The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-16
STATE NEWS.

Two deaths from diphtheris in Burling.
ton last week,
Twelve weddings are said to have taken
place in Shorehsm since Oct. /.
There are now in the House OF Correc.
ton, 4G prisoners, OF whom are women.
Within radius Of six miles around
White River village can be counted sew.
enteen church spires.
DR.. Walker, OF BrAttleboro, declines
the call of the First Congregational
church of Springfield, Mass, with the
81, 900 salary offered him.
John Barnum of Monkton, one of the
oldest MasoDs in Vermont, died at Yer
gennes, Sunday, aged 9s.
A, +. Moore, arrested at Boston, Mass,
recently and taken to Newport for forge.
ry has been held in $1,000.
While cutting wood Monday, tree fell
on Moses Z. Flanders, an old aud well
known citizen OF Sharon, crushing his left
leg 10 such a manner as to render 1t prob
able thai smpntation will be necessary.
Brandon now has a system Of water
supply, running from Hitchcock pond,
Eve miles from the village, with eight
miles piping and ihirty-fve hydrants.
Randolph has her share state officers
the supreme court reporter, State in-
spector OF tiuauce superintendent OF edu.
cation, and superintendent OF agriculture,
the last Two with salaries 10 81 400 each.
Isaac McNesl, an aged and much re-
spected citizen Of Barton, was 80 severely
injured on Friday by fall that be rsceiv.
9. | while assisting in clearing the burning
he use OF George Reed, that lie lived only
AZ hours.
} DEL Eastman Of Wolcott, bias stepped
owe. the line into Canada, taking with
him considerable properly belonging to
other parties, and = young lady with
whom he had been very intimate. He
leaves wife and family In destitute cir
cumst anees.
l.. NJ. Knight Of North Hsrtlsnd,
while At work 10 bis saw mill on Satur.
day last, very narrowly escaped death.
HIS oyeTcost was caught by some shafting
into which be was violently drawn, aud
b,.fore The machinery could be stopped be
bad susisined compound fracture OF the
LEFT shoulder, together with other serious
injaries. lie will probably recover.
There il now standing In the pasture Of
JameN Is. CAlderwood OF Greensboro .
rare curiosity 10 The line Of maple tree /,
or trees. Two trees start from the ground
seven fee. apart, one seven inches 10 di.
amcter, The other about l4inches la diam.
eter, at the height Of sixteen feet they
are pc rfecliy Joined together, and become
Que tree, which Is seventeen iuebes In di-
ameter and sixty feet In height.
The North Troy Palladium tells the
atory Of man 10 that place who after
washing bic face and hands Al = hotel in a
neIghboring town besitAted before wiping
on very dirty towel, and remarked 10
The landlord that II wonId be on, Of place
for him TO find fault about such towel
seeing that DO less than forty persous had
used IL before be did. a clean towel was
forthcoming.
TIE ill-repuie Of our state 10 the matter
Of easy divorce lava has spread across the
water; and we aad the following 10 the
London Echo: "ls Tie stale Of Vermont
there l. now 90 The average one divorces
70 every niteen marriages, and The pro-
portion IL increasing. We believe that IL
The state where little boy, walking vi lib
Lie mother, remarked tbEt % the opposits