The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-20

mott bare bratsu tie record 90 the lm
paftsilsu q loss sIi rough lambsf into
tits dislitel irom Csnsda A 5ihseai re-
sasioh q tie Gus on, rec0fis failed 10 re
veal asufs. shosins oot.b.lf The Imports
too q si,ber logs or rough lum Der durius
seJ oas msalb q previous years I. Oop
pared vi'h the uoath Of April, 1897.
[ J0bn !. WsIinslou. one Of the promi
otlt oil,z 'as Of Eagle Bnise. n. T.. drop
pea dead in lhst village last rhundsy
mofaiss M Wellington hsi bsen ~
fer some time "Wednesday be sent to
ssT.ioss T. consult doctor. Mr yelling
tau he'd teen 20 tbs tsilr5sd butiuess forty
ttsr. liz - fosdmssler 90 tie old
Rau'bd a Wa.hin, tor tosd TOT number
oi ye.rs Then he took shatse OF the
! Troy sui Bo,ton sad Wtsiern Vermont
roads,
/ Let I'll "hlle serving as the mem Der
from sbeIbnfne At the l. ,gislalure DR.. ",
seward Webb ssksd .nd obtained ~ rmis
SION from Gov. Groat to seed down the
ues permaueut camp ground. owned by
the stste a. )luins Fort Elhsn Allen. Mr.
Archibald Taylor, superintendent OF the
shflburne Fans has the work 10 charge
aud viii have beautiful lid ior the Yer
mont troops Major NJ mrs has given
come enc hundred losds OF manure. which
With the other iertlltz PIT upon the land
all hasten the desired object.
At special spuagti Ia tosn meeting
It vas voted to give its $50 900 worth OF
stock 10 the uneompleted Springfield cleo
Erlc Railway connecting Sprins field and
Chstles,osn, n. Ii to any respeusible
party VITO Will complete the road and
put It into running condition OF CAPT
tai stock OF $4,000 only S54 600 has
been paid IN aud Of this amount the town
paid $50 200 The road has been 1t q
-tsndstill since last ID cember, and fully
100000 is needed to put 1t into running
condition. It's thought a Bos on syudi
cate will purchase the road, putting 10
$40, 900 and local capitalists the remaining |
$50 900 Negotiations to this effect are
nov on foot
One Of The most unnsusl packages ever |
received At the Montpelier express Office
was live bull which srrived recently,
having been shipped from some point in
New York state The animal weighed
1900 pounds, and the employees at the Ell
press office we're wondering what they
would do With their charge. when the
owner appeared and led the beast away.
The management OF the Rutlsnd road
is considering the matter OF a new station
al Rutland to be bnilt this summer. The
plans are not completed, but it will be
modern public station, with the general
Office OF the company n the second floor
Ii is Intended to build the station ptacti
cslly on the site OF the present one. There
will be long arcade and a platform run
ning from opposite Reyes store a little
north Of the freight house.
An attempt to break jail by the prisoners
confined ut Bennington was discovered
lsst week. Two weeks ago Sher q Wilson
received letter warning him to look out
for Bradshaw who is confDed 10 the jail
Later another letter was received from
Nles, who WAS lately taken to states prison
disclosing the fact that III attempt to break
all bad been made, An Investigation show
ed that tue biiok wall had been dug
10 several places aud the holes covered
up, but the outside Is covered with boiler
iron so they could not get through. The
prisoners say it was the work OF n lies, but
1t is believed that Bradshaw was at the
bottom Of it.
The town OF Salisbury was once q slave
holding town. A family coming from
Connecticut IN the last century brought
slave with them that lived and died in
that town. The Sheldon museum at
has the bill OF sale, dated l773
The price named was 60.
The Experiment Station has just issued
bulletin 81 containing th . analyses OF CO
brands OF com percisl fertilizers. 1t is pro
bsble that uine.tenths OF the trade OF the
State couhned TO the brands published in
this bulletin. 1t will be sent 10 any I'D y
dress, without cnrge, upon application
10 the Verso Agricultural Experiment
Station, Darlington. VI
William Parsons OF MidileseI accident
lily discharged g shot gnu Sunday, the
,ontent- entering bis breast Just above the
heart aud causing death a few minutes
atsr. Par IONS was trying TO shoots hawk Q
which had been catching bIs chickens
de wss sitting with the gun cooked, when
lis wife cslIed him suddenly aud in get d
Jog up he discharged the gun. BE was
70 years Of age aud leaves wife aud two "
children.
Wher Mslor r w. Childs OF Brsttle u
,ofo returbed home recently from the
south be found awaiting him two hand c
ONE pewter mugs with sncisnt inscrip
ions, present from Sir Arthur Perrin.
oropii tor OF the historic hare and Hound
no ct East Sheen, England. The inn is !"
e,oc With some OF the Oldest Eng lisb 81
antilles spd is mentioned in the history %
i the noted hisbwsymsn, Dick Turpin.
The soon where Turpin slept is still fitted
nth strong bars, Chsrles d ickens 10 said
> have n, quetty slipped cooling drsushts n
I 'sli aud alt from these old mugs. The v
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