The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-05-27
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STATE NEWS.
Ii 1860 the population OF Rntia0l wa1
37l5; 10 isC0 IT sas 75i7. while ia 1870 il
was 1884 ADD In 1850 1929. Ia 1880 Il il
81 pectei 10 reach 1900.
Seventeen fall cars Of lumber we're ship
ped from McIndoss Falls one day last vss /
by tho Cornecticut River Lumber COM
pany. They average to ship II cars .
day.
Samuel O. Smith, the Oldest employe
on The Central Vermont road. having
been station agent u Hartford for 81
years. recently celebrated his SOth birth
day.
The annual diocesan convention Of
tho Episcopal churches Of tho state
will be held 81 Bellows Falls June 10
and IL. Rev. W. b. Buckingham viii
deliver . sermon on the evening Of the
18th.
A Rntlend Amazon. Mira Mary ID.
Smith, celebrated her release from the
house OF correction the ether day by
knocking her husband down. dragging
him from the mill where he Was working,
and bruising him badly with her feet and
fists. She was returned whence she
came.
Arrangements are being completed for
tho French Canadian convention aud
picnic 10 DO held a Rutland next month.
A Montreal society Of over 800 members
will attend IN body. There will be .
band tournament and horse races.
George W. Woods Of Andover, arrested
for threatening to kill William howell of
that town. against whom warrant is is
sued for enticing away young girl of
that town with whom he eloped q few
weeks ago, escaped from an officer, Tues
day, and has not been captured.
George W. Cable will not be the only
participant in Memorial Day in New
Eegland who wore the gray. Rev. DR.
Buckingham, rector OF the Episcopal
church at Rutland. who fought 10 the
Confederate Army, will conduct the
religious services for the Grand Army Post
10 that town.
Lualow's town liquor agent for the
last dozen years has been q woman and
nobody dared approach her for whisky
unless somebody was very sick. But
she was married last week and . temper
ance revival is thought necessary to check
the flow OF rum. which has now been
entrusted to man.
Middlebury people hanged ST. John
in eliigy at the close OF the last presi-
Dental election. Now St. John is to be
one OF the principal participants in .
big prohibition csmp-meetina to be
held there from June 8 to Il. Rev,
Joseph Cook will also be one Of the
speakers.
Plymouth White. alias Frank Parke.
alias Plinn White, the notorious conf
dence man. died at his brothers residence
in Reading, Sunday night from . carbun-
Gle ON the base Of the brain. White BY
his oily tongue aud gsntlsmanly manners
succeeded in the last twenty years 10
fleeing bushes. men. grangers and
confding women out Of more than 81.
400, 600.
The planning and sawmill OF James
s. Lindlry on School street ia. Benning
ton as Lurnded Friday night. The fire
was iucep,l,aty The loss is $500, and the
insurance $3.50
judy. Miite Of Bennington has r.
c.i,eB ,e,ininis.i y, fnn S'cFet'r,
Mannina. nnf,rnlz'Ys lin as iepnlsf
seen, 10 prosecute cIp,nr ~ .inst the
trea, ~, 4 la''in.,' II the ttycrt-
mcti.
A s,tions rerl-i,t .c.nrrd IN ShrIdon
Il Sur csyi.r.i quar-, ~ Arst Rutland
SA,.,.ln AFTERNOON. Patrick GIl'isan
aini Jaip,s Bfrcken ", a. engaged 10 rails
inx l,l,.ck "a marble frnn the BID and
had su.e.e,lrd ID rleyat,pg 1t toa con-
siderable height When large part
loos. i,e,i hy mn unseen seam or defect in
the block. fell. sdkirs Brarken. who fell
upon Gilligsn. ani both men we're crush
cd beneath tue stone. GiiiixsDs head
and back we're severely Injured, but he
retained consciousness until taken 70 bis
home. Bfscken vas unconscious for
some time aud the result OF the injuries
Of both men cen only be determined by
tins.
The appointment Of Ben Wooley y
town liquor agent At Rutland II great
change for that town. Woodlsy Is and
for long time has been tue best known
rum seller 10 town. but has made enough
money aud reformed. His reward
comes from tho mes democratic COM
missioner. DR.. Hanrahan. This move
vas aresction from the strict local en-
forcemecs Of the prohibitory Law. 10
this case the nev commissioner will
have agents Who viii cell 10 everybody.
and no questions asked Wooley is nov
running . drug store" 10 connection
with tis agency.
Twenty men unsuccessiully searched
forests sll day Saturday for the
,,odv 81 J. II. Willis. . pedler from Bridge |