The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Josiah Carpenter, OF Waterville,
made her second attempt at suicide by
hanging, the 3rd, but was discovered in
time TO defeat her design.
Miss j. e. Houghion, of Marlboro, has
been committed TO Jail in default of $500
bonds, for obtaining two names to note
by false pretenses.
The ore In the recently opened copper
mine At Canaan, Essex County, assays
500 to the ton. The mine is easily
worked aud promises to be paying en-
terprise.
A young lady in Westminster had a
narrow escape from death from dose Of
morphine taken by the advice OF ply
stefan to ease the pain OF an aching tooth.
Wilmington is forming company OF
old soldiers TO JON the Brattleboro bat
talIion at Bennington, and f. Il. Ray
will probably be captain. Windham
county is expected to send 500 veterans.
The 900 pound iron yane surrounding
the spire of the new Bennington Congre-
gational church steeple is being removed
because OF fear that one Of the powerful
local gales would PROSTATE both.
The "old war horse" belonging TO
Capt. IL. X. Idle, of ST. Johnsbury, is
dead. Capt Idle bought the horse in the
South during the war, and rode him in
sixteen engagements, in one OF which
| Give Forks) the horse was wounded.
II appears that tweuty-six ofthe in
inmates of the Reform School were in
the recent plot TO escape, but only ten
mustered the courage to run, of whom
eight were recaptured. Asa punish
ment for their escspade they forfeit all
privileges for three months 10 come, and
some of them have to stand in liue while
their companions are at play.
Charles Z. Allen, the only surviving
son of the late Hon. Ira ii. Allen, OF
Irasburg, and nephew of Ethan Allen,
died at st. Adams last Thursday, aged
33 years.
DIR. Julius Y. Dewey, one OF the most
prominent, influential and highly respec-
ted men of Montpelier, died on Tuesday
last, aged &c. lie was President of the
National Life Insurance Company, and
held many offices of honor aud trust.
Among other muniiicent beqnests in
the will OF the late Peter b. Brigham Ia
$40 900 to the town of bakersfield, three
quarters Of which is for school purposes
aud one quarter to keep in order the
burial ground OF the town, where are the
graves of his father and mother and fam
/ lily.
As john X. Batchelder aud wife were
coming to Wilmington Tuesday after.
noon, their horse took fright near tho
residence OF Horace Hubbard, throwing
the occupants of the carriage over The
bank into the pond. They were saved
from drowning by timely aid. Mrs
Batchslder was taken Into the house o
Mr.. Hubbard ia an unconscious cohdi
ton, but il is found that she WINS no
seriously injured. The wagon wa
somewhat demolished.
A horse owned by A. j. Bnrnham o.
East Montpelier, died the other day
aged 81 years aud two months.
The black base which were put IN large
quantities into the lakes and rivers 0
this State are beginning 10 be clugh
quite pleniiiuIly.
Charles Washburn of Goshen, VIII
weighs go pounds, was chased a Ion,
distance by sn enrsged bull the othe
day, aud finally saved himself by climb
ing a tree. Taurus took bis stand at lb
foot, aud kept Washburu freed for thre,
/ hours In the hot sun
A state exchange pats i. lhusly
"These are the days when good, honest
ambitious men lean on their hoe handles
at the rate OF Is cents an hour, on lh
: road. II is strange that men will b
perfectly honorably everywhere else, bu
viii cheat the highway
Hayden, the Derby Line wife murder
er, is employed 10 the cooking depart!
ment OF the S,sle prison, aud Il eallct
the champion baker Of the institution.
J Woodchacks have iaken possession Q
the grave yard In Peacham, and playeI
} resurrceiionlsis by bringing 10 the sar
face The bones Of one Of tie Old citizen
! who was 1pried some % years since.
The Darlington cotton mill company
property al Winooski was sold &C auc
ton few days ago 10 Vim. r, CLARK, Q
Lawrence, Mass, for 81 900, subject /
mortgages Of s24, Cos The original COS
was about $4,000.
Mrs dolloy, the temperance lecturer
oVereome By her lectures throughout hi
State, vas Frustrated with serious 10