The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-07

Work bss sgain been commenced
usoa he CashoBc chetch. On Thursday
wh.ls tae bands we're 81 work elaF-board-
ing. De seaa0lding gave way preeipltat.
lax the vorkmcn upon nle reddish, !,
+ feet below. T. Provo bad lex broken
bv the fall, lhs oshers, II which there
were four or eve. escaped with only
slight injuries
sANfssAIE
The details @ The murder Of Mrs,
VaB Bnskifk are, ifpossibIg, more shock
ing than she drst reports. That sbe was
outraged aud murdered by smotheglBg,
choking and beating, there is 10 doubt.
Circumstances point strongly toward
Corcy a. tbe murderer, aud this, coupled
With TIE fact Of bis somewhat reckless
NE ard character will lead many people
to the conviction that be committed the
[ horrible deed, bar the evidence prodaeed
at bis examination was entirely eIreum-
stautiAl, and may no, prove entirely con
vincing on trial. II he Is the guilty man
VIC hope new evidence will come TO light
thar will faslen il upon him beyond the
possibility Of a doubt. III be is innocent,
We hope the guilty man may be found
aud punished speedily.
NORTH BENNINGTON.
Oscar l.. Gates, son Of Hon. John
Il. Gates, aud a very promising and pop
ular young man, died suddenly Of dip
iberia last week. He was book-keeper
Of the North Bennington Boot & Shoe
Company aud a member Of Tucker Lodge
No. As, i. 4 A. NJ, both Of which passed
resolutions Of respect TO bis memory
which we give below:
AT called convention Of Tucker
Lodge, No. As, r. & A. NJ, North Ben
uinglon VI, Oct. 20, 1872, the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whucas it has pleased an all-wise prov
idencc to remove from Us our esteemed
friend and beloved Brother Oscar l..
Gates whom We hope and trust has been
translated to that Celestial Lodge above
where the Supreme Architect of tho Uni
verse presides. As our hearts are filed
with sadness and mourning we can but
offer the following as our natural emo
tions Of sorrow.
Resolred that in the removal OF our be-
loved brother the family are sustaining
loss which is irreparable aud our only
advice to them Is to look to that Master
"who doeth all things we'll" put their
trust in God aud hope in immortality.
Resolted that the members ofthis Lodge
10 sincerely mourn the loss of our friend,
and faithful brother; cut down in early
manhood when his presence as man
and Mason was honored. "Yetto Him
we in humble submission bow"
Resolved that in acknowledging for
ourselves and our brethren thesexcell-
ence Of him who has gone, in thus honor
ing his memory we would tender to the
members ofhis family in their sorrow
our respectful sympathy.
Resolved that the jewels of the Lodge
be clothed with the usual emblems OF
mourning for the space Of three months.
Resolred that copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to the widow aud parents
of Oscar l.. Gates, and that copies be
sent to the several newspapers of this
county, and the North Adams Transcript
for publication as q mark of esteem felt
in this Lodge for the deceased.
T.. G. HouGHToN, w. NJ.
l.. B. NEWTON, Secretary.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God,
in the inscrutable wisdom of his provi-
dence, to remove from among us Oscar
l.. Gates, our highly respected and deep
ly beloved friend, our "elder brother
endeared TO us by the frank cordiality of
his manners and the unaffected kindness
of his heart during the months and years
of our daily intercourse, himself a living
example of faith in that
/ creed of creeds,
| The loyeliness Of perfect deeds >
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the employees of thu
North Bennington Boot and Shoe Com
pany have received with emotions of un-
| feigned sorrow the melancholy intelli
gence of the sudden death Of our lament
ed friend, thus stricken down in thC
vigor of his,manhood, in the meridian o
his.usefulness.
ReSolred: That as last sad tribute t.
the memory of the departed we would
ex!end our heartfelt sympathies to the
widow Of the deceased, upon whom this
unexpected and terrible affection ha,
fallen with crushing weight; to his aged
parents and surviving brothers and sis
tiers whose hearts are wrung with g.iet
unspeakable at parting with an affection
ate and beloved son aud brother, and tC
the large circle Of bereaved relatives anc
friends. and would mingle our tears viii
theirs, Also,
Rosolced: That copy Of these reso
lutions be presented 10 the widow OF the
deceased; and that copies be forwarded
for publication TO the Bennington BdRne
the Hoosick Valley Ne'rs, and the Man
chester JOURNAL.
Gro. o. FisHER,
+. w BIssEE, Com.