The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-13
STATE NEWS

STATE. NEWS
I At the recent farmers meeting at Cabot
| Prot. Hills said that 10 = dairy census
t.keu, Cabot ranks ss the third town 10
the state, Kyegste coming first snd Pom
/ fret second.
| Everett Young, pattern maker 10 the
employ Of DIN Scott. committed suicide
Saturday morning at Benninctoa.
The bullet which has been embedded in
the bone near Mildred Brewster's left eat
ever siuce she shot herself. after shooting
her flval. Anna Wheeler was extracted ut
tieaton hospital a, Montpelier Tuesday.
RAv. Dr. Edgar NJ Smith president Of
the Vermont Methodist seminary, ut Mont
peIler, has been elected to the presidency
Of the Illinois Wesleyan university OF
Bloomington, His answer has not been
given, but II Is believed be will accept
DR. Smith il sgrs1uate OF the Wesleyan
university, and received the degree Of D
d. from that Institution,
Commodore George D.wey, the naval
officer who has charge Of the UHited
States war power 10 Chinese waters, is .
VermoUtcr, a mem Der OF the well known
Montpelier family. He was appointed
miistlpmsn in 1854 aud four year. later
he graduated from Annapolis Daring
the civil war be served 90 the At am fri cate
Mississippi at New Orleans. Port Hudson
aud DoneIsoD.
The artist who made the broaz, csts
mount for the C.tsmount tavern monu
ment at Bennington Csnter gave the AMI
NAL tuitvd tail. THIS was so severely
criticised that the monument and hls,ori
cal society had the TUT removed last week.
1t has cost the state OF Vermont $40, 900
to maintain the mslasty OF the law 10
Washington county duriag the past year.
The accounts have been closed for the
year, and while not entirely settled. rraoti
cslly all the business is done and The &C
counn have been approved by the State
Auditor Franklin D. Hale
Smith. youngest tou OF asc Hatch OF
Lincoln, died Ftiday morning Ga Tues
day evening he and and some young com
psuions engaged 10 wrestling and Smith
was Injured internally. He telt no incon
yenience at the time bnt became i'll Wed
uesday, growing worse until death came
The nitb-B gley case resulted 10 q
verdict Tor plasu1 for $1,000 ana costs,
the Jury being ont three hours last
week, The plaintiff W, Il. Smith. sued
John Park Basiey OF Waite River Jun
elton for the seduction OF the plsinlif's
wife, having the dsmsge at $40, 600.
Archie Rice, with q brother and two
companions, we're out hunting near Shafts
bury. Rice sud one OF the others were
separated from the rest and while walk
ing along q partridge Asv up between
them, The companion, not thinking,
turned part around and, raising bis enn,
loaded With bird shot, shot at the bird |
The lsrger part Of the charge struck Rice
10 the face aud chest % shots have been
removed TINS isr Fortunately bis eyes
we're not bit and bi, injuries are not con
sidered serious
Clarence p. Esias. 40 eI.deputy collec
tor at North Troy, AMI Ezra Seaver, EN-
ployed ~ clerk 10 81, store, we're arrest
ed Thursday bv Depu y Gated States
Marshal James X Hey, OF Burlington, on
The charge OF smuggll s.ugsr from Cana
10 into this counlfy Egins keeps com
Try store 10 North Troy, snd 1t is alleged
hat be hss illegally brought across the
line - barrels Of graduated aud 245
pounds OF brown sugar
Three wen were badly injured Wednes
day by the upseting Of finger car on
he Bennington Il Rutlsnd railroad at
5onth Shsitsbury. A locomotive wes
pushing the car nuder which wss snow
plos al .pevd Of sbont 10 miles 90 hour
y ben part Of the .ppsrstus OF the pillow
became dlssrrtngei TIE poin. 4 the
nl-v struck ssitch frog, the car was
brown rom the rails, landing D its eide
ONE q ,snse from the track Willism
VI lGatfe section fo-emsn. who With two
n"u w,re op,rhiug the car, sustained IN
h rual lnti-s and vas bsily bruised
Lizard CN.u prlgue sAs slso hort inter
Isliy sGd r'uiak Hogan hsd bic left h Gee
lisIoested O,,Ihs receiving internal in
aries,
The tunor tbst The Ccutr.l Vermont re
rsanI2 tIOu committee sonld be .iu fore
'iosufr proceedings 20 rhs Uaited SIT
'ouri 1t boston some lime ills -etE NJ
ears 10 hAvs beca unfonDdrd A toston
1sm Der Of The coGlm I'tee stated 10 repr.
sbtsii'e OF the Darlington Free Pte.s
81 esdsy th't Fsblury sould pro
ably be uesr,r the real date 4 the con
iebeemtnt Of suel prneee0iass. srd that
icy soald be isEea 10 Vermont rsth,r
ssu 10 MsssAotasstts or New loif.
II is thought thst by toe eud 81 the
seE tbs TRACK Of toe new electric railroad
III he laid a, far IS the car house at