The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-05-26
Vermont Items.

a hFNENbUN DONOR .--~ lStsi
Friday evening male iniant q day OF
Two old, was l,it on the Steps ~ the
house Of y. Burgess, Jr. lloosic, il
not being discovered until the next
morning, attention being called TO it
by ils cries Ii sa wonder it had not
persisted during the night. il was in
il blskei, and quite well dressed.
Mrs. Burgess did not see fit TO
adopt tie lille chap, and gave il up
10 an Irish woman. Soon AS the
news OF the adoption Of the child 10y
a mother of the Emerald Isle reach
cd the true mother, she procured a
team and went for her darling; and
after some Hltle trouble with the ios-
ter parents, succeeded in bearing it
away in triumph Rumor his it that
the little child is q native Of Shafts
bury.
TnE WoUNDED.---La,t week forty
five wounded men from the Vermont
regiments arrived at Bra,tleboro' The
Springfield Republican states lint near
II twenty-five more Vermont soldiers,
wounded in The recent battles on the
Rappahannock, passed through that
city, on Tuesday, on their way 10 the
hospital at BrauIeboro. Some OF them
were able to move about ON crutches,
but the majority 81 them wete very
seriously hurt The first detachment
on arriving al Springfield were very
much exhausted from the fatigue OF
riding and from lack Of food. The
last was bouniifuly supplied through
the active sympathy Of The citizens o.
Springfield, who lave always treatcc
our brave boys with tie greatest kind,
ness.
The Jail. Jail bou-c, and The
adjoining DWELLING Of Emory Rice, il
Chelsea, was burned on Tuesday night
and the Congre gational meeting house
much damaged. Two prisoners, nam
ed Calef ana Oscar Beard, locked ~
on charges Of robbery and burglary
escaped, and il Is supposed the fire wa.
set by them, or their aecomplics :
They probably made their escape will
a horse and buggy Which was stolel
from the Jailor, Mr.. Stone, at tia
time.
A store il Chester, belonging t
( Geo. y. Hilton and occupied by N. Q
johnson, was burned on the night 0
/ the 9TH inst, with nearly all OF its con
tents. There was an insurance 0
/ 5000 on the building, aud $1,000 Of
/ the goods both in the Home Compan,
Of New Haven, Ct.--1'he loss Of III
goods, however, exceeds the insurance
it is said, some $4,000 or more. Sew
cral adjoining buildings we're ais
slightly damaged.
TnE 2p BRIGADE.-A private lei
ter from the "a Vermont Brigade, da
ted the 10th says the regiments re
main in The same positions they hay
held for some time. Two Of the l6t
had been captured by gnerrillas and
wagon train ofthe 18th ; the men wer
parolcd and had come into camp.
The following ~ the official state
menl d money allotted and sent bonn
by Vermont soldiers, out Of their pa
for the last four months
ist Brigade, $79.g76,5i Pad do. ia
02i,05 9th Regiment, q .40l,2 10Th d.
27,3I5 18th do. 27,702 sharpshooteri
1874 Aggregate sss8, 559.sl.
Seventh and Eighth regiments an
artillery batteries still to come.
On the night Of the 9th inst.
barn, with about IL tons OF bay, and
moving machine, belonging 10 Anso
and Nathan Lapham, Of Danny, wa
destroyed by FIRE, which was SET VI a
insane man IN the neishborhood. 10,
estimated at $3.50, and insured in III
Farmers Mutual ior $50.
/ EXCHANGED. II he officers and ei
listed men Of the cavalry regimen
taken prisoners along their lines tll
past winter have been exchanged, an
returned to camp on Monday las
! This includes those taken al Broa
Run. April lst.---N None have been car
tured since .-RaidRd Herald.
4 ALLOTTED PAr.-Assignees an
others holding orders for allotted pa
Of the Tenth Regiment, are hereby NJ
titled that returns have come 10 ham
fer November. December, Januar
and February, and tlis Office is pre-
pared 10 pay the sums received in ih
usual way. j. B. PAGE,
State Treasurer.
I Rutland, Nay l6, 1868.
-C4sabridgs this year proauce
the goodly amount Of 80, 900 pound
Of maplc sugar,