The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-05
IN VERMONT.

The Rev. S. l.. Vincent. who now
resides in Townshend, has accepted
call to the Congregational church "
Winaham where he has been supply 4
my for several mouths
The Rock Hill school. Westminster,
has been closed Oh account of scarlet
fever, but il is now though, the die
ease is under control. Thus far il has
been confined 10 two families aud both !
are siill under quarantine.
The hide market il said 10 be exceed. |
ingly dull in Hyde Park, the price now
being four cents a pound, This Is a
reduction OF one half in abouta month.
A year ago the price was ten cents.
Hides are plenty but there is no de-
mand.
United States Marshal II. W. Bailey,
who has been i'll number of months
and was only able recently to leave the
Rutland hospital where he underwent
the amputation of one foot, went
to his home in Newbnry last week TO
pass Thanksgiving.
A bad man in Barre, who asked nus
sell Lynch at 1870 p. IN. II he had any
money and used an oath in telling Mr.
Lynch that he was liar, received II
right swing TO the jaw and went down
/ for the full count, Mr.. Lynch did not
recognize the highwayman.
The dairy school held under the dir
ection of the agricultural department
of the University OF Vermont, Burling-
ton, will open 8, Morrill, Hall January
4 -, 1905. To continue eight weeks. The
/ school has moi been in session since
1903 owing TO lack Of facilities New
quarters have been especially fitted ny
for the work.
Wildcats are bowling around the WI
lage of Dummerston and causing some
concern. A Canadian lynx down there
has killed 10 pullets owned by Batty
Balestier, kipling's brother-in-law
While chasing hen he was seen by Q
little girl who was badly frightened
when he showed his teeth.
Commission merchants in Cincinnati
aud Chicago have bought "A carloads
of apples in Springfield, Gassetts
Windsor and Charleston and have paic
out some $40, 900 to farmers in that see
ton. The largest carload contained
265 barrels and the smallest 40. One
farmer sold 240 barrels and had III
left.
On Monday Governor Hughes
appointed Charles H. Beckett, u Re
publican, to be Surrogate Of New Yorl
County, in place of Frank I. Fitzger
aid, Democrat, who died recently
Mr.. Beckett is member OF the Law
firm of Hamilton Il Beckett, is forty
eight years old, a native of Vermont
and a graduate of Dartmouth Colleg'
and of Columbia University Law
School.
Mervin X. Varney aged II years on
of Bristol's best known business mel
died Thursday. He is survived by hi
wife and two sons, A. W. Varney, VIII
is superintendent Of the Bennington
County schools, and 4. W. Varney
who has been associated with his fathe
in business for many years.
Carl S. Hopkins of Brattleboro ha
organized three Oranges in Vernon
during the past few days and this wee
will conduct similar work in Addso
/, County. The charter membership {
! of the three new Oranges are; Yves
! Townshend, 81; Williamsyille, 62; Yves
Haven. II.
Alfred w. Lane, well.known col
tractor and old-time wrestler, was POI
sibly fatally injured by being caugl
! in the shafting Of polishing mill
South Barre Friday evening. Mr.. Liant
r who is "a years old, sustained broke
leg, dislocated shoulder, had fou
ribs fractured and received serious eni
in the head and abdomen.
AT least 500 hands were throw
out Of employment lats week by tn
shutting down OF three Of Bennington
leading industries. The Holden
> Leonard company, manufacturers
dress goods, and the Cooper Manufa'
T turing company both plan TO resun
+ next Monday and the Bradford kni
ting company AS soon AZ its new BOZ
n ers can be set. Other Benningto
4 plants are working n larger force tina
ever AS they have been able TO pick u
4 extra hands with So many ont of en-
; ployment.
Miss Florence Dickinson, Of Wi
+ Evansville, is suffering from ARISEN
@ poison. About week ago she washe
a shirt waist SET embroidered Wit
4 green and before removing her hand
: from the basin Of water which she wa
using for the purpose, noticed pricl
!, ling sensation in her hands and arm
. and later discovered scaatch on on
!, hands. A few hours later rash NJ
peared and physician who was COZ
suited decided she had been poisone
by the arsenic preparation in the gree
dye. Her condition Is now improving
Capt. William II. Taylor o. Below
FALL. n prominent @. A. X. man, die
suddenly on Friday evening last. Cal
tain Taylor bad been ~ Of heart d.
\ ease for SIX years but during the ds
Friday he was unusually CHEEKY. Deaf
!. came that evening while he was cor
yesing with bis family after suppei
A deep Sigh escaped him and be f.
back in his chair dead. He leaves