The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-16
in VERMONT.

cost Louis Salome, Castleton Italian,
a $40 fine last week.
0Memorial day orators announced are
Hugh Henry of Chester at Grafton and
Sherman Eyarts Of Windsor at Wind
sor.
Fred q. Swinnerton Of Rutland has
been appointed deputy clerk Of United
States courts for the district of Yer
mont.
A westerly gale Saturday lifted the
roof from j. Il. Jones's dry goods store
at Woodstock and dropped il in the
yard at the rear of the block.
An unknown tramp, stealing ride,
was killed, when nine freight ears were
wrecked on the Boston 4 Maine rail-
road near East Ryegate Thursday
night. Hiscompanion escaped although
injured,
Residents of Brattleboro are trying
to explain to themselves why it costs
Is cents more to go to Boston than it
does to come home. The fare back via
Greenfield is $2.57 and the bill going
the same way is 500.
West Rutland citizens have protested
to the State board of health at the ac-
ton of school commissions in placing a
cessppol in front of the school building
close to the street. Pollution Of drink
ing water is feared.
Fire from an unknown cause destroy
ed the S. c. Lyons ochre works at Ben
nington Saturday afternoon. The build
ing was burned to the ground but the
drying machine, some tools and a guam
tity of dynamite were saved.
Prin. H. j. Stannard Of Barton Acad-
envy conducted 40 members of the ciyics
class to Newport Saturday for tour
Of the various county Offices at the
court house. The students were also
shown about the United States custom
house by Collector c. S, Emery,
John s. Wood of West Brattleboro
has completed his sugar season with a
record of 10 barrels Of sap from 43 trees
in "a hours. From the same trees, set
ting SO buckets, he made 1852 pounds of
maple sugare this season and he did
not retap any of the trees as is often
done to increase the flow Of sap.
While Bennington did not catch the
base ball fever quite so soon as some
OF the neighboring towns its present at
tack has been diagnosed by competent
judges as exceeding acute. Over $500
has been pledged for the support of a
team the coming summer and the as
ISOLATION is in a fair way to start the
season with $500 or better.
Joseph Toutan of Winsted, Ct, who
broke into the station at South Wal
llngford Sunday night, appeared be-
fore Judge W. H. Taylor and pleaded
guilty to a charge Of burglary. He
was sentenced to serve not less than
one nor more than two years in the
state prison at Windsor. About $50
worth of tickets were taken from the
station.
The newspaper publishers of Frank
lin county were entertained by Carl G..
Fletcher Of the Swanton Courier at din
ner at the American House in st. Al
bans Saturday. His guests were NJ. j..
Maloney of the Richford Gazette, d. NJ.
Rose of the Enosburgh Falls Standard,
and Nelson Il. L'Ecuyer Of the 81. AL
bans Messenger and Frank l.. Greene,
editor of the latter paper.
The State is plunged into anothercon-
troyersy by claim from st. Johnsbury
that Chamberlin Post OF that place has
the youngest Vermont veteran of the
Civil War in c. a. Heyer, aged 80
years, who enlisted at the age Of 10
years. Henry Wilkins of Rutland fig
ures that il Mr.. Heyer was born in lSie
he did not enlist until sometime in 1864.
Mr.. wilkins was born in lS47 and en-
tered the service atthe age Of 10 in 1862
for three years enlistment.
A bold but unsuccessful attempt to
saw his way out Of Windham county
Jail was made by Martin Manning Of
Bellows Falls at Newfane Thursday
night. Manning, who was serving sem
tence for intoxication, tried. 10 induce
the other prisoners to join in breaking
out and one OF these men told on him.
Somebody carried a haeksaw in TO
Manning, the broken pieces being
found in a toilet room while two bars
ia side window in the main Jail room
had been sawed OIL.