The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-24

/ STATE NEWS
ST. Johnsbury i. to have butter
market.
Mrs. John o. Northrop OF Burlington
has her sepenteenth child
Elisha Cove OF East Montpelier has %
hens that laid 1888 eggs in January, Feb
rusry and March.
Chief Justice Pierpout is better, but his
physicians prescribe absolute rest for a
few days.
Ex.Congressmsn Woodbridge is mayor
Of Yergeunes, and bis colored goodman
Is the city sheriff.
Albert A. Green Of st. Adams Bay
caught 1887 white fish and ~ dozen perch
through the ice, from January % to April
10.
Charles Woodward Of Burlington fatal
ly shot himself Sunday at No. Bradford,
Ct, while getting over spree.
II. II. Peck OF Wolcott has ten hens
from which he has received fifty.seven
dozen eggs from December 18th TO March
28th.
Forty workmeu have put the Southeast
ern railway bridge at North Troy IN good
order, at an expense OF about 81 900, and
trains are now crossing it.
Guildhsll has been unduly excited over
the appearance OF wolf in its unusually
quiet precincts lately. Several inbabi-
tants armed themselves aud started in
pursuit, but were unsuccessful in II cir
| hunt.
Chester Scales OF Ludlow was tossed
across the yard by vicious bull. The
animal followed up the assault, but Scales
seized and held him by the nostrils until
his wife and daughter came with pitch
forks and drove the animal off.
The political aud public correspondence
of the late United States Senator Solomon
Foot was last week sold tor paper rags.
1t covered period Of Is years, aud EN-
braced letters and autographs Of sll The EN-.
in,nt statesmen Of TIE period, including
some Of Europe,
/ Al iRipion Fterch lumbtrman did a
fool hardy hing 10 climbing a tree, going
out upon lodged tree so feet from the
ground, choppng il twice apart aud COIN
ing down with il. lie was Jared but not
otherwise injured.
Jane Gibson, daughter Of John Gibson,
Of Reygale four years old, got into fam
lily medicine chest, the other day, aud ate
20 pills which che found in bottle. Her
mother gave her mustard water, but she
went.inlo commissions almost instantly,
aud died Ia forty minutes.
A ramp stepped st The house OF Henry
Brimpcr. on the POwnal road, IN Bea.
uington, on Monday, tcmsiniug till We'd
nesday, when be decamped with $50
overcost. lie did not give bis name,
and his appearances answered he descrip-
ton Of the Dunsback murderer 10 New
York State in every particular. The su-
lborities are on the lookout for him.
Ex-Governor Peck is 10 ayery preca.
rious condition. His recent stack OF
pneumonia ended In dtopsy Of the plenral
sac. Monday bis physicians performed
the customary sargicsl operation for bis
relief, aud removed some 60 Ounces OF
water from bis chest The chances Of bis
recovery are slight ior ono Of bis ad.
vAheed age, tie governor being in bic
9Th yesr.
Tie iierald ssys iLst Two inhabitants
81 Ratiand, we'll aud auiayorably known
engaged IN di.pule Saturday On street
eorbsr They 6naily decided TO adjourn
behind The iown hall, aud there 10 the
shadow u that imposlHg structure "bon-
ofAbly" .ettlcd their difficulties Arrived
on tbs ground, and ,qaated Of, one bit
,he other under the ehiu, aud be laid
doWu 10 SLOW Biz clothing 10 Absorb
some 81 ihe naislpre from the earth then
he arose aud both o1n bAisnts proceeded
to The ma eel saloon, where more moist
orc Of different character and ID diE
-ferpul wSy vas absorbed
Three miles from Montpelier lives Sim
con Ggeld. who is 70 Die niaeiy-liata
year, apd Annie, Biz wife. wbo l. ~ Der
ainssy-sixih year. They we're msfFied 10
Montpelier nearly seveniY-ihrse aysar