Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-15
IN OUR OWN STATE.
Brave Captain Loneruan.


to Burlington when boy. He
served with great distinction in the
civil war as captain of Company A, 18th
regiment Vermont Volunteers. lie was
appointed deputy collector of Gus
toms in Montreal some years ago,
and had since lived in that city. He
was only "a years old when he raised
three companies of Irish soldiers for
the civil war, and took command of
Company A. Early in their days of
service Captain Lonergan became en-
deared to his men, and on the field at
Occoquan, Va, on May 8, 1863 his
company presented him with a sword
which he has always treasured as
one of his dearest possessions.
A party of Confederate sharpshoot-
ers were stationed in place known
rs Cadoris House. on the Gettysburg
battlefield, sheltered by peach orch
ard. From this point of vantage they
were picking off the Northern troops
Captain Lonergan was asked whether
he could dislodge the sharpshooteTs.
He replied that he would try, and
started up the steep incline with sixty
seven men. Reaching the house.
the storming party battered down the
door and ordered out the men who
had been playing havoc with his
troops. They showed some resist
ance at first, but finally surrendered,
and when Company A returned to
camn it found that the siXty-seven
men. minus those who had fallen on
/ their way up the hill. had captured
/ eightv-three sharpshooters of the Con
/ federate army For this action the
/ colonel of the regiment. with the APP
proval of the commanding general,
appointed Captain Lonergan lieuten-
ant colonel This honor the captain
refused to accept, however, on the
ground that he could do better ser
vice by staying with his men. who
knew and trusted him more than they
would any other. In 1893 the Con
gress of the United States awarded
Captain Lonergan a medal of honor
for his achievement.
Frank Grant of Lyndon struck En-
nett Parker on the head with hay
fork and laid him unconscious with a
badly fractured head. The burst OF
temper was the result of Parker charg-
ing Grant with msappropriating the
price of fare into the circus.
MARQUIS de Lafayette Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo.
luton. have Under consideration
the placing Of q bronze tablet at the
left of the front entrance to the Paw
ion hotel In Montpelier to cOmmem-
crate the visit of the Marquis to Mont.
pelier on June % and 30, 1925.
George w. Flanders As, who worked
for T.. J. Wallace of White River juno
ton. abandoned his family last week
Mary Dane, II. was also missing at the
same time. Tie couple have been
traced to New Hampshire. travelling
together. Flanders had been paying
the girl attention for some time.
George Leazure. 81, a quarryman
was instantly killed in Barre Friday
4 block of granite weighing five tons
suspended above him. broke from its
fastenings and fell directly upon him
cutting his body almost in two. He
came six years ago from Rlchford
where his parents. brothers and sis
tiers live.
The abstract of the condition OF
national banks of Vermont at the
close of business on July 10. just
made public by the comptroller Of the
currency. shows that the average 10
serve on that date was 1719 per cent
Loans and discounts Of all the Yer
mont national banks on that date ag
gregated s12S4S.21S: gold coin. s429.
1874: total specie. $GS3,G23; lawful
money reserve. s9G5,506 and individ
ual deposits. s12.O75.2S9 The de
crease in individual deposits is
noticeable, for this aggregate for the
national banks of the state is usually
, about S19000,000.
Riley Burdette Stearns, 60, who
died in Burlington Saturday, was
born in Rockingham. and after re
ceiving common school education
went to Burlington to work as a
. drug clerk He enlisted in Company
II of the First Vermont regiment
| under the first call for troops. He
served through the civil war, rising
to the rank of captain of Company X
of the Seventh regiment. He was
acting adjutant of the regiment part
} of the time. He had been engaged
in the drug business in Burlington
many years. He was president OF
the Burlington retail druggists as
, ISOLATION.
States Attorney Hoar proposes tC
bring the case of Fred Brown Of
Marshfield before the grand jury In
September, to see what action it viii
take in regard to the shooting affair
= at Marshfield. July 10. On that day
Brown who is 13 years old, was
playing with Homer Duke, II. The
boys had a small rifle which they
were using. According to the story told
by younger brother Of Brown, Duke
wanted to go one way, but Brown
? told him if he went he would shoot
him. Duke started, at which Brown
it is alleged, raised the rife and
, fired, the ball striking Dukes head
: back of his left ear. The boys were
! frightened and ran away, leaving the
= wounded boy on the ground He was
p not found until after half an HON
later. and died before medical aid
could be summoned.