The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-09
VOLUME LII
STATE NEWS.

Hannah slaylon Holt died Tues.
day az the home of her granddaugh-
ter Carte Waite. ~ Woodstock. at
the age Of ieo years. months and
as days.
Miss Grace Carpenter, who was
80 badly cut by moving machine
last July, Is now able 20 SO without
crntchcs aud viii suffer no lasting
injuries.
The two-ycar-old son Of George
Clayton 81 Weston, LETT IN his baby
carriage. rolled Oft io-foot wharf.
ing recently. but was only stunned
for the time being.
An automobile truck, bound from
Ludlow for Glens Falls, N. v. with
household goods. broke through two
bridges IN Dandy Four Corners. be-
ing detained over two nights, ono az
each bridge. The truck and load
Weighed about eigAt tsas,
II. u. TowIe OF South Franklin
had rs bushels of early apples, about
as many as all the rest OF the
neighborhood These were from a
young orchard on elevated land.
where they received the benceioial
effects OF the waters OF Lake Carmi.
a mile away,
For second time IN year Mira,
Greer has been burned out of her
home In North Halifax. The house
and barn were burned Feb 2i and
rebuilt, burning again Sept. 49, Mrs.
Greer dropped lighted lamp, which
broke, scattering the burning oil.
She escaped by jumping through
~ ndow.
As Raymond Hunt was walking
by the shores of Echo pond In New
ark recently. and glancing behind
him. he noticed lynx just ready to
spring upon him. Had he not been
an experienced hunter and qu'ck
shot the animal would have been
upon him. 1t measured five feet.
five inches from dp to tip.
Corn stories are beginning 20
come In. +. S. Lockwood OF Proc
torSlle reports stalk OF corn
which measured 14k feet, and w.
p Shangraw OF Hill West harvested
from his corn field SO ears OF corn
with well developed kernels, which
grew on the end OF stock OF corn
measuring about 10 feet high
Irving White was arrested Wednes
day, charged with cutting the trans
mission lines and causing other
damage to the property OF the cleo
trio plant owned by the Woodbury.
Grahta company IN iHardwick The
has experienced great
trouble owing 20 Its lines being cut
and last July damage was done Ia
The power station White was taken
to the county Jail IN st. Johnsbury.
He had been employed by the COM
pany.
George Coy and Miss Coldbeth.
driving a team, were run into by an
auto near the fairgrounds In Tun-
bridge, while the fair was being held
and we're thrown from the wagon
MISS Codbeth was seriously injured.
on her face, breaking her
nose, dislocating her jaw, cutting
her face badly and btngI otherwise
injured so that her recovery In
doubtful.
Franklin Sylvester Henry OF Cleye-
and, o.. is to give the town on wat
,rbury a soldiers monument, MS
memorial to those from that town
Who served ain the Civil war. This
s to be placed on the school house
grounds and will be unveiled May
10, 1914. The contract has been
Iwarded TO the Perry Granite com
ANY OF Waterbury. the work to be
xecuted in light Barre granite.
Two persons giving the names on
Jr. and Mrs. John X. Odcll OF II
onderago, N. Y. appeared an HUT
and Wednesday, on an alleged
eareh for the eight-year-old daugh-
er OF Mrs. Odel1. who Ia under tho
are OF Miss Olive Haskins The cou-
lie appeared at the school the BIT
Ie girl was attending and made
old attempt to kidnap her. Miss
Iasklns claims that she got the
hid from an orphans home in Al
any, N. ", and denies ever know
M the Odell woman. who claimed
, have worked for her.