The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-12
STATE NEWS.
Derby Centre Is favored with forty
cases OF measles.

STATE NEWS.
Derby Centre Is favored with forty
cases OF measles.
There are now two genuine white
robins 10 the trees about the residence OF
Mrs, G. Gates of Cambridge.
Rev. j. McGregor Means has been
elected to the chair Of political science
and pro tempore professor Of mental
philosophy, in Middlebury college.
Burgess & Sons OF Bennington are ex.
tensively engaged in the trout-hatchlng
business; they now have 70, 900 In their
ponds, and 300, 900 In the nursery"
Gov, Rice of Massachusetts, also Gov.
Prescott of New Hampshire, will be the
guests of the centennial commission dur
ing the Centennial.
Gen. John l.. Barstow, late govern
meut pension agent in Burlington, has
turned over the records OF his Office to
the consolidated ageacy at Concord, N.
II.
President N. ii. Buckham OF Burling-
ton, received the degree of d. D., from
two colleges last week. Dartmouth aud
Hamilton colleges each conferred the de-
gree upon him, on the same day.
A Juvenile Kit Carson by the name of
Colt attempted to shoot clay pipe from
the fingers of one Dinsmore of Brattle-
boro, simply for practice. Result, loss
of two fingers on the part of Dinsmore.
A contract has been awarded by the
Vt. Centennial Commission TO a caterer
named Pierce Of Boston, for the banquet
in Bennington, Aug. 10th, $500 plates
TO be set.
Hon. N. 7. Sprague, of Brandon has
given TO the military company of that
place the means TO equip them hand
somely, and the company has changed it's
name from the Warner Guards to the
Sprague Guards.
A West Rutland man lost hundred
dollars in dealing with the three card
monte man at one of the side shows OF
O'Brien's show. The man endesvored
to interview them with an officer after.
ward, but they want there"
The trial at st. Johnsbury of Rev. e.
d. Hopkins, for forgery, ended the 10Th.
The charge was forging on an endorse
mani IF a draft IN thu Eira AeaocfaI;op
OF Philadelphia, and uttering the same
draft, being 10 payment of fire loss in
tho defendants agency. Experts were
brought, and eight bank cashiers testified
that the endorsement was genuine; one
expert named Sawyer, CT Boston, pro.
nouDcing ii forgery. The summing up
for the state aud defence was able; the
charge was impartial, lengthy and earnest.
The jury were out an hour. Verdict,
guilty. The case will be carried up to
the supreme court on exceptions.
Faystown has been shocked by 70.
mantle tragedy. Daniel Wheeler and
Miss Adams were to have been married,
but she was induced by her parents to
break The engagement, return her lover
his letters aud all his gifts. lie returned
directly home, took his gun, aud wen.
into w0od aud shot himself in the
heart Aud now Miss Adams is crazy
with grief, aud ayows her determination
of joining her lover in the spirit land.
\ Large quantities of wool have been
purchased here about recently, tIseprice
paid being not to exceed % cents for an.
washed and from 32 to 50 for washed,
with an occasional extra lot irife high
or. Some are holding for 20 cents aud
In the aggregate there Ia good deal
thus held back. What the chances are
no one can tell, as the market Is much
excited and prices fiuctate. Week before
last they were high and pressing upward
while last week they were falling, one
day, Friday, witnessing drop Of three
cents on pound IN Ohio Woodaock
Standard.
The largest subscriptions yet reported
/ TO the celebration fund are Fred Billings,
/ II. IL. Baxter, 7. w. Park, $500 each;
II. &. Root, A. b. Gardner, Hiland
/ Hall, Il. T.. Bradford, A. b. Valentine,
4 VIM. T.. Hawks, Miss Hope II. Conking
John b. Page, Redield Proctor, John
w. Cramtou, 800 each. Many ESQ
signers, especially in Windhsm county,
adorn the lists, whose names will be
given hereafter. The 500 from The
Fitchburg railroad aud The liberal dons-
ton from the Central Vermont are
worthy Of mention.
jules Orchard, supposed 70 be tramp
stole horse and sulky, the property Of
s. GriGlhs and Hiram Lincoln 81 Mount
Tabor. last Saturday, bat wss arrested
with tie property 81 Rupert. Being ia
I ken before Justice A. s. Baker ofMount
Tabor, be was bound over 10 the sum Of
$500, aud in default Of ball, brought 70
RutlAnd Monday and committed TO jail.
I He says two men, who Afterwards dis
appeared, were associated with him aud
urged him 10 commit the lhefl.