The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-01-11
STATE NEWS.

Fred Williams one oil ire victims OF the
Hartwellville explosion. went through
every battle with the 9th Massachusetts,
in the rebellion.
May L., daughter Of Rev, II. Webste,
OF Chelsea, recently broke her collar bone
while sliding at school.
A three per cent annual dividend on
Vermont Valley railroad stock has been
declared.
L. +. Dana, formerly resident Of Rut.
land and bookkeeper for the Vermont
marble company. died of smallpox in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dec. 80.
John Cooney Of Rutland has begun a
term OF 507 days in the house Of correction,
for selling rum. Another man goes in for
1903 days
The stockholders Of the Brattlboro &
Bennington railroad, chartered at the last
legislature, have meeting at Brattleboro
on Tuesday for organization.
Vermont National bank of Brattleboro
declares a semi.annual dividend of per
cent. The Peoples pay per cent and
carries 2 per cent to its reserve fund.
]. j. Flint, Randolph man who went
to jamestown, Oak. four years ago, is said
to have made over $50 900 out of land spec
nlation and hotel keeping.
DR.. D. p Webster of Putney has
bought the residence and practice Of DR..
G. A. Gray Of Brattleboro and will take
possession in April,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Tyler celebrated
their golden wedding on the 2Stl ult. Mr..
Tyler has been thirty years town Clerk of
Londonderry.
The towns Of vergennes, Ferrisburg,
Waltham and Panton are getting up a
thief detecting society. which is to make
things particularly hot for horse-thieves.
Officers will be elected at Vergennes
Thursday.
With its last issue the Addison Comfy
journal goes out Of existence. Its types,
presses, stock, subscription list and good
will have been sold to the Middlebury
Register company.
The mixed train from Rutland to Bellows
Falls broke apart near Proctorsville and
the two paris collided, smashing six or
seven cars loaded with meat, coal and um-
ber No one was hurt.
Semi-annual dividends have been de-
clared by Rutland banks as follows: Rut-
land County National, 4 per cent; Nation
al OF Rutland, per cent; Baxter National,
3l.2 per cent; Rutland Savings bank. 2
per cent.
The Chicago News says: A coterie OF
republican politicians and Office holders
in Illinois held conference here the 9TH |
er day and decided to organize move
ment in favor Of presidential ticket inlss4
composed OF Edmnnds OF Vermont aud
Wilson OF Iowa.
Middlebury has the champion absent
minded man. After milking bis COW he
gave the COW the pail OF milk, took mp |
the milking stool aud carefully set it
down on the pantry shelf But little but
ter WAS made in this operation, as the
COW crank up the milk aud il is douplful
il cream ever rises from milking stools.
A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Journal says: II seems that II is yolun.
teer regiment Of Vermont soldiers who
have filed tho claim that they we're never |
IN ustered out Of service, and conse
qusntly demand compensation for contin-
uous service
John Edwards. a eolered farm laborer. /
ran away, January 4. with kittie Marsh,
aged 13, daughter Of Charles Marsh, a
farmer OF Rochester, for whom Edwards
formerly worked. he stole a pair Of
horses and a sleigh from his employer.
and, calling Al the schoolhouse where The
girl was, she accepted an invitation 10 take
q ride. The child no; returning home the
alarm was given and the search vigorously |
prosecuted all over the northern part Of
the State. They have been eaptared 10
New York state