The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-15
STATE NEWS.

There are now 1870 subscribers to the
Rutland telephone system.
Tue Passumpsic railre ID shops are now
running on eight hours time.
The Catholic fair at Bellows Falls net
ted $500; one OF Ludlow $3.50.
ST Johnsbury is to have roller rink,
and Brattleboro is agitnting the propriety
OF fitting up one Of the same institutions.
Moody Smith u Tnnbriige, nm old
man OF 10 years, vas run over by cart
while drawing wood recently. and had
three Of bis ribs broken.
Tunbridge has cat with forty toes.
She will probably accompany herself hen
she sings. although It is doubtful il people
in the neighborhood will ever get over the
garden waul.
A Wholesale drug business is soon to be
established in Rutland by Druggist A. W.
Higgins and other business men, in which
the manufacture OF Pharmaceutical pro-
duets will be o leading feature.
The Rutland shirt company will contIn.
ne the shirt business formerly carried on
by theJ NJ Haven shirt company. Fifty
girls will be employed in the shirt depart
ment and twenty-five in the laundry.
Thomas Holbrook OF Townsend, over 80
years old, disappeared from his home on
the 30th. The town was aroused and the
search became general. He was found
lying out on high hill where he had
been without food or shelter since Tues
day. He has since died.
The Rutland selectmen are talking Of
building an iron bridge over the railroad
tracks on River street. II will be about
200 feet long aud cost about $4,000. Which
10 10 he paid by the town and the three
railroads spanned
Rutland seems to have a local gang Of
burglars, as the Offices OF half dozen OF
the marble companys we're entered week
ago, Friday night several manufacturing
establishments we're robbed. The amounts
stolen we're triaing.
Middlebury talks Of putting q marble
slab ia its new town hall with record OF
the towns inventions. II claims the cir
culsr saw. the wool picking machine, pow.
er looms, saving marble by sand, water
add soft iron, Welding cost.stecl and max.
ing door aud window sash by water
power.
Rev Samuel W. Boardmsn, d. D., for.
merly professor Of Middlebury college,
and later for many years pastor At Auburn,
n. Y, was on Oct. 25th, 1883. installed
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, Of Stan
hope, n. J.
The losses Of some Rutland stock opera
tors 10 New York are said TO be quite
serious TO them.
Daniel McGlinsy was instantly killed IT
Melodies Falls by an engine used for
hauling logs out Of the river. He tended
the rope on the reel, and was caught 10
the rope and his head completely crushed
from his body. He was 10 years Of age
aud his home vas At Lancaster. N. II.
Stephen Pratt caught panther recently
in . trap on the Wes, mountain. near
Pownsl Some time ago camping party
heari Al animal sciesm nearly every day
near nisLiiall. This is the only panther
caught 10 the vicinity IN . numLcr Of
years.
And now the farmer who raised i'm
mense crops add sold mountains Of butter
comes 10 the front 10 various state papers.
What shall be said OF Charlotte sgricnl
tnnst who on less than 200 acres raised
i40O bushels Of oats. 500 bushels OF beat.
1900 bushels of barley. ligl bushels Of po
sAloes, nine Bushels Of peas, two bushels
Of spples. asi from 20 co~s sells 1900
pounds Of butter. besides tstiening i0 tons
Of pork ln addition iacabitiag 1877 chick
eos ADD iron 81 hens selling 69i dozen Of
egg