The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-10
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! Mr. Psyltsda Whsslsf @slsssst~d her
/ lu1.h bftbdsi Jnb. !. 81 The rssidsnos 81
her graz d.os, l. L. Nnsb. ..o and oss
bsli mile. eat Of Br..dos, Mrs Whssisr
s IL tail possss.lsa Of her i.ealass.
Ihosgh little deal
/ /, u snboaaosa that Pfoi. N II Buck
hsn. prssidesl Of the University 81 Yer
I Il oct. sud Mics MATHIS q T,l-t' sarstor
of The P.rbsuis m asssm Of ustursl sel
snec d n, J1hssburJ. daughter Of The
lste Il '. Jo,Isb Tyler. the Afro.n mission
sry. are 10 be msrt,ed THE tall
J,s.rh g .bsres, the Oldest man in
Fnntlia county. died at bis home 10 Wet
/ q ,or.ls Thursjsy MI Gabnse wss
Besrly lG2 years cid hsving been born in
IT johns p. q July 8, l79s he bad
| been troubled shh heart disease Tor some
tim aud that coupled With hi. srtreme
old ago vas the cause OF bi, death.
Ths is not good year iJr bicycle
thieves 10 Burlington Lac, week tbs city
court Of that municipality sentenced 8
Yong msn 10 two years 10 state for steal
! ing bicycle 10 Williaon l.st fall This
~eek boy Of 20 hss been ssut 10 Wind
cor Tor one year for 81 nilsr offence. stea
ing wheel from = bouss 10 Burlington.
ANs. York despatch Of May 81 says:
George W. Chttenden. grandson OF the
fr.i governor OF Vermont and son Of the
seventh governor OF the State. died st bis
reel lsnce. 2299 Seventh avenue. Thursday
10 the s7th yesr OF his age. His do.th
was caused by heart failure, resulting
from old age. Up to short time before
bis death he had been in excellent health.
Mr. Cbittsnden was born 10 Wllliston, Vt
10 1909
Mrs. Chsslotte Dewey Ross, the oldss,
native resident OF the town OF Ponltney,
who died At her home 10 East Poultney
recently, was the friend and associate OF
Horace reeley during his four years sp
enticeship in tina, village to the trade OF
typesetting. She was also the schoolmste
and associate OF Gsorgs Jones. the iouud
er OF the Nav York Times, and OF Jared
SPARKS, the historian.
The White River junction veterans are
very indignant because OF the speech made
to them by Bishop Hall on Memorial Sun
day, in which he charged pensioners with
being bleeders OF the country says the Bos
ton Globe correspondent. Ex.Gov. Pin
gree. DR.. s. ]. Allen, Capt. A. W. Davis
asd other prominent veterans strongly
coudemn the bishops statmsnt, and point
to the fact that only instances Of British
heroism were cited by him.
There is q curious complication in the
family OF Willis Hayes OF Thetiord. His
younger brother married the mother OF
Willis Hayes wife, so the elder brothers
nothsr.in.lsw Ia clearly bis sister-in-lsw |
also. But the younger Mr.. Hayes has
son add the elder brother a dsughter,
which makes the relationship more intri
cate. Mrs.. Willis Hayes mother is. OF
course, grandmother OF the little girl,
Who could also call her aunt because she is
her fathers sistsr-in law. The son OF the |
younger man is hali.brother Of the wife OF
the elder Mr.. Hayes. whom be could
thereiors con 4ider bis bsothsr.in-lsw.
O. q. Pringle OF Charlotte, botanical
collector for Harvard university, has start
ed for OIscn, days journey southeast
from the city Of Mexico. This makes the
fifteenth year that he has been collecting
for Harvard and during that time he has
been in Washington, Oregon, California
and other western states aud in Mexico.
The greater portion OF his time has been
spent 10 the latter country. Last year be
about 20 900 specimens, which
we're sent 10 boxes OF 300 each to oil the
log universities aud m ums in the
world.
Joseph Battsi OF Nidlebury hss pur
oh sssd the Shaw residence 10 WeybrIdge
and will make summer hotel Of it, He
will build DIVE to Beldens, which has
good railway service.
The issue OF 800 900 OF per cant eou
pom bonds by tbs town OF Bennington TO
reiund like amount OF bonds given 80
Years ago 10 aid in building the Lsbsnop
Springs railroad was sold at . satisfactory
premium. There were . doztn bids for
the bonds, mostly from the large money
csDters OF the country. The banking firm
81 ID. W. HowIsnd Co. OF Boston secur
ID tbs bonds, which run for 20 years. 10
Ierest payable spontaneously, at l05 36.
II 10 thought that no town 10 New Fog
land has ever sold it's bouds at . larger
premium.
For selIog cigarettes to persons und6r
I6 years Of sge z. j. Cunningham, A,
Thomas. Henry Larry. l. Neiburg, Theo
lore ShuieIt and Q. ST. Amour we're arrest
ed At ST. Albsns Saturday morning. The
som plsints we're made by States Attorney
Y cFe.ters. They we're given . hearing
before Jastics hontshors. ALI pleaded
lot guilty. Cunningham was Hosd sl5 /
nd costs, Nieburs $40 and costs. Thomss
IS and cots, Shuiels S. and costs, st.
lmours $40 aud costs, and AIRY $40 and
iosts. All the cases vera appealed.
A. b. Luce Of waterbury hanged him
eli 10 ,ugsr house 90 bis farm Sunday.
} .spondsncy aud fnsncisl troubles were n
BELIEVED to have caused the act. He left 4