The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-05-30
STATE NEWS

| The application of Hiram la. Grover o
Brandon for an Increase OF pension bring,
TO notice the most remarkable case OF th {
kind ever known ia this district Mr..
Grover went through the war aud return
cd home alive, although eight bullets pass.
ed through his b,iy; hs received sabre
cut on the jaw aad was wounded 10 th a
left elbo y by u charge Of buckshot.
John Westherhsad, a farmer living 10
West Brattleboro. died May at his hom
ear that village, He was quito promi
nent man AMI was large cattle buyer. al.
ways owning one or more pairs OF fine cat
tic. lie was over 80 years OF age. AMI no
longer ago than last fall or early winter.
sold his last pair of large cattle for about
$3.50.
W. S. HOBART, who piid $4,000 for
Stamboul was born III Waterbury, Vt. 40
years ago. He has been 80 years 10 Cali
lornia and Nevada aud has had several
ups aud downs, aud is to day considered
the richest man OF his age on the coast.
In 1875 be was rated as broken Now be
10 estimated to be worth $7.00O.0OO
Mr.. George W. MacAvoy, formerly
manager Of tbs Bates House but more 70
Gently OF the Montyert Hotel at Middleton
Springs, has connected himself with the
Masconomo House at Manchester. by the.
Sea. Mass. The house will open on June
81 for its .twelft season and F. +. Sui
Ivan. the head Of the dining department
at Harvard College, will have charge OF
the cuisine during the season.,
Henry and Wallace Csrrick left st.
Johnsbury las: week for Gettysburg, where
they will set up the Vermont Soldiers
monument. which has been shipped from
their works. The monument is surmount.
ed with figure Of Gen. Stannard, has a
II foot base, stands &C feet high, weighs
about $50 tons. The heaviest stone weighs
60, 700 pounds. II required twelve cars
to carry the monument. aud ct specia
rates, came to over 5000.
Joseph Bacon has sold his well.known
trotting mare, Blanche B.. 2;30 IA. to A.
J. Feek Of Syracuse, N. Y, for $4,000.
Blanche was bred by the late G. A. Hols.
bird Of Shelburn. deceased. Her sire was
Mr. Holsbifds Ethan Allen 474. sire OF
Laura Williams 2;24 IA. Charley Mack
2:25. Little Dick 2:24 IL, Sister 225 "a,
and Ulster Belle 2;ls, PAGER.
Rutland's list Of rich men is hes ded by |
young Hugh II. Baxter. who Is taxed for
sl93, 495. Charles Clement comes second,
with Sl43,642. and the third is Il. II |
Dyer. who owns up to Sl2S.l22. Mrs
Dorr, the poet OF whom we are all proud.
appears in the list at $l4 85l. The veter
an John W. Crsmton Is assessed for &c.,.
475. or just about $4,000 for every foot Of
his height.
Hon. Guy @ Noble. Of the law firm OF
Noble & Smith, OF st. Albsns. died. sud.
denly Tuesday. OF last week aged 30
years. Mr.. Noble had beeh indlsposed for
several days. having been taken i'll i'm med
lately after the close Of his srgume Mt in
the bridge case, bnt II was not looked
upon as serious, so the fatal result was
surprise to ell. Mr.. Noble was spromi-
nent citizen Of St. Albspt. = leading law
yer and an esteemed and honored man.
He was leader 10 ths.Bsptist denomins
tion OF the state, end his death will be
severe loss TO that dissemination. For .
number Of years Mr.. Noble has been the
attorney for the Central Vermont railroad,
md has had almost the lentirs manage
ment OF this compsny's leRsl affairs