The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-08-20
STATE NEWS.

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STATE NEWS.
Fores killed ff,y turkeys for one Bethe
man and ,hiriy-,wo for another In singl'
day.
The proposed scheme for having new
bank in st. Adams does not seem TO taxi
successfully II Is said.
The reunion Of yermont's assemblymer
begins October 9th at Montpelier and con
tlnues -four days. About 1000 past mem
bers with their families are expected to be
present Rutland county alone has
5000 living ex-members Of the Legisla'
tnre.
W. II. Billings steam mill buildings 81
Waterbury. with their contents. were
burned Sunday morning; loss Sl5, 600. in.
surance $500.
Nv. Stephens store and dwelling at
Watervillc we're burned recently. The
fire started from the bursting OF an oil
stove; loss $4,000. partly insured.
Part of the exhibit Of the Producers
Marble company at the New Orleans ex-.
position will be sent to Chicago TO be
used as permanent exhibition in that
city.
In the Vermont postoffices the specia'
delivery system will be inaugurated Oc-
tober l. Bennington, Brattleboro, Burling-
ten. Colchester, Rutland, 81. Adams and
ST. Jobnsbury.
The estimated loss 10 the lumber fire at
Newport Thursday is from S25, 900 TO $780,.
900, on which there is an insurance Of &c..
900 and only $4,000 insurance on the
stock, mill and machinery.
DR.. Harvey A. Inghsm Of vergennes
died at Asbury Park, N. j., Friday from
heart disease, at the age OF ca. For sew.
eral years he had taken q great interest in
religious work and frequently occupied
church pulpits.
The celebration Of Custer post at Ben
nington Saturday was q success. Gen.
Vandervoort delivered an address in the
grove in the afternoon, and Madam Car
loiia made successful balloon ascension.
The Burlington college OF languages
finished ten years Of its existence We'd
nesday and DIR. Ssuveur Of the school was
given fine bronze bust of Moliere, ex'
Gov. Chamberlain Of South Carolina max.
ing the presentation speech.
Tightening entered the train dispatch
er's room at st. Adams, Thursday, ex-
ploding with loud report and blowing
one Of the switch pins clear across the
room. 1t stirred up the boys considerab-
Iy but no ,erious harm was done.
A good part of the Kinsley Guards
property was burned in car yesterday
while the train was running in Charlotte.
There was nothing III Tue car from which
1t was thought that Gre could possibly
have started, and it is supposed that the
mischief came from the locomotive spark
getting III through crack. lhe Car con-
tanned the mess teut and all the cooking
paraphernalia, the mattresses, etc., the
whole value at over $1,000. The company
was on its way to the muster at st. Al
bans.
The SALISBURY association OF the B,sp-
list church will hold its annual session at
Brandon, August 20 and 81. The Bap-
fist church Of Brandon will then hold 8
centennial service. DR.. Thomas, who
was pastor Of the church forty years, will
deliver historical address.
Henry Hills barns at Starksboro were
burned the other morning by tightening,
with all this years cut Of hay. farming
tools. wagons. harnesses, etc. II was
With great difficulty that his horses we're
got out aud saved. There was five hun
bred insurance on the barns, which it
is said will barely cover the value OF the
hay.
The PIttsford association of former res
idents of the town held its first annual
meeting Wednesday. There we're about
400 present, Including John /. Gilbert
OF Malo.e. N. Y, Prof. George n Board.
man aud wife Of Chicago, Rev W, W.
Foster and wife OF Albany. +. j. Hen
dee of Burlington. udye Nicholson Of
Rutland aud others. Mr. Harmon presi-
ded.
Two men from Boston, who were stop.
ping at the Locust Greek house. hired ..
livery team each, to go TO Barns I'd. but
drove them some thirty miles .'urther
than they engaged for. besides inde,,nite
racing and other abuse OF the horses Sub.
as they we're about to take the
train they were arrested, and in settle
ment Of the case paid $3.50, and went
home much better posted 10 Vermont law
than when they came.
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