The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-08-14
AROUND THE sTArE.

liam Mears for si3.ioe.
I Enough money has been raised a
a guarantee 20 assure the Install
meni Of electric lights in Newiane.
A fox killed ~ chickens Tor Mrs.
Hugh Albee ~ Brookllne one nigh
recently They were early chicken,
and ready for market
Richard ]. Wolfe. n native OF Bel.
lows Falls. who recently moved "a
Keene. ~ H.. has been appointed e
the position Of city Judge In that cit
The brown tail moth has reached
Lyndonyille, several Of the worms
having been found In dooryard at
Lyndon Center. also some OF the
coeoons.
During the electrical storm AT
Enosburg Falls Friday. COW owned
by Wallace Noble was struck and
killed. Comfortable damage liz re-
ported In the surrounding towns.
Carroll s.. four-year-oid son OF
Mrs. W.,H Page OF Londonderry.fell
/ into the pond few days ago and
would have drowned had not some
one passed by just then and rescued
him.
Ralph Ritchie.t the two-year-old son
OF Frank Richie Of Burlington, lost
half of his right thumb by catching
it in a clothes wringer The digit
was crushed up to the knuckle and
amputation was necessary.
The frame OF the girls new dor
mitory at Lyndon institute is up,and
work on the same is being rapidly
pushed 1t is two and onehalf
story building 36x72 feet, designed
% accommodate IS girls.
John Burnett, who has been ROAD
commissioner for Westminster since
March, has been engaged by the VII
lage of Bellows Fails as stree, and
water commissioner. filling The va
cancy caused by the death Of Jay
Lawrence.
II IS expected that Ram Island In
Lake Champlain will be purchased
soon by Guy Carleton Lee Ut Car
Isle, Pa, a lawyer. who has held
lease on the properts for year
with an option to purchase. Mr., Lee
has been in st. Adams recently.
Henry Lynde narrowly escaped
death on his farm in Green River a
few days ago, while raking hay with
pair OF mules. He stepped upon
the pole and just at that time the
wind blew his hat of, striking one OF
the mules, which jumped and ran
Mr.. Lynde was thrown In such a
way that he was dragged head down
for some distance. He was badly
bruised before his brother could
stop the team and rescue him.
Malicious persons in Brattlebor,
nave been dong considerable dam
age to motor boats Recently, In one
night some damage being done to
every one OF the Is or 30 motor |
boats out of the boat houses. The |
aggregate damage was not less than
800. In some instances the can
vas tops were slit, in others tiller
ropes were cut and in still others
spark coils and plugs were broken
and parts thrown into the river Ell
lorts to discover the guilty persons
have so far been without avail
George G.. Hinsdale, graduate
from the University Of Vermont
and resident Of St. George, is
thought to have invented non
automobile tire. He has
been working on the invention for
some time and now has organized a
company known as the Autocraft
Co., with headquarters in Cambridge
Mass. An experiment with the tires
has been tried out on fire truck In
Arlington, Mass. which appears to
be successful They are fitted with
springs.
Senator william p. Dillingham; has
been designated member OF the
OF the District OF CO.
Iumbia to go thoroughly into condi-
lions existing In the distric. and In
yestigate the best method OF hand
ing the slum areas. This suD-com-
mittee, which consists Of Senator
Smith OF Maryland. chairman, and
Senator's Pomerene Holis, billing
IAN, and Jones, include the men
who have interested themselves in
he affairs OF the district ann have
)een more or less associated with
he movement to w.pe on. the Obj
alley conditions exist
ng at the capital.
Mrs. Delphina f'ossett Of Main
st., Burlington, Friday rec wed the
Of . large number
Il friends upo Ier entral.c,, o" her
list year In excellent health and
With every appearance Of being rs
ears younger. Mrs. Bassett was
,orn In the house In which she now
ives and has known no other home.
he stories she tells OF Burlington
4 more than three-Quarters OF
entury ago are highly interesting
nd from her many years Of resi-
ence here she can intersperse her
with lively bits Of COS
Ip Of the early days.
Estate Of AurellA G. TorreJ.
Order OF Notice TO Pay Debts.
STATE or VERMONT. Distric, Of Man