The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-02

catching large qosntity and the Other
cas- Tor catching niue
! A bald eagle measuring five feet two
/ inches from up to tip wss kilIed last week
/ uesf tue farm Of Judge Samuel Gard
Ger 10 Posbsl by q Jew peddler lie
hsd 70 sorsei himself With food as TO be
u shle to get away. aud well-,imed
sloue proved bis downfall.
1t Is announced that Col Barber, who
has been the chief OF Gen Merritt's staff
for some time, will not go to the Philip
pines as has been ststed. Col Barber
sho i. stationed at Governors Island. n
| y will settle 10 Bennington upon his 10
tirement from the regular army,
Charles and Aaron Bldwel OF Topshsm.
aged a aud II respectively. "hlled up" a
horse with wood slcohol and the inebris
ted sninsl drove one boy up tree and
as it came down after plnnee into the
sir sttuck the older boy with such force
that his shoulder blade was broken,
At Ashevile. n. O.. where an enforced
stop Of 10 muutes was made, the Yer
mont boys received the most nthusiastlc
reception Of the many given 10 the South
A delegation Of citizens offered recep
ton in the evening The girls gave
flowers to he sons where their mothers
hlssed the fathers OF the boys in 'GI
Barre firm has shipped large con
IederBte o onument to Jacksonville, Fla.
1t has a foot base, aud stands 40 feet
high. 1t has large bronze statue on tbs
top, aud four bronza panels. 1t also has
medsiops Of two confederate leaders Of
the late war, 1t is a handsome monument
and will be placed in public park in
Jacksonville,
The marriage of Miss Bessie McCul
lougb, Oldest daughter Of Gen. McCul
Tough, to Thornton Turner occurred at
"Hsll Farm 10 North Bennington, at
noon Tuesday, Rev. O. Fl, Peck oficiat
ing, The groom is a promising young
architect OF New York. Owing to the i'll
ness Of Mrs, Mccullough the ceremony
be informal.
Readsboro in this county. is the only
Vermont town that is being employed by
Uncle Sam. There is large chair fac
tory 10 Rasdsboro and it is working night
and day for the government. 1t recently
shipped large consignment OF fJlding
chairs for the navy, snd is now engaged
on al order for Fort Wadsworth.
Another case OF the trusting stranger
from Vermont. the glsmor OF drink, and
the bad men OF North Adams happened
Tuesday night David ]. Hemingway
OF Wilmington came down to see the
sights. He saw q good deal, until his
vision grew double. When he woke Wed
nesdsy morning he WAS withou. money or
watch. He started from home with S47
and silver watch.
Max Shinburn. the famous bank burglar
whose exploits at Walpole, N. H.. Ben
nington. sud ST. Adams make some OF the
most exciting chapters OF local history
snd who since then has run q career as
Count 10 Belgium, winding it up with 9
term in prison, has Just been convicted
at Schohsre. n. Y second time OF rob
bing the Mlddebntg, New York, Nation
al bank and sentenced to three years 10
Dannsmors prison.
Reports come from Bullilgton that the |
lieutenant in the Bennington company, |
y ho was sccijently sbo, 10 camp and has
been confned to be F.uny Allen hospital
Will lose bis leg. The bullet ploved
deep inrrow down To" side OF one leg,
which was cut open. The leg was placed |
q plaster Of Paris cast and the discol
grafton Of the mem Der has made the stten
iants fear that it will have to be amputa
ted.
They are telling this story 10 Washing
or, which may or msy not be true.
some one in Srelker Reeds presence ask
ID how it WAS that such q cold, phlegma
ic and con ervstlve mao o. Senator Proc
or Of Vermont was so eager for war.
Probably beosuse be is wholesale deal
II 10 tom bstones, was the Msine mans
-epIy. When Proctor heard Of this few
minutes later be sid, II suppose, then.
hat Reed is opposed TO war bees use be
: Ister fot several large life insurance
.Ou auIee.
DR. T ", G5odsll, one OF the leading
physicians Of Bsul instoo, was arrested
! 90 c mrlsint made by members Of the
Z G. A charging him With cruelty to
is horse. lie vas taken before the
1 auicipsl Cour %. Trial. The & ne and ,
OF Incurred ~. % tel 10 ST. which be
aid TIE cruray consisted IN driving
lie bore up and dosa by the 81 le Of To.
iec'ric GERS and vhipp,-g the animal be
d ice II WIS Sirsi1.
The k-publiesn State Convention piil
" held 81 Montpelier Jone - 81 1890 A
Republican tunn committees will ,
Ill csneases Ter tie election Of delegate,
be unm Der TOT t1~bs 10 tile eountT being
} ioilo~s. ArIiDgton 3, b nrington IL.
rect 3 Glutgubury LaudsroEe 2.
chichester 3, Psru 2. PysIsl 4, Reads
5ro 3, EaFeu 3, saldgats 2. Sesrsburs
Salisbury 3, Stamford 2 Sac derl,rd
WiIhAll Z, Wooiiofd / 4, total %.