The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-11
STATE ITEMS

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! ~ barn belonging to John Smith OF
I Swanton was set on fire by the explosion
1 OF kerosene lantern, Tuesday morning.
r and in trying to save his property Mr..
, Smith was burned to death. Two cows.
, four horses and 40 sheep were DESTROYED.
There Is a moral IN this incident for peo.
pie who deprive themselves and their live
stock OF natural heathful sleep in the
morning hours and go poking around do.
ing chores with a lantern.
Two young sons Of Charles d. Parker.
OF Orwell, arc seriously i'll from poison.
received from eating colored candy.
VIM. Smith, while blasting logs in the
woods about three miles south of Rock
ingham, was struck on the head bv a
piece Of flying wood, when standing at A
distance Of about five rods. His skull
was cracked, and the blood settling upon
the brain caused death in about twelve
hours.
a man who lives not thousand miles
from Hyde Park, deeply feeling the need
OF a guide wife" to cheer his loneliness
and having been recommended to 90 TO
the Queens domains for one, but one
whom he had never seen, fitted himself
ont IN manner that would compare ia.
'orably with the preparations our goy.
ernment Is making to wed the island of
Cuba, and went forth to receive the plize.
But, alas, he came back as single as he
went, and, on being inquired as to the
reason, replied that she was so homeIy
that he was afraid Of being troubled with
| nightmare, SO the match was not concln-
ded-
The annual meeting ofthe State Grange
OF patrons of Husbandry will be held in
the hall at the Avenue House, st. Johns.
bury, on the second Tuesday of December.
to continue two days
On Sunday night, Nov. 23rd, the resi-
dencc Of James K. Ncgus Of Middlebury,
was entered and Silver plate and other
things taken to the amount Of ninety five
dollars,
ihr millinery shop Of Mrs uatde
Bean, oi South ltlyaIston, was burned A.
O'CLOCK ou the morning of Nov. 2l.t.I
Partially injured. Most Of the good.
were saNtd
lie brandon iron works, which cost ,
100000 have been offered for $4,000,
but 40 purchaser appears.
Jennie Warner, the sleeping prodig,
at liighgatc, tnrHs out TO be insane, and is
to be sent to the Brattleboro asy
The citizens OF Vergennes have raised
two thousand dollars for the purpose j
Of reinforcing the prohibitory law in that
city.
At Lyndonyille, Monday morning, the II
thermometer stood at thirty degrees be. Il
low 1cr', and at st. JohnsburY At thirty. b
.~o degrees below a
Oliver Wright OF West Lebanon, Y. H.. il
"as killed while sleeping on the railroad
rack, between North Hartford aud White
River Junction, on The 26th ult. II i. n
supposed be was intoxicated. he was II
lb0nt Thirty ear, old, aud lenysa wife i
ura i've children. :,
Lsst Sunday evening, the house OF AEr. OF
-a. Cheney. OF stowe, caught fire fro m G
ome defect ia Ike stove pipe, aud wa. !
nurcit consumed. The tire was seen
lmost lic instant il broke DOT by persons
ihe village, aud 10 lew minutes they
we're fastening 20 the spot. Ouly few "
aeces Of furniture were saved The barn !,
.hieii stood ouly . tsw teet from the %
ousg did uog bau Ar. and Mr.. Che "
eY are just starring Ia life, aud tlii. di.. %
.ter Il a severe orc
Mr L. ". Reiiugton has retired from y
lc firth u Tcitie & Heilugton ia the NJ
utilization Ufthe Rutland Heraid. m
Tbs Rugana GtsJc learns that John -,
fIagg' Of Bennington, is likely 10 be n,
Ioscn executive clerk Of tie z. :. sen pc
e, ito place Of John NJ Morn. doeas by
J. =
TIE papers cay there is boy 10 Read
Z, fourteen years old, who weighs IsJ. r
funds
Tae deposits ia the Burlington savings
Gk suffered q reduction Of only 300
ring The panic. p