The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-27

wealthy Americans.
Because OF the European war the
Richmond Underwear Co, did not
open its plant Monday and a notice
was posted, announcing suspension
Of work for week.
Bennington is to have new town
farm house. 1t was SO decided at the
meeting held Wednesday night There
was large attendance and the dis
cussion became general. A dissatis-
faction with the present methods OF
running the farm seemed to be the
sentiment of the meeting and COM
mittee Of five was selected By moder-
ator Judge Holden to study the mat
ter. The committee were Rev. George
S, Mills, Robert +, Healy, Miss Susan
Rogers, DR.. +. A. Tobin, and George
X. Mathers. As soon as the commit
tee has had time to look into the mat
ter and make some sort Of decision
a special town meeting will be called.
The system used at present does not
vary radically from that used by the
towns throughout Vermont,
Mrs. Hannah Swan of Rutland. cele-
brated her goth birthday Thursday by
receiving calls from many friends who
took gifts to the aged woman. She
has been unable to walk for three
years because Of infrmaties due to
rheumatism, but she retains all her
faculties. Mrs. Swan is native OF
Stockbridge. She has no blood rela-
tive, her nearest Of kin being daugh-
ter-in-law.
Rutland may get the state Office OF
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company which is now located
in Burlington, according to l.. N.
Whitney, general commercial superin-
tendent for the company. The com
pany may have Offices in the new
Wright and Young building now in
the process Of construction at the
corner Of West street and Merchants
Row, but this cannot be verified.
There was hearing before the
Vermont public service commission at
Proctor Thursday afternoon on petit
ton of residents Of Proctor to abolish
a so-called dangerous grade crossing,
known as Whites crossing and situa-
ted two miles north Of the station.
1t is estimated that the change would
cost around $4,000. States Attorney
B. L. Stafford represented the state
at the hearing and Edwin w. Law
renee of Rutland appeared for the
Rutland railroad, on which line the
Is located.
Four hundred people gathered on
Main street in Stowe to see the old
home week sports on Wednesday. The
exercises opened with band concert.
Rain at intervals interfered with the
and not all the planned
events were carried out. Some Of the
sports that were pulled off, however,
we're potatoe race, hundred-yard
dash, sack race, an orange race,
ioughnut race, and candle race. In
the evening a dance in the Akeley
memorial hall was attended by Cd
couples.
Willis A. Ferguson, son of the late
Clark A. Ferguson, and lifelong
resident of Bristol, died Wednesday
evening at 1890, after 10 days
illness with Bright's disease. Mr..
Ferguson was SO years old and was
married in 1883 to Miss Della Fer
yuson, who survives him. He was
we'll known and for many years played
he snare drum in the Bristol band.
The hearing in the case of A. z.
Jloyes ct al VS.. the Middlebury
Electric Co. ct al, which was begun in
Tuesday before Special
Master Charles II. Darling Of Burling-
on, was continued through Thursday
md is likely to go over to next week.
The case has been on the chancery
locket of Addison county court for
Yearly Ia years. Sixteen Of the 40
rators who handled the case at its
institution in 1900 are known 10 be
lead. The counsels who have charge
# the care at present are former At
orney General John Sargent, Julius
|. Wilcox, and Homer Skeels, Of Lud-
ow for the orators, and NJ. c. Web
er of Rutland, and James b. Dono-
way of Middlebury, for the defend
lnts.
Albert B. Congdon Of Dandy, be-
oming interested in al old cave in
clarendon through reading about in
ommon school geography of 1878, de-
ided to visit the historic cavern, and
n a letter to the Rutland Herald tells
What he found there. The cave lies
m the east side Of west hill in Lyman
'arker's pasture. The entrance is
mere hole in the side of hill, which
urns and twists for distance Of
ONE so feet before reaching the first