The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-08-08
STATE NEWS

The veneer manufacturing plant OF
Blair & DeLarm ct Newport was bnrned
July "a The loss 10 lG000 with iusur
snce OF 81 800.
james l., Flsmme, Of bennington, four
years old, will probably die az the result
OF severe burns about the face and cbeit.
| His ninthing cansht FIRE while be was
lighting cat tails soaked Ia kerosene.
Silss l.. Griffith is entertaining for a
few days st bis home in Dandy number
| OF bis associates In the Merchants Nation
al bank 1T Rutland. Mr.. and Mrs. Grill
fifth recently hsd M guests forty Rutland
children between the sges OF six and
fourteen years.
Bert l. Taylor. at different times con
nected with Montpelier newspapers. 10 re
ceiving praise for the musical comedy.
The Explorers" written by himself and
Walter II Lewis. In spite Of the intense
heat the Dearborn tbsster In Cbicss0 hiss
been packed during every performance
the past three weeks,
The general store and dwelling Of II.
p. Cunningham, residence OF DR., Dow.
the only church 10 the village aud the
school building at West Topshsm, were
burned sunday morning, causing loss OF
$40 600. The buildings destroyed com
priaa ,aaxIv ali Tim knuipaaa na,t nf lha
town. The fire started 10 DR.. Dow's
stable from en- overturned lantern.
The Msrcb term OF Washington coun
ty court has been the longest and most
expensive OF any on record. Dnring this
term which began March D and ended
last week SIC. 600 10 round numbers has
been paid ont by the courty clerk. Some
OF the larger items u expense ioclude
SCOOP to jurors, 81 700 TO witnesses Tor
the state. $3.50 TO reporter. and $3.50 to
sssistsnt judges.
The village OF Salisbury Is alleged TO
have been the abiding place Of one Edward
Msrtets OF New York with 90 income OF
$40 600 per year. and q wife who bss SEX
ed JQdge Dykemsn TO issue sn order to
show whya custodian shsll not be sp
pointed for bis person snd estate. His
vile is seeking TO prove that he 10 OF
weak and nnsound mind. Martens was
formerly q prominent democratic poll
,icisn 10 Mount Vernon, N. Y.
The PIs,'sbnrs. N. T.. Sentinel ssys:
Vefmoot, one OF the smallest OF states.
clsims the recofd Of contsibiog within II
borders the largest private estate esst OF
the Alssissippi-ib The 4 900 sores oontsin
log the coun.ry house oi DR.. w, Seward
Webb. The ettst, 10 known - Bhelbnrne
Farms, and ~ it 10 erested by the consoIi
dstion Of no less than eighteen big farms.
II seems 10 bs fsirly entitled 10 its plursl
dssisnsi'oo, Sr,lanrse Farms border
tts stores Of L,te Chsmplsin for six
miles, sboe, seven miles souib Of Burlips
too. soi coutslhs 'oms Of lbs prttiisst
mss or iorr,l ssd psttufe lssd 10 The
state OF Vsrnont,
Al Bfalst 10. F,iiAJ. jay ID. Morton
ss.tr C,srt'. Of Hdiforf, shct spd Killed
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