain view. Upon the per-
10 OF the deceased but one cent was found
it'll some letters and papers The jury
ndered verdict that the deceased came
his death 10y suicide from drowning.
is father was telegraphed for, and came
! the ] rs p. m. train, aud took his re.
aims to Rutland for burial. Murphy was
'oaiy.fiye years OF age. He was the son
John Murphy. an educated mechanic,
ID his father had given him thorough
lucation. Ai,er graduating at Montreal
'llege he studied medicine under DIR.
ond OF Rutland and aftervard attend
medical lectures at Burlington. Vt. and
sw York city. Possess ID Of . brilliant
ind, engaging manner and the frame and
iysiquc Of Hercules. bn. one thing
pod between him and the highest posi-.
,n. He was addicted TO the use OF liz.
II: not habitually. bnt periodically
d during thea periodical sprees he lost
control Of himself
nAsr BuPagf
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