The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-09

1906 irom Troy 1900, x--Mined
s.scHEsTrs
Coed srplss are quite plsa,y its
resr sBA ssil Tor Iboni ess dolls' barrel
III n Allss will elsse his photograph
roeas isr iso weeks. besississ ws5eos
day. oct "
- b Heed brsasAi "a potato Weigh
lag ever 3 poss5. Dsigbi Taylor o
Rupert reports sae weighing ever hv'
pcssds.
"A reading room las bceH establishes
al Bsrs aud Barton Seminary. and som'
Of the boat periodicals vill be supplied b,
the trasiees
Fsslsr 4 eoa have settled the Insurance
Losses 90 the Spelmaa ssd DIR. Brown
bafas and Dalton's buildings. promp'
scilOa ia their rule.
---Mosi Of eur summer sussts hare de-
parted They sill mis the glorious
ssiannai iip,s which deck cur forests il
every csncsivabIs color
Several families are still 81 G. Y. Or.
Wis and several more ara 1t their own cot
tsgss. lingering TO vi,aess the tewildsr.
lag beauty Of suiunn ia the conntry.
Mrs. J. A. Woods gave = reception AZ
"woedsids" on Monday evening, ia homer
ol her daughter Alice who was rscsnily
married 10 Mr.. Howslls Of Worcester,
Msss. The BRIDE aud groom have been Wis.
iling friends in Manchester tho past
week
"A meeting Of the legal voters 81 Fire
District. No. 2. which includes this village,
10 warned q. the Court Honse next
Nsnday evening. Oct 10. at =, NJ,
TO elect officers. aud 10 soc II the District
will vote . tax for additional hose and fur.
thor water supply.
Tho council Of churches and nisis-
isrs called 10 SO, upon the resignation OF
Rev. Mr. Reed met to-day. wednes-
day. We learn tha! for certain reasons
The council decided to relieve Mr.. Reed Of
tho pastoraie temporarily aud leave tho
question si final dismissal for future
seton.
A Cam: For many deeds Of Kindness
during tho sickness Of my family, in which
= large number Of neighbors and friends
participated, | am deeply grateful and
ia this public manner oesire 10 express
my heart felt gratitude.
JoHs q. BoYSTos.
Manchester, VI. Oct. 6. 1884
The sui, OF tho Batteakill National
Bank 10 set aside the mortgage given by
X. 7. Hurd on his farm At Yves. Arlington,
u the time Of his failure. has just been
decided by the U. s. court, in favor Of the
bank, which will now secure its claim
Of seven or eight thousand dsllArs against
X. T. Hurd. The case has been vigor.
ously foushton both sides and has excited
considerable interest. The assets Of the
bssk will be thus much Increased Is the
deb. has been provisusly charged to the
loss account
james Kelley, waiter at the Equiror
House the past summer. jumped or fell
from Troy boa. while on his way to New
York = short time ago. His body was
recovered few days subsequently, aAd
his msnsy found 10 his pocket except
small amount be had spent in Troy
He Vas sees by the pilot . few minutes
before the fatal plunge sitting on the up.
per deck playing . harmonica and ap.
pearea to be all right Ho was steady
asd faithful while Of the Equinox House
and came we'll recommended st tho be-
ginning Of the season.
Sunday Just after church was cut At
noon the alarm OF FIRE was given and II
Vas sooa learned that the barn Of Geo
Dalton shsrt distance south Of the vii
isgs wss o. IRE. The Undine engine WAS
sosn su the ground bat had not hose en-
oush 10 reach the Gre. three length having
been burst at the Boil fire. There was no
vstsr nearer than the cemetery brook.
The barn was nearly consumed when the
engine reached the scene OF the fire and
there being q strong breeze in the diree-
tioa Of the house which Was bnta few feet
distant The ell part had already ignitsd.
With hsss enough the upright part could
have been saved. Word bad been sont
10 Factory Point and the Pacifc's were
sosn on the ground with hose enough to
enable both engines TO get stream on the
Gre. bat by this time the fire had reached
tho main portion Of the house aud one
aide and tho roof we're Ia flames. Both
companies. however, worked with a will
aud after brief struggle the fire was ex
,inguishea but not until the house was
nearly rniued. There WAS 500 Insurance
or the bafa, $500 on the house and 500
on tho contents, The Ices will be consider
ably more than the Insurance. No satistac
tory explanation Of cause has been offered
Mr.. Dalton vas at home At the time and
picking over potatoes in the cellar. Mrs.
Dalton vss At home and had just lnished
getting dinner when she heard the crack.
ling Of the fire. The three barns burprd
10 quick succession Ia tho same neisLbor-
hood aud near the middle Of the day ia =
remarkable occurrence anlsss there ~as
some dssisn back Of IL Ifi,was The work
ofsn inossdisry Il mns, have been bold
person Who would run the risk Of being
caught entering bailiinss Tor the purpose
ia bread daylight and IN plain visv Of
people st slmosi any minute Of ihe day.
The ias provides ,Lss the sslectmsa may
iavsstissss The Cause Of hres in dcubsful