The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-04-24
STATE NEWS.

more will be made this season.
c, I. Eddy and G. A. Brown Of Bellows
Falls, VI. aad +. ". Stiles Of Springfield,
VI. viii organize a company to publish the
New England City Record, at New Eng
laad, Ga
Judge Powers has taken firm stand IN
the Washington county court and positive.
y refuses to continue liquor cases, aud the
states attorney aud respondents have to
come 10 time,
A representiye Of an Ohio sugar eyap
orator manufacturing company is talking
of locating IN s.. Johnsbnry This firm
employs about so men and puts about
$40. 600 worth Of goods upon the Eastern
market annually
Prophrtstown, the little LII village Wis.
tied by a tornado, was settled by Asa Crook,
Vermonter, 10 the era OF the Black Hawk
war, aud was named for "Ihe Prophet,
leading Indian chief Of that day, who had
his home there.
The State house construction commits
sioners Of Massachusetts, have awarded an
important contract to the Vermont marble
company the contract for the first story
ASHER work aud the balustrade of the state
house extension for 1904 500 30.
A grinding stone weighing nearly ton in
the G. W. Roberts pulp mill at Benning
ton Falls, flew into pieces the other day,
and did nearly $1,000 damage, but fortu
nately DO persons were injured.
J. W. Page and L Z Sykes Of West
Windsor have just purchased what is
known as the old Sallor mill farm in the
village, adjoining the new fair grounds,
and propose to make it one Of the largest
horse farms in the state
L L. Towner OF Montpelier and j. W.
Saul OF St. Adams. committee for arraug
ing the excursion from Vermont to the ma
tional Y p s G, L. convention at st.
Louis, June u to Is, have obtained rates
for the round trip by way of Detroit at S22,
and by way of Chicago at S2450 1t is not
yet decided which route will be- taken.
Sherman Csswel, the murderer OF
George Gould who was tried at the present
term OF Washington county court and
found guilty of murder 10 the second
degree, and Mrs. Laura Gould, wife of the
murdered man. were united in marriage
Wednesday morning through the bars at
the Washington county jail, Hiram A.
Huse, justice of the peace and one Of the
counsel for Caswell at the late trial, per.
| forming the ceremony. THIS is the latest
and most sensational development in this
celebrated case, except that Caswell was
sentenced to State prison for life FIJI
day
The case OF Wesoott against the Central
Vermont railroad company has been set
tied by the payment to the widow OF
Samuel s. Wescott the sum of 5000, the
arrangem ents being consummated 10 Mr..
Hards office, Mr.. Writer'S appearing for
the Central people 1t will be remember
ed that Mr.. Wescott met his death in the
Hartford accident, IN FEBRUARY, 1887, and
the case was to come mp for trial before a
struck Jury the 2Sth inst.
The Boston Courier says: The pretty
little Vermont mare, Helen NJ, 2.2S which
was barred from the race for three year
olds bred in New England, has been enter
ed in the race open to colts bred anywhere
II looks now as though she would win il
1t will be terrible set back to the owners
OF fushionably bred ones if this little in.
brei Morgan mare, bred away back 10 the
woods, should beat the choicest selections
from the glt.edged farms OF the coun
try.
Charles Z. Graves, for several years in
the hard ware aud plumbing business 10
Bennington, died Monday afternoon from
the effects Of an overdose OF morphine
taken evidently to ullsy the pain Of a
severe attack OF mbsgo He was 81 years
old; born 10 Albany, n Y, and enlisted
and served three years 10 Company Ii. "a
United States Sharpshootere, with an excel
lent war record; vas past commander OF
Custer Post aud past senior vice Of the De
pariment Of Vermont and other prominent
q. A. Il Offices; member Of Ascutuey
Lodge, + A NJ, and Taft Commandery Of
Bennington. He will be buried st Albany
on wednesday afternoon. delegation OF
Caster Post and the other societies Of
which Il. was a pfoniaeat member will
attend the funeral
When the supersnnus'e list was taken
up a, the Bra,lleboro 81 ihodisi confer
ence ore Of the interesting incidents wee
the address OF W. j. Killer, who 40
bounced that Il was bis birthday. be being
50 years old. He has been The longest &c
tive service Of any mao 10 the conference.
having been on the effective list i5 yeais.
When be joined the New Hampshire Con
ference Me,hodism had 10 conference
aal four bishops. TIE Sss Hampshire
Conference had 81 appointments. - Of
which wete 10 Vermont OF these u sp
poiu,meais 10 VerGoat, only siI were
stations. The remalader bslag circuits I
fof the iitst three noaihs Of bic ministry j
he received for bis services one b0mems3e 1
iineu hssdkercbisf Por the IS years Of
bis effective ministry bis sverage salary 4
was 500 year. Bat, email AZ this VIZ,
il vas above the average and be was the
Grit maa ia the Vernon, conference 10
receive salary Of 500 yesr