The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-16

WacAman. has accepted the paasidency
the Battle Creek college. Mich.
Joshua Tuthil. Saginaw, Mishieaa
had Bright's disease. and va cured b
Hunts Remedy.
Tho anniversary Of tho Bennington bat
tie will be celebrated this year BY Custe
post Of Bennington. Al August 10 come
on Sunday. the celebration will come o.
Saturday, ths 10Th.
The gold fever has struck the town o
Reading. and already fortune hunters an
1t work. The rock is said TO yield $l6 I
ton at I've faAt depth. 90 at seven feet
and 900 1t ten test.
Brandon Catholics peepose to exclude
their children from ProtsstsRt school
and are building q schoolhouss ,of kAsi
own. The move is discountsnapced ii,
some OF the Catholics.
The Fairbanks scale compsay at st
Johnsbury are working on one Of thu
largest orders for one 1lAss Of scales which
they ever received, 4 being for ninety
nine depot scales for grain elevators in th'
West.
The Deerfield dam II ReAdsboro 10 u
feet from the the bed Of tho river and il
said 10 be the highest dam iu the United
States. The canal was cst through I
solid ledge and boulders one garter Of .
mile.
The required number Of shsrsg in the
electric light concern st Rutland lave 81
been subscribed for. and this weekA meet
ing will be held and the company reGslar'
y orsanized. The plant viii q oses hs
put in and in less than three weeks sill
b. in running order
The semi. centennial celebration VI usa
founding u the Black River acaleuiy u Il
be held at Ludlow, Aug. 20. Historical
addresses. etc., will be delivered and It i
expected that there will be large gather
Ing Of alumni snd frisnds.
The school trustees OF Benninston 70.
ted to invite Prof. Ralph a. Devlss. Jr.,
Of Esst Douglas. Mass, 10 accept tho su-
psristsndency Of the grad.d school, q :
salary 4 $1,000 per year. Prof. Bswls'
has recently occupied the .,hsir Of Latin
in 81 Lawrence University It Canton,
New York.
The duties collected 1t st. Albans dur
ag Juue Am ountsd TO 81. LA TAis e
exclusive Of the goods sent forward 10
bond, on which duties are collected 81
bort Of destinat, on. Among the Ire
,oods entries It thi. oofdaring the nesth
vsrs $40. 900 dozens q asss. salasd .
l35, OO0
The Rev. DR.. @. N. ". 'bbef. processes
i Smith college. NorshaL seses. -.
md formerly Of The frat .
Lnrch Of Troy. will act rs ,, 49,. :.
diddlebnry COLLEGES 10 place Of
,yrus Hamlin resigned. The pr
re that DR.. Webber will eventual,
ept the presidency.
The item about tie vergennes posto.
ce, Published last week. was wrong 10
bat il Was stated the Inspector found
hortAge Ia tLefunds. There Wa money
nough to cover the indebtedness OF the
ostmaster 70 the government. Int tho &C.
,unts had been 20 kept that thsre were
pparsnt deficits 10 some departments and .
ore funds on hand In other departments
ian the books called for; the total Of the !
Alsnces due The govsrnaDsnt Mss not
reAter than the amount cf fusds on hand. !
,wever.
An immense ''scsIe" fell from the IN
u side Of the ovsrha1sing ledge On tho
d side near the south end Of the old !
Ripley" quarry. belonging % ~ Yer
ont Marble company u west Rotland,
tween 8 and o'clock Tuesday morning.
10 shock vss felt IN many Of The HOUSES
the vicirity. windows ratified. people
re awakened from sleep and some
ought Il was an earthquake. Tho mass
y fell covered space on The lsdgs 2oS
= long and Is to rs fset vida Some Of
; blocks ia the ruins are IL V 10 feet
lex and II IL estimated thai altogether
'sd weigh from $500 10 1000 toos. Il
! very convenientIy into hole IL The
arTy that has NOT bssu worked Tor some
= although msn vers getting out
'cks from farther ID under ths hill.
ousb machines and tools have been
ned about sssr this spot svssythiagj
, clear y The time Of ths fall. asd sssas
= two or three old shsslhssrovs ~
fsa OF 20 Of iroa piping thess vs
Ihii,g thers y ~ hsrt Even the -
nd drills we're taksn oat ProhDh3yl
Sill cover the dirsea Ioss. ~ tn -
dists loss sas slisht asd sitsr -
= vsy y made evss H. dsbvis vssh
I 70 % - usual Pfohably % atssnpel
b ms6s II prssent = ojesr ~ tkst
- and ths sboIs dAlsy II W vsskipgl
v qssrry sad gsttiag ost b1osts -
= viii not ~ evsr I've - thrss 6eya
= disaster has bssu sSpsetsd fcs soas
y.