The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-08-10
STATE NEWS.

took Paris green with suicidal intent, theh
toll Of it and had emetics administered.
II is stated that Rev. Frank II. Foster OF
Springfield, Mass. has been offered the
Greek professorship in Middlebury college
to succeed Prof. Higley.
DIR. A. B. Smith of Chelsea, Orange
county, was severely poisoned "Wednesday
by dose Of belladonna, taken by mistake.
He will probably recover
Mabel Leonard, the IL year-old West
Randolph girl, who has confessed to set
ting fire to the buildings OF the man who
adopted her, has been sent to the reform
school.
They have bored an artesiin well at
Bennington to the depth OF 100 feet, but
have not yet struck water.
The total losses by fire IN the State dur
ing June were 500, 800. involving loss to
insurance companies of S26,3OO
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
ompany has just concluded the fifty fifth
year Of its business; an assessment OF only
three and one-half per cent was necessary
the past year
Foster Grow of Chelsea ~ years OF age,
while out fishing Monday afternoon, was
supstruck and fell into the stream, but was
rescued after lying in the water awhile,
and found to be not seriously injured
Leslie Douglass. freight conductor on
the Connecticut River railroad. was killed
at South Vernon. Windham county, On
Wednesday, by falling between two ears
in endeavoring to jump from one to the
other
Charles II. Gardiner, prominent citi
zen of Pownal Bennington county. while
assisting in telling tall pine tree, on FRI
dav evening was struck on the head b,
the tree anl dangerously injured. liz
skull was fractured and his spine Injured
so that he will probably not recover.
The temperance camp-meeting at lyn
dopyille last week drew large crowds. DIR
Miner OF Boston spoke Tuesday evening
and DR.. Gordon Wednesday morning, fol
lowed by Drs. Gushing aud Pierce IN tn
afternoon. City Missionary Hugh Mont
gomery of Norwich. c. spoke in the even
ing General Neal Dow drew a large audi
ence Thursday morning
Judge Isaac Parker Of Coventry die
July Both, aged W years. He cnmo to tina
town in 1908, graduated from Mddlebur
college IN 1915 aud Taught school seyera
! wear. He was a member OF the conAtitu
tional convention Of 1850; amember OF til
Legislature for 1878, lsi7-4s; was AZ
, pointed postmaster in 1872 for the first o'
fee established in that town; was seve
times elected selectman aud was assistau
Judge of the county court in 1888 aud 1872
, Judge Parker celebrated his golden wed
ding 10 1865.
, Landlord Goolell OF Salawga, IN th
/ town OF Nottingham, who was sentence
10 six months imprisonment, and to pay
fine Of 81 900 for selling liquor and toba'
, co without a license, at the October teri
, OF the United States court in Rutland ln
. been parloned by President Arthur, aii'
serving bis sentence He had no niols
and would have been Obliged 10 work o.
hi. fine il a petition sisne,l 10y many pc
+ sons had not brought the President to b
relief
AT theannuAl meeting 81 the director
OF the Southeastern railway. at Montren
Wednesday, Bradley Barlow was eieetf
: president aud general manager, Qua ~
!, Iulyre yice.presideut aud A d Chafice Sc
retary and treasurer. This is taken as ind
! eating that the Canada Pacific and Soatl
eastern and connections are working
harmony as agains, the Grand Trunk an
:, Central Vermont for New England point
McIDtyrc being vice president oil the cAi
4 ada Pacific.
Two Irishmen, named cahiil al
!, Ahern, were drowned while bathing ~ u
! conaeciicut at Belloss Falls. Sunday Tor
= noon.
a A North Troy despatch Of Monday -,
' The FIRE in George Mayes A Co : mills