The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-30
State Items.

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The object Of the members is 10 prepare
s. dell and experience, and q ready 70
yoluniect whenever duty sballsccm % CALI
On the ,tatl. Of the flag presented by +.
g. Coihun, q Newport TO Company y.
At Camp Baxter on the 18th, was inserib-
ed he following motto -~In the name %
the Great jehovah, and the Continental
Congress
Il is rumored that the Isl Regiment %
their return to Vermont, are 70 be taken 10
Brauleboro, where they are 10 be mustered
ont Of the service Of the United States
The Middlebury Register says that os-
car Moody, Of Cornwall, whose where
abonts have not been known for some two
years, recently reported 10 his friends that
he was in Capt Doubleday's command in
the army, and that be was in Fort Sumter
through the scige.
The Orleans County Republican Con-
yeutiou is to be held at Barton, Aug lG.
The Freeman says Gov. Fairbanks, with
his characteristic pronptness and cncicn-
cy, has procured and sent forward the nee
essary horses and wagons for the use Of
The Second Vermont Rcgimentnow in Nir-
ginia.
Two prisoners, named Aclland Mullen
aud Peter petro, broke dul of the jail at
st. Adams, during lhe night Of The 18Th.
Sheriff Sherman has offered S25 dollars
reward for their arrest.
The house of Ambrose Taylor in Wash
ington, was truck by lightning on Friday
Of last week. The lightning passed down
the chimney and stoyc-pipc to nearly ey.
cry portion Of the house, and Mr.. and Mrs.
T., who were sitting near the stove, mar
rowly escaped injury. The house was
slightly burned in several places. The
lightning also struck the house of Quincy
0. Calef, doing slight damage-also the
barn Of Barak Smith, injuring ii slightly.
Several trees were also struck. II was
the most terrific scene ever witnessed in
that town.
ions SMlTn" ~ J.,IL.-A young man
calling himself John Smith, apparently
about q years Of age, and who processes
TO hail from Montreal was arrested in this
place Tuesday Of last week, and lodged in
Jail for picking the pocket Of lady on The
Saratoga train which arrived here about
noon. The theft was committed just as
the train was stopping, and the lady i'm
mediately discovering her loss pointed out
the theft to some by-standers, whcreupon
he fed and was pursued past Washington
Engine House up into the fields and cap.
tured near the house Of Mr.. Ambrose
RUIomd HcraM
FIRE IN WEsTFIELD.--ln Westfeld
village, a new dwelling house, woodshed
and barn, belonging 10 Edison Bedell, near
" completed, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday Of last week. Supposed to
have caught from lamp spark. 4 por-
ton Of the furniture was saved. Loss
about $500. Insurance, 5000.
VERMONT HEsToRIoAL SOCIETY The
annual meeting of the Vermont State lis
torical Society was held in Brattleboro on
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week
The attendance on the meetings was very
good and the exercises Of general interest.
Addresses were delivered by Hon. Dam
lei Needham, Rev. Mr.. Newcomb, Rev.
Mr.. Brown and Henry Clark, Esq.
Nmong the most important proceedings,
was the appointment Of historian, to pre-
pare for publication, under the auspices OF
the Society, a history Of the connection OF
Vermont, by the acts Of her volunteers,
Legislature and Executive, with efforts to
suppress the present rebellion.
Hon. Daniel Needham of Hartford, was
APPOINTED historian for this purpose.
This Is an important movement Of the
Society, and if the Historical Societies OF
other States would initiate this example,
we should be able to furnish posterity with
the most perfect record Of the great strug-
gle now going on.--Bar. Daily Times.
CoRREcrIos.-With others Of our con-
temporaries VIC have reported that Mr..
Proui, candidate Of the Mass and Repub-
lean Conventions in Rutland County, for
States Attorney, formerly acted with The
As,rocrafin Marty. We are informed that