The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-23
STATE NEWS.

The isthef Of Hon J Sterling Morton
o, Nebrs.k.. s.cntsty o. agriculture. was
Jaiias Dssiug Morton. q native OF St AL
bsps.
The oldest postal clerk 10 the employ
Of The uoiied States 10 Charles Brigham
Of the Bos'oa post offioe. who was sppoin
ted % years sgo Mr.. Brigham isanai
tive OF Browninston. this state. and went
10 Bo ton when be was q years old.
The Vermont worlds fair commission
have forwarded from Montpelier about 80
eight inch cubes OF granite marble and
soapstons from the var Gus qusrries in the
state for The stone sample exhibit in the
mines department OF the exposition, ard
have reserved space for about 30 more,
part OF which should come from the slate
quatries, rs they are entirely unrepresen.
ted 10 the present Shipment. The next lot
will be forwarded sbou, the 10th OF April.
Instructions 10 regard to preparing the
stone msy be had from II. II. Mclntyre,
executive commissioner. West Randolph.
The exhibit is without expense to the
quarry owners.
She is delighted with IT Mrs. Hannah
Moore. Hebron Neb.. writes; My mother
had q swollen knee caused by fall
purchased q bottle OF Salvation Oil. We
used it and | never saw q remedy work so
will. II took the swelling down imme
diately and effected cure.
A Geld OF unusual severity developed
into difficulty decidedly catarrhal in all
its ehsrsc teristics, Threatening q return OF
my a old chronic malady. catarrb. One
bot lie Of Ely's Cream Balm completely
eradicatei every sympt tom Of that painful
sud prevailing diseased. W. Warner,
Rochester. N. Y.
When | began using Ely's Cream Balm
my catarrh was so bad had h eadsche
the whole time and discharged large
amount OF Il thy matter. That has almost
entirely disappeared and l have not had
a headache sincs-J. II. Sommers, Stephi
uey, Conn.
A beautiful memorial window has been
placed in The Congregational church at
Shoreham by ex Vice President Levi p
Morton, in honor OF his fsther, Rev. Daniel
o. Morton. who was pastor OF the church
for many years.
The capital stock Of the Jones a LAM
500 Machine company Of Spring field has
been increased from 500, 900 to 800 900.
The new annex to the compapy's plant
will be 1862 feet long. 90 feet wide and two
stories high. The company now employs
100 men aud iuns night and day.
Beul,h Chittenden Fletcher died at the
home OF her ton at st. Johnsbury from
the effects Of a paralytic shock. She was
born in Williston 10 1916. and was a grand |
dsug Lter Of Thomas Chittenden, Vermonts
FIRST governor. She leaves husband, one |
son, Col. Truman @ Fletcher. and three
grand children.
The new military post near Essex June.
ton is TO be called Fort Ethan Allen,
THIS will be an app opriate name. 10 view
OF the place which Ethan holds Ia the
hearts Of Vermonters, as the greer noun,
ain hero of the Revol ution. and OF the 10,
fact. not generally known, that
he land occupied by the site Of the post
vas formerly included IN ihs tract Of land
II several Thousand acres owned by Ira AL
en-, Ethsn's brother The Free Press
sys: Capt g Il. Pond, assistant gu rter
master OF the United States army has bee n
,'re this week completing the transfer f
,pds, aud from now o, the land will be
rested asa military reservation. Work
vii be begun At once. and pushed to
spid completion, and ii is expected that
ully $4,000 will be expended this sea
iOn