The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-09-17
STATE NEWS

n fire fighting outfit, new automobil
hook and ladder truck having bee
secured.
Rev. John Jones expects to eS
change his pas,orate Of the Methods
church at Hardwick with Rev G. II
Redding Of Yorktown, Ind.
Peoples academy at Morrisvill
opened Wednesday with an attendant
of 1871. the largest number in 25 years
The entering class has Sc pupils.
The condition of Mrs. r. +. Chene,
E of Hardwick, who took bichloride o
mercury a few days ago, mistakint
the tablets for headache tablets, il
improving.
James Evans of Halifax, is in tn,
Melrose Hospital in Brattleboro with
, serious burns inflicted when he fell
down stairs with lighted lamp Mon.
day night, last week.
The large frame building of Arthur
+. Torrey situated about three miles
from Brattleboro, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire which started in the
barn farthest from the house, causing
a loss estimated at $4,000.
Because the preliminary work on
the new $4,000 annex to the Spauld-
ing high school at Barre was not COM
pleted in time the high school did not
open for the fall term until Sept. Is.
The Chateaugay has made her last
trip of the season and went to Shell
burne harbor Saturday for the win
ter. The Vermont stops running the
Goth inst, while the Ticonderoga will
continue longer.
Ronald, the year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Ring of Wolcott, was
badly hurt about the head when a
horse struck him with its hoof, while
trying to drive off the flies. A deep
cash extended from the temple to the
back of his head. He will recover.
After working for 81 years in the
Boston and Maine railroad shops, Ed
gar Brown received his first injuries
week ago in Lyndonville. He was
working on top of car and had
started to descend ladder, when it
slipped and he fell some distance,
fracturing both bones of one wrist and
badly cutting his face.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Randolph Trotting Association, organ
lied for philanthropic purposes, with
no capital stock The incorporators
rae L. A. Ruslow, George w. Panton,
John G. H. Wood, Charles E. Baker,
w. S. Bryant, George N. Jerd, G. c..
Stevens, F. c. Angel, j. H Wood, and
f. R. Mcclellan.
The body of George +. Sanborn was
found by searching party in Con-
cord, after he had been absent from
his boarding place for some hours.
| There were no indications Of suicide
or foul play, and death is supposed to
have occurred suddenly from heart
trouble. Mr.. Sanborn was 81 years
old and man Of high moral character
and active in church work,
Hydraulic and electrical engineers
have been surveying the big water
power on the property of r. P. Red
mond in Cambridge, and the latter
will develop the power and furnish
electric lights for Jacksonville, Cam
bridge, Underhill, and Jericho, if the
towns decide to accept his PROPOSE
ton. 1t is said the price will be rea-
sonable and that an effort will be
made to develop new industries in
these villages to use the power.
John Hill, a Newport young man,
aged Is years, was badly hurt recently
when he was caught in machinery
connected with gasoline pump and
turned over several times. He was
freed by the tearing off of his gloves.
His left leg was fractured at the
ankle and his right arm was fractured
above the wrist, besides numerous
bruises.
Charles Batchelder and Margaret
Murray Batchelder Of Bethel were
married by Rev. William Benjamin
Reynolds, rector of Christ church at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Batehelder on Monday afternoon. Mr..
and Mrs. Batchelder have purchased
of Mrs. f. A. Davis and Mrs. John
Rourke, heirs Of the late Mrs. Joanna
IO'Connell, the house built some years
ago by Walter H. Creamer and will
occupy it as home.
Allen Calhoun, Of Middlebury, state
factory inspector, has commenced his
work of inspection in Washington
county. He has been working in the
southern part Of the state for a few
days and was called to Wells River
on account of the accident in the
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