The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-06-05

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about IA years old, was drowned Monday
afternoon while fishing in the river neal
| his home.
j. M. Sherier Of Chicago takes charge Of
the signal service station on Mt. Killing
ton this year The station will be Of the
second order. the same as last year, with
telegrapbic communication.
The Vermont school.seat company has
closed three-year contract with the Rut
land electric-light company to furnish cleo
trio motive power to run the machinery
Of the new works, now in process of cree
tiop.
A barn owned byJ. W. Champion, was
burned at Rutland on the 22d with con
tents, consisting OF two valuable horses
COW, harnesses and many Implements own
ed by Heman Buryea. Cause unknown
Loss Sl0,0
j. w. Dean of Aiburgh has sold bis gel
ding, Mike Taylor, to Springfield, Mass
party for $1,000 tn horse is full
brother to Barney McAine, sold for $1,000
Mr., Deau has sold Sl2 900 worth of horse.
during the past five years,
Lyman u. Hathaway OF Hardwick was
found dead ia his bed about two o'clock
Tuesday morning. 1t is supposed that he
died of spople1y. Mr.. Hathaway was one
OF the leading men 10 his section OF the
State, and was man celebrated, among
other qualities, for his upright character
Maj A. B. Valentine, Commissioner of
Agriculture aud Manufactures, is actively
engaged on his report to the Legislature,
The document will be OF considerable
length, statistical and exhaustive. The
report has many suggestions OF great im
portance,
Rev. o. f. Thayer, formerly formerly of
Marlboro, but more recently Of Plainfeld,
writes the Brattleboro Ph9lix from Athol,
South Dakota, where he went for the bene-
fit OF his health: Il have been in South
Dakota the past mouth. 1t has been very
dry aud windy here. Tuesday was the
first rainy day for eight mouths.
Judge and Mrs. Veazey moved from the
Esmere several weeks ago, and have been
residing in Gen. Sherman's Washington
residence. OFT Fifteenth street. They will
leave the city next week for their home 10
Rutland where they will spend the sum
mer. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton may occupy
the house a portion Of the time during
their absence.
Ex Gov. Smiths large creamery at ST
Adams Point was destroyed by fire Sunday
morning, with part OF its contents, inclui.
ing the machinery. A family was occupy
ing part Of the building got out safely with
most Of their household effects Loss
$1,000. partly cagered BY insurance. The
fire caught 10 the roof, probably from a
defective smoke stack.
Frederick Billings, the Vermont capital
list, who was for long time the msinstay
OF the northern Pacific road. is seriously
sick at mis- city home on Madison avenue.
New York. He has had partial stroke of
paralysis. His country place at Wood
stock, VT, is one OF the finest summer res
licences In America, and he Is said to have
determined il he is well enough TO 60 there
this spring not to leave it again for the
rest OF his lifetime. Mr.. Billings. just be.
fore be was sliced with his present illness
had taken a fargo interest in the Nicaragua
Canal, and told one Of his friends that il
he was 80 years Of age lie would undertake
its construction single handed and alone.
ut is one Of those enterprises" said be,
which will make 9 mans name famous
forever 10 the worlds history. i