The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
srATs NEWS.

STATE sEws.
Manufacturing interests in and around
81. Johpsbury are booming.
Plymouth claims the boss fat boy, a son
OF Frederick Butler, who weighed 1871
pounds on hls eighth birthday.
Mr.. +. w. Mack OF Hinesburgh raised
on bis farm dve spring pigs which weigh
ed, dressed, 2,144 pounds-an average OF
459 pounds.
One Of the churches In Norwich flls
the position Of jsui,or or sexton by auc.
ton, at which the person naming the
smallest sum secures the situation. Forty
dollars wss the annual stipend recently bid.
Prof Peter Collier lhieks that aboat
tao handrsd farmers In New EnglABd
will experiment in sorghum culture and
sugar manuiactute on small scale next
year. '
Mr.. Williamson, youngest son OF Pascha
P. Williamson OF Pomiret, fell some 250
feet from the steeple of church be was
Stating in Chicago one day last week, and
was instantly killed. Ills remains were
brought home for burial.
A man about 80 years old, named Geo
Fields, Of Westminster, committed
suicide Thursday afternoon by shooting
through The heart. lie was unmarried
aud live with bis parents. Dissolute
aud Incorporate habits was the cause.
Hon. George A. Morcy of Fairlee fell,
the Goth insl., ten feet from pile OF
wood in bis shed, frscturing the whirl.
bone In his left hip. Judge Morey 10 IS
years old, has been smart aud active
mau, holding prominent places In Town
aud state.
10 1873 81. Johnsbury village had 10
6res. In 1879 1t had 10.
Franklin Chase, agent of the Kansas
Pacific railroad, Intends to send from the
southern part of the State colony OF so
families for settlement on 5000 acres.
Tbe new waoeu mill at North Hart
lapd will be los tAllest building in town.
It,has already reached height of five
stories and the work Is being rapidly
pushed forward.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
! sbeep breeders association, will be held
at the court room 10 Middlebury, on
Wednesday The l4lh ialt,, at II O'Clock
An.
The friends Of DR.. s. W. 1hsyer, OF
/, Burlington presented him on Christmas
Aoruing scertidcale OF deposit for t1elve
Ehsndre6 doliafs, which lad been placed
4 to bis credit In one OF the Burlington
( bsuks, By lev friends to defray the eX-
\ Dsuses OF a trip to The South, which II lie
hoped will confirm the improvement la
W heslth already 30 marked.
'ss. jacob 3. Clark, died al n. Johns
,n,v on HE 9Th ult, aged 81
vs.y, Ale was settled over the Cougre-
.s,ion.,. Ssrch at Morgan, W., Jan. lib,
Isq7 teFate which war only dis
.oIv.d ~ "a. Ssslh, and lacked but few
days OF s. years.
The goods stolen Ceastmas night from
Il. AZ ,Thompsonss, "fe atSoflh ro"na',
wets eiseoSsrcd In the eas4e occupied
by the Commings b. ot1ers Niil laln
and Larry have beeu beld 10 DAD% sloO
each.
There was large Atlende zee 81 ~
Spiritual Convention ut Water, NafJ, Bat
ntiay, although the day wAsrainy and
the ground covered with Ice. III, Ecker.
else. embraced speeches by Mrs. fanny
smith OF Brandon and Mrs. Wood of Bur
linglon, 40 impromtn song BY Mrs
Manchester, OF Randolph, lnproi lptu
poems by Miss jeanne nagAu, 81 Ko val
tou, aud a sesuce, 10 which Mr.. villa on
pretended 70 READ character and foret Ell
/ iglare events.
The lumber export OF Lamoile county
/ for 1879 wa nearly seven million fee I,
OF which George A. More. Of Elmore,
shipped some 900 900; 0 & A. II. Back ,
Of johnson, sbou, 800 900; aud Z. 5.
Page > 100 900, The bAisnee being made
up of smsler los. Large ~ was The
msnaiastate 10 1879, the Indication arc
that il viii be considerably largsrin 1889
The Bucks contemplate increasing theii
busibess 10 100000 feel Mr.. Morse ex
pecis 70 have 100 600; while the present
indlea,iona are that Mr. PsEeA busiues
wlB reseh 8 900 900 feet
q j. proposed 70 org1Blzs astoek CON
psuy wiih a capital OF ~ 900 for the eres
. tea sfs large ErIss uslii and saw Gaiii 9
P0wual.
The era Of J. o .. u. PolApd, put
! lIahers Of Tie YeSEionl Watchman aR