The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-03
Sntn IntnlIl..l,cn.

Willie Johnston. IS wears cid.
drummer boy IN Co u, 81 Ncrmul
Regiment. has received a medal lor
DIS heroic conduct tn the seven days
6rh, before Richmond On the re-.
treat, when aro Z men lhnw away
their guns. kraFscks d blankets
that ihcf migit have tss weight 10
carry, tbis luIa itlou Kept his drum
and brought L sati i 20 llauisons
Landing where De- lad ilr honor q
drumming too division parade, he be-
ing ihe oaly dranmer who brought
bi drum from ,hg Geld. Upon these
fact being reported to the War De-
parment by thg Division commander.
Willie was presented with the STAR
Ne al Of Honor. by Seer cary Stan
ton in person Young Johnston's pa.
rents reside ia his town. Ills father
Is o member of The 81 Vi. Regiment.
- Cab DOMAIN.
Col. Randall is somewhat severe on
the faull.indiug Copperheads In a
recent speech Il ludlow, he said they
reminded him u the man who joined
IA Christian church, and found FAULT
with everybody and everything till be
broke up the organization. lie did
the same in one or two other church,
e., I'll at last deacon prayed that he
mi ,hl so 10 hell, for he tell assured
that If he did 20 he would brtas p
Ihat institution IN about three weeks
Gen John w. Phelps, Of Bratile
boro, has written letter to the II n
nix, IN which be opposes the passage
Of bill permitting sol,iiers 10 vote, n
the ground that il is destructive oil
discipline.
While Mrs. Dickinson, Of Vernon.
aged about sixty, was returning home
on Friday night. her horse stopped
upon the track and refused TO 60
While whipping him she was struck
by The engine, receiving injuries from
which she died the same night, though
retaining sufficient consciousness 10
relate the circumstances OF the aeei-
dent.
The arrival Of Ftahk A. lIolbrook,
| Commissioner OF Vermont nj Fortress
Monroe, is announced. He il TO tab e
the Disabled Vermont soldiers nj iliat
place and transfer them to the llospi-
tai at Bratlleboro, His mission is al
so supposed to lave something TO 60
with the return Of the regiment which
was announced to leave as soon as
transportation clud be furnished.
Bo;b the hotel-keepers Of Putney
have been prosecuted Tor selling liquor.
The case Of one was continued. The.
other was fined $3.50 and costs.
S. S. Boycc formerly editor Of the
Montpelier freeman, recently DATED
in n, \, soon leaves for New Orlans
10 take command Of company q e.
gro soldiers in the Corps d Antique.
The Burlington Free Press viii IL
made the statement concerning Il 6
Rev. Mr.. Barnards treatment Of his
wife, is very gratiGed TO learn that in
stead Of eighteen wbippings within a
year, there bias only been fifteen with
in three years and that Mrs. Barn
ard, instead Of being kicked, only ran,
against her husbands "uplifled FOO" "
Col. Stephen Thomas, formerly
Democratic candidate for Governor Of
this state, now Colonel Of The 6lh VT.
and home from Louisiana on iutloueh,
closed his recent speech in Represen-
laiives Hall with the following words !:
:" am soon to return 70 my duty.
II it shall be my loi never 10 enter
This Hall again, let II be remembered
that it Is my highest hope (sase that
Of hold upon etcrnity.) that this in
famous rebellion Is destined to ecr~
tain and everlasting overthrow; and
that with ii, BY the blessing d God,
the Institution OF human slavery in the
United States, GOES DOWN FORTY
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