The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-10-11
STATE NEWS.

The employees OF the Howe scale works
received pny Saturday for the month OF
june, they having heretofore received pay |
Tor July.
The severe drought in Barnard has
killed out nearly all the grass on new
stocked land, besides doing very great
damage TO all grass lands.
Mrs. Joseph Dusham OF Benson is In
iail under $1,000 bonds for an incendiary
attempt on the carriage factory Of Strong
Bros. at Benson. It appears that the fac
tory was set on fire on the night Of June
2stb
The grand jury find no bill against Mrs.
Goodwin OF Castleton, under arrest on the
charge OF the murder Of her child. and she
will accordingly be discharged.
Recently little daughter Of Ira Edwards
Of Stowe had finger suddenly amputat'
ed by attempting to stop the fly wheel OF
sewing machine which was in rapid mo-
ton
There were three funerals and four in
terments 10 Bellows Falls on recent Mon
day, which is probably without precedent
in the history of the village, and further
singular instance was that the dead were
all twin children.
The business portion Of Passumpsic vii.
lage was burned Sunday morning, the
fire originating in the mill OF the Pas
sumpsic Pulp company, which was de-
stroyed, with Smith 4 Goldsmiths rake
factory and Ide's -four mill; loss. $50, 600
Ronello G. White, OF East Wallingford,
recently found eleven teeth while digging
ditch through swale on his land. They
are about three inches long, one inch
square; also small jaw bone filed with
other singular teeth. Some OF them were
taken to New York. aud all who saw them
say they never saw the like; on the whole
il IA a curious lot OF teeth and bones. diff
ferent from any animal nov 10 existence.
II is belxed to be az much, ii not more.
of curiosity than the elephants trunk
that was found up on Mount Holly sum-
init. when the railroad was ding through
which trunk is now in the state house.
The Brattleboro correspondent OF the
Sunday Repabiicaa writes that Col Walker
referee il the .ni, OF the First National
bank against the assignees Of 8 Nj. Watts
estate, has made BIZ report to the county
court, SHOWING the bank balance OF ST.
sl5. The toth amount granted IL 500.
800. but counter clsm Of the defendant
amounting to slis, ga is allowed. leaving
the balance as stated. The only genera
conclusion from the report ia that tb'
bank was rotten before it was turned into
a national bank aud that Waits CUNNING
, aud others incompetency served TO keel
up the wreck for years.
Hon. Zenas Q. Ellis. president Of tn
First National bank OF Fairhsven for The
} las, siI years past and one OF the direct
! ors OF the bank since its organization. diet
, the Goth, OF Bright's disease. He was as
; sis,Ant Judge Of the Rutland county cour
two years.
s. b. Pe,teugill Is now connected with
daily paper at Portland, Oregon.
A RicLiord dispatch Of the 2nd says: Oh
SUNDAY while some boys we're hunting, on
, /, fred at what be supposed to DO par
fridge, which proved TO be the head Q
, another boy. A sumber OF shots wen
into the boys head. face aud mouth, sc
yerely iniuriug him. The boy is stil
alive.
, Rumor tells . good story about Senate
Edmunds and b. r. Fifeld. Esq. whicl
! IL worth giving here. These gentleme
:, were fishing for bass las. week and lucl
seemed 10 be in favor OF the senator mt
suddenly be found that be did not have
!. bite, while his companion was fast gain
!. ing on hin. Investigation showed tia
q the great objector had been trying I
catch bass with dead bait which had yer
A considerably been put on bis hook by Ml
!. P,seld. Tsbleaul : Waschmaa.
v @. W. Brown. Bennington veterinar
surgeon, died Sunday morning from ih
eject Of ~ overdose Of chiorsl he b.
"a been Suffering from q stomach difficult
q for several years. for which lie found n
/. relief. except IN the use Of ehlorsl. an
!. whether be sseiien,ally or inteulicnall
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