The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-07-04
STATE NEWS.

Csstleton normal school has graduated
class of sixteen.
A Brattleboro man has captured rara
avis in the shape of white robin.
They are trying to get Gen. Butler as
the orator at the Caledonia county fair.
Senator Edmunds and family have ar
rived in Burlington, and will coon take a
trip TO the saguenay.
Curtis Brown of Belvidere trapped bis
45th bear last week.
VIM. Eastman's house at Lyndon was
struck by lightning the 18th, and badly
damaged.
Middlebury will celebrate the Fourth
with hose race, horrible parade, foot
race aud fire works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Semino of Barton were
blessed with twins, the other day, making
seventeen children that have been born
to the still youthful couple.
A. w. Griswold of Morristown
"Mavern Farm" notoriety, has been
obliged to sell his fine residence on Fifth
Avenue, which brought $4,000.
Albert Fisher of Lyndon was instantly
killed the 18th, in saw mill of the Lyn-
don mill company, being cut through the
body at the hips by a 10 inch saw.
The house in Brandon in which Ste
phen A. DougI lass was born was slightly
damaged by ere, recently.
A tramp the other night rode from Bar
lington to Rutland lying extended ON the
rear truck of the rear car.
The Clipper says:-Burlngton to-day
has one aggressive" newspaper; one an
cient aud chronic apology; one "con-
glomeration, and one rival OF the "Day's
Doings"
The Central Vermont Railroad com
pany have commenced laying ten miles OF
steel rails north from Rutland.
Samuel Russ OF North Troy was thrown
from a wagon The 10th, and fatally injured
by the wheels passing over his body.
John Corliss, Of Sutton, was thrown
out Of his wagon, recently, and SO severe
ly injured that be died in few days.
Oscar Dodge, one Of the Calais burg
lars who recently robbed Joseph Gray,
went with two officers to Richmond the
other day and dug up wallet containing
s., 200 in notes of hand. Only sl75 OF
1900 in money stolen at the time has
been recovered.
1t is reported on good authority that the
jusy in Dea Smiths case stood on the
first ballot for acquittal and for con-
viction; on the second, IL for acquittAl
TO for conviction, Harry Eyerts OF
Wsltham. They were out 10 hours be.
fore agreement.
The 10 prisoners in Burlington jail
made concerted plan to escape Tuesday
night, by digging q hoe through the
stone wall, which is about eighteen
inches thick, and had only TO knock out a
single tier Of brick to effect an exit; but
the plot was frustrated by the officers
after some resistance on the part Of the
prisoners.
A brilliant fraud, calling himself Oscar
Barring, The son Of New York million
aire, has just. besmed on Csstleton,
swind'e1 hotel aud livery stable keepers
remorselessly, borrowing money from the
fret citizens, made love desperately TO the
fAifest young women and skipped out 10
look for other fields sud other victims.
The Vermont Witness, for some years
pas, published BY W. W. Atwsler, has
been presented BY him to the Grand Ten
persnee organizations Of The Stale, which
baye accepted il Is their organ. II Is now
printed BY Mott Brothers, 81 Brandon,
under the control Of 5 general supervisory
committee OF The various temperance