The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-03-15
STATE NEWS,

Tho free Press reports that letter from
Bishop Peck says that he has so far recov-
cred that he now expects TO attend the YER
mont Conference at st. Adams, next
month.
Rochester, In Windsor county. has q
population Of 1862. Last year it paid out
$500 TO supper its poor or sum aqual
to abont 81 10 for each man. woman end
child Of its population.
During the communion service at the
Congregational church At Newbury. Sun-
day. smoke was discovered issueing from
the back Of the pulpit The alarm was
given, and the fire was discovered in the
wall, having caught from the chimney.
BY prompt action it was soon extinguished
with little damage TO the building.
In .Brattleboro the opposition to the
Brattleboro and Bennington railroad sue
ceeded in carrying motion to rescind the
aid voted by that town in building the
new road. There is some question a to
whether this action on the part Of the
town will stand legal test. The original
agreement to aid the road was established
in the most binding manner, and the
town has no right TO back out OF it. The
vote will be contested.
The March term Of Rutland county
court began the 18th. Among the cases to
be tried is that Of Gen. l.. g. Kingsley and
wife against the Bennington and Rutland
railroad company for injuries received by
Mrs. Kingsley in the accident Of 1880 that
was caused by q broken rail at WalliDg.
ford.
On tho eth, little child OF John Brod.
erick, aged three years. Of Bellows Falls,
fell into lail Of hot water. and was so
badly scalded that it died the 2sth.
Phillip Earnest. small man Of Bloom
field. whose average weight is lao pounds
has wonderful strength in his jaws, as he
can lift barrel of flour with his teeth.
At Orange, Edwin Il. Norris was serious
ly il not fatally injured by : tree he was
trying to dislodge springing back against
him with so much force that one side OF
his face was entirely crushed.
charter will be applied for this week
for the establishment OF Sons Of veter-
ans camp in Rutland. Only sons Of vet.
Grams are eligible to membership. This
vssnization is rapidly growing all over
he country.
7, y repeated that Miss A. N. Hemen.
Wv; ia Seaia In trouble with her M0ntpel-
o. mill, slsers. being unable to settle with
mem Tor vblshing the fourth voluaae OF
q, u;.,o,;. VI 0axeteer. The publishers
b.yo placed ,silAeLnent on all the books
not yet sold.
Ludlow has a nsw steam Ore engine.
which NJ a recent tsiE forced wster LOO
feet. and and then /. Srev stream isO feet.
and 10 an altitude sui Tcie.rt 10 drench the
highest building 10 ne .olsce. Among
the members OF the col apao.y which mans
the machine are all the clere. ymeu IN The
village.
II. W. Love has begun suit a. Ainst jus
tice Wayne Bailey, Of Rutland, Tor one
fourth OF the 81 900 liai Tor fine , aid re-
Gently by John Holmes. such part gong
to the claimant Love An d Policeman Cas-
sey each put in claim, and the iusti CO.
having been given b md Of idemnixy
paid the money TO Casse. y
AnAsA Scott OF Craftsl airy is known -
the man sho cuts his bay fcsr times 10
season. and makes four hu ndred pounds .
year. and upwards, Of buts ct from common
cows fed thereon; but p uhsps this will
seem less wonderful when last sud i'm
por,xn, element 10 the vor \ u understocd
namely, thst be loves bis eoss sad sill
losn money rather than let tkea suffer.