The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-21

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Farm hands In North Troy are hiring
out for next summer ct $40 and els a
month.
There IL a great deal OF counterfeit
money 10 circulation In Bennington, both
paper and silver.
A Young man In Ripton, while stand
Ing still the other day fell down and
sprsined bis wrist badly. Moral: Keep
travelling.
Great complaints come from the eastern
part OF the state, that the water 10 the
streams 10 so low as TO stop work In many
Of the mills.
Charles George OF Tunbridge, novice
In dancing. had bis shoulder dislocsted
while executing the Virginia reel at q
party the other evening.
Thus far, this season, Burlington Ice
dealers have harvested some thirty.fve
hundred tons, the crop generally being
about forty.fve hundred.
In Weathersfeld over 80 foxes have
been killed since November LIST, and yet
they are so numerous as to make poultry
raisiug extremely hazardous.
o. G.. Fits, a merchant aud lumber
dealer of West Wardsboro, has failed
Liabilities, $4,000; assets not as yet
known, bat very small.
b. F. Rugg of st. Albans, lost 1900
ewes, in breeding, valued at 5000,
during the recent great snow storm at
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
II. Rogers of Barton had bis house
burned the other day, and he was severe
ly burned, cut and bruised while escap-
ing from q chamber window.
A North Troy business man recently
purchased ~ 900 In silver att discount OF
per cent. and has been paying II out, the
the past two weeks, In his business.
The town agent of BeIvidere with a
population OF $40, sold 10 Eve months 1913
gallons of intoxicating liquors for medi-
cal purposes. Healthy people should
avoid that place.
The selectmen OF Barre were ordered at
Tho Iass toes. ---.-.;-s ~ prepare lock.
up for tramps, aud to furnish all who APP
piled with liberal allowance OF crackers.
Goldfish and cold water.
A novelty In town elections was vote
passed at Rutland, authorizing the select
men TO furnish transportation by rail, to
and from town meeting, to voters in West
Rutland, Sutherland Falls and other out
aide settlements.
The Vermont contributors to the Paris
exposition, thus far, are the Fairbanks
and Howe scale companies; Bstchelder &
Sons, WallIngford, garden and farming
tools; j. Estey Il Co., Brattleboro,
organs; and ii. Devens, Brattleboro,
automatic screw machines.
The father and widow OF James Fisk,
Jr. are In . wrsngle over the estate.
She says that the requests exceed the
value Of the property, and that she is
therefore unable to comply with the will.
The father has sued her 10 BrAttleboro.
Brookfed claims span of 40 years old
horses, who still work right along. The
same town has girl who gave her lover
the &. b. just because be couldn't raise
money enough TO buy a marriage license
aud tried TO borrow II OF her.
Mrs Deming, who died in Burlington
on Thursday, at the great age of 80 years,
was the daughter of The late Timothy
Follett, OF Bennington, and sister of the
late Timothy Follett, OF Burlington. She
married, In October 1907, Eleazer II i.
Deming, who was one Of the early and
most successful merchants Of Huntington.
Mr.. Deming died In 1928, having the
reputation Of having been "ths best BUSH
ness man In Chittenden ceunty.
At meeting OF The corporAtors OF the
Jamaica Savings Bank held on the 10th
inst, VIM. Harris, Jr. Of Windham, was
chosen president, +. l.. Waterman vice.
president, and J. c. Robinson secretary
II. II. Feltot, A.. NJ. Butler, Charles
BurnhAm. and ID. +. Robinson, trustees.
Assets, March l, 81, 1854 ,o7-An increase
Of over ten thousand dollars during the
past year.
justin Harvey Smith, OF Norwich, and
. graduate Of the class OF 1877, being the
only one who basrAnked perfect since the
graduation Of Rufus Choate, sails from
New York next Saturday, as private sec.
Rotary TO Hon. j. ID. PhiIbriek, lsle super
iniendent Of schools In Boston, and re-
Gently appointed by President Hayes
commissioner on education 10 attend the
Paris Exposition.
The Bellows Falls Times says the Yer.
mont Valley Railroad had q narrow es-
cape from a serious accident, on The sth.
A large rock bad rolled down high bank
10 the track on . short curve below Dam
merston station, and although Il could
only be seen one hundred feet from the
engine, the watchful eye OF Ira L. Earl,
The engineer. instantly detected the oh.
strueiion and ~ quickly applied both
steam and brakes, And brought the train
10 sudden bali jas, AZ they reached the
rock which lad ben, the rail 10 An elbow,
aud II Il bad been struck The chances
were very strong that The trAIn would
have been thrown into the river where
The water il moro than dirty feet deep.