The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-30
STATE NEWS

A squadron of the Second Unitec
States cavalry, composed of troops A
b, c, and D, left Fort Ethan Allen fol
Pomfret, CT, Thursday Of last week
Major c. w. Fenton is in command
of the squadron, which is expected tC
be gone about six weeks. Eight days
Of this period, from August s to 16
will be spent in the camp of the Con-
necticut militia while the march is
expected to consume the remainder
of the time. The troops made camp
at Shelburne Farms the first night
and reached Vergennes the next day
The outlook for crops in Benning-
ton county has seldom been as good
at this season as now. The rains came
too late to bring the hay crop up to
standard, but the other farm pro-
ducts promise exceedingly well. This
is the first year, since the coming of
the potato bugs to Vermont about
1877, that the ravages Of the bugs,
except in few cases, have not been
sufficient to require the use of poison.
Some of the best fields of potatoes in
this section have not been sprayed
with poison and to date show no SER
ious injury from the bugs.
The largest real estate deal made in
Westfeld for many years is about
completed, A. w. Woodwork, of Enos-
burg Falls, L. S. and D. C. Woodwork
of that place, transferring to Bert and
Harry Gray, of st. Johnsbury, their
property at Westfeld, comprising a
saw and grist mill, 400 acres of tim
Der land, one small farm outside the
village their village residence, cot
tage, two sets of large barns, two
farms, and all the stock, most of
which is blooded, and farming tools,
ETC., taking in exchange a handsome
residence and business building at
st. Johnsbury.
Governor Fletcher has appointed
Harry H. Carr, of st. Johnsbury a
trustee of the state agricultural school
at Randolph to fill the vacancy on the
board caused by the death Of T. G.
Bronson of East Hardwick. Mr.. Carr,
represented st. Johnsbury in the Leg
islature of 1906, when he served as
chairman of the committee on high
ways and bridges and also as men,
Der of the railroad committee. He has
served st. Johnsbury as selectman for
several years and is at present chair
man of the board of auditors. Mr.
Carr received his commission from
Secretary Graham Tuesday.
Thomas Carswell, a Barre granite
manufacturer, former captain of the
National Guard of Vermont, and
veteran of the war with Spain, died
Friday from complication of dis
eases. Thomas Gladstone Carswell
was born in Dalbeattie, Scotland, Jan
uary 10, 1876. At the age of IL years
he came to Barre with his parents
and had always remained a resident
here. He learned the stonecutters'
trade, and in 1908 he associated him
self with F. C. Wetmore in the organ
ization of the Carswell- Wetmore COM
pany At its plant in Batchelder
meadow, the company has developed +
a growing business.
A boy 10 years old named Joe Jack
son whose home is in Windsor was
arrested by officer H. B. Bolton of the
Central Vermont detective force We'd
nesday afternoon on the charge of be-
ing a minor and riding on train
without authority. He pleaded guilty
to the offense in Montpelier city court
and stated that he rode from Bolton to
Junction and that the
train crew saw him get on the train
and did not order him off. He had
been working in Bolton and did not
have money enough to get to his home
but was trying to ride a part of the
way then pay his far the remainder
on passenger train. The court as
sessed him 81 and costs Of S47O
which he arranged to pay.
A carload of cattle shipped from
and taken on by the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad at Bellows
Falls was stopped at Athol, Mass,
Tuesday and inspected by humane
officer, who found inexcusable condi-
tons. Nearly rs head Of cattle were
in the car, but at Athol lit
tie calves were found trampled to
death on the floor of the car, and
some Of the larger cattle were down
and in a suffering condition. One COW
had an eye gouged out and the hu-
name officer decided that very few of
the animals would have reached Bos-
ton alive If an inspection had not
taken place. At Athol some of the
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