The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-10-06
STATE MEM 3.


Senator Dillingham; had to come hom
for few days from bis campaign trip OF
account Of throat trouble induced b.
speaking 10 the open air. He goes to Con
necticnt this week and from there to New
York, New jersey, and probably to Vir
ginis.
After 81 years OF service In the 4 & T
Fairbanks scale factory, st. Johnsbury, J
l.. Wheeler, has resigned bis position al
besm maker. On retiring from work hi
shop mates purchased him very hand
some god watch charm set with a diamond
Eight barns In the town Of Fairfield
we're struck by lightning 5 pit. is and
burned TO the ground. Three were the
property of NJ. f. GIllin Of st. Adams
hill and the other five belonged to K, r.
Reed and were near tne railroad station at
East Fsirfi Id
The house and buildings on the farm Of
A. A. Rowell Of Derby Center, were burE-
ed at O'Clock last SATURDAY morning.
The contents Of the buildings were saved,
though the occupants Of the house had
narrow escape. The cause Of the fire lie
supposed to be q defective stoveplpe. The
buildings we're Insured, and 1t 10 thought
the loss may be covered by the insurance.
A CANVASS by The Boston Journal Of the
incoming legislature, which alone has the
power to commute the sentence of Mary A.
Rogers, under sentence OF death at Wind
sor for numbering her husband by chloro.
forming him and throwing him into the
river, shows msj,rity In favor Of allow
Ing the law to take Its course. OF the legis-
latois Intercepted by the Journal 81 per
cent firmly advocated hanging the woman,
"a percent we're undecided, while only 10
per cent. favored committing her sentence
to life Imprisonment.
William Slattery, Of Rutland, about "a
years old, met with very seriour accident
while on his way home, about Il o'clock
Wednesday night Of this week. He receiv-
ed an ugly cash, about inches long, In the
region Of the temple, which rendered him
almost ifeless, and which 1t took eighteen
stitches to sew up. Mr.. Slatterly walked
home, but lspsed into an unconscious con-
dition Immediately upon bis arrival there.
1t is not known how the accident occurred.
There is car grease on the mans forehead.
The physicians said that Mr.. Slattery's
chances Of recovery are slight.
II. II. Mathew, who since Its incorpora-
ton has been general manager Of the Mat
thews Consolidated Slate company Of Poult-
ney, has resigned, srd Charles W. Baker,
appointed successor. Mr.. Matthews plans
for the future are rot made public. 1t ID
hoped, however, that he will retain his resi-
dence 10 Poultney. His interests for the
welfare Of the town have always been the
subject Of much commentator, and i'm
proyements il village f',rs are cure to
receive bis support.
DR.. George I. Adams, who made con.
test against the election of Ex-Governor
Josiah Grout as the representative Of Der
b., has withdrawn his proceedings and
Mr.. Circuit will be allowed to take bis seat
n the legislature without further opposi-
.lon.
The tablet to the memory Of Truman c.
Phinney, for 81 ysars sergeant-st.srms,
authorize by the legislature Of 1902, was
'eceived at the tt.,e house at Montpelier
md viii be placed on the wall Of the frat
ioor corridor near the efiice long occupied
y Mr.. Phinney.