The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-30
STATE TEENS.

STATE
The citizens of Mortified have sub
scribed one thousand dollars for the en-
dowment Of Norwich university, located
in that village, during the past week and
want to make the whole endowment $50,
900.
Dispatches from st, Adams, state that a
lad answering the description OF Charlie
Ross, was placed on the Montreal train
at Nashua, N. H., Monday night, by
some men who failed TO provide him
with a ticket. lie gave another name at
first, but finally said the men had made
him tell a fictitious story, aud that his
name was Ross. He said be had lived in
Philadelphia, aud that he had been carri-
ed away. lie had brother Eddie and
his mothers name was Annie, The lad
is now at st. Adams.
Gospel meetings will be held at New
port during the first week in January,
and after that in Ludlow, Springfield,
Manchester and Factory Point. The
names of the towns to be visited are Civ
en- in order, without any dates, so that
the committee may spend such time as
they see fit in each place.
On Thursday OF last week little three
year old boy of Albert jenkins, of Lyn-
don, was scalded to death by falling into
pail of boiling water. Its mother had
just taken the water from the stove, pour
ed it into the pail, oud was closing the
stoye as the little child backed against
the pail and sat down in it. The child
lived but few hours.
The house OF Mr.. VIM. A. Crombie, on
Battery street, Burlington, was entered
by burglars Saturday night, and property
to a large amount was stolen. The burg
lars took all the siyerware IN the house,
besides most Of the clothing. II is evil
dent that they were no movies, but were
experts at the business, as they selected
the most valuable property in the house.
JET. Corwin, of Derby, n. H.,
while returning in sleigh from the fu.
neral Of his mother, at Chelsea, VI, was
thrown out aud remained unconscious in
the snow for an hour, when he revived
and managed to crawl TO house near
by, but died from the effects OF his eX-
posure.
Rev. DIR. Clement, OF Norwich, while
absent on Thanksgiving day, bad bis
house robbed of bedding, etc. While
J looking for other lost property ia the
/ ClaremoBt, n. H., depot, the doctors
, was found boxed up with no mark on IL,
Ii was left there by German peddler,
who Is now under arrest for theft in that
State.
AT the celebration Of Forefather's day
; by The New England society Of Washing.
+. ton, senator Morrill, spoke, and among
the guests were Col. G. II. Joyce, wife
! aud daughter, Mr.. aud Mrs. G. X. w.
! Strong, and Miss l.. n. strong, OF Rat.
/ land
Mas Fannie f.. Townsiey, the female
evangelist, has closed Der sbors with The
Baptist society, st Wailiugford. A. Q
result Of her efforts about sixty persons
have been converted. AT the close Of The
meeting, on the night Of the 18th, Rev,
Edward Conoyer, the pastor presented
10 Mise Townsley sl25 and 80 bible,
! in behalf OF the people Of the place.
! Three voters Ia the north part Of the
town Of Ira, are compelled to 20 an pit.
, grimage Of sixteen miles 20 attend town
meetings. TIE trip i from Ira into
CAstleton, thence to West Ruusnd and
then through Clarendon into Ira again.
Tbey return BY The same route, making
ID all journey Of thirty-lwo miles. Tbs
oldest OF these inca has been usls round
for more than fftY years, and has been
. elected justice Of TIE peAce once in that
! time.