The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21
STATE rrnNfs.

CnImE Que Leach, and a frend FROM
Grafton. indulgeiiB atgh. At saxton's RY-
er. = few nights anoe. arising from dis
puts shout the sighting qualities q a dog be-
longing 10 one of she parties. Both indi-
viduals we're iuto1ieaiei.-Geo Cock. Of.
Thelor5, and a friend, while attending a
mnsical convention At Bradford. imbibcd too
much and attempted to visit a house Of liz
repu,e. Being refused Ambulance and or
defed away twice, they were arei upon. The
ball taking eject in Cocks g. Some
one recently entered the kitchen q the Jail
house at ST. Adams, stole the jail key hang
ing there, unlocked the jail and let out one
Patrick Mcclure who was confined there
Others we're in the room unlocked but made
no effort te eseape,-A young man in Top
sham. arrested for being too familiar With
a widow Of that town, has escaped 70 parts
unknoWn.-Seyeral girls from Vermont
between the ages of IL and 20 have been
arrested for stealing cloth and yarn from the
mills in Manchester, n. H.-Seyeral shop
liners have made free with the goods Of the
merchants Of vergennes for some time past,
have been arrested They were discovered
by some ladies who Glanced to be locking
out Of the back window Of stesrn's photo
graph room, and saw them remove parcels
Of goods from under their eloaks and shawls
and put them in bags for transportation.
AcoIDKNTs Three men hired a valuable
livery team at S~oringheld few days since,
and visited Bellows Falls, where they got
drunk. On their way home they tipped ov-
err, and the horse wandered on without them.
When the night express train went up it
smashed the sleigh, and broke one of the
horses legs, which then hobbled to a house
near by, where il was found and Killed
A workman in the employ Of Van 0rnum,
Braley & Co., was lately caught in a belt
and drawn between the shaft and timber
overhead. where fortunately the belt broke,
and he fell 10 the floor with no serions in
jury except the crushing of the right fore
arm.-The youngest son of Erastus Eat
on, Of Hyde Park, broke his leg a few days
since. lie was sliding down hill on lis feet
in company with other boys, each holding
the other by the hand, when he fell, and be-
ing on the lead the others we're thrown yio-
lently upon him causing the fracture
An engine crossing Main street in Rutland
a. few dayssince, struck a sleigh which
was crossing the track dangerously injuring
one woman and carrying another some di :
lance upon the snowplow.
EXPENSIVE SPoRT.-A student at Baere
Academy, who recently paid So for his share
of the damages in a general "spree." has
just paid $40 for throwing a missile through
one of the windows.
PERsoNAL-Gov Smith has been appoint
ed member Of the U S. Christian Commits
lion for Vermont in place Of Ex-Goy, Fair
banks deceased French and
Grout, Of the Frontier Cavalry, have been
presented with swords. &C., by their respec-
tive communicable. Hicks, 18th VT, has
been commissioned Captain of Co. F. by
Gov. Smith, AMI brevetted Captain by the
President, for gallant services in the charge
near Stands house, Va.-Maj. John E..
Pratt, 4th VT Vols. has escaped from the
rebel prison at Columbia, S. c., and is now
a fugitive in search of our lines.
FLAG OF THE VI. B~RIGADE.-The latter
ed remains Of the flag of the Old Brigade
have been transmitted to Adjutant-G General
Washburn. Since the commencement Of
Grants campaign last spring, it has been
carried through sixteen pitched battles, and
3.116 Vermonters have been killed or weun-
ded under its folds since May 9th, 1864.