The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-05-19

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The isrmss q AddisoE county viii pa
10 large qussiiiy u onions this sprne
II the season fsVors ihcrs gill be ''pile
Of the aromatic bulb. raised.
Ii. numher q passengers carried o
the Bfsitlehoro add Whitehall regula
, passenger train daring the month Q
April Vas l-tsoen 100 and 300
large bear Was recently captured il
shsitsbnr, Two guns we're 30 arrange,
ths, tie t~.r AIRED both Of them, and re
oeiysd both charge. 10 the neck Just bacl
Of tbs osts on opposite sides Of the head.
Bears arr quite plenty IN the mountain,
this spriDg,a party Of three hunters recent
y killed three IAN old one and two cubs
10 the west part Of Bethel, and they did
not call II much Of day for bears either
Last year the New England states paid
in internal revenue some 81. TOO, 900. Of
which Vermont furnished but $50, 5i5, APP,
parently a very small proportion. caused
by the psucity Of our manufacturing inter.
est4.
Extensive Improvements in the state
prison are in progress. involving an expen.
dlture OF s22 600 There are at present
ia conyicts confined within Its walls,
being the smallest number ia several
years. The new workshop when con.
structed. will be heated by steam. Only
two guards viii be required upon the ont
er walls which are built Of stone to the
height OF IS feet The entire buildings
will be constructed OF brick, with all
modern Improvements.
| The most severe storm Of wind, rain and
hail ever know in that section visited st.
Adams Wednesday night, lasting nearly
an hour. Water rushed through the
streets in torrents, and hailstones fell as
large as eggs. The roads are badly wash
ed out, culverts swept away and goat
deal Of damage done.
Dir II. A. Cutting, secretary OF the
board OF agriculture, has read and answer
cd 1000 letters during the past month
The longes, one received by him was one
OF n pages. Seventy eight wore inquiries
about oleomsrgarine and SO about silos.
The doctor thinks 80 silos will be built in
Vermont this season.
The new sidewhoel steamboat now be
ing constructed at Alburgh Springs will
be launched about the middle OF June.
The length Of the vessel on the water line
is ITO feet, over oil, on deck, l7S feet;
breadth OF beam, ~ feet inches; over all,
As feet She will be about $50 tons bur
den, with a carrying capacity Of 1000
passengers, When completed the vessel
will work between Burlington aud the is.
lands and ports north.
Special agents Of the postoflice depart
ment will shortly make an examination Of
the Star-routss IN Vermont, Of which |
there are ,l57, to see if any reforms are
necessary
An OK weighing 1850 pounds recently |
received at the Union market, Waterfowl,
Mass. II was raised in Addison county, !
and was the largest ever received at the
Union market. Last week pair OF cattle |
Weighing 1850 poands was received from
the same county.
Philosopher Spaulding OF Morrisvile
has left this world and climbed tree.
In the crotch Of huge birch tree, 40 feet |,
feet In the air, he la, made him house, |
with sills 5x7 IT,, which he has has bolted |
to its limbs. Underneath it is platform.
where stands his stove, the pipe running
through the house aud out at its top.
Slas NJ. Waite was taken, Monday
from the Newfane jail, by the |
narrow gauge railroad to Brattleboro, and
from the narrow gauge car transferred |
TO the River car, and taken north TO Wind |
sor, to DO tried in the United States court |
The officer in charge was Deputy United
States Marshal Sprague. and Col. Waite
WAS accompanied by his faithful wife,
r. Litto, mining srpers from Ferrona,
n. Y, in the interests OF Western parties
has been inspecting the Brainerd iron mine
in Sheldon, with thu object Of buying
share OF this property. -Four shafts have
now been sunk about 60 feet deep each,
and all are in rich orc. II the purchase is
made the mine will be Immediately work
ed. The Adds property is found to con
tain valuable ores. The shaft is down
now sbont ~ feet, aud the lead is constant
ly growing wider.
A seven -ysarold daughter of Henry
Beyor of Highgate was instantly killed on
Thursday Afternoon. man was driving
a team, with . wooden fleld roller hitched
behind. through the street, and
she, with Others. amused herself with
upon the roller. He told them
that when they wanted to get on he would
stop, but when his attention was diverted
she either fell OF jumped off and the heavy
roller passed over her koad. with fatal
result
The finishing shop. office and barn Of
the Brooks Edge Tool company, at Brooks
vile, we're burned Tuesday morning, to
gether with dwelling house belonging to
Mr. j d Mutt The fre WAS discovered