The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-08-27

died 81 bis fathers rekideBoe Sunday .
the sse o. 40. He vHs einsd musician
beginning Al Is In . Bennington musi
store. and afterwards going 10 Boston
where be taught music 10 the publ
schools He served In similar pcsitioi
In Chicago. He spent some time abros,
perieeiing bis musical education and re
covering from paralysis. in the mean
time pcrfecting several operas and csnta
tas for the public.
The Passumpsic railroad is putting
down the last batch OF steel rails nea
White River Junction 10 make solid lin
Of them.
Capt WHY'S Lyman Of the fifth inian'
try. who until recently has been deput.
governor OF the Soldiers home at Wash
ington, has been ordered 10 special dut,
q, the Office OF the rebellion records. Capt
Lyman is Burlington msu, brother.in
law Of Senator Edmunds, and was majo
OF the 10th Vermont regiment in the war
The State fair will be held at Burling
ton. September s. o. 10 and IL. Tn,
Vermont State Agricultural Society ant
the Champlain Valley Association unite.
Asa result OF the recent heavy storms
the Connecticut river rose over five feet
This will be Of great assistance to the riv
crmen who we're having hard time run
ming logs through the narrows.
Mrs. Eugene O'Donnell's farm dwelling,
sheds and barns connected, 1t Guliford
were burned by tightening with their con-
tents Tuesday night The loss is fully
covered by an insurance Of $1,000. Mrs.
0. Donnell's husband was killed about a
year ago while excavating rock from
Crowell's reservoir at Brattleboro.
During the raspberry season this year
Hoyt & Miller OF Westfeld took in IA. ESQ
pounds OF berries paying for the SINE 4
cents pound or doing business Of
1857. 20.
Lyman d Wilcut OF Boston. has been
awarded the contract for building the
state library building at Montpelier. He
agrees to have the building erected Au-
gust /, 1886. The price he receives is
s32. 800. The southern aud western walls
are to be OF granite. the other sides brick.
The cornices and moulding are to be built
of undressed granite.
A Barton paper says that woman in
hat town, who had been entertaining her
for some length OF time, asked to
Do excused, temporarily. that she might
.etire to another room ITO rest her tongue
This is the first instance recorded where a
woman was compelled to surrender on &C
'ount Of weary tongue.
Lyndon Centre, village af 800 inhabi-
ants and about 100 years old, was greatly
excited Thursday over the first fire it ever
Edwin Fishers cooper shop
With stock and tools were burned.
The Vermont Bar association has IA
four having died in the last
rear. They we're admitted to the bar in
he various counties of the states as fol-
ows: From Addison six, Bennington
hree, Caledonia nine. Chittenden ten,
Essex two, Franklin %. Lamoille IL,
0rasge Is. Orleans eight, Rutland eleven,
Washington %, Wiadham ID, Windsor
fifteen.
Col. Herbert L. Hill Of Boston visited
he works OF the Vermont Marble com
,any at Proctor Monday, in company
With Gen. Stephen Thomas, to examine
he monumess. which he will erect to the
memory of the 9Th Vermont On the battle
ield of Winchester, Va, next month. Col.
Hill enlisted in this regiment in 1857,
when he was not quite l6 years old and
.ose to be orderly sergeant. He has since
become one OF the prosperous citiEens Of
Boston, and at his own expense has order
ed this monument, as well as marble slab
which he will put on the battlefield Of
CEDAR Greek where his regiment had three
,olor bearers shot down. Col Hill in
yited his old regimental and brigade com
Gen. Thomas, to meet him here
md inspect the monument. which is COM
oleted, save the inscription. which he
handed to Gov. Proctor yesterday Gen.
Thomas aud Col. Hill start September 10
With The excursion Of Sheridsn's veterans
Tor the Shenandoah valley.
Ex-Gov. Julius Converse, died at Dix
ville Notch, N. H., Sunday. Angus. 10th.
He was born 10 STAFFORD in 1898, began
law in Bethel in 1926. and IN
1910 formed partnership with the late
Andrew Tracy. Among bis law partners
we're ex-Judge James Barrett and War
zen G. French He WAS several times ell
,cted a representative to the Legislature.
was one of the four first senator's from
Windsor county, upon the organizing OF
he state Senate in 1886. aud was reelec !
ed three times. Tie was lieutenant gov
.rnor 10 1850 and 1851. and governor dur
ng the biennial term beginning in Octo-
Der, 1872 His health had been failing
Tor number Of years, and with the bodily
xeak ness came loss OF mind which has
been very distressing to his friends. dc
caves widow and young daughter
Adna Browns large farm barn in Spring
ield was struck by tightening Friday
hight and burned to the ground. Loss.
$4,000.
NEVER NEGLECT copstipated condition Of
he bowels, or serious results surely follow
Iuch as piles. impure blood, and many
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