The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-27
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escaped destruction = hn TIE Games scr
: afri discovered sbaai oeloct "a sleepiu
room no. afeu used Los 500 -Ahsu
s e'cloek On the l9ih ms tbe blacksmith
shap q Yamont valley Iailroad, ia BeIlow
Falls, vas discovered 10 be On Gre. bat ih
aamss wcre crtinralsbfa With Int little dam
age ---0n ibe eveaiss 4 the l7,h inst
the dwelling house II Gaalisl Bartlett. 4
caVendish, ieo4 Gre FINN slo,s-pipe IN Is.
chamber AMI the hsute and ui-buildiugs
with their contents. we're destroyed Lost
about $500, Aoi 10 iasarasoe
WANING 70 ExronnoxrR. The 81
Adams -Heasng Ger Of the 10Th, says: "Ther,
isa current street rumor offs man uho cam,
into Town last Tuesday. Nth a small load d
wood. foi which bs node,ly demanded s II
The fair offers Of several II our citizens, the
appeals Of shiycring widows aud orphans
we're alike rejected. Though the unfeeling
was not susceptible Of ply, he was not in
sensible to cold, and We learn that be SAT
upon his Wocd until he became chilled
caught violent cold, and has since died. .
| A PREsEsr.-Mr. J II. TownsLend Of
siookbridge, on opening bis door on The
morning Of the 18th ult, found a basket
containing nice assortment Of ehild's
clothing. On further examination note
attached to a smiling infant, informed him
thsi the contents were present for himself
and wife, and that its name was Frank.
PERsosAL,-Cart WIN. II Beeman, LIST
w. Cavalry. Lt Col, H. r. stoughton, "a
U. s. sharpshooters, Ii, L, L. Stone. "a VT.
Volunteers, are among the officers exchang-
ed at Charleston, Dec. 4th.--The War De-
psrtment has notified 1t. Vim. Durham, lst
W, Heavy Artillery, Jbat unless be appears
before the military commission at Washing
ton on or before the 18th inst, he will stand
dismissed for dcsertion IS. L. Durham
is elected Captain Of the company raised by
him in Ruiland.--Il is understood that
Gen, Stannard is soon to beput IN command
Of the forces on the northern frontier F.
1t. Liscom, Of Burlington, 18th Regulars.
has been notified by the Secretary Of War of
his appointment as Captain by breyet for
gallant conduct at Bethesda Church and dur
ing the present campaign before Richmond.
Capt. Alonzo u. Whitney, Goth U S.
colored troops, formerly private in Yer
mont regiment and passed by Casey's Board,
was shot by our own piekts on the night of
the I'd. lie inadvertently wandered in adj
vance of the pickets and was taken for a reb-
el.--Dr. Moses Ranney, formerly Of Stock
bridge, in this State, f9r II years past resi-
dent physician Of the 1unatio Asylum on
Biackwell's Island, N, r., died recently Of
TYPHOID fever contracted while in the dis
charge of his duties.
EEwsrAPopRIAL.-The Vermont Record
is TO be removed from Brandon 10 Brattle-
boro, where Mr.. II. A. Burt, Of the North
ampton (Mass,) Free Press, will become as
ISOLATED with the present publisher. --The
soldiers in the hospital at Montpelier, have
commenced the publication ola paper called
'The Voice Of the Soldier" The editors
hink that as several Of them have each lost
leg, it will be rather lame concern.
Mr. Hiram circuit WithdraWs from the man
Of the Vermont School Journal and
will here after be published by Messrs.
lllliken & Burt, and edited by Mr.. c. D.
Noble The Newport .Nevs, which from
N independent became a Democratic
beet in the last campaign, is dead.
ACCIDENT. Nathan G. Nash, Of Wind
lam, was recently killed by the breaking of
be chain Of hay-press
JouRNEYrNG IL A 3ox.--Consderable in ,
crest was excited at the depot last evening,
y live woman in close pine box. being
lken from Reygate. VI, to San Francisco. y
al, Her name is Mrs. Lowe, and her dis +
ase nervous affection Of the brain, and 10 |
rotect her from the noisa incident 10 the 7
'urney, this mode of transportation was re- >
'rted to. The box was about three feet
Ugh and three feet wide, and long enough
accommodate its occupant. Inside was a J
ID, on which the patient lay, and the in Z
de was muified 10 prevent any noise from q
aching her. A small aperture was made \
the side Of the box to admit air, and the g
hole continuance, which appeared at FIRST
verify, was the most considerate kindness.
he stopped at the Nayassett last night. "
here she exchanged Der box for bed "
pringfeid Republican. ii
sHEEP.--0n the 18th instant, Mr. Sprague ST
Brandon, sold to Merritt Bingham, Of d,
est Cornwall, ten yearling ewes at $500 :,
oh, one yearing buck for 81 300, one
arling buck for $1,000. M
CEiaEs.-A few days since two turkey -
re stolen from the premises Of Mr.. John &c
in, Of Rutland. The rogues were tracked dr
Pine Hill. where the turkeys were found IL
the house Of Mrs. Lamb, together with Ii
ha Sullivan and Thomas MeKenna, whom
pursuers charged With the theft. Aher
pc stories about buying the fowls at Pitts u
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