The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-14

Hill 10 Springfield. have celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary.
Prouty 4 Miller Lumber company OF
Newport will manufacture 20. 000, 00U feet
Of lumber this season. They have just
completed their drive Of logs down the
which vas made 10 five days against lake
IA for last year.
Senator Morrill, preserves the enthusiasm
Of youth in many particulars. At Fore,
paugh's show in Washington the other
day be locked ct the animals with interest
and when ii came to the ring performances
and races be displayed all the vivscity Of
. youngster.
Last week Q gang OF men was put to
work on the coal shute 10 Lyn6onville. II
is big job and will require about rs men
oil summer to complete it. Over 300 spiles
are to be driven and 900 600 feet OF lum,
Der will be used.
Col. Levi X Fuller is making an inter,
esting experiment at Vermont academy at
Ssxtou's river. Some time ago be gave
the academy q farm, CD which he hopes
some OF the young men IN attendance will
learn many things about scientific farming
as well as earn an honest penny.
The pepper mill 10 soon to be built Of
Wells River, 1916. 900. OF the $50 900 re.
quired having been subscribed. The
Adams Paper Company, manufacturers Of
manila wrapping. is already located there.
The hills near by abound in good quail
ty OF lumber and wood suitable for pulp to
be used in the manufacture of paper.
Vermont has IL ex.governors living who
we're elected and served out full term !
Frederick Holbrook. J. Gregory Smith,
Paul Dillingham;, George W. Hendee. John
W. Stewart. Redfeld Proctor. Roswell
Fsrnbsp. John l.. Barstow. Samuel E
Pingree, Ebentzer Ormsbee. William p.
Dillingham;.
Rev DR.. L. J. CSnast. one OF the ablest
Biblical scholars OF his time. died last
Thursday at his home in Brooklyn, N. \
He was the son Of 9 leading man ufacturer
Of Brandon, and was descended from the
Pilgrim fathers. He was y graduate OF
Middlebury College, and devoted much
time to the study Of Hebrew and German.
The inferno mt was at Brandon.
The Sheldon museum OF Miidlebury has
Just received Bible translated 10 Geneva
sbut 1860. 1t is known as the "breeches"
Bible. and for nearly century was the
moot popular Bible in Eugland. II was
printed in London in 1911, the same year
ss the versions now 10 common use. A
copy OF both versions, printed by tina same
person, 10 black letters, are in the musem.
Aaron Worthington OF North Pownal re-
ceived fatal Injuries on the 22d ult. He
WAS driving team with load OF stoves,
when the load shucked forward, throwing
him on to the pole. where be was found
with his head between q telegraph pole
and the evener. He died at 8 O'Clock in
the evening
The Bennington fire department has ar.
ranged for new electric alarm system the
cost Of the apparatus being $4,000. The
system will consist OF q striker for the Con
gregstionsl church bell. whistle attach
mepts for two or three OF the mills. strik,
ing gongs 10 each OF the hose houses, and
10 alarm boxes
A trotting circuit has been formed com
prisipg the tracks Of Cambridge and Mid.
die Granville. N. T., and Fair Haven VT.
aod sill be known % the Eastern New
York aud Vermont circuit. Each track is
TO hsve three days meeting. The clsssi
ss and purses are the same throughout the
circuit The first meeting 10 the circuit is
to be held at Cambridge, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. June Q. 8 and 4.
The purses amount to sllO0
George Rouse and Wymsn Trudo Of Al.
burgh left their homes Sunday evening to
set gill net In Lake Champlsin. As they
did not return their families became alarm
ed. snd search Was made for them. bat no
trace conld be found. Monday the boat
which they used wss iound up turned on
the shore. A searching party wss organ.
lied and the bodies Of both men we're
found iew rods from the shore.
Several dwelling. ranging in value from
$1,000 10 $4,000. are slresdy going up or
Pre- jec,ed for erection during the summer
at Bennington. and Vt least one business
block TO cost upward Of SIS. 900 is under
way Additions, alterations and repairs
sre 10 progress every where. and yet empty |
dwellings and stores are scarce. At least
one large clothing firm Is snrious for .
chsnce 10 open there With 92J 900 stock.
but can hnd no empty store In town.
Bstis~-Bieed Dtsesdsa.
l bad been troubled with boils which
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