The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-18

O. G. Miller and John fron'y hsvs
bosghi cosirollsne interest 10 The Inter
national mill u Newport The nall cost
sioo.ooo. Proniy has been elected prwi-
dsus and Miller manager.
Grand Master n. r. Beunsn has
,sa issued proclamation appointing
Mondsy. April &c. on which 10 celebrate
the 9th anniversary Of oddicllcvship In
America.
The fn, number Of Al independent
veekIy 10 he called the Rutland Erpross
viii be Published .. Rutland April |.
The date Is ominous for the success Of the
enterprise Jeueit r. Cain Is 10 be the
editor.
Al Sssnton Monday night Major Bull
lard. customs officer. captured smuRgler
with valuable team and quantity Of liz
nor, the frat seizure st that port under
the Democratic administration.
Al last Sundays communion service
sixty -four new converts we're admitted 10
membership 10 tho Congregational church
10 Middlebury - result OF the recent re-
ligious revival 10 that village.
Miss Alma Reed OF Hyde Park. while
returning from Morrisville Tuesday. was
overtaken on the trestle near the depot,
aud 10 escape the train she jumped TO
the ground. distance Of 20 feet, dislo-
eating both ankles and suffering other in
juries about the body.
The insolvsnt estate OF Lawrence Brai.
nerd was wound up Wednesday NJ ST. Ar
bans, the dividend amounting to two
cents, four mills and forty-fve hun
dredtbs on q dollar. The st. Adams
Trust Company, which had claim Of
something over $780, 600 against the es-
tate. gets Is Its second dividend the sum
OF 90. 1856. 50; the first dividend paid by
the estate to the Trust company, in Feb
ruary Of last year amounted to 3l5, $50,
making s2l. 942 80 In all.
The Salvation Army at Brattleboro
we're attacked the other evening, while on
their way to their encsmpment after their
regular street parade by crowd Of young
men and boys, who threw yolley OF
eggs. ice and snow at them. The army
in good order and suffering no
serious damage.
The Stafford & Holden Manufacturing
company. Barre, made 10000 dozen OF
forks and garden rakes during the year
1885. They are running at present ~
hours per day with 60 men. This enter
prise was founded in 1862.
The dwelling house and grain room Of
Daniel Reed at Pittsford were burned
Friday morning. The fire was first dis
covered at about 2 o'clock, giving the
amily barely time to save their clothing
md part Of the furniture. Mr.. Reed lost
bout $50 bushels OF corn, 125 bushels OF
,ats, lot Of pork and beef and large lot
u potatoes, besides all Of his farming
ools, Partially insured.
Messrs. Alvam Clark & Sons are still
Il work in their factory in Cambridge.
,ort. on the two disks Of glass which go
0 form the lens Of the great Lick tele-
cope, which will be placed 10 the obser-
atory on the peak Of Mt. Hamilton, one
1 the requests Of the California million
ire, james Lick. The disks were cast
n Paris, and are valued at $25, 700 each.
When completed the lens wsllbe 36 inches
q diameter. six inches larger than the one
ecently finished for the Russian govern
lent.
Rev. Henry M. Grout. pastor Of the
church at Concord, Mass,
tho died in Boston Saturday, was born in
Iewfsne, May IA, 1881, and was gradua-
ID Ut Williams college in 1854. In 1868
Q was ordained preacher, after having ,
aught for while, and then was settled
uccessively in Putney and West Rut.
Ind, West Springfield and Concord,
lass, going to tho latter place in 1872.
The following towns in Vermont adopt
a the town system Of schools at the re-
emit annual town meetings, vic SPRING
cid, Richmond, Newark. Lunenburgh,
and Marlboro.
The directors OF the Mary Fletcher hos
ital at Burlington have just issued the
for the fifth session Of the
aiming school for nurses, which opens
pril l, 1856 Pupils must be between (
D and 40 years OF age; must bring GER
fcates OF sound health and good moral
must possess . proficiency in
.ading, penmanship, simple arithmetic, l
I'd grammatical expressions Of the Eng I
sh language, satisfactory to the manag-
,g committee, and must pay, IN advance,
lee Of $40 for the session. Any women
no may desire 70 get the benefit Of the
lstruction given In the school, without
tending to follow the vocation Of o
urse, may attend tho course by paying
ne usual fee; and such persons shall not
9 required to pass the examinations
The frebugs are at work at Fair Haven.
thursday morning George Barnes discov
red az on.bnilding in the rear Of Hughes
0sen's large brick block on fire about
30 o'clock and at once gave the alarm.
efore ii could be extinguished the fire
I'd spread TO Harris Whipple's barn. but
9th buildings were saved.
John II. Dutton Of Sherburne. the bach.
or who during the past few years has
ecome somewhat noted as maker Of
lrious bcdquilts, has just completed q
nilt which ia said to be curiosity and .
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