The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-20
STATE. NEWS

he recent islt 81 81, FRANCIS de Sait'
! (Cstholic) church at Bennington Melted
81 800
Harvey Fisher, 80, was almost instantly
KILLED while At work 10 the woods near
East Concord Wednesdsy. his head being
crushed by the limb OF = falling tree.
Colouel Frederick Fletcher, the oldest
sesltbiest and most prominent cltiz,n Of
St. JJhnsbury, died Friday, aged SO
years.
Miss Minnie s illman, 80. librarian Of
the Baxter memorial library at Rutland,
committed suicide by drywnng Tuesday
n brook near her home 10 CIoi-ter, n
J. Sue came to Rutland 10 the isll OF
1896. aud left there 9 mouth ago after re
signing her p si,ion. She was suffering
from nervous proslrstion.
The patent medicine known as Smiths
Green Mountain Renovator, has been pnr
chased by F.rrsud $ Sraushsn, repre-
seutins ssyndcste Of ~, Adams business
men. A stock company will be formed
Of once aud the msnni.o,ure Of the med
cine begun on large scale 10 ST. Adams.
A terrible accident occurred Sunday
afternoon near Metcsli pond 10 Fletcher
J Ishua Flanders had been ont With others
si.er rabbits, 10 gettin' through a wire
fence bis guu was discharged and the
whole charge passed through his body
aud death vas instantaneous. MIR, Elan
ders Was an old soldier aud hsd been dis
charged for shotgun vouod in the knee.
The total capital OF the Sa,lonal banks
10 Vermont, Dsoem Der thirty fret. last,
vas SG,sS5 900 OF the ,ot,l number only
eight bad . capital OF s. % 900 each The
total number OF deposltors 10 the Savings
banks aud trust con papies was lCG, li5.
the smount OF deposits Was s35. 600 G27
aud the Surplus iunds were 81 500 9l2 As
George Gibbs OF WsitsceId VITO is
working on the Stove Electric railroad,
narrowly escaped losil his life last week
W ednssdsy. he sell pan, 10 which
we're three sticks OF dynamite, near the
stove. and then left the building fer q few
minutes. Very soon . ierrih, explosion |
was heard, and on going TO the spot
~ here The building bad stood, nothing |
could be seen OF II eIo'pt few splinters
Of wood aud some pieces OF iron from
he stove,
Col Charles b. Sioushtou. Who was re
pebtly admitted 10 he Soldiers Home at
Ben ning,ou, vss , native Of Chester He
enlisted 10 The Fourth Vermont regiment
II Volunteers 10 August, 1861, At the age
i 10, aud vas appointed sdla'sp,, his
Jro,her, Ejsia II, Stoushton, being IL
'oiouei. 10 January following he q. 81
pointed mslar OF the regiment sad 10
Ialy be ~s promoted TO the lientenst.
bsv,us shown decided spt
ode ior military autie.
Ogsr bali 40 acre Of land. with large
rees standing thereon, Vas der osited TO
be M,sssquoi tirer = mile snd one.hslf
rom Sssnton CO she Hlgbsste Falls road
ecen,ly, TIE sli5e cut .ssy the earth to
depth OF 100 Tee. The scene OF the
Tide 10 acsr Vi. old cave, shich has At
fse,ea the attention Of hundreds Of Wei
lrs The aide tIlebdsd eniirely scross
be river Which !. 800 Tee, vide 81 this
oin, The ICE We broken for long di.
,nee. was turhed from lie pstui4i bed aud /
lev ehanpel cot through the meadow t
Mr.. Dan.ldson. Several hundred {
poplc wait the scene each DAY, .
TIE following tale 10 told ne tfaib ot
.s dsashisr Of Mob,pslisr mao. who IL .
tinfA< ia hssiug wtsshHr prophet to 2
. isuly. The prophet is bis daughter q
"a the AGA ihe family soss by is = little 4