The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-09-27

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The Copewgsiiossl church ai S. Al
hsns have saisna.d call q Rev, Geo.
u Hall AZ yrsgennes
Dsnlel r~t II bfsso'. recently fell
dow stair. ADD biz bis bead sgsin., the
vsll csusihg biz death Friday night
l. o. colhnm. Brsh Plpmlsy and Ed.
Carrier cAogb, lSn Ca Long Moun,aiu
Ia shmv si,uiy Friday. I, .. abou, iwc
yean I'D snd weighed I5o pounas
Thr BAlduf. mill u 0roion Pond has
becn rai.ssi. It's isoxs5 tcet and twu
,iorsss h'sb. The .orkmen claim !, viii
Is The hes. mill in the State A boarding
house ~ fe.t long and two siories high is
eampislsi
U. .. Deputy Marshal Fiskc Of Burling.
ton. assisted by d. W. Dudley Of Mont
pelier, arrested Dana aod Henry Hunting
ton OF Corinlh last week on the charge o.
illicit distiiling.
Appleton Fitch. oae Of the oldest resi-.
dents Of Montpelier. died on the 9Th inst.
aged 50 years. He was native oflPawlct
and = son OF Benjamin Fitch. one Of the
early aod leading citizens Of that town.
William Harvey. who died in Barnet on
the 9Th inst, aged IS years, WAS the last
surviving son OF tho late Col. Alexander
Harvey. ons Of the original proprietors Of
the town. The late Judge Robert Harvey
Of Barnet. aud Hon. Peter Harvey Of Bos-
ton ~sr. Lso,L~.s Of the deceased,
As Julius Miller OF Ferrisburgh was
crossing the track at vcrgennes station.
Wednesday afternoon. his team was struck
by the down gravel train. Miller had
both legs broken aud his skull fractured.
The wagon was smashed into splinters. but
the horse vas uninjured. Miller will prob
ably die.
Rev. q. N. Weber, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church of Troy. N. Y. has
received and accepted an invitation 10
teach logic, Psychology and ethics in
Smith college, Northampton, Mass, for
the ensuing collegiate year, and expects TO
enter upon the duties Of the professorship
next week.
At Rutland Friday the grand jury re.
turned four indictments against ex-treas
urer Haven, OF the Rutland railroad CON-
pany, charging embezzlement OF Rutland
railroad moneys aud over.ssuing Rutland
railroad stock. Haven was Immediately
arrested and the aggregate bail fixed at
81, 900.
The barn on the premises occupied by
DR.. Stewart. at Wallingford. took fire
Thursday afternoon and was totally DIES.
troyed. The citizens turned out prompt
ly en- mdsse. to which fact was due the sal
walton of the house, which stood but .
short distance from the barn, and which
caught fire; but through the exertions Of
the people, aiGed by the fire engine. the
building was saved, though somewhat
damaged.
Otis Wilson brakeman en- the Benning
ton a Rutland railroad, and resident Of
Rutland, was seriously, il not fatally in.
jured while switching in the yard at
North Bennington Saturday. Mr.. Wilson
was about to couple two cars together and
was walking in front OF the moving car
fixing the shacklr, when his foot struck a
stake, that had been driven between the
rails. and he was thrown down and caught
by the brake beam. His injuries were =
lacerated and bruised arm, collar bone and
three ribs broken, one OF which puuctured
one Of his lungs.
The Howe Scale company held their reg
ular annual business meeting at Rutland
on the 29lh ult. The following board Of
directors was elected Geo A. Merrill, J.
b. Page. W. W. Reynolds, G. S. Studwell,
lockwood Barrett, W. r. Reynolds and
Il. d. Page Orders for large number
Of scales are on the books and the works
are IN very prosperous condition. The
net sales for the year ending July we're
S45l, 474, So The number Of scales made
was 43. 400, aud Of that number l4,021
were railroad track, hay and other large
scales.
Another failure was announced ut st.
Albaus on Friday that of +. l.. Brainerd,
grocer This embarrassment grows out
81 Lawrence Branerds mannnvrriups. II
seems Thai several y,ars ago Lawrence
Branrrl. M mem her ~ the firm vi L.
per TO the Amount oil $50, 900 AMI put the
avails into ili,. Nnrgool Lu,uher Co. In
stead OF taking up the notes he renewed
them from time TO time, keeping the in
terest on them paid Frhlsy Receiver
Rich on bsh,f II thu Trust company,
attached T. l. irainrrls stock TO secure
the ampnnt Of the noii.s. +, l.. Brninrri's
personal aud firm debts. aside from these
notes. 40 not aggregate more than $500.
Tbr grand jury Tor Franklin county
came into court Friday and reported that
they bad found 20 true bills against the
oil - aud directors 81 the st. Adams
Trust company for violations Of the pro.
visions 81 the charter fbe grand jury
found "a indictments agaiut president
Lawrence Brainerd.ior misappropriating.
|dverting aud misapplying trust funds.
Nineteen Of these indictments are founded
on hans made either 10 himself or to the
Norm Lumber company, agRregating
s24. 600 Que Il for loaning $4,000 to
Bradley Barlow on $50 shares Of Vermont
national hank stock AZ collateral, without
the certificates Of stock being duly trans.