The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-04-14

oeva purchased W. Capt I. A Neoa
barry ADD W n Bo~mas fof SIS, al -
- co. the personal property and ibe re
maindsr for ibe real estate The new pro
psicior u.ll take possession April II.
4 Considerable iniercsi j. manifested q
various parts q the state 10 The new Las
I providing for towa mutual insurance com
panics. The irsi onc 10 he organized ]
that IA Addlson. ia phich - farmers hAs
promised to insare themselves for is
years
What might have been very serioa
accident, had Il ocoarred At any oihe
than tho dlnher hour, happened al ih'
Bennington WOODEN mills, 90 saturday, u
tho bursting Of large foot driving pulley
Fortunately no one was Ia the yleinii,
ben the accident occurred.
A French boy by the name Of Misseile
SIX years old, WAS run over and killed by
ear on the Lebanon Springs railroad a
Bennington Tuesday morning Thu
coach was being switched from siding L
the main track, and brakeman at th'
other end OF the ear did not see the boy
Death was instantaneous.
J. b. Jones dry goods store, L. l.. VII
sons grocery and John 5. Eaton's cloth
ing store at Woodstock were burned on
Sunday morning. Jones goods were IL
great part removed in damaged condi
ton. His stool was valued at GIG, 600 Il
sl5, 900 and was Z insured for $4,000, on
stock and $4,000 on the building. Wilson
stock, valued at 81 800 is a total loss, in.
sured for 81 zoo Eaton removed nearly
all his goods in damaged condition.
The stock was valued at $1,000, and was
insured for 50, 500 He is town clerk, but
the public records and papers we're all
saved The stock Of the papers were all
saved. The stock Of the town liquor
agency, valued at $500, is total loss,
That portion OF the block occupied by Mr..
Wilson was owned by Anderson 4 Tate
and insured for $500 That occupied by
the savings bank and insured for SO, 300.
A pool has been entered into between
the Central and South Eastern roads for
the regulation OF freight and passenger
traffic between competing points on the
two lines for the New England business
from Montreal TO Boston be cut down and
the fare from Montreal to Boston he put
at IS.
New York parties took 100000 of The
Bennington refunding town bonds at par
and accrued interest This places the
loan at $4,000 OF Bennington town
bonds, bearing per cent, interest. These
bonds are drawn so that the principal is
paid in twenty years, u portion maturing
yearly.
At the last town meeting the selectmen
of Bennington were authorized to sell the
Lebanon Springs bonds owned by the
town to the amount of 1925, 900. This
has been done, and they have realized
S25, 009 which sum will at once be APP
piled towards the payment Of the debt.
These bonds have been deemed almost
worthless heretofore, and the authorities
are we'll pleased with the sale.
James Wallace of Bethel has lately died
at the great age oil 81 years and 10 days
About rs years ago he bought and has
ever since lived in the house in the recess
Of whose high, old fashioned chimney,
with its avenue OF escape leading up
through the chimney and out of the roof
Is a secret room contrived and finished by
The notorious Stephen Burroughs, and in
which he manufactured his counterfeit
money and concocted his other schemes
II villainy.
Alonzo Rudd, living in the western part
IF Bennington, died suddenly last week.
He arose in the morning as usual and was
about his work when, being absent longer
han was thought necessary, search was
made for him and he was found dead un
Ter shed where he had been milking.
The New England fire insurance com
ocated at Rutland, was organized the 3Oth
with capital of 100000 J. NJ. Haven
S president; Chester Parmenter, Secre-
airy, and b. w. Marshall, Treasurer;
ors include fifteen of the solid men Of
Rutland.
Nearly half century ago Frederick A.
Douglass found himself unable to obtain
,all or church in Vergennes in which to
speak bis niger sentiments" on aboli-
ion of slavery, aud when he attempted to
it at the dinner-table in the leading hotel
he citizens got up aud left Tia table
Tow the city has got temperance reform.
,lub and one Of the leading officers is a
legro, aud at the last charter election of
hat city elected Frenchman for mayor,
negro for its sheriff and young woman
or its clerk.
always keep your medicines in stock.
Downs Elixir is selling better than any
jough Medicine have. and with good re-