The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-08

~ John A. Fowler OF Lyndonvili
u tells true story that has to do vii
a litter Of kittens and hen. whic
il quite unique The kittens moth
= er deserted them and the little foun
e lngs were LETT Ia a box IN the shed
r One cold morning The kittens wen
missing ana on goMg TO the heu
house, Mr. Fowler found them cud
died down IN a hens nest under
u hen by some strange instnc
they had erawled under the shed an
under the door OF the henhouse unit
e they had found warmth and shelter.
# The regular quarterly meeting o
i the Vermont State Board of Phar
G macy viii be held at the State Hous
at Montpelier. Tuesday, January Is
at 10 a. m, 20 examing candidate
p desiring registration IN pharmacy OF
! to transact any other business which
Z may properly come before them AZ
that time,
Lieut. Col Charles Nj Bonnet OF
st. Johnsbury, who was well known
to Vermont National guard men as
major OF the Sd battalion OF the LIST
Vermont regiment during the Span
isb-American war W hen the boys
were at Chickamauga. died Saturday
morning Death was due to canoe
Of the neck with which he lad been
suffering for several weeks and for
which he had gone to a New York
hospital for an operation, The end
came at $50 O'Clock. Lieut. Col.
Bennett was about so years OF age
and leaves his wife. Andrew Bon
nett of Barre is a brother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J Cooper and
daughter, Miss Mabel, had an almost
miraculous escape from death Fri
day afternoon when the Cooper's au-
to was struck by North Adams
trolley car at 345 at the corner OF
Main and Union Streets In Benning-
ton. The auto was struck broadside
on and was showed over 80 feet
down Main street before Motorman
Amadon could stop his car Had
the auto been lighter machine II
would inevitably have been crushed
but the car was Mr.. Cooperis new,
heavy, low-hung 1914 American
and stood the impact without even
being overturned or throwing the
passengers out. Mr.. Cooper, who Is
known as one of the most careful
drivers in town, did not lose his
presence of mind but clung TO
the steering wheel and held his car
steady when he saw that the COLI |
sion was inevitable His face was
scratched slightly, probably by the
top which was up, but his injury is
insignificant and Mrs. Cooper and
Mabel were not hurt The auto
was badly injured and the trolly
car less so.
Adjt-Gen. Tillotson of st. Adams
was in Burlington Friday making ar
rangements for the school for Off
GERS Of the First Vermont infantry,
to be held on January g. The school
is an annual affair, held In aocor-
dance with a Vermont statute, and
will probably consist of two SEES
sions with headquarters at the van
Ness House. Administration Will
be one of the subjects dealt with,
and will probably be the one most
extensively handled. Capt Reeves
Of the University of Vermont
Lieut. McGatt, formerly of the Fifth
and now stationed with the
militia, and Lieut.. Parker OF Nor
wich University will be- the instruct
ors. About SO viii be at the school.
The expenses of the Burlington
school department during the year {
were $90,773.l0 and there is an APP {
parent balanc on hand Of $2.19,but
he unpaid bills December %,
to s679.06 The unpaid
buttons the same date amounted to
S161 The receipts from the state
Turing the past year We're less than
lalf those of the preceding year,
,eing S5006.7S In 1912 and only
i236S.66 in 1913.
Rev. r. c. Craig Of Weathers-
ield CT, who recently received a =
call TO become pastor OF q
he Congregational church Ia New +,
ane, has decided not to accept the q
astorate.
The complaint against Swift & q
%. al ST. Adams charged with sell
lg at short weight, was quashed on
'riday at hearing before Judge I
Jason NJ. Post, Warren X. Austin,for
be defendant, made the motion and
be court sustained him
Michael Tatro was found dead In
il room at the boarding house OF
oseph Donna IN Wnooski Friday al
,rnoon. Death was due TO alehol-
IN. When discovered the man was
h his knees by the bedside with
IL face buried In his hands
james A. BROMLEY. until recently
alton agent at Bnosburg Falls,has
FINISHED bail OF $4,000 pending a
hearing on a charge OF
$500 Of the Central
ermonts money Mr.. BROMLEY was
before Judge Mason N Post
st. Adams "Wednesday
4 wedding service which was out
the ordinary was that solemniz-
! at Putney New Years eve, when
lloyd Henry Lawrence and Clara