The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-06-27

STATE NEWS.
Harry Stevens of Bradford was kicked
over and tramped on by horse the other
evening, receiving fatal injuries.
The town of Leicester has neither doc
tor, lawyer nor minister, yet it is not the
worst place in the world.
Eugene Sargent, a Brattleboro youth Of
10, was probably fatally injured last week
by falling from load of hay.
A lump of gold weighing s2.47 was
taken out OF the mines near South Troy,
recently.
There is general complaint Of a great
potato bug visitation in all parts of the
state.
Mrs. c. S. Keller, OF South Hero, has
yellow rose bush eight feet high and
bearing 900 buds and blossoms.
Mrs. Alfred Norris of Vershire has been
shot through both ankles by loaded gun
which fell from corner while she was
sweeping.
A Milton little three years old was ex-
pressed through to Brusbton, N. Y, all
alone, the other day, to visit her grand
mother.
The party headed by Gems, Foster and
Henry of Burlington, have returned from
their len days fishing trip to st. Leon
Springs. They captured 400 lbs. OF nice
trout.
One of the colored women, arrested at
Rutland for stealing flowers from the GEM
etery, was fined S. and costs, and the
other was discharged.
A Jericho young man sent his sweet
heart letter, closing with, "May heaven
cherish and keep you from yours truly,
| john"
E. II. Farnham of Newbury has on a
crab apple tree near his summer boarding
house, where the apples are the size Of
cherries, two full blown white roses
These appeared after all the apple bios
SONS had fallen.
President Hubert of Middlebury col.
/ ege delivered the annual sermon before
the graduates of St, Johnsbury academy
on the 9th. Seven ofthe class 90 to Dart
mouth, one to Yale, two to Amherst, and
one TO Wesleyan, while the others are UNI
decided.
| Oderkierk, the Danville cattle thief, il
| jail at st. Johnsbury, was on the rampage
Friday, breaking furniture. He was
ordered into his cell and refused ODE
dience. The other prisoners threatened in
4 reference, the police were called anC
compelled to draw revolvers. Oderkicrl
was oVerpowered, ironed and put in clost
confinement.
An old man named Roberts, while
walking on the railroad track near Milton
Monday morning, was struck by the en-
CINE Of train he was meeting, and haC
his right ann badly fractured below tb'
elbow, and received some severe bruises
and, 1t is thought, internal injuries.
Sharon farmers complain bitterly of tht
depredstions Of crows, which appear II
large numbers, roost sauciiy on the don't.
scare.crows, dig up corn as fast as !
sprouts, pick out the eyes Of young lambs
and seem TO consider slrychnine nothing
more than healthy spring tonic.
Burlington had serious runaway acct
dent Saturday, In which an infant chilt
OF Mrs. Whalen was severely injured, ans
the driver OF the runaway team hsd hi
foot badly crushed. The team also cam
into collision with phaeton in whiel
were Mrs. G.. f. Pope and son, but the!
escaped serious injury.
A jury at Woodstock were unable t
agree whether lager beer is an intoxica
ting drink. The standard says:--"Il
discharging the jury, Judge Barrett re
marked severely upon fact that had 70
many years come under bis observation
that some jnrymeu always decide a cas-
before hearing Il and regardless Of eyi
denee or the instructions Of the court. 4
juryman said atterward that the remarI
OF The court was Illustrated IN this lsge
beer case. One Of bis associates said hi
mind wss made up to verdict u no
guilty before hearing the evidence
A short time since Mr.. c. o. Billings
National Rank Examiner AZ u1stou re
ceiyed so order from the Controller q
! the Currency, st Washington, to come |,
Brandon and examine into the saairs {
! lhe Brandon National Bank and report {
him the condition Of said bank. 10 Ok
dicnee 70 THE order Mf Billings came /
Brandon the 18th inst, aud made so e.
animation Of The bank which, we are il
e formed, has resulted Ia benefit to d
bank 10 getting pact due paper 10 5 lsrg