The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-06

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.ae1i vA.eh vas sat j. sss Tefkie ioros
r during ne cleet hss ryapsi t.
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i9ih inF ~ cavalry eamrsny uum'fe-
iHg Is neu, has teen organized ia 5efiaa-
Cnmn The store e. " n spoopcr. q
rerEenaesi vas suisfod an ,bs nigh, e the
18th. aud about Sl5 ia money anl abous
$50 worth q goods taken The money
drawer q Dwell of Rockingham Center
vas piliuej q few days since On tie
The evening q The 20,h the harnesses Il
some half doseu farmers teams biiehsa IN
front o. The stores ia Woodstock, wtrt cur 10
peiees by some rascalsf Ier wheso hpprsheu-
sion lhe sheriff has offered reward q $50
- resident q NindhAm wh0 visited Bel
lows Fails Eiih a load Of potatoes. had $50
stolen from bis pogket.----A piece Of linen
Was eiolen from the store II 6 O Guild S Co
in Bellows Falls icwidays since.--Two
Frenehmen Wete ba,ted IN Bellows Falls on
Monday night by the patrol guard. aud as
they could give no satisfactory account Of
themselves kept in custody until morning.
when they were taken in charge by officers
from Brrnardston. on charge Of petty thiey-
ing Airs. Mary saragan, Of Burlington
an old offender, has been arrested for steal
ing hundred dollars worth Of delaines aud
plaids from the stores in that place Some
days since burglar entered the dwelling Of
D S Smith Of Leiceeter, and stole $l5 in mo
ney and jeweery.
LEGISLATIVE MASUAL-The manual Of
the Legislature, prepared by the assistant
clerk Of the House, contains many interest
ing statistics, seine Of which VIC condense as
follows: The members Of the House num-
bered 23l. (but two town. being unrepre-
sented), only 10 Of which were opposed to
the Administration. OF the members, jas
were farmers. - merchants, II lawyers, 2
clergymen, 9 manufacturers, 3 physicians,
the rest being Of various employnents, and
two reported as having no business One
hundred and ninety vera born in Vermont,
Of whom II 10 represented their native towns
There was in the House one native each Of
England, Scotland and Ireland. There we're
"a Cangregationalists, so Methodists, 70
Uniyersalists, y Baptists, 80 wife no relig-
ious preference, being a disciple Of Christ
and religious student Of nature The
Oldest member was 70 years Of age, AMI the
youngest %. In the Senate there we're 3
farmers, 8 lawyers, 3 physicians. 9 mer-
chauts, ] manufacturer, ! clergyman, and
banker All but two we're natives of YER
mont.
SoARts ON Tue BoRptR. Since the ST.
Adams raid tae people of the border towns
are very easily frightened. The citizens q
Newport we're very much alarmed on the
night before election by the appearance Of
rockets sent up from the surrounding hills
Both companies Of the Home Guards were
hept nuder arms all night, but in The morn
ing he rockets we're found TO be the work Of
some boys who trok that way to get up a
scare, aid enjoyed the success Of the joke
amazingly.
On he 24t the people Of Burlington were
confident that they had discovered two hui
man beings mounted on the rock in the lake |
making signals which doubtless were in some
way connected with a contemplated work Of
lestrution. The steamer Montreal was char
tered for the occasion, and the brayes Of the
citizens took passage on her for the place Of
LANCER On nearing the rock the two hui
man beings took shape as two sedate sea-
yulls, which on a near approach Of the arm
I'd vessel took fight, leaving the gallant ex-
plore's to return to the dock aud "stand |
rcat."
A few days later young man who resides
n st. AlbaDs Point went down to the edge Of
he marsh to examine some mink traps, when |
BE was fired upon twice, one bal! entering
lis clothes, and another striving limb near
~ and lodging in his cap. lie ran home
md returned with reuforcemeHts EoT gland !
reconnaissance which resulted in nothing. -
t has since been discovered that the bullets
anne from the guns Of two men who were
hootiDg at turkeys but hit the wrong game.
FINES. The house and barn Of Merritt
Iawley. south Of the village of Burlington,
vera burned on the 18th Loss $500, Of
which $40 was coyerep BY insarance.--
he bridge of the Rutland g. Burlington
sail-oap over Otter Creek was discovered to
e in flames as the afternoon train was APP
on Wednesday BY a vigorous
se Of the buckets on board the flames we're
and the cars pushed over by
he passengers iR safety.
OH AGE,--James Furgurson, Of Barnet,
ow in his 94th year, who has voted at eve
y Presidential election except one, walked
eyeral miles on election day as ntmbly as a
nan Of forty, 10 cast his vote for Abraham
lincoln lie also walked the same distance
0 deposit 81 to aid in providing thanks
iyii dinner for the Army Of the Potomac.
lie now proposes to join the Home Guards,
,r the defence Of the State. lie has not
lsted ardent spirits for masy years, and
lands and walks as straight and erect as a
un-barrel
PERSONAL Col. Poster, 9Th VI. Vols,
as been presented with an elegant sword
y The members Of his regiment Id