The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-08-23

tai church The tboaghi ola ghost al
ones suggested itself. but The young men
brsveiy stood their ground and deter,
mined 70 solve the mystery. Turning
into the roadway they graspca The silent
Intruder. and recognized The features Of
well known business man OF somnam
bulistic habits. and clad in only singls
nightrohe. As soon ss The slecp-vslker
discovered hts plight be bounded ots on
the homo stretch At rate Of speed that
Maud s. Nigh. well envy.
The Montpelier Methodist preacher
meeting Saturday discussed the expedisn-
cy OF removing or extending the limit Of
PASTORAL service. Presiding Elder Spen.
Ger read paper. opposing any change Of
the present rules OF three years Limitation.
and the meeting voted unanimously in IA.
vour Of sneh . position. This action ia
significant. as representing the vermont
Methodist sentiment on this current top.
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On Monday. Aug 90 the Central Yer.
mont aud Grand Trunk line will put on q
fast express train between Boston aud
Chicago, making the run in 40 hours. The
west bound train win leave Boston at 2
o'clock in tho afternoon. arrive at White
River Junction at 5:l5 pm. st Adams at
8 80 p. M, Montreal at l0:45 and Chicago
early the second morning after. This
schedule reduces the time between Bos-
ton and Montreal to less than ten hours,
distance 1884 miles.
Al the special meeting Of the Benning.
ton Battle monument association held at
Hon. J. q. McCullonghs Aug. 16. the
committee on design reported favorably
on that OF Prof John Y. Weir Of Yale col.
lege. The monument will stand GO feet
high resting on an elevated foundation Of
10 feet in height. The diameter Of the
base will DO Is or 80 feet aud will be
made from rough granite from New Hamp-
shire. Vermont and Massachusetts,. Next
above this will be two finished granite
blocks containing Inscriptions, figures. etc.
Upon these stands the solid stone column
supporting grand statue Of bronze, in
which there is no personality, but which
is a figure Of the patriot soldier ready for
duty in defending his home and country.
Around the base will be four bronze fg-
ures The design is not intended to be
architectural but statuesque. II will be
located near the old stone house on Ben
nington hill, and will be surrounded with
an enclosure Of 200 feet in diameter. In
this connection it may be said that dur
ing the past week Gov. Hall, with others
has been looking over the battle ground,
surveying the field and marking localities
for the purpose OF making records and
preserving them in the archives Of the Ben
nington Histori cal society.
Montreal advices state that the Cana.
dian Pacific railroad has made an impor-
tant connection by which they claim they
have route to Portland and Boston 80
miles shorter than by the Central Vermont
or the Southeastern. This is to be accom-.
plished by purchasing or leasing the st.
Johnsbury 4 Lake Champlaine and Port.
land 4 Ogdensburg roads, connection
with the Canadian Pacific to be made ct
Rouses Point. The negotiations are not
completed yet. Na4 i
The inquest relative TO the recent acct
dent near Petersburg Junction, on the
Troy h Boston road, whereby six men
were killed, was resumed at Hoosac Falls,
N. Y, yesterday. L. W. johnson, Of Rut-
land, is blamed. The following verdict
was returned: We, the jury, upon our
paths and affirmation, say that the said
Charles NJ. Marden and others. came TO
their death through collision on the LIST
day Of August, 1888, between the trains
Nos. and on the Troy & Boston r. II.
at Petersburg, said collision being caused
by negligence on the part Of one Lucien
W. Johnson, night operator OF Petersburg
Junction, to properly execute and obey
IN order on the morning of said August
LIST, which be received from the train dis
catcher at Troy, to flag and hold train No.
for orders. "a " 8a !