The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-08-18

Rutland is talking Of an electric light
company.
Mr.. Francis d. Moulton, New York,
president Of the National Dsirymans Asso-
citation. will deliver the address at the
Rutland county fair in September.
VIM. H. White, son OF the late Rev.
Pliny H. White OF Coventry, is assistant
editor Of daily paper in Detroit
samuel Lake, Of Buffalo, N. Y, aged 81,
and native Of Pawlet, has been pension
agent for over GO years. He is also vet
eran Of 1912.
David Hale of Ripton, farmer, has
been placed under $500 bonds for trial OF
the December term Of the Addison county
court, charged with raising town order
for SO. II to Sl3. IL and selling it to Brad
Ripley.
Warning has been given the Putney
rum sellers to close their bars or be prose-
cuted.
The dwelling house and barns of George
Prescott, at Waterbury, have been burned.
Loss, 5000; insured.
Among the passengers Of the steamship
Cortes, which was wrecked near Halifax,
were Y. V. X. Wilson, w. b. Mussey and
John A. Sheldon OF Rutland, and Judge
Bromley Of Castleton. They got off safely
with their baggage.
William Brooks Of Hartford committed
suicide by taking opium the LIST. His age
was about SO. He leaves widow and one
child
Ninety three of the harmless and incur.
able have been removed from the Brattle-
boro insane asylum by town officers OF
the State under the new orders.
A semi annual dividend of three per cent
has been declared by the Pussumpsic rail
road.
Joseph Stein, aged "a years. who died
At his residence in Brattleboro. Thursday
was the Oldest bookseller in New England,
having been in the trade since June, 1880,
ustil recently. He was "nce editor OF the
Windham County Democrat.
Ouartermaster. General L. q. Kingsley
arrived home Saturday night from York
town, whittier he went in company with
Governor Farnham to make arrangements
for the accommodation and care OF those
yermonters who attend the centennial
celebration there in October.
Lovett Divoll, living near Cole Pond. in
in the north part OF Jamaica, Windham
county, committed suicide on Friday
night by hanging. II is stated he had
been drinking heavily and had quArrelled
with his family.
Hon. Daniel Baldwin, OF Montpelier,
died very suddenly Aug, 3, aged SO. Mr..
Baldwin was the oldest citizen OF the town
aud one OF the oldest residents, going there
IN 1905. He WAS elected President of the
Vermont Mutual Insurance Company at
it's organization. which position he held
for nearly fifty years. holding other offices
Of trust aud discharging all duties honest
ly and faithfully to the end.
A young son OF II. II. Gilman. employ
cd in Il NJ. Clspp's factory at Burlington
WAS unfortunate enough TO be caught in
the shatting. Thursday. All his clothes
were torn from his body and q severe
wound WAS inflicted ON his head.
Fifteen sheep we're killed by lightning in
Woodstock the other day. Fourteen Of
them we're found on space about four BY
fiftesn feet, and there we're no bruises or
wounds Of any kind to be found upon the
carcasses.
Horace Blanchard and his son Albert
had fuss in Halifax the other day and
Horace beat the boy over the head with
log chain; the boy got mad and took some
Paris green. smeared his face over, told
his folks be hsd taken some and then ran
for the woods. After short time the old
man grew uneasy. went and aroused the
neighbors and they hunted the woods all
day to no effect. After daylight the neat
morning search was resumed, and they
found the youth laying in the bay now