The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-30
STATE news.

STATE NEWS
The following sign graces blacksmith
shop IN North Troy; "lwill shews busi
all round for 30 cents.n
The directors Of he Bennington Battle
Monument Association held a meeting il
Burlington, the 10th. The reports pre-
sented were encouraging, and plan fol
raising the S75, 900 was adopted.
Jonathan Dyer, of Emore, who will be
so years old the 18th day of next August
has chopped down and limbed II acres O.
timber, and is waiting an opportunity Il
burn the same in order TO clear It Off for
a crop this spring.
The medical department OF the Univer-
sity Of Vermont has l0i students.
The works of the Brandon manufactnr,
ing company will be removed TO Rutland
next month.
The Orleans county farmers have greal
quantities of potatoes in their cellar:
which they cannot dispose of.
Judge Redfeld, whose sever illness has
been announced, is convalescent, and
will resume his regular duties in few
days.
Az Hydepark, recently, Orville Reed
met with an exceedingly painful accident
While driving nail 1t flew back and en-
tered his eye, piercing the ball and totally
destroying the sight.
The "NationaI Party" propose TO hold
a mass convention at Burlington, August
LIST, to nominate state, distict, county
and town tickets.
A man calling himself &. +. Tiffany
passed forged draft for $50 on S. f.
Harris of Bennington, the 10th, and made
bis escape.
Gen. Stephen Thomas, late pension
agent at Montpelier, who distributed
about q million and half dollars from
his agency, has had his account voted
correct by the Auditor at Washington,
with balance of twenty odd dollars in
his favor.
A fire at Summit, on the Rutland rail-
road, destroyed John Stewards dwelling,
the depot and other small buildings and
800 cords of wood.
At West Glover, female teacher taught
school some weeks without q certificate,
and the district refused to pay her wages,
She brought suit, and recovered $l2 and
costs.
A Waterbury young lady was married
recently to a gentleman she didn't love,
because the one she did love didn't pro.
pose TO her. She repented of her act the
18th, and attempted suicide with NOR
phine, but stomach pump saved her.
The following notice is posted verbatim
by Frenchman in Peacbam, as 3 warn
ing TO persons inclined TO trespass on bis
premises:-
One mans come on my place, fish;
One mans come on my place, trap;
One mana come on my place, hunt;
Ten dollars lose for him.
From Chelsea comes report Of Curl
ons partnership, being one between tur'
key and partridge. a turkey made her
nest about forty rods from the barn, and
soon after nice partridge selected the
same spot for nest aud they occupied II
in company, each laying an egg every day
tin The partridge had laid thirteen eggs
and began 10 set. She is still setting and
The turkey lays her egg daily in the
same nest.
While come men were digging a cellar
in Fairhaven, the other day, they discoy-
cred vault six feet long by three feet in
width, made of brick and mortar, which
contained the remains OF human body.
There has been a grocery store on this
spot for great many years, aud none OF
the old inl Abiiants can account for the re-
mains. The vault contained beside the
corpse few old army brass buttons and
chemicals to hasten decomposition.
A blue ribbon state convention will be
held In Burlington on the fret Tuesday
June. when II is proposed TO plan an
elaborate jubilee by the Reform clubs
throughout tbs state, which will be held
10 Rutland on The fourth OF July.
The "Fenian army" eDcamped near
North Troy, turns ont TO be . bakers doz.
en- Of fishermen. There is really no sign
of Fenians anywhere on the border.
A dispatch from North Troy says
While standing at an open window Mon-
day, Miss Gallup was fired upon by scme
unknown person, the ball taking effect In
Der arm, making 8 slight wound. Va.
rious reports are current As TO the cause
OF the attempted murder.
/ c. G.. Pringle, Esq., Of Charlotte, has
just returned from bo,anizlng trip to
Willoughby Lake and The contiguous re-
gion, Mr.. Pringle IL ; man Of renArka-
bic altAiamenis ~ bosAnist. II IL safe
10 say that BY careful study and nntirng
personsl researches and explorations b.
hss come to know more Of lhs botanical
history Of Vermont than any person Of