The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-04-02
STATE ITEMS.

There Is man IN Belvidere about half
of whose potatoes were not dug last fall,
aud his India wheat is also wintering out.
The Fairbaukses are making arrange
ments with the leading railroads of the
west by which they hope to establish a
big lumber mart at st. Johnsbury.
The deepest soundings in the "Broad
lake" seem 10 be 1888 feet at several points
opposite Burlington and near Colchestef
Reef, just south Of the light house.
1t is stated that the liquor sellers Of
Montpelier have paid more than $4,000 in
fines since the opening of the temperance
campaign several months ago.
Three or four large forwarding and
commission houses of Illinois will soon
establish store-honses for grain In Rut-
land.
II is said, some of the locomotives on
the Rutland division of the Central Yer
mont Railroad are to DO equipped As coal
burners Immediately
An exchange says il would seem that
having sent forth Joe Smith and Brigham
Young from her borders, Vermont might
be called the Green Iaountebank state.
Louis Shattuck, of Ludlow, was so Sc
verely Injured by his insane father, who
threw him violently against the foot
board of a bed, a few weeks ago, that he
cannot recover.
The work on Ii. 4. bradford 3 Co. .
knitting mill, al Bennington, is progress
ing rapidly. The Haasons, are ct work on
the second story, aud the carpenters are
following them closely.
An interesting assurance case was de-
cided by the county court at Rutland on
Tuesday. George G. Hathaway who,
by the way, was = defanlter In 5000,
committed saicido ct New York in 1871
aud The Nalmaxl life insurance company
of Montpelier refused to pay his policy OF
slvst ia that account. This heirs sued for
II. Ana proving chat he was insane when
kS kAa d himself, wou their case.
/ Notice the spirit OF forgiveness ~
shoWs b. Editor Earle Of the Morrisville
t.tizea, 10 the following. The generBI
referred 10 il W. W. Grout, of Barton:
Mr., Joseph Blodgest, of stannard, bad
his Leg broken below the knee by y fall
I ing tree striking him. This will be pref.
ty severe on him rs he is getting well
along in years Reporter.
We are glad of IL. II is the only piece
OF gooa news we have read for some
days This Blodget was one Of the "gen-
llemeu OF the jury who sat in the frs,
/ trial OF the celebrated case of A. A
Earle vs. Gen. Judas lseariot and this
gentleman OF the jury being one Of the
immortal fsc who did wickedly stand
out against the illustrious seven, so that
the plaintiff could not prevail against the
aforesaid lscarioi. "The way Of the
transgtessor is hard There are fouI
more accidents going to happen.
There was a disgrAceful row at III,
Catholic church Ia SwARton, last Sabbath
A woman came into the church who had
been forbidden BY Father Cane. III
called the congregation out Of doors, bop
ing 10 get her oat; bot she refused Il
leave. lie told the congregation not tc
lay hand on her; but Patrick Quinn, sf.ei
severe struggle, Ia which be lost gooc
par, Of heavy set Of whiskers, succeed
ell in throwing her cot in the yard. ant
over ihc fence into the street. II il sale
she was hired 10 90 there, BY some enc
mics OF the church, and quite diaeultl
j. arising from the affair.