The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-09-24

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will be equipped with large gymnss-
iam and a stage, together with club
rooms and shower baths. When equip
ped. the building will serve practically
the purpose OF Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
FOR the place. The contract calls for
completion by January !. The newly
rcmodeled church will be ready for
use October II,
No new eases Of infantile paralysis
have been reported in Burlington
since the three reported Monday last
week. and no deaths. A young man
named Livermore died in Charlotte
Thursday morning, but outside Of this
case. the whole state was practically
free from deaths last week from this
cause. and the health officials hope and
feel that the worst is over.
A new ruling Of the ST. Johnsbury
and l.. c. R. r. is that after September
rs no passengers will be carried on
freight trains. This ruling went into
effect some time ago, but on petition
was rescinded. II is now again to be
enforced because a travelling man re-
covered for injuries received by the
jostling Of the cars.
Considerable favorable comment is
heard upon the new timetable issued
last week by the Central Vermont
railway. In addition to giving the in
formation concerning the operating of
its own trains it gives the stage con-
nections from stations on its line and
il is a small booklet the right size to
carry in the vest pocket which is a
marked improvement over the large
one.
The annual meeting OF the Mont
pelier & Wells River and the Barre
& Chelsea railroads we're held Thurs
day, the former at Montpelier and the
latter in Barre. The officers were
elected were as follows. President, j.
II. Hustle of Boston; viee-president,
H. E. Folsom of Lyndonville; comp
troller, w. J. Hobbs, of Boston; treas
urer, H. E. Fisher Of Boston; clerk,
]. G. Farwel of Montpelier In addi-
ton to the above, the following were
chosen directors: w. B. C. Stickney of
Bethel and J. w. Brock of Montpelier.
The hunting season opened Tuesday,
but fewer Bennington gunners have
applied to the town clerk for licenses
than usual. In previous years not a
few gunners have taken out licenses
for the purpose of hunting woodcock,
which are now protected until October
/ by the federal migratory bird law.
Letters received from DR.. and Mrs.
J. r. Wilson, of Bennington, who were
in Vienna when Austria declared war
upon Servia, and who experienced
some difficulty in making the journey
to England, will sail from Liverpool
for Boston September 22 and will
come directly to Bennington.
Prof. G. H Perkins of Burlington,
was in Montpelier Wednesday after
noon. He visited the state house,
where he looked after some of the
work in the cabinet over which he has
supervision. Prof. Perkins is not ac-
cepting many geological exhibits at
present in view of the fact that there
is no place in the state house. All OF
the available room is taken and while
he could purchase many exhibits It
would be of little use when they would
only be packed away in the storage
and not placed on exhibition. 1t is
another instance in which the need of
more room in the capital is demon
strated.
Percival G. Baldwin, who was NOM
mated state senator in the 18th sena-
torial district of Chicago, is Mont
pelier boy educated in the public
schools and Montpelier seminary, and
before going to Chicago was employed
by Fred Blanchard in the hardware
business. Mr.. Baldwin is one of the
largest real estate brokers on the
south side of the city Of Chicago, hav-
ing built during the past six years
over 300 houses. There are about
100000 registered voters in the dis