The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
STATE NEWS.

following interesting facts taken from
a recent bulletin Of the census OF
1890: Number Of establishments re-
porting, 3031; aggregate capital,
] S32, ,763, POI total value Of plant,
4. SIG, 1926, 1922, divided, land SO, ,606, ,967
buildings s4,995,066, machinery,
! tools anil implements SO, 223, ,2S9 ; live
4, assets, sl5,937,969; miscellaneous
expenses, 50, l8S, ,8z6; average num-
ber of employees, 24,s94; total
wages. Sl0,096,549; of officers,
firm members and clerks there are
2629 males above 16 years, earning
81 sos, ,435 in wages, and LAG females
above 10 years, earning S63 SOL; OF
operatives, skilled and unskilled, there
are 1875 males above 16 years, earn
ng $7,l39, ,503, aed PAS females
above 10 years, earning S626,679,
while 343 children earn $52,152; of
piece-workers there are 1190 males
above l6 years, earning S447,570 ;
600 females above Is years, earning
$l57,477, and 46 children earning
S4170; the cost of material used is
500, 0,433, ia, and the value of prod
ucts, including receipts from custom
work and repairing, is S3S,340,O66
1t may be added that, in accordance
with the foregoing, about one out of
every l3 residents of Vermont is en-
gagged in manufacturing.
The annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows of district No. will be held
at Swanton March 2S.
The st. Johnsbury Gentlemen's s
Driving club is to hold a two days
meeting July and 5. 1t hangs up
$500 in purses.
The 18th anniversary of the insti-
tuition of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows will occur Thursday,
April 26, and will be appropriately
celebrated by the Vermont lodges.
The annual convention of the Epis-
copal diocese of Vermont will be held
at. st. Albans June and 6. Bishop
Doane of Albany has been invited to
deliver the sermon.
A fire at Bellows Fall at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning destroyed one store
house and damaged another owned by
the Fall Mountain Paper company
and located opposite the Island house.
Loss $4,000 Or $4,000 on paper stock,
finished paper, machinery and lumber ;
insured. Cause of fire unknown.
Bishop Hall made his first visit to
Bellows Falls parish on Easter day,
preaching to large congregation.
The annua! meeting of the Con-
gregational churches of western Ver-
mont will be held at St. Albans We'd
nesday.
Alfred Messier's dwelling house at
| Montgomery was burned SATURDAY.
night. Insurance $500.
Joseph Ross of South Champlain
street, Burlington, an apprentice in
the printing office of P. G. Dodge.
received probably fatal injuries Mon.
day evening. He went to turn 8
valve of an engine and let water flow
into boiler, and slipping, fell for.
ward between the boiler and drive
wheel. His body struck the valve
and the blow burst the pipe, the steam
escaping in great quantity. The
drive wheel was running at the time
and he was forced down under it, be
ing held there until extricated. His
recovery is doubtful.
i LATER-Ross died on Tuesday
He leaves a widowed mother depend
ent upon him for support.
| A frame block and store building
owned by Frank P. and NJ. F. Mars
ton, at Olcott was burned Tuesday
Loss on building, $4,000; insurance
s3100 The occupants, their losses
and insurance are as follows: Simor
Jacobs, clothing, loss $4,000 or up
wards, insurance 1000; J. B. Sar
gent, groceries, insured $4,000; NJ
Gardner, barber, small loss, no in
surance. f. P. Marston's family oc
cupied the second story of the blocl
and lost all their household effects
uninsured. The store building ad
joining was occupied by Wilson
Brother of White River junction TO
branch drug store, and their loss il
$4,000 or more; insured for $4,000
The basement was occupied by F. P
Marston, who carried a small stool
of groceries which was saved. Th
barn of A. ID. Stanford was burned
causing loss of $500: insurance
5000. The origin of the fire is un
known.