The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-12-31

meutRry dinner 10 SIS uewsboyS Of
Burlington az the New Sherwood ON
Z Christmas eve,
Frank l4aekey of Cornith came ia
contact with an alder bush in the
woods one day last week which lacer-
atcd his nostrils and face somewhat.
A doctor was called and had 10 take
several stitches in his nostrils.
Nearly $500 people attended the
midnight mass st the Cathedral Of the
Immaculate Conception in Burlington
Christmas Eve. A slightly larger
number attended the masses during
Christmas morning, making total
attendance of about 1000
The highest point reached on
Christmas night by the thermometer
at the weather bureau in Burlington
was one degree below zero and during
Thursday night the mercury fell to
nine below.
The Prison Monitor, published by
and in the interest of the Vermont
state prison at Windsor, is out again,
the current issue being its fifth in the
present volume. The leading article
is strong denunciation Of parole
breakers by Howard T.. Smith.
Mrs. John Mahoney Of Bethel, has
received communication from Sena-
tor Dillingham; informing her that
the Senate committee on pensions has
favorably reported bill introduced
by the senator granting pension to
Mrs. Mahoney at the rate Of $40 per
month. This pension is granted to
Mrs. Mahoney as the widow Of the
late George W. Bush, private in Co.
G. 92nd Reg. New York Vols, who
died about IA years ago,
Altogether $3.50 trees were plant
ed in Orange county in 1914 and 208,-
$50 in Windsor county by private in
dividuals and, in addition, $4,000 were
planted by the state on the Charles
Downer Forest reserve in Sharon
5000 Norway spruce and 5000 white
ash set in alternate rows.
The death Of Julian Willard, colored,
occurred recently at his home in Cam
bridgeport. Mr. Willard was we'll
known as a blind musician, being able
to play number of different kinds OF
His services were ex-
tended into other towns, where often
took part in entertainments.
+. H, Allis of Randolph, has been
with his brother, W. S. Al
lis, in Norwich, Conn, in the case of
Frank Lawrence Chaplin, the burglar
and forger from whom both have suf-
rered He has also been in Boston
trying to trace through the pawn
shops the gold watch and chain, string
If gold beads and other valuable prop
,rty taken from his house by Chaplin.
Kirk H. Dunlay Of Lowell, has con-
itructed perfect working model Of
he worlds record holding motor boat.
The model is 80 inches long, seven
inches wide and has an average draft
# two inches. 1t gets its power from
N electric motor and dry battery,
which give it a speed of about four
niles an hour. 1t Is also equipped
With five upholstered seats, lights and
horn.
A phamphlet has been issued by the
Eighth Vermont Regiment association
escriptive of the General Stephen
homas memorial in Bethel Gilead.
he pamphlet contains the address Of
he Hon. j. A. DeBoer, delivered ON
he occasion of the dedication and
mere are illustrations of General
homas, Captain B. +. Bowman, the
memorial tablet and the surrounding
)untry.
Work in the Bethel tannery, which
as been discontinued for some time,
i'll begin again in the immediate flu
ire. Up to the breaking out of the
ar this tannery used almost entirely
reign hides, obtaining it's supply
ON Belgium, France, Russia, India
I'd South America, Since August /,
,ere have been no importations OF
reign hides into the United States.
omestic hides have been almost inn
,ssible to procure, and the prices
I'VE gone soaring. Mr.. Fischer has
tely secured four carloads Of do
este hides and work will be resumed
about half capacity as soon as these
des arrive. Fourteen thousand dol
RS was paid for each carload, which
topnotch price at Bethel tannery.
Mrs. Benjamin II. Sanborn, native
Elmore, died Dec. 1G at her home
Wellesley, Mass, after an illness Of
any years. She was the daughter OF
r. and Mrs. Hiram Doty and was
I'm Nov. 8, 1852. Mrs. Sanborn was
lineal descendant Of the General Is
Ell Putnam family Of Revolutionary
me. During the hour Of her funeral
cry bushes place in Wellesley was
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