The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-10-21
STATE ITEMS.


gun Saturday, while participating in a
uuut, the contents lodging in his knee.
Fortunately he had companion who
conveyed him home. The surgeons found
II necessary to amputate the limb just
above the knee.
The Pavilion Hotel at Montpelier is
fast approaching completion. The bal
comics upon the front aud side of the
building make handsome appearance,
fhe hotel will be furnished throughout
IN the best mauer, and The Capital city'o
the State eau shortly boast OF as fine a
public house as there is to be found in
New England.
The Barre bank robber, who gave his
name as George Miles, has been identified
IS George Hicks, pal of Mark Shinborn,
who assisted in the latter's escape from
the state prison 10 Concord, N. IL. He
is notorious cracksman, and sometime
since escaped from jaiIat Wslpole, N. H.,
where he was confined, pending his trial
for bank burglary. A desperate pot TO
release Miles was discovered, by the Wig
ilance OF the officers, last Friday, just in
time to thwart 1t.
There are l0S Vermont students in Dart.
mouth College. What is the matter
with our Vermont colegesI
Fred II. Brown, Of Rutland, sails tor
Aspinwall on Friday next to take posi-
ton on the Panama railroad as locomo-
tive engineer. He is to be accompanied
by Mr.. g. w. Cole of Mansfield g. Sim
sons foundry, who is TO take place in
the railroad shops.
Vermont and Canada railroad stock is
selling in Boston at %; Rntland railroad,
preferred. 20 Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain, preferred 50 20
Barnum's lecture in Rutland Friday
evening wa. greeted by only fair audi.
ence. TIE lecture was made up princ-
pally OF rulsms, anecdotes, etc.
In the Rutland county court in the case
Of George j Crowley ". Lepha r.
Crowley, petition for divorce, e.u,e de-
sertion, the bin was dismissed His
honor remarking that wien wife was
driven from her husband by IN treatmeu /
il was not assertion, aud the esliInony
in this case tended to show such a stat g
Of facts.
One hundred aud seventy five hay
scales were featured at The Fair
banks works at st. Johnsbury, during
the week ending October OH, or an aver
age Of one scale each twenty minutes of
working time.
The Valcoar Island commnn " has
busted, aud their personal property aud
real estate have been sold at auction.
Hiram Drown, OF Newport Center,
was arrested on the 5th for setting fire to
his buildings on the previous night.
IN the case OF Bean OF New Hampshire
against Beekwith aud Henry OF this
state, for false imprisonme NJ, In copnee
ton with al enlistment case during the
war, the plaintiff has recovered SIS 900
damages ia the u 5. circuit court.
The directors Of the Vermont division
Of Tie Portland aud Osdensburg railroad
have ordered the completion Of The road
from johnson to Lake Champlaip, dis
tauce Of 20 miles, By next July.
James Boy &C, the villain who made the
marderons assault on MIR. II. flsdley, IN
Bfstlleboro, lasl June, WAS sentenced by
the court al Negtane, iast week, 10 ten
years hard labor 10 the state prison.
Mr. snsannah Eaton, Of DanvilIe,
who has lived 10 the town ever since she
vas six years old, celebrated Ter ninety.
ffth b.nhday a few days ago, and IL still
ia good hesth aad the complete posses.
sioa u Der faculties.
]. " Currier, Of Orleans county, has
invented a lazy mans ehurn lei. 81.
jatied 70 wagon, ard All a mau las to
o. j. 70 pot he ohuru iaio 4 wagon boz.
PICK up his reias, drive bali mile Ard
reluru, take out Bis eharn, and he vii
lnd hls cream iarhed % batter.