The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-23


asnor q Nevada 90 the Democratic ticket
is slns,iys q S0aih Here sui resided
there uniIl he .as u wears cli
no Wright o. lisrtoussslle registered
~ sAs Cheshire Haasc. kecne. N ". ot
Friday night. bler ont the gas aud wa'
founl dead 10 has rocm Hv wa' about q
years OLD
Mr. n /. King Of North fOmgrei vhils
oon,syinE load II apples 20 South 10y
siioa. Was ihra~a uhder bis load aud re
oeiscd injaries FROM which i is feared b.
MAJ not feoostr
There Is 10 be New England oonven
iion u Christian workers, 70 bc held al
~. JohnsluIy. commencing Thursday,
Dec. 7. sad 10 continue over Sunday. The
boly wllI he composed OF about 100 dele
sateA
On Friday night The house and barns Of
". y. Lane. near Brooksville, we're de
sirorel by nre Loss, 81, 200, insured
Mr. Lane Was hnsking corn by the ligh
Of lantern. which was accidentally over
turned. TINS causing the fire.
The old Eden meeting house on the Lake
road. West Burke. is acquiring noiorlcty,
having curious history. Il was used
for many years as place for divine wor'
ship About year ago il was converted
into hen house, and Of late il has been
used as . dance hall
There Is general good feeling At Brat
tleboro and throughout this county over
the Senate's passage Of the charter for the
proposed Braitleboro aud Wilmington
railroad Meetings will be held at once
aud the work OF nising necessary funds
will he pushed rapidly forward.
Dr. Samuel W. Thayer. one Of the most
distinguished physicians Of the state, died
at Bulins ton on Tuesday, The l4th inst.
aged So years. He was surgeon general Of
tue staff during the war, organized three
military hospitals, aud in 1870 organized a
medical service for the employees Of the
Non thern Pacific railroad Some fifteen
years ago he was poisoned while perform
ing an operation. and this was eventually
the cause Of his death. He leaves wife
and sou.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
state agricultural society was held at Bel.
lows Falls on Wednesday, when the fol.
lowing named persons were elected officers
Of the society for the ensuing year: Presi.
dent. Henry Chase OF Lyndon; vice.presi'
dents, Joseph C. Parker Of Quechee, Silas
G. Holyoke OF st. Adams, Julius n North
Of Shoreham, John w. Champion OF Rat.
land; secretary, Henry Clark of Rutland;
treasurer, Noah b. Stafford of White River
Junction. Director for Windham county,
Chas. II, Campbell OF Westminster. G..
Horace Hubbard, John W. Champion, Jul
ius N. North, Henry g. Root and George
A. Merrill were appointed committee on
location and to make arrangements for the
next state fair
The Montpelier Joiauaisays. "As Speak
er Martin and Mr.. G. ID. Houghton OF
Stamford were returning from Waterbury
Saturday evening they met with an acci-
dent which might have resulted very seri.
ously, but which was fortunately attended
only with financial loss. They started with
lantern, but this was soon blown out,
and the evening was SO dark that they were
unable TO see the road When about hall
a mile this side Of the village. their horses
left the track and they were precipitated
down an embankment several feet high.
Their escape from personal injury was re-
markable, rs nothing more serious than a
slight bruise was received. One Of the
horses was badly Scared ard one OF the
buggies was very badly demolished.
They were obliged to walk back to Water
bury and take the light train for Montpel-
ier'" With evident reference to this Incl
dent, the Journal elsewhere slyly remarks
that 1T is currently reported that there
are two members OF the House who are
strongly in favor OF making towns respon-
sible for damages caused by neglect to
have proper railing alongside the road
Sporting men will be interested to hear
that the trotting mare. Kitty Ives, driven
by W. Stewart Of TIconderoga the past
season, has been sold to Maine parties for
$1,000.
Deacon Luke W. Parmee, well known
aud worthy resident OF BRISTOL was found
dead III bis bed on Monday morning
Heart disease is supposed to have beel the
cause.
As a Wild engine was returning TO St.
Adams nom Roxbury on Monday it stopp-
ed TO tax" wood betsecn Montpelier and
Nor,hheld. WHEN the engine 81. Alex, also
running Wild, snddri.ly rounded sharp
curve and raine on the standing engine.
The engineer al the first locomotive jumped
and called to his fireman, Hollis Barrett
Of st. Armand. Pc TO follow; hut he was
too late and was caught by the tender and
then thrown under the wheels OF the two
locomotives His head was smashed he !.
yond recognition. both arms were cut off
near the shoulder and both legs between
the knees aud hips