The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-04-22


lady, gazing at Mead's statue Of Ethan
Allen on the portco of the State House,
TO her companion, last week, chats
about the meanest picture Of Geo, Wash.
iugton ever see"
While Edward Randall and brother, Of
Lyndon Centre were splitting wood last
Saturday, Edward slipped aud fell, so
that bis brothers ak hit him ON the back
Of his head, making cash three inches
long and cutting through the skull. Un-
less Inflammation sets in he may recover.
Most Of the principal musicians Of Bur
lington have formed into society which
they call the Orpheus Club.
Burlington is 10 have trotling park,
on land owned by G. :. Appleton, north
of the city, and it is proposed 10 "dedi-
cate it with a June meeting.
The lumbermen cut down the wages Of
their employees at Burlington ten per
cent, but the men can work full time. -
The same is true of the furniture factory
Of Kilburn Il Gates.
There is a couple in Cavendsb, who
were married and began housekeeping in
the house they now reside in about 10
years ago, and in their kitchen is VOL
son cooking stove which was put there
before they moved into the house; which
stove has not been moved one.fourth of
an inch from where It was first placed
during the entire 10 years, and they both
say that they would not exchange it for
any of the more modern styles and so
called improved stoves now in use.
There is some talk of organizing a
national bank at North Troy. If it is
done, it will take away some business
from the one recently started at Newport,
Some parties are threatening strongly
to bring suits to recover extra inter
est alleged to have been paid the Iras-
burgh bank, If the stockholders vote to
go into liquidation. One man, quite a
large patron of the bank, has been look
ing over his transaction, with it for the
past few years, and thinks he has paid
six or eight hundred dollars extra.
The revival in St Johnsbury and yicin.
ity continues with undated interest.
At meeting Of the LamoiIle county
national bank Of Hyde Park, held Thurs
day last, ii was voted to increase The cap
ital stock Of the bank $4,000.
! Mrs. Robbins Of Hyde Park laid ava,
about 80 lbs Of beef in shed chamber &
short time ago; when she went after il
she found it bad all 'eyaporated"
The library Of the University Of Yer
mont, at Burlington, now contains lG ,00I
, volumes, and the Fletcher free library, il
the same city, about 1000 volumes,
The old Pavilion Hotel at Montpelier
now fiat, aud work on the new walls ha
commenced Mr.. G.. ". Ripley, who ha
contracted to do the mason work, Is T.
, have the walls up IN eighty days III
other work will be pushed Vigorously fgt
ward aud the present prospect Is that th
the hotel will be completed and ready 70
{ guests some time previous TO that met
toned In the contract.
schuy Ter Colta3 lectures Ia burlington
on the evening Of The 23d Of this ufUuI
under the auspioes Of the Odd Fellows.
4 A new brick block, with a frontage 4,
- ieet, is about to be erected on Mal
St, Montpelier, TO replace one recent
destroyed by FIRE. The first Gyor will
& devoted to stores, the second 10 Office
10 sud The entire Third story to Masonic pa
- poses.
The volcrs ia a school district go slra
) ton recently caas TO deat lock on q &c
y tain question aud stuck il ont al niqbtaf
r uatil after 2 o'clock The next day, wbe
motion 10 adjourn was daa'iy carrie
;. Good grit,
" A Brandon boy named Grover recent
le tried 10 initiate William Tel 10 ais lamoI
d apple.bow-aud,arr0w scene, but Git
Of suresss And sent al Hfrgw lulo
fNhitm0re boys eye.
81 Lac, Friday, Jola Lynch, au saaplo
* in Holts spool factory Buflingtou, "
ID caught IL some manner by the main "a
IL snd almos. Instantly Allied Igsfete i