The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-21
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/ The sbelton h0se company OF kntlAnd
VOC tbe hrsi ! riEs Of $3.50 10 the race ct
0lens Polls. n. u. the Foarih
Mu Mstilds Murphy. Who died ., Rat
Land Centre on Sunday. uss los years old /.
She hvsi 10 lrsAnd until 20 years ago,
.Len .he came TO this country 10 make her
home With her sons.
The Vermont Electric company has se
cured business 81 the amount OF $40, 900 ut
Burlins ton, which uill.ssspre the building
OF the plan. for the utilization Of The pow
or a, winooski gorge.
medal Of hontr has been swsrdcd by
the secretary Of var TO Capt Dayton 7.
Clarke, Company i. % Regiment Yer
mon, volunteers for distinguished com
duct 81 the battle Of Splitsylv ania
Upssrds Of $500 applications for liceni
SET and bonds for producing maple sugar
peIt season under the United States boup.
" law haye been filed by Vermont farm
ers. The number is larger by several
bundred than was filed last year. II is es.
timsied that these producers will make 5.
600, 900 pounds Of sugar 10 an average
season.
Sir thonssnd people attended Hard.
wick's centennial celebration the Fourth
Ia the procession we're bands from St
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10 hnsbuiy, Burlington. Hsrdwiek and
Greensboro, and the ST. Jobnsbury guards
and 81. Adams cadets. The principal I'D
dress Of the day. which was delivered by
Walter Z. Smith OF st. Jobnsbury. was OF
. historical nature.
For several days last week the little viii
lage OF East Chsrlett)n was in imminent
danger OF being swept away. The high
water washed ont hole in the dam at
Echo pond, aud Tor a time it was thought
that the entire body Of water would give
way. Several families moved their goods
to place Of safety. At Derby the water
was the highest for 10 yeOrs, and break
OCCufftu III tuo unbi bus ~ lhou "hu .
dozen teams succeeded 10 filling il in be.
fore the damage was serious.
Mary Howe LAWN and husband sail for
Europe September 3. to remain abroad
several years. They will first go to Flor,
ence. where they will study an operate
repertoire with Yanucini, Mr. LAWNS old
master. Mrs. LAWN had short operstic
career in Berlin about five years ago, when
she was 10 years old. singing in Lucia,
Barber OF Seville, and Somnambula. Hsv
ing been very well received, she is naturi
ally anxious to appear in opera again.
Five head Of very good cattle were stol
en- from Simeon FELTON,, OF Hubbardton.
July3. He pursued the thief as far IS
Fort Edward. N. Y, where he was over,
taken, srrested and compelled to pay for
the cattle.
Darling Eastman, the Corinth moon,
sinner, has been taken to the House OF
Correction to serve five years sentence
for liquor selling.
Elisha Jameson, IA years old, fell from
moving freight train at St. Johnsbury,
Wednesday night, was struck by the cars
and died within 40 hour
DR.. and Mrs. Sewsrl Webb OF New
York. " hose country place includes q large
part OF the town OF Shelburu, bordering
on Lake Chsmplain, gre to build them the
largest and cottliest house 10 New Fog
land. II will be OF stone and the estlmat
ed cost is 50 900 900
Captain Edward H. Holton, of Burlipg,
ton, Co +, 9th regiment Vermont volun
teers, for distinguished conduct at Lees
Mills. Va, April l6, 1862. when as first
sergeant OF Co /, 9th Vermont, be res.
cued the colors OF the regiment, which
had fallen into the wbt-r, the color bearer
having been shot, has been awarded q
medal Of honor by the government.
An assessment OF 100 per cent is to be
levied on the stock OF the deiuuct national
bank OF Deming, N. NJ in which so many
ST. Johnsbury and LyndonviIle peorls ire
interested
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