The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-21
STATE NEWS

bury passed away Tuesday 10 the death OF
Mrs Eliz, NJ. Ross, 9I. mother OF Chief
Justice Jons'hsn Ross OF st. JohDsbury.
The Norwich public library and grad
cd school building was destroyed by FIRE
At late hour Wednesday evening. 1t
vas a three story, brick structure valued
st $4,000 and was partially insured.
Psul Erickson, 4j, West Rutland
brck-lsyer. died Monday from injuries
received by falling from a platform at the
West Parish. He was 40 employe OF the
Vermont Marble company.
William LIduke, %, 3 private 10 Com
psny NJ, Darlington, died Tuesday from
hemorrhoge said to have been caused by
the rebound OF riff be used at the tar
get shooting eompetltion last week,
o. II. P,rry and l. J, Egelston have
bought OF j, W. Champion and f. c. Tot
tie the Joel Haven property on North
Main street 10 Rutland and the quarters
OF the Rutland institute will be there be
ginning With the winter term. There
will be accommodations for 200 pupils.
Gov. Black OF New York gets general
praise for lis appointment Of Jesse J lob n
son, a Brooklyn lawyer as Judge OF the
supreme court OF New York to fill a vscsn
cy. Mr.. johnson is 5J years old and is
native OF Bradford
The patrons OF the Addison county fair
are receiving only AZ per cent OF their pre-
MUM money which was awarded at the
last fair. The association claims that the
lowering Of the admission fee to % cents
by The exec utiye board was in part the
reason for the receipts falling of SO mater
tally also that the attendance, except the
second day, was below the average. and
that in consequence they we're obliged 20
divide the money in the treasury Oh pro
rats basis.
P. A. McDonougb, formerly Of Rutland,
vas killed Wednesday near Marlboro, n
H., by falling from freight train. His
body was cut in two. He had been living
10 Hartford, Conn and was stealing .
ride, evidently, He was q son OF Darby
McDonough. aud brother Of John f. Nc |
Donoush. clerk 10 the Rutland County
National Bank.
George Carpenter sUd George Vincent. |
tie Burlington tobscconis,s arrested at
the instance Of a tescber il the public |
schools for selling cigarettes to minors,
we're strsisned before Judge Russell in
the city court and each fned So aud s. |
costs. Tbs teachers are after q mum Der OF |
other dealers whom they accuse Of selling
to minors
The North Bennington board OF trade
has been successful in i's efforts TO secure
a new industry Tor that village, snd joint
stock company has been iorr ed for the
manufacture OF cuff, sud collars, A cap
t.l OF $4,000 has been subscribed and
ihe certificate OF Incorporation has been
applied for 10 the secretary OF state.
Jsmes N Rice. eI.st.te treasurer OF Col
was arrested lsst Saturday in
Boston for alleged emb' Ezlement from the
security Mu,usl Lie ss-ocis,ion Of Bine
lsmtan, n Y was Tor srv r., years PRIOR
o 1862 leader OF the NJ ,nlp, her brass
band. He enlisted at Montpelier as cap
ain Of Compsuy +, llth Vermont Rssi
ntnt, And served through the sar Mr. =
Rice denies thst be hs emb,gz'cd 81,
money from this lnsursnce company, snd
nfisls that be viii be sble to strsisLteu /
u, the matter
Word has been received that Norman
; LOOMS hAs suffered two shocks Of apo q
.leIy At biz home 10 c, icago and that
here va DO hopss Of recovery. Mr.
,oomis ~" formerly prophet ot hotel J
B North Benniusion std Wss well Known 1
o Bennington comfy st yiollnist For 9
ANY year be wss the superi tendeui Of :
be bcotkeerins department Of the HI 4.
ois Csn,rsl Rsiissy compspy 81 ChicIgo 4
Ie is sbout G. yests old. "a
The nonumeutal com mite Of the 18th 81
s,non, Resineb,al association has &C Il
pied q desigu snbmilted by J. Il. Wall +
9 Of Ne. fort. The moi unsnt 10 be u
DARK Barre gfabits, uill bsTe base -
shi Zee, square. The pedestal wiIl be "
q iees high aud far feet tgaafe al The TO
p, IL gill be sutmoaated by heroic Il
otzs figure eight feet kigh Of 10 soldier al