The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-09
IN VERMONT.

Rev. George w Williams, paste
Of the Baptist church in South Shafts
bury has accepted unanimous cal
from the West Pawlel Baptist churcl
and will begin his lsbors there on tn,
first Sunday IN January.
Gov. Fletcher ID. Proctor, has con
tirmed the report that George Aitken
of Woodstock, had resigned as secre
tary of of the state board of agricul
ture. II Is expected that his successor
will be appointed next week. Mr.. Ait.
ken resigns, II is understood, for the
reason that he comtemplates leaving
the state soon on an extended foreign
tour.
A particularly bold burglary took
place at the North Pownal station
Christmas evening. The window OF
the ticket office WAS smashed ia about
z IN the evening and about $50 in money
taken. II was very daring deed ms
there are houses and stores within GO
yards OF the station. There was no
attempt ~ enter quietly AS the whole
Of the sash to the window was smash
ed.
The railroad station mt SALISBURY
was broken into sometime during the
night last week Sunday and $40 in cash
aud four mileage books of the Rutland
railroad stolen. The same night one
of the windows OF +. b. Randail's
store was broken, evidently with in
tent 10 burglarize the store but il does
not appear that the store was entered.
This Is taken 10 indicate that the thieves
wer. frightened away after breaking
the window.
The Readsbore Chair company has
taken the contract 10 seat the new
Academy Of Music at Brooklyn, N. Y.
This order requires 1900 sittings and is
by FAR the largest order ever received
by the Readsboro company. These
chairs are TO have upholstered seats
and backs and are especially new style.
having heavy wooden framework in-
stead o. iron standards usually used in
opera chairs, also new stain is 10 be
used for these seats, called silver maple.
Miss Susan Tucker, librarian of the
Nergennes city library since it's estab.
lishment about twenty-five years ago.
died Saturday night after an illness Of
sis weeks. A sister. Mrs. Mary Tuck.
er, aged 81 years. is critically i'll aud
probably cannot live many days. Miss
Tucker was daughter of Philip Tuck
r.. al one time grand master of the
irand Lodge Of Vermont. y. A A. M.
\ brother, Philip. Of Galveston, Tex,
Il the time OF his death was the bead
II the scottish Rite Masons, I'D de-
,ree, for the Southern jurisdiction Of
he United States.
A triple drowning took place ia the
Stone mill pond 10 castleton Thursday
literBoon. The dead are: Miss Ida
'utDsm and George Hunter Of Castle /
Oh, and Miss Ida Belle Franklin Of
y. Y. All of the victims are
bout - years OF age. There were
line young people inihe skating party.
three cbildren broke through the Zee
rst aud the older ones went 10 their
ssislance. The ice also broke under
hem and the whole nine were in the
faiet atone time. Several people who
ye nearby and dozen employees Of /
be John Jones slate mill rushed 10 the
ssislAncc II the skaters and succeeded
4 saving all bat The three named above.
An unknown woman 10 delicate
VAS stranded at the railway
laiion IN Bennington the other day.
~ ticket ~ New York having been
aken BY mistake by the conductor on
be branch iine. She Was a foreigner
nd unable 10 speak English, no one
oaid talk her language. and com.
Heated situation developed ,ill she
bowed her baggage check which read
nom HcaghioH. Mich, 10 New York.
hen Der ticket made it, appearance
lsd she wss seni on Der Way ~ the old
oanisy. u ~as finally discovered that
Be wAs STAY. She sss 90 The ~oaih-
catsd flyer and goi Of al North Ben
ington.