The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-23
STATE Irsas.

dedicate il next 4ih OF July.
There are about % students 10 the
Johnson normal school, which is more
than usual for the winter
The Vermont Grand Lodge OF Good
TempIars will meet In Brandon on the
second Tuesday OF January, 1876.
A Bloomington man who attempted to
commit suicide last week was prevented,
but was so bent on doing something des-
perate that he straightway committed
matrimony.
A little son Of Geo. n. Drury Of Greens
boro, while chasing the cat, fell upon the
stove and left the skin Of one cheek upon
1t.
Geo. Houston Of Greensboro buried
the whole bit OF his ak in his foot while
chopping last Monday.
Last Monday, VIM. Dane of Wheeloek
had his foot caught and almost cut off by
a tree that be was trying to fall from a
lodged position, aud be was obliged to
have it amputated.
A tramp at Sudbury gave the alarm OF
fire ir4he dwelling-house of James X,
Foster, Wednesday, and, Foster being
away, the wife and tramp saved good
part OF the furniture; loss $4,000, insur-
ance $500,
The bears are getting to be quite IA
miliar in Bolton. Several valuable sheep
have recently been killed by them. Il.
Stoekwell had a large buck killed last
week, who, by appearance of the ground,
must have done some tall fighting before
he succumbed TO bruin. The same bear
came int o the barnyard of Andrew Cox,
one night last week,
Goshen Is without post-office, physi-
clan, lawyer, settled pastor, grist mill or
store. 1t has no mechanical enterprise
but saw mills. ii is 10 Gated six miles
east Of Brandon.
l.. II. Baker, Of Ripton, left his team
under she'd he other evening, and at.
tended prayer meeting, and when he
came to gs away, five 70 six dollars
worth of groceries were missing. He
considers it a warning to him not to at.
tend prayer meetings.
Three children arrived in Rutland on
Conductor Weatherly's train on Monday
evening, aged respectively eight, six and
three years of age, who came through
direct from California by express to Jer-
sey City, where they were met by their
grandfather, an elderly gentleman from
the vicinity Of Middlebury, who takes
tAem to bis home, the parents Of the
children having recently deceased.
Joseph II. Matthews Of Guilford, 25
years OF age, committed suicide on the
18th ult., by shooting himself through
the heart.
st. Adams Advertiser says: The Central
Vermont railroad has within the past few
months reduced its pay roll about $780,
900 per month. All reductions have
been general and impartial in their ap.
plication up to the present time, but any
further cut-down which may be ordered
will not fall, If it can be prevented, upon
the day laborers, bat will be shoudered
by the officials aud such employees as can
best bear it.
Probably the only revolutionary PEN
sioner in the state is the widow OF the
late Nathan Lonnsberry, who was over
100 years old when he died She lives at
North Clarendon, is about 80, and draws
a pension OF 800 year.
The sun Shining mining company, OF
which Rev. DR.. Newman OF Poultney,
is president, are getting returns from
their mines in Colorado. Thursday they
received fine bar ofgold, produced from
one OF their mines known as the "Specie
payment" 1t has a tempting yellow
look, and bears the marks OF the United
States mint at Denver. Its value is
sl05,l7.
Mr.. II. Hadley Of Burlington, passed
through Rutland last evening on his way
TO Philadelphia with pair of sne horses
which be has sold to gentleman there
for high price. lie recently sold a
WAIKIKI colt, raised by l.. S. Drew OF
, South Burlington, to Robert Bonner Of
New York for 5000. Mr.. Drew raises
some OF the best stock 10 Vermont.
serif Morrill, having couple Of crazy
men TO convey from the st. Adams jail
to the Brattleboro asylum. the other day.
resoried to this strategy lie called one
aside aud asked bis aid u keeping watch
Of The other on The journey, and the msn
was oyerjoyed ia having such trust
{ placed upon hin. lie then did the same
. with number two, aud started on The
: train. The span Of luusiies ssi side by
side, silently eyeing each other through
the whole route, aud they hsge coniinu.
ally KEEP, guard over each other 10 The
. asylum ever since.
. Mr. l.. Huber Of Grand Isle crossed
: from there TO ST. Adams, on The Ice, with
single team on the gth, being the first
crossing Of the winter. lie found ibe
ice Eve inches thick most Of The way,
which IA sufficient for two horse team
. bot be bad 10 feel biz way with great eau
ton, owing to The fresh fail q snow, sud
nearly Numbered into one place where