The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-02-24

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D.vii v. KlmsdrlI, who gained fame
10y the discovery Of the Norway os',
died IN South Royalton Monday He was
born 10 Washington. VI, 10 1924 Ia
1861 be discovered 10 u package Of seeds
received from the agriculture department
the ost be named the "Norssy ost,' aud
from the sale Of its product he made and
~ ut or lost 10 the ten succeeding years o
fortune ths, rsn into the millions. About
So 900 900 was spent 10 advertising the
Dat
The Trial Of Smith q. Davis OF Lincoln
for responsibility Tor the death OF young
Dora T. Cnshmsn Of that town August IA
rs, which h.d occupied the County
court | days, With verdict OF guilty IN
Ter the fourth count Of the indictment.
This means thst David is convicted OF pro
suting the instruments from the use OF
sbich the girl died Judge Start chsrg
ed the !ary the first thing III the morning.
and gave the case to them at II 10 o'clock.
The ca c was appealed
q oree h, Newton, millionaire who
lied At Tsrrytowu on-the-Hudson Friday
from heart disease, was born 10 West
Hartford 10 1883 He was educated 10
the nearby town Of Norwich, to which
his parents moved when he was only two
yesrs old. He left home at the age OF is
10 seek bis fortune, and in 1851 be became
engaged IN mining anthracite coal at
Msuch Chunk, Pa, then a small village.
Mr.. Newton was one OF the pioneer deal
ers L. anthracite coal. and he continued
in the business 80 years, smsssing a large
fortune
Merit CLARK, of Poultney, the Oldest
living member OF any Vermont Legislature
and the oldest living ex.rallway president
10 New England, celebrated his 9jth birth
day Iast FndBy. He WAS born at Middle
town Springs in 1903. HIS father was
Gen. Jonas CLARK. a prominent lawyer,
legislator and soldier HIS maternal
grandfather was q revolutionary soldier,
who lived to be 80 His mother lived to
be "a Mr. CLARK was fitted for college
by the famous educator, Salem Town, and
prsdu from Mlddletury college in
1926.
John Neve Baxter, for years one OF
the prominent business men OF Rutland.
lied at his honis IL inst city Wednesday
eight. He wss brother OF Gen, Il II
Batter and a son OF Judge Horace Baxter,
for many Years thu leading lawyer OF
Wlndham aud Windsor counties He
vas born 10 SaItons river May IS 1922
and bis parents moved to Bellows Falls
shen be vas four years old. He attended |
he schools IN this village, aud tLen enter
I'd The Uliverslty OF Nrmon. from
which he received his degree 10 1871 He |
'tuiieu ,tai IL '"o halfhtu law eCuUOIt |
md slso read law in the cilices OF John |
\ yers Of Mortified. Mass, and Judge
Thomas Z iwards OF X enc, N, II.
1t is surprising, but nevertheless fsot,
bat S nstor R,dfeld Proctor WAS hailed |
,efore the police court At Washington, d.
} , the other day, avery undesirable situ
tiou Tor United States Senator, bn, one
rom which be Emerged with no stsin on
lis chstscrer There lie sringent Law
b the District q Culum bia, reqniring ell
ousehoIders TO cIesn tue snow from their
7slks within SIX hOurs after the snow has
essed falling The discovery that the
'enstlr's wax had not been cleaned caused
i'm to be taken TO tue police court, but be
rplsibed that he bad Tired man to
bowel Of the soow and the man had
,iIed TO keep bis agreement. "a this
hoviug be was released.
Il. NJ. Sp uIdluR hss Just fnIshed haul
ON the woods IL Pitt field about 900,
Do feet OF logs to the back OF White
Yer 10 b. run iosu that stream when
le water Is hIsh next spnng to the Fall
Iountslu Paper mpsDy at Bellows
oils. Among the logs were those made
: q spruce tree Of remarkable sizs. The
ee when cut down inside solid stick 90
ches IN diameter st the buit and 2j
ches st the top, 70 feet long. aud that
fsctfcsilv below the limbs. This was
1t into i've logs, which measured 1882 :
ct People there Lsve 20 knowledge Of
~ other spruce IS large. Moreover, 81
her lA-ioot log could have been cot al
e p for Lumber. slthough IT had too
any knots for working into paper, =
The experiment station at Burlington is il
- msilins bulletins 60, Gl and G. =
lese hu letIns are, tespec lively, upon Il
The Insects Of the Year" Hardy Apples =
r G ld Clmatcs' and Home Grown q
rapes IL Y rmoat. they are al proi1se Q
illuttrstrd The bulletin on inses's I.
eats particuls''s Of tue tept caterpillar /,
aich rsyssrl the maple trees Of The a
ste lsst year, the insect scales and b
pie tree borsts TIE sppls bulletin I,
ves data regarding the tdvissbe vsu
ies Of htriy spples, wilde tie eupe
llletin indicates methods II culture aud
riety boles s1Gp,ed to Vera ont These I
llletps. ss well a. others, ~tll be .eui Ii
thou' chstge 10 any sddress upon sppli a
tIgn. Auy ope desntrs TO have BIZ, G
me pl.csd upon toe station maihbg
{ 10 order that be may receive without a
r,hst no,Ioe futufe publications .hould n
1isIte Lis dssites A postal card I'd b
sssei to the experiment st.,ion. Bar ibg c
., W., IA sufieient