The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-26

Company 1 tiFssilyl~so. Es8ar theu
saibarly D. iYoh lhe4f pasiiaans Cnf
, Gray EaeY hes ani,rsd ihaaibfY ~
revoked. tbe effect u which Il d n
aaps the non cotas Ne ih, mnk&
The daic On tbe Christmas diane
sud tire ier che proPie = the mouu
tain region ap,uni Rutland t,as heaH
hxcl by shs humans seieiy fof ~
day Dabu Brother. hase Aoualsi ;le
oscof their hail for Ehe dinor and
Maasgrr Boyle ssh furnish tte epela
house Tor ihe Christmas trct exercises
4 ehaolic condition ~ alairs appear
g. ex.si ia ihe hy department al Rms
land. Chief Eugiuccf e 4. McDgm0lt
AYERS thai be has breu suspended hud
int Who il In command i noi officially
stated. These b. sbonld know most
about the row are uuwillineto say amy.
thing,
Two Vermont boys who receive their
commissions ~ ca-irn- ID The tnilsd
States navy shortly. hoyiug served
their two year Of active duty following
graduation from the Naval Academy
They are both from st. Johnsbury,
Leigh Noyes, nov on The gunboat
Helena, aud Horny @. Fuller Of the
cruiser Colorado,
The business section Of the village
Of West Euosburgh was destroyed BY
fire at midnight Saturday, eutailmg q
loss which IS roughly estimated at
$4,000. Both general stores were
burned, the post-oalce and Grange
ball. Nearby dwellings were saved
with great difficulty, bucket brigade
doing heroic work.
George Armour, who escaped from
the State prison AZ Windsor IN October
accompanied by Oliver German Of
Burlington, is again behind the bars,
He was recognized in Herkimer, n,
v, and the policeman could run faster
than Armour he will say nothing
about his wanderlngs or about Gcr
main.
The aftcr-dinner speakers al the ban
quet OF the Vermont Sugar Makers as.
ISOLATION at Rutland January will in
elude: Gov Fletcher ID. Proctor and
Lieut.. Gov q. II Prouty; Mayor Rich
mond OF Rutland; Prof. j. l.. Hills,
Burlington; Mr., G. w. Pierce, Brat
tleboro; Prof. j, W. Spillman. Wash.
iugton; the Rev, w. Ii. Spence, Rut
land; w. II. McSparran, Furniss, Pa;
Mason $. Stone, Montpelier
Forefothers' Day. the 2S7th amniver-
sary of the founding of Middlebury,
VT, was celebrated undert the direction
of the Middlebnry Historical Society
Saturday, Rev. Isaac Chapman Smart,
ID. d.. Of Burlington, W., delivered
the address on "A Secession to Pre-.
serve the Succession, - a part of the
program following the public exercises
was a ladies social party in the church
lecture room with music and speeches.
Prof c. b. Wright was postmaster.
The day has been celebrated with
appropriate exercises by the Middle
bury Historical Society for siXty-foun
years.
Fire early Saturday destroyed the
Vermont Marble eompany's general
store atCenter Rutland, containing the
town hall and post-ofllee, entalling
n loss of about $50, 900, partially insu.
ed. A big two-story wooden school
house, almost adjoining on the east,
was saved only by the heroic efforts of
tiremen from Rutland, who fought the
flames in heat so intense that il was
necessary 10 pour water over the men
and put snow in their helmets. The
store was two-story wooden strnctrI X
with tower ut the top and used for
storage purposes. The original build
ing was the old Methodist Church. 1t
was bought by the Vermont Marble
company in 1850, remodeled and sub
sequently stocked with merchandise
becoming one of the three establish
ments operated by the company on n
proft-sharing basis. The building
was valued at 5000 and the stock was
worth more than $4,000 The store
was insured for $4,000