The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-28

A fellow styling himself Prof Van
Give, who has been giving mathemati-
eal lectures at Darlington, was absent
minded enough 10 90 away without pay
ing bis hotel bills
seth II. Hewitt Of Pittsford. aged 81
teIl uuagr the saw Of a powermachne,
Thursday, white saving wood, and was
instantly killed his head being sawed
apart aud bis brains scattered over the
yard
The Famoatfg has the following
particulars Of the death Of Mr.. l.. /. Ly-
zou icwe'er Of Bristol Feeling quite
uuwell, on Monday afternoon, he closed
up The store, and started for his home on
North street, lie had proceeded as far as
thc residenceol y Bosworth, Esq, when
the blood gushed from bis mouth in tor
rent, and he fell to the ground. lie was
taken to Mr. BIS house, but died inn
Imcdiatcly without utteriug a word, He
/ tried to ulicuale something which
sounded like "doetW.' The doctor was
summoned but Mr., l.. had breathed his
f last before he arrived. He leaves a wife,
I Fifty thousand Fairbanks scales (Sl,-
4 100000 IN valued distributed among all
4 The markets Of the world aud measuring
I the standards Of an Chinese,
4 Russian, Turkish, ETC., etc.--is the record
Of the Mcssrs Fairbanks for 1872 The
best goods Of their kind will be sought
I for wherever they are made and, when
I tine best scales must be had, and the eyes
Of the world turn toward Vermont, aud
ST. Johnsbury has become famous from
/ its being the birthplace Of that wonderful
4 invention which has identified the name
of Fairbanks with one Of the largest and
most successful industries Of the country.
/ The raw material consumed annually at
St. Johnsbury, By this one concern is i'm
Of iron, thirteen thousand pounds Of sheet
brass, twenty thousand pounds Of paints,
thirty three thousand pounds Of nuts,
bolts and washers, forty-fye hundred
gross OF screws, fifteen hundred kegs Of
nuila, two hundred and thirty carboys OF
yiuol three thousand tons Of coal, four
million feet Of lumber, &c. Though their
factory is the largest Of its kind in the
world, covering over ten acres Of ground
and employing upwards OF 600 men, il is
difficult to keep pace with the demand for
these Standard Scales. Our railways ex-
tending in aIl directions aud rapidly de-
yeloping every mile Of territory they trav-
crsc, the increasing popularity Of Ameri-
can goods in all foreign countries, will
/ give great stimulus to this special branch
Of manufactures, and neccssitate each
year large additions to the factories and
the working forceat st. Johnsbury.
The following has been going the
rounds Of the press: Near the village of
North Bennington an old Universalst
church is occupied jointly for service by
the Mcthodists in the morning, and the
+ luiyersalists in the evening. The other
I day the Uniyersalist preacher, Rev. Car
son Parker, who was dcposed few
months since from the ministry in the
I Methodist church, announced III the pa
per- lhd ON The following Sunday even
ing he would preach upon the death OF
lr Devil ~ matter OF courtesy the
1 Methodist clergyman, Rev. ;. W. Glenn
ems, officiating IN lhe morning, announced
The services for Tie eve.iug aud did II in
/ the following quaint and original way.
( said d.: "Fuueral services will be held
III ifi place this evening. It's quito mn
common fora SON to preach the funeral
services Of his own father Il is hoped
tbca WILDE a luIlaltehdaneo Of the other
relatives ofihc deceased, who will occupy
the middle scatsH This wa. said IN the
gnyc,i manner Is DE speaker, but il is
needles g ay lhat quiet smile ran over
tbc faces Of tbe wor-bipeis, Whether tie
body pews were occupied Or 40 at the
"nuc@l" drpougut saith not