The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24
STATE NEWS.

DUDT, tut Wv
condemns all that is low. mean. or evil.
STATE NEWS.
The Vermont worlds fair commission
announces that an artist is wanted by the
com mission having the requisite taste and
skill to design an attractive exhibit OF Ver'
mont maple sugar. No space will be as
signei by the exposition managers until
definite amount Of room is asked for. and
q plan submitted in detail showing how II
is to be occupied Any suggestions bear
Ing upon the matter will be welcomed,
aud should be addressed to II. IL. Mcln'
tyre, Executive Commissioner, West Ran
dolph.
The N,tionsl Lumbsr Manufacturers
association hiss made vigorous protest
before the ways and means committee oil
the louise of Represe .tatives against the
rem oval OF the small duty on lumber. They
state that their industry represents an IN
vestment Of $3.50, OO0.0 900. aud that with
the prevailing low prices thu removal Of
the duty would be disastrous. II. Il Filz
gerald of Island Pond was among the
dealers present. This matter is OF espec'
isl interest to Vermont dealers. because
| they are near the Canadian markets, aud
subject to the influence OF Canadian lnm'
Der.
The annual product of Vermont sea
green slate qusrried by the Vermont Slate
company at Fsirhaven during last year
was ia round numbers lS9. 900 SO uares. or
,423 900 pounds. This is nearly $4,000
car loads. or 1880. 900 square feet OF roof
ing, which. laid II inches vide, would
make Is, 900, 600 feet. This is an increase
OF over 20. 600 squares, and many orders
we're refused, owing to the inability OF
the producers to fill them. Every quarry
in the state has been worked to it's utmost
capacity as far as practicable. Orders are
now coming faster than ever before OF
this season OF the year, and it is certain
the sales will be the largest in the history
OF the slate business il the slate can be
supplied tolthe trade. The remarkable
impetus has been given to the slate busini
ess by the Sea Green Slate company the
sales OF the sea green slate having eXceed'
ed that OF any other in this country.
The Hall & Chase saw mil at East Burke
was burned last week, with some 1O.COO
feet of sawed lumber. The origin Of the
fire was unknown the loss was about $40.
900, and the insurance $4,000 or $4,000. "
was the principal business Of the village
10 the suit OF Mrs. Melissa o. Leighton
OF Boston against Erastus d. Thayer OF
Brandon for 5000 damages for Islander.
which has been on trial 10 the Rutland
, county court the jury after celebrating
over the case five hours awarded the plain
} tiff 81 damages aud costs.
Rutland men are agitatinR the subject
of asking the Legislature this fall for city
charter. and petition to the .ff ct will
probably be presented.
General Stephen Thomas. OF Montpelier
was thrown from bis sleigh few days ago
and one Of his ribs was broken. The old
veteran rode from Washington. where the
accident occurred, to Montpelier, before
receiving medical attendance,
The last family has moved from South
. Gisstonbury. at the terminus OF the Ben
uinqton and Glastonbury railroad. and
, now the hotel. depot and dwellings are
left to the mercy OF the winds and porch
mines Business 10 the manufacture oil
lumber and charcoal comw"nced there
, twenty one years seo, and was carried on
unite extensively. The railroad was buili
|. 1iu 1871, which has also conveyed many
, tourists Tor pleasure during the heated
a term
Az Spsuldlpg ofNorthfeld has recent
n ly received a patent on hand pose
drill that is capable OF boring clean and
straight hole into solid granite at the rate
4 OF three inches 10 depth per minute Thu
a contrivance lie fading ready sale. Upot
Il . similar Framework he is now fitting I
A hand polisber and will soon have com
. bined aud interchangeable hand drill and
polishing machine that will make many
a less hours OF hard work TO msnutsc.ureri
q Of stone.
John Il. WIuslox. Who vas born 10 Ben
uineton 10 1870 died in Ponghkeepsie, n
Y. the 10Th. He vas one Of tue leading
IRON mskers 10 New York. snd sitb EtAs
us Corning and John A. Griswold intro
duced the msnuisciure OF Bessemer stee
into this country sni 81 the works Ia Iro,
made the fifsi steel rails III America. Mr.
I winslows most important public worn
vas the building Of The Mouisor. bis hrn
!, taking the responsibility OF fnrovh'ns the
!, vessel complete to the gorsrnusni, th'
pay b log conditioned on iis snccess -
var vessel The success Of the vessel and
the good work done 10 its hghs With th'
! rebel irouelsd Merrimsc Is history.
:. The designs for yeiponi's sories fsi'
a boilding. drawn by Jarvis HIATT of Wes,h
. iersdsld, have bess accepted by The snpe'
. vsslas srchisse. Of the exposition. vhe
J. a,s. TIE general plsr is highly spprov
!: ed, AID the building viii be regarded y