The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-09-17
STATE NEVIS.

STATE NEWS
The Lake road IL IA receive 1000 tous Of
sseei rails o4oh<r IL. which will BE-
ls;d between g. Johnsbury and Lussn-
bursh-
The supervising architect Of the uni-
tod States treasury is sAid 10 be ''dissatis-
Esd" bscsuse tho government 10 asked 70
ray el5. 900 for site for the neu govern.
ment building Al Montpelier.
Manager Be.ls Of Ratlaud has taken
ont iuensy.tuo telephones on account Of
the raise 10 rates. ioclading one from the
court bousc. Most Of them, however.
we're from rcsideDcez
The committee appointed BY the VII
lAge Of Rutland TO negotiate for . reduc-
ton 10 coal rates. met the Central YER
mont railroad officers Wednesday and got
the promise Of concession 10 freight
rates A reduction Of half dollar Is
hoped for.
The usual cane rush at the University
Of Vermont between the two lower classes
came Saturday morning Immediately after
chapel exercises, and resulted 10 favor OF
the Freshmen. Owing TO . mistake OF
the time. keeper the struggle lasted but
two minutes instead Of the ordinary Ave.
The rink At Rutland has become 6nan-
eislly involved. aud owing to mistike Of
the clerk ia recording legal paper the
town will probably hs held responsible
for part OF the Indebtedness.
II l. reported that Province Island. the
srgest Island 10 lake Memphremagog.
has been sold TO rich New York man.
who will make 1t summer residence.
The island contains about 100 acres OF
laud lying on both sides OF the line.
Tuesday night the family OF Joseph
White Of Springfield was disturbed BY .
noise in the barn, and an investigation
showed that three men were in the barn
muffiing Mr.. Whites horses feet. They
ran from the barn, and have not been seen
since.
Unknown persons catered the carriage
house Of DR.. s. Wilcox, . prominent ply
stefan in Bennington, . few nights since an
ruined two carriages BY slashing the tops
with knife, and boring holes In the box
aud running gear.
Jack Alderman. one Of . party Of men
employed on the farm Of Smith Taylor o.
Chelsea to cut his grain. assaulted fellow
lsborer named Forrest Rollins, Wednes.
day, with scythe and nearly cut bis right
arm of. The wound is very dangerous
one.
While Mrs. DR.. knight Of Springfield
and Miss Susan Daniels OF Grafton were
riding between Chester and Grafton Fri
day. the horse ran away, throwing out the
occupants and injuring them so seriously
that their recovery is doubtful.
Henry H. Nichols Of Rochester, while
helping to remove goods from the burning
hotel at Randolph last winter, was hit on
the back Of his neck by trunk which
two men dropped as they stumbled be-
hind him. He died last week from that
injury.
A Lyndonyille man recently went to
Roston for . steady job. fell in with .
crowd of good fellows" was knocked
black and blue and robbed Of all he had,
1915. He proposes to 60 back to the
farm.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stephens contem plates giving his atten.
ton more carefully to New England post.
Offices in the near future, and the few
changes made during the last few days in
this state win probably be rapidly follow
ed by others under the influence Of Yer
mont office. seekers.
Gov. Hendee, the national bank exam.
liner, on Thursday completed the transac.
tion Of receiving from Mr.. Roberts. the
discharged receiver Of the First National
Bank Of st. Adams, the effects Of the in.
solvent concern and Of passing them over
to the new receiver. Mr.. Writer'S, giving
and taking the proper receipts.
The knit goods business in Bennington,
and in fact oil over the country, is just
now booming. There il said 70 be no
machinery used in the manufacture OF
these goods now idle. and years will dobt
less elapse before this industry sgain sui.
fsrs the stagpation which has prevailed
the past two seasons. Every mill in Ben.
nington engaged in the manufacture OF
knit goods. and there are no less than
Eve, employing no less than 600 hands is
now driven to its full capacity.
Oftwenty-Mx candidates examined for
admission to the normal school at Ran.
dolph only nine passed the examination
and we're admitted. The youngest Of those
rejected was over sixteen years Of age, and
six Of them had taught school. These ap.
plicants we're examined in arithmetic,
grammar, and geography. ten questions
on each subject. requiring an average OF
only 65 per cent to entitle them to admis.
zion.