The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-03-24
Local and State News.

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Scarlet fever ia raging in ouildhaI
and Maidstone Two families have losl
al their children BY L.
Four boys were found in The school
house al Bristol, Vermont, a few days
sgo. at four o'clock in the morning, on
gagged in gambling in which business
they had spent The night
FaTM AccipnSr At Wrsr CAsrFroN r
Three men, named Sullivan, Nc Cam
and Dooley, we're killed at the West
Castleton slate quarry, Thursday morn.
ing, BY large quantity Of rock falling
upon them.
A prominent Second Adventist in
tho vicinity Of Rutland, who was dead
certain that everything was going to
everlasting smash during 1867, has
buried his Bible and says be don / be-
lisye in anything and never will again.
"A destructive fire occurred al
Chester on Thursday morning the 10th
inst. The fire originated in the meat
market Of Hall a johnson, which, to-
gsthcr with the furniture ware.room OF
Atherton & Hall, and the dwelling house
OF r. w Marsh, were totally destroyed
The loss OF Athorton Il Hall is s., l0C
insured for S., 400 Marsh $4,000 in
sured for 81, 700; Hall & Johnson about
$500, no insurance.
"A responsible offer has been made
to construct the Lamoille Valley rail
road, one link in the Portland and Og-
densburg line, for $4,000 per mile
and $4,000, it is believed, will cover
road, stations and land damages; To-
cal subscription is needed of $520,000
of which four towns have already taken
100000 and tho other towns on the
Route will not fail to make il up
Jacob g. Hovey of ST. Johnsbury
kept 10 COWS the past summer, and con-
yerted their milk into butter. His fam
lily consisted of seven persons. Mr..
Hoyey realized, above milk aud butter
used in his family, from sale of butter
$735; pork made from milk, after de-
Quoting other feed, $24 calves from
these cows, he values at 800 making
a total of $3.50.
The Howe Scale Company OF Bran
don have recently sold to the New York
Central railroad company more than
sixty of their improved standard scales,
supplying nearly every depot ON the
entire line ard its branches. Among
the number are two Railroad Truck
Scales, each weighing $4,000 pounds at
Il single load.
FIRE IN HMEsBURaH.-Th wooden
mill of Dow & Boynton was destroyed
by fire Wednesday. The employees had
just left the mill for dinner when the
fire broke out. There was an insurance
Of $4,000 ON the mill and stock, the
policy expiring ut IL o'clock m. of that
day. Part Of the stock was saved, but
the total loss cannot fall short Of $40,-
000
ExEoumoN,or MURpERER.--Jerome
Lavinge alias John Ward, was hung at
the States Prison at Windsor on Friday
oflast week. Lavinge was committed at
the April term of the Chittenden Coun-
ty Court in 1866, for the murder Of Mrs
Sally Griswold of Williston, in the sum
mer previous. Exceptions were taken
to the decision of the County Court,
and at the January term of the Supreme
Court in 1867 the decision was confirm
ed. At the general term ho was order
ed to be hung March Goth, and in ac-
cordance Herewith the Governor issu-
ed his warrent for the execution OF the
sentence.
Twenty five divorces, were applied
for and twenty-one granted by the Su-
preme Court at its February term in
Windsor county. In delivering the
Judgment OF the court in one case
Judge Barrett remarked: My associ-
ates think from the evidence, divorce
ought to be granted, and think so too,
from what j know Of the parties /
don't think these parties ought to be
yoked up together any longer, any more
than any other cattle.
The recent extension OF the marble
quarrying business has prompted the
Windsor manufacturing company Of
Windsor to making quarrying tools on
large scale. Among them are Lam
sons channelling machine which can
do the work Of leo men, and Cases
diamond-pointed drill, which is soon TO
be tested IN the Hoosack tunnel This
drill is driven by small rotary or oscil-
lating eagine. and is opperated by
single person. One drill has bored
nearly 1000 feet Of rock, and the most
powerful glass can discover no wear Of