The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18
STATE ITEMS.

Two Cambridge boys from IL to Il
years Of age, got into df1icuty,and the
larger Of the two drew kuite aud gave
The smaller Que severe stab in the lace.
rhc ,ouug rascal will probably take a
term at Waterbury
Miss Sarah Heath Of Albany, the young
lady who was thrown from wagon, the
27th, alt, died on the second inst, from
the'cllecls of her wounds. 1t was hoped
tor several days, that she might recover.
4 large aud enthusiastic railroad meet.
ing was held at Stowe Saturday Of last
week, aud the town pledged themselves
10 pay $4,000 toward building the rail
road from Stowe TO MOrrsvIlIe.
Hiram aud Erastus Cushmhu of Gcor-
gia had from 40 TO 50 sheep killed by
dogs few days ago. The loss was at
least So for each sheep.
Rev. Homer White OF Enosburgh Falls
mas received call to st. Johns, p. q.
with a salary OF $1,000 in gold, and par
sonage. lie has not yet decided in re-
gard TO his acceptance.
Mr.. a. j. Russ, OF Bradford, proposes
to 50 into the pickle business on big
scale the coming season. lie has put up
building for the purpose, and is buying
/ up all the cider vinegar in that vicinity.
/ lie advcrlises for one thousand bushels
Of cncumbers.
! Mrs, Chester Hunt, Of Newport, who
was injured by lightning on the dark
/ day, some four weeks siuce, is still very
lame uua is unable to perform her house.
/ hotd I4bors. The lightning struck a birch
stub which stood about four rods from
/ her house, a piece Of which about len
/ Ieet long wa. thrown within a few feet OF
/ tie house, aud at the same time Mrs
I Hunt was struck on her neck aud shout
der by the lightning severely iujuring her
/ a man OF considerable property named
I Cas- committed suicide at Barton, the
other day, bceau.e he had been sued foI
s29 aud lett note saying that be wa-
| perfectly sane, but, it be had got so low
/ that his name was not good for $50, he
did not want TO live aay longer.
/ Newport has little small pox scare
( Que Of The iiremen on the South Eastern
T Railroad was taken sick few days since
aud wa- found TO have thc small pox. he
took il 10 Montreal, aud exposed a large
uumocr ia Newport by having mingled
freely with the eilizens ot thc village al
tcr Boz was broken out with the disease
aud too sick TO do duty on the road.
THE democratic state convention is cal
/ ad so meet al Montpelier on Thursday
JuBe 25,b, at eleven O'Clock ia the fore
noon, Tor tbc purpose OF nominating can.
d.dales for governor, lieutenant governor
aud stale treasurer"
. Several more sheep have been Killed by
baars 10 Rochester within tie last week
aud Ca Monday morning another hunt
SO. organized but owing O the buoy sea-
sou, few Turned out and the effort was
. unsuccessful.
Caul. Louls j. Lali, Of Chicago, pa.
tive Of Eayalt0n aud formerly resident q
Woodstock, where bis father died, snd
afterwards 10 Barnard, was shot IN 81
encounter With highwaymcu Al Mohegau
Springs, Missouri, March I7th, 1874,
ana lHI 81 his w0aal % tie evening 81
"a. Gill.
TBe house 81 Allen ketcaum, 81 Hlgl-
lag, wss robbed .asl cuBday, uarrg the
absence gi lhe family, OF eos ia money
+ A aired taaa named hela Aud bic BROTHER
are missing, aud il il supposed committed
Z tie tbefl.