The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-17
STATE NEWS.

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STATE NEWS
Geo. Wing has been appointed possmas-
ter st Montpelier.
Tine.hy Dugsn. laborer Of Verseanss.
u.s drowned in Otter crock July ID, by
the upsstling oil = boat
AMr. Mahan OF Brsitlsboro has been
engaged by the national Republican com
mi..ee ~ campaign songster.
The Barton Monitor charges that money
i. being sen. into Orleans county TO defeat
the election Of Grout delegates to the Con-
gressissal convention.
Darlington has . Blaine and Logan
club. with W. l.. Burnap a. president.
A Blaine aud Logan club has been ogah.
izsd at Rutland, with Charles d. sheldon
as president
Forty years ago this su. smer tho nr.'
marble quarry in Rutland y" opeAea
To-day the quarries in Rutla I'd 'a'a'sn
about one half OF the marble a. S'eS ~
Vermont
Miss O. 7. tWhitcomb Of Mont Vsne'
tipped kettle Of lard on her hands y Nus
frying dougbnuts, and burned one 10
shocking manner. II is feared she ma.
lose the use Of one hand.
The slate qnarries Of Granville, Ponlt-
ney and West Pawlet have suspended
work for short time. owing to an over
stock OF slate. The slste-mskers and
ausrrymen are oil out OF employment for
the present
The total receipts at the st. Adams Gus
tom house during June were sl6,37935.
The value OF free goods entered was w.
40l. Among the entries we're 43S, 100 doz-
on Of eggs, valued at $50, S3I. and l,760,-
l49 feet OF lumber.
Springfield doesn't mean to be ut the
mercy OF another food and no has voted
to widen and deepen the channel OF the
brook, 10 tear down the buildings that
cover it and build walls where neces-
sary, aud to build new bridge on Main
street
While Mr.. Carlos Martin Of North Fer
risburgh was repairing shed, FRIDAY
morning. the upper floor suddenly gave
way. catching Frank German. an employe,
and so crushing him that he only lived
three hours. Mr.. Martin himself narrowly
escaped similar fate.
Rev. Geo. Z. Martin. formerly pasto'
of the Congregational church at Brattle.
boro aud now settled over the First Con-
ersgstional church at Brookton, Mass,
has received . unanimous call from the
First Presbyterian church at st. Louis
Mo.
Windsor had an elaborate Blaine rally
on Saturday evening. The three cAndi
dates for Congress in tho ~ district,
Circuit, Hooker and Dillingham;. spoke,
together with Lieut.. Gov Pagree and
local lights, aud .thers was caunen, .
brass band and singing.
Two OF the finest merino rams ia Yer
mont have been shipped from Middlsbury
fer the South American market. One Of
them, dictator" has been tho heaviest
shearing ram in the State, his last spring .
record being 3S pounds and II ounces, and
the other one shsarcd 81 IA pounds.
| grand army picnic under the auspices
OF Custer post OF Bennington will be held
in that place August 10th. the anniversary
Of the battle Of Bennington. The lib
bits corps and Post willard OF Troy
Post Wood Of Hoosick Falls and Pos'
Sanford Of North Adams will probably bt
present.
Lee, Mass, on the 4th Of July, Jane
Rice. aged 76 years. and anative Of Peru
w., got into fight in Main street saloon
Rice was thrown to the sidewalk and Nj
head struck the curb. Afterward no wan
dcred into hallway near by and ther
, was found an hour later acting strangely
| II was thought he was drunk and he wa
locked up. lie died Sunday. A pos
mortem examination revealed fracture
skull AZ the cause OF death
Mr.. Edward Crosby Of Brattlcboro ha
begun libel suit against Rev. Levi
Grsut Of West Brsttlsbsro for 5000
damages on account Of Mr.. CIRCUITS lstts
published in the Reforner some We q
age, On the railroad question. 10 Y nj.
I serious charges wsr. made or insis uat'
against Mr.. Crosby and bic mesho Is al
motives 10 attempting to secure vote
! cid for the Brattlsbors b nnisgt'
road frsm the town.