The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-09-24

street railway In the state nov looks lii
settled TACT Tho cars are nv balm
hsili ia Philadelphia and NE ti~ vii 600,
be shipped from Fort Ann. \. T.
OF tho nslsen Congregational churche
10 Caledonia county there ars oaly w.
that have settled pastors NcIadoss Fall
aud South 81 yohnsbary. Esvsn bsv,
acting pastors. and the church Il Kirby
supplied
Another yermon.er has attained distinc
tion--this time Ramona r. Camp Of Or
ange. Sarah W. Cole. wealthy Brook
Ign widow, has sned him for thirty thou
sand dollar damages for breach Of prom
Use Of marriage
The Vermont Baptist State convention
will be held ., East Hsrdwidk, wednes-
day and Thursday. September Is and "a
Rev. 7. II. Archibald 10 moderator Of the
convention, Rev. J. n. Hall secretary and
Geo. r. Davis treasurer.
The Venetian Blind company Of Bur
lington started their new mandatory ia
full force yesterday morning employin
40 hands. A delay vas caused BY the ne
cossary alterations In some Of the machin
cry. or the works would have been running
three weeks sooner.
The stock and farming teos Of 0. ].
and o. L. Train Of Dandy baw been At
tatched for $4,000 by Dexter Gilbert Of
Tinmouth. who holds nohs Of thsiEs
amounting 10 nearly that sun. II 10 IN.
derstood that unless coppromise can b
made they will 60 into Insolvency.
Prof. c. H. Dunton and Dr.. H. P.
Prouty Of Poultpey win sail for Europe
on the steamship Wyoming" from New
York next Tuesday. They will visit EGG
land. Ireland and Scotland, aud points Of
interest in France and Germany. They
intend being absent about 10 weeks. &.
o. T. Coon, the man Who said 1t the
time Gen. Grant died, that bis body ought
to be embalmed and sold v p. T. Barnum
and exhibited through the country With
the monkies. il the newly appointed post
master 10 Milton. Other serious charges
have been made sgainst him. on which he
was TO be contaminated by Post Rey-
nolds on Saturday.
One Of the largest marble spire pieces
ever gotten out 10 the marble quarries
heresbouts WAS sawed out at the mill Of
he Vermont Marble company at West
Rutland the other day. Its total length
was over fifteen feet and at the base it
measured two feet square II was Of Rut.
land white stock and vert to q dealer in
Pennsylvania. 8a "A
The following is the customs report for
the district ef Vermont, for the month OF
August: Value OF imports $736. 98l; du-
ties on! the same. $51 $40. 4S; value Of
goods entered Tor transportation. 500. 81,
On which the duties were $31 ,3l052; val.
ne Of goods entered for transportation and
$2l, $50; duties $4.638. SO;
amount Of domestic exports. Sll3,270.
Ira Sherman. known y Jesse James,"
rom bis lawless life and success 10 evad-
ng the sherifIs. 10 improving his time
while serving Eve year sentence ct the
tate vorkhouse 10 making marble horse
hoes. They are made from blue marble
II the Esperanza quarries and sell rapidly
n Massachusetts, as ornaments for bust
iness ofiices. They we're designed by
Jesse aud bring the contractors $3.50
piece.
+ B. TAFT Of Burlington has presented
he University Of Vermont with fine COL. |
ctio Of Indian relics made by p. G. |
)emming, formerly Of Milton, now OF
MINI. The gift is Of i'm
,ortance because the collection includes
many very fine and rare specimens. near
: all Of which we're found in the neigh |
,orhood OF Milton. Among the finest
'bjects which II contains are . copper
,osge. the largest and finest copper i'm |
element ever found 10 Vermont and
carely equalled BY any North American
pecinen. several copper spear points,
ome beautiful polished 'bannsr stones.
Iouges and axes ~ we'll ~ many Of wider |
make; drills and knives Of elegant colored |
md veined flint. quartz and jasper. sever
i hundred spears and arrow points, some
II them very unique; large stone mortar;
several pestles and other objects. In all
here are o. special value to the museum,
'ince they make not only very noticea.
Die addition to the collection already |
here, but also supplement In very in
eresting manner the magnificent collec- |
ion which Mrs. A. B. Halbert gave to
he college some time ago.
A Telegram is received from Barton.
the death Of Ellis A. Cobb,
a ,bier OF the Bennington county National
,snk. The deceased has been suffering
rom .3rights disease about year and =
,alf, aud while spending portion Of his
at Barton. his native town. 10
"a. attacked by lung complication.
vhich end I'd fatally in four days. Mr..
,obb was b Urn at Barton. VI. April
S3C. aud had resided 10 Bennington since
s62 He wss first employed in tho old
stark bank. After several years eficiens
ervice in that institutiou. be secured :
in the First nstlonal bank and
. due time WAS appointed cashier. he
,evered his connection with The bank 10
1877. and upon the organization Of the
tou county national and savings
,Ank 10 1878 BIZ vas chosen cashier. po-
iiion he held at the time Of his death
Mr.. t.obb managed the affairs Of the bank