The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-10
STATE ITEMS.

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CoNTRIBUrIoN,-Iu the month Of Noyem
Der, Vermont contributed the sum Of 81.
364'll to the American Board
The Annual Session Of the Grand Lodg
Of Vermont Of the Masonic fraternity, vii
be held at Burlington, Jan. II. The Rut
land & Burlington, Vermont Central, Yer
mont Valley, and Passumpsic railroads vii
carry persons attending for fare one way
The Western Vermont railroad never appear.
among the list Of those that will carry foi
half fare On any occasion.
AsIDESTs.--A boy who was lettering
through the grist-mill department Of the
steam-miIl Of r, Kay & &C.. at Troy, on the
2Sth ult., thoughtlessy caught hold of til,
upright shaft that carried the bolt, in doing
which his boot was caught by the shaft SO
that he could not disengage himself. His
legs were then extended in someway and
brought in contact with the posts that sup.
port the hopper with such force that both
were broken, and from one Of them a piece
Of bone three and half inches long was
thrown some six or eight feet. AT last ac-
counts the boy was not expected to recover
-Thomas Farrell, II years of age, while
drawing wood with a pair of steers, was run
over BY the team and loaded sled aud Sc
yerely injured.
CRIaEs.-- Henry and Robert Kew, broth
ere. residing in Fayston, recently stole a
barrel ofdour, the property of,llr Spauld-
ing Of Moretown,- -Meigs Hill, who was in
Orleans County Jail, on charge Of bigmay,
and who escaped over a year ago in eouse-
quence Of being allowed to fetch water and
do similar ezra nds, has boon rcarcsted at
st. Adams. Theodore Batchelder OF Rut-
land, and Frank Townsend Of Tiskill, N. r,
recently broke into the store Of Nathan Pierce
Of Rutland, and robbed the money drawer Of
eight or ten dollars. Townsend has turned
States evidence and, Batchelder is bound up
in the sum Of $500
WINDSOR CoUNrYsCounr. Oryille F..
Blanchard was sentenced to four years i'm
in the State Prison for forging a
guardians bond presented to the Probate
Court for Hartford District; also to one year
in State Prison For attempting to break jail.
- Richard NJ. SWinborn sentenced to one
years imprisonment for horse stealing,
Ellen Reed, indicted for murder, plead gull
y Of manslaughter, and was sent to Wind
sor for ten years. Wait, lad
# ~ years, indicted for burning the barn
If Hiram Lewis, was acquitted
ATTEEPTED ARREST A sheriff and as
Instant recently attempted to arrest the bag
gage master "a the night express, between
Boston and Montreal, at White River Jane
ion, lie knocked them both out of the car.
lrcw revolver, and defed them to arrest
lin while in charge Of the United States
nail-whereupon they sisted
PlasoYAL.-Maj, Gen. VIM. F. Smith
allied for New Orleans OF the 20th.-Capt.
3rossman, formerly Of The ID Vt, late ofthe
'eteran Corps, has been dismissed the SER
ice.--IIyn A. J. Rowell, one Of the lead
ag republican politicians Of the State, and
man o. good character and marked ability,
lei Dec 2i.h, at his residence 10 10. Troy.
fInE.-Tbe Essex County Jail at Guild
an, was burned a short time since leaving
be one prisoner incarcesated there houseless.
Ie vas removed to the jail al ST. Johusbury
a baggage ear On the Passumps1 Rail-
9ad took FIRE from sparks FROM the engine
pa was nearly destroyed before tbs flames
Juld BE- eKtipguished