The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-11-19

fAuNh4 AsikktHtNAt So" 49,
rtes, d.sl u .ofk Ia connection With tfes-
ilss Tho ps,, sesson. ssys The - Johpsbsry
csledonien. and t.fore peat July. vben
this elxss a Improvement 90 that lice 10
expected 10 he Heishsd. they gill hsve
laid gu, sao0. 600 or $500 coo 10 ths, direc,
tiop
George Coulirs. who died At wardsbofo
TIE other day. carried the colors Of The IL.
Vernon. through the Gsiiysbuig fshi. A
correspondent o. the Bennington Banner
writes THE shout Mr.. Coulife; IL seems
that The li,h ~a being bred into by one
Of the Psppsylvsnis regiments. Well. he
s.y.. | guess ! can stop that. snd amid
showers Of ball be esrsind The coiors back
through the bushes and smoke and 80
doubtless saved mary lives. Wsile return
ins 10 bis pos, be lief, the ,assels dangling
from the top OF the hsss,sl hanging IN the
limits Of tree. lie had hardly reached
bis proper station IN The line when the nag
staff wss shattered by rebel ball not over
Two inches shove his hand. The same col
ore aud their shattered staff are now IN the
state Louse at Montpelier. AT the time oil
the battle Mr.. Coul,re weighed 225 pounds
and vas in bis prime. Few color bearers
10 The service, We are informed. ever car
ried more discrimination than did Sergeant
Coulire. Soon after the battle one day on
parade Gen. Meade rode down the lipe and
po,iced that the top button Of Color Ser
gesnt Coultres psnt.loons vas not button
ed (The fact vas. Uncle Sam did not
have . pair large enough Tor him, The
general asked Why on parade be was not
properly dressed. The reply was: Well,
this Is. G. hard tack lie just beginning to
swell. aud l can't get the thing around
me.
When began using Ely's Cream Balm
my cs,arrh was so bad had headache the
whole time and discharged large amount
Of filthy matter. That has almost entirely
disappeared and | have not had headache
since. i. Il. Sommers, Stephney. Conn.
The effect Of Gov. Smiths death upon
the great railway interests over which be
has presided has been largely discounted
by arrangements long since made. His
son, Col. T. @. Smith. has been acting
manager for some time. He has been in
training for the succession and has disclose
ed many Of bis fathers distinguishing char
scterisiics.
Jackson Sargent II Stowe. late lieu ten-
ant of Company d. 9th regiment. Vermont
volunteers, one Of the original members OF
that company, has been presented medal
OF honor by the war department for dstin'
puished services at the battle before Peters,
burg. Va, April, 1865; he having been the
man who planted the first United States
colors on the confederate works on that
mem olsble morning.
One OF the finest school buildings in the
state is the one now nearing completion In
barre. IL VIII Coht SoV. wv upu VIII w
ready for occupancy in q few months. In
addition TO the recitation and assembly
rooms there is 9 library and natural history
collection. The building will be called the
Spsulding graded school. in memory OF
The prominent educator Of that name who
'ormerly labored there, and who will be
rene bered by large number OF people
throughout the state.
Among sl the loyal war govopors there
was none that .xcelled Gov. Smith OF Yer
mont 10 energy and executive force. he
was here, there and everywhere one day
IN Vermont, the next in Washington. the
third In the rear OF the army looking after
the wounded | remember seeing him Of
Fredericksburg during those terrible
weeks that folio sed the struggles at the
Wilderness and Spottsyivania directing
his assistants, laboring with bis own handt
hunting up the sick and wounded, giving
up bis own cot cheering up the despon
dent, writing sympathetic letters to faith
ers and mothers whose sons were in the
hospital or had given up their lives to the
county. : Charles Carleton Cofiin.
The first annual meeting OF the Vernon,
Fish and Game League Was held on the
evening of November /. at the Van Nest
House Burlington. The league was forms
ed 10 Noysm Der, 1890, and now hiss mem
bership Of l42. mostly in the towns Of Hui
land, Burlington. Bennington, st. Johns
bury. Montpelier and Bratteboro. There
was q large attendance and 20 mem berI
we're admitted. 1t was voted that 40 an
rual assessment should be reduced from
five dollars to three dollars
Warren aud Leon Sweet, two Richford
boys. while ont hunting last Monday, wen
10 different directions, and the former cav
the latter moving about 10 the bnshes snd
thin king that he VAS q partridge discharged
bis gun. The entire charge Of shot tool
fleet 10 bis brothers body. The boy's re
cov.iy Is doubtful.
Es,, Poultney is another Vermont ham
let v ich promises TO boom on account o
its granite quaiiies. The supply there i
10. 1bsustible and the quality equal TO any
.rsuiie in the country. The qusrries sr'
Ella bt miles from the railroad, bat Il il ex
peeted that capitalists will take hold o
the business and build 9 spur track Il
Bird mountain, where the qusrries are sit
usted.
i The old Drew or Taplin boarding house
Of Barre is being remodeled into ~ suc
ton room. Tue house was built about 81
years ago. and 10 one OF the psrtitition'
torn out Was ioupd . skeleton OF what il
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