The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27
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The annual meeting Of the Vermont W.
lC T. U. will be held In the Congregation
a church st Rutland on Sept "a and ~
A large volume would not contain The
mass OF testimony which has accumulated
In favor Of wistar's Bslsam Of Wild Cherry
g : safe efficient. aud reliable remedy 10
curing coughs and puimodsry dloeass:
The State Normal School Il Castleton il
prospecting finely. One hundred and atty
pupils are 10 attendance upon the fall tern
aud the boarding house Is full.
The largest number OF shirts ever fnish'
ed in one month we're turned out at the
shirt factory Of Tin. Wsllerstein 4 Co. oil
Rutland, last month, amounting 70 over
1000 dozsns.
Great success attends the sale OF PYLES
PEARLINE. This is not surprising. rs II
has been demonstrated from experiences
that it is absolutely harmless TO the, most
delicate fabric, while !. is great econo'
mizer OF labor, time and soap.
The men engaged 10 blasting out the
wheel pit at the new dam that 10 being
built on the Passumpsic. at 81. Johnsbury,
uncovered q vein Of copper ore in the
ledge. Some OF the specimens are quite
rich in the ore.
The Bennington monument has reached
q height Of ninety six feet. aud it is expe O.
ted that about thirty feet more will be
added before the cold whether puts = stop
70 the work
The reunion OF the Third Vermont regi
ment, which was to have been held at ST
Johnsbury. Oct. 3. has been postponed
until Oct. 10 by order oil. the executive
committee.
The Barre Enterprise croweth thus
Barre is without doubt the largest town
10 the county. The check list contains
nearly 100 names more than that Of any
other town in Washington county"
A. L. Wright Of Boston and John Van
Sicklen Of Burlington. wholesale grocer,
went out on Lske Champlain In sailboat
on Tuesday, and on Wednesday evening
Wright's body was washed ashore. Van
Sicklen was also probably drowned.
Miss Agnes Fairbanks. the oldest daush.
ter Of the late Gov. Horace Fairbaaks Of
ST. Johnsbury. was married Wednesday
TO Ashton Il. Willard OF Boston.
The Missisquoi Valley road has bee n
leased by the Central Vermont Co., which
pays per cent on the capital stock Of
$500. 900, and the first dividend under the
new deal will be paid January LIST.
The grand jury has found an indictment
against Frank Dodge. who is charged with
the murder Of Postmistress Knapp at
Dummerston. and his trial Is expected to
take place before the present term Of
Windhsm County Court.
Rev. j. W. Bennett. pastor OF the Trim
ity Methodist church, Troy, formerly pre-
siding elder Of the Burlington district, lost
his pocketbook. containing about 800 in
money and papers worth $1,000. on bis way
to meeting Of clergymen 10 Troy, re
Gently. (He subsequently found the miss
ing pocket book ut home where he had
left it,
Brattleboro. the home Of Col. Hooker
president OF the state fair. 10 easily the
banner towu OF Vermont for oxen. The
town sent 10 yoke OF oxen to the state fair
at Burlington and received $3.50 10 pre-
miums. Every yoke but one returned home
wearing prize ribbon. II took ten, freight
cars TO transport them
John u Coombs was on Friday found
guilty Of burning Geo. Csmpbell's barns
in Westminster four years ago, and sen
fenced to ten years imprisonment. Coombs
was sent need four years ago to three and
. half years for burning other buildings.
his sentence expiring last March. He was
then rearrested. number OF other fires
occurred 81 about the time OF the burning
OF Campbell's barns. and ii Is supposed
that they we're caused by Coombs.
The whole humber Of depositoss In I'll
the savings banks and trust oompaniss 10
tiis State 1t the date OF The report1, Juss
80 'S8. Vas o.. $40 10 increase duftpg the
past year Of 3,7I0. being 6.067 mtss than
there we're two years ego. Theft va to
the credit Of such depositors on Jane 30
$4,000. OCT 70. showing an ineEvass in
amount Of deposits during the pest year Of
sl0l5. 0l6.53. aud ia the past two years OF
81. 346. 104 20.
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