The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-12-20
STATE NEWS.

The capitals OF the national banks
d Vermont is 1886, 900; circulation SO, 5le
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v The stoam mill of J. A. Burkee & Sc
at North Duxbury has been burned. Lo
: $500; insurance $1,000.
An effort is to be made to secure the al
nual session Of the Vermont Dairy men
Association in Rutland.
A severe water famine this winter
dreaded in Orange and Windsor counties
The springs aud streams are very low
| A vicious hog attacked two men en-
ployed by Charles Alexander at Guilford
seriously biting and otherwise injurint
them.
Horace Wilson Of Quechee shot q grey
eagle the dthsr day that measured sever
feet eight inches from tip to tip Of wings
and tipped the beam at eleven and hall
pounds. i had strap some four feet At
cached to one leg and : rope about the
same length on the other leg
Jones, Lamson & Co.. proprietors Of As
Quincy Mills at Windsor. and whose failure
for nearly $500, 600 last August necessitated
shutting down the works, have effected .
settlement with their creditors. and expect
TO resume operations soon. Tho firm
are large manufacturers OF cotton aud cop
yarn.
Prof. 9. II. Dunton, principal OF the
Troy conference academy at Poultney,
has been appointed by Gov Birstow
State examiner Of the normal schools OF
Vermont.
One Of the 81 Johnsbury and lake Cham
plain railroad conductors tells the follsw.
ing story Of himself: A passenger recently
rendered him trade dollar for fare. The
examined it and remarked: Il
don't want that piece OF money" swell,
give it to the company, then" replied the
passenger
Deacon Samuel Peabody Of Weston died
Dec, 9th. after several weeks
illness. Mr.. Peabody has been deacon Of
the Congregational church for msny years.
He held the Off % OF town clerk and treas- |
urer at the time OF his death, and has held |
the Office Of town clerk, for over thirty
years. nearly all Of the time in succession
and was always very correct in the bust.
ness ofthat Office. He leaves daughter,
he only child left out OF fyo and the last
IF the family, to mourn his loss.
Dyer Townsend Of Wallingford, is nine
y.four years old, and is hale and hearty.
For ffty.six years he hss kept : flock Of
nerino sheep. In l827 he purchased thir-
cen OF this breed OF Frederick Button,
II Clarendon, who bought them in Con.
iecticut. Mr., Townsend disposed OF tho
ast OF biz flock . few months ago. He
gAs the oldest sheep breeder in the State.
10 il father Of Mrs. J. d. Purdy OF Man.
hester
Dudly G. Haskell, Congressman from
Kansas, died in Washington on Sunday,
fter lingering illness. Mr.. Haskell was i
orn 1t Springfield, Vt, March %. 1912, c
ut removed 10 1866 10 Kansas. He re- !
sived . classical education 1t East. !,
amp.on. Msss., and subsequently took 8 >
pecial cearss q Yale college and received J.
degree. He vas elected 10 the State q
egAlatuFe In isS2, and A. Rsprssents. Z Z
70 in the Forty fifth Congress in 1877, 4
ID has served contin uously 10 tho House :
nee thai time.
The towns oil Rcsdsboro. Nottingham
ID Jacksonville Ia this State are greatly
Iitated over . mad dog. which has Litten y
nun'bsT y dogs iu The vicinity, and they !,
we since gone mad. Several persons n
w. also bean bittan. All the dogs have q
en- mnszisd and kept 10 confinement
Orders have been issned forbidding en- q
oyss 81 the Delaware A Hudson ccmpa.
TO smoke vhile on duty. /, il said tho
10 vii BE- sirieily enforced. o.
james Powell. while hunting wednes- Is
y a Psirhsven. cooked both barrels Of >.
J gnn. intending 10 shoot the contents b
one barrel u . rabbit Both barrels =
nj Of simultaneously. The coneussion o.
oclsd Mr. Powell down and be 70 10
'isei unconscious for . long ,iuo. y
hoo be came 10 his senses be aseriAined u
u HE nose sss brokea Ia two plslcss BY ~,
} gun kicking.