The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-09-03

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i,fs aslsssiior 10 the nstehssisr
is,
saas one removed pate q glass
frou a SHADES 81 the rsilfosd ofiee ,hs
o,sa nishi. bet ioasj noitius 10 ,sas
svsy.
The Roberts family % Fair Haven
gave 40 enissisiensrt u the Cossress
iiorsl church Tuesday svsting. under tbs
dirsc,iou Of the ladies' mite society.
rlsT DORSET.
Mrs George Coping 10 quite III.
"A Young child Of John McLaughlin
died 90 Monday.
Mr. and Mira Geo. Ambrose sad their
,wo zoos returned home las. Thursday.
Mrs James Casey who bad been III
for some some time died last Thursday.
inssrsi on Saturday
The b. Il railroad has laid side
track on the west sideoi d l.. Ksn,'s mill.
vhioh viii greatly facilitate tie handling
Of blocks aud marble q, the mill
Word was received from Concord.
Mass, last week Of the death Of Mrs. Oar
RE Hoar. eldest daughter Of Msi james b
Wood, Who will be remembered by our
elder fssidenis-
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Lyon desire 20
thank their many friends WHO 30 kindl,
,emem bered them with congratulations
sad bvautIfui prcssu,s on she asiA s"nirs'
ssry Of their marriage. They fels that
their silver wedding extended many days,
80 many congrstalstory letters have been
received ths past week.
BoSDvLLE
Miss Stella Howard is home from Sax
toos River
Mrs. Z. Ripley OF New YORK recently
visited friends 10 town.
Village school commenced Monday
with Holt Babbiti OF SO. Londonderry
teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor OF Prince
ton. Mass visited last week at Gershom
Taylor
Rev. +. b. Harris spent several days
last week Ut L,ndgrove. attending the
Tabernacle meeting.
A X. Barbank and friend from Han
nibal, n. Y. are taking q carriage drive
through Townsbend, Putney 10.
lit was Hermie, third daughter iof Il.
Kendall who died on Friday OF last
week, instead OF Cora IS stated in last
JOURNAL.
III -,GToS,
Ga the Goth day OF June last Z A. La
ihrop had valuable horse stolen from bis
barp, and although the most diligent
search was made in all directions by the
officers. and no expense was spared by MIR
Lathrop, no trace Of the horse or thief had
been found until August ~, when Deputy
Sheriff Wilson received information bich
resulted 10 the recovery Of the horse in
orthsm p.on, Mass. The thief is an old
offender 10 Massachusetts,, having served
two terms 10 state prison in that state. and
is now in Jail awaiting the action OF the
grand jury for burglary ON June Fl In
Massach usetts. Sheriff Wilson lodged
complaint against him there, to which he
| will have to answer when the Massachus'
etts authorities are through with him. The
thief is Benjamin +. Wilson, alias Wilson
the copper thief, aud he is GA years old.
Last Friday Marshall Convey, 2d,mei
with an accident which nearly cost him
his life. He was crossing the wooden
bridge over the BstteDkill, in front OF Il.
NJ. Lsthrop's shop and mill, aud when
nearly midway Of the bridge the whole
structure gave way, precip'tatiug the team
load, Mr. Convey and another man into the
water The horses are large, heavy span,
weighing 1900 pounds. He had on niue
oak logs, which would make when sawed
about Is railroad ties. Lot heavy load.
The bridge is about &c feet long and
about Is feet from the water at ihei point
where the team went down. All that saw
ed Mr.. Conveys team. and possibly him
self and man from serious injury, Was the
depth OF the water, as the the river was
swollen by the recent rains. The bridge
was examined by the select men OF the
town last spring and pronounced safe II
| has now been repaired Temporarily and
pronounced safe for light loads.
The rainy weather interfered some
what With the tennis tournament, ieping
some Of the players away, but on the
whole it was a success. We give the com
ple,e scores;
/ In the preliminary round in gentlemen's
singles. Adams beat Hemenway CO 6-l;
Holden beat Graves G-l, So; Judson
beat Marbury 6-l. %; HOLSTER beat
Kellogg G-l, Ga Demipg bea, Liscomb
ca, Ga.
In the first round Wild beat King by
default: McKeavin beat Edison by default;
Adams beat Holden CO. Go. HOLSTER
beat udson G A 8 g; Demipg beat Ham
iI,on 6 26-2; Reed beat Wes, 2 GO
Hall beat McCaiifey q. IL 10,
la the second round Wild won by de
fault. Adams beat McKesyin 2. 6-2
Bollister beat Demipg Ga. 6-l. Reed
, beat Hall 6-3, 6-3
la the preliminary round 10 genile'
mems doubles. Boli.sier and Reed beat
Edson aud ksuimsn 6 %, G-l; Sykes