The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-30
STATE NEWS

The trustees for the state hospital
for the insane az Waterbury, who
have recently been at the hospital on
tour Of inspection were very favor
ably impressed with everything there
and were gratihed to see the new
building completed and occupied This
is for the moro excitable class Of the
women inmates There are about 60
in the building.
The top and part Of the body Of an
automobile truck belonging TO Guy II.
Chandler were swept of few days
ago when he attempted to cross COW
erred bridge in Bellows Falls which
was too low to allow the auto top to
90 under il. Mr. Chandler was thrown
from the car, which continued It's
journey and proceeded through an
open door, being stopped inside the
boiler room of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Co.'S. plant,
Thursday night, July l6, the house
and barn of Mr. Bagnall. in Whiting
ham, were burned to the ground and
in their hurry to clear the house OF
goods, the son, Fred Bagnall, aged i3,
grabbed rifle and put II over wall
with the rest Of the goods, holding the
muzzle in his hands. In some way the
hammer hit stone in the wall and the
gun was discharged, the ball entering
the boys body and causing death in
Is minutes.
At the tournament OF the Burling-
ton Gun Club held the other day at
the range on Shelburne road the Mont
pelier club won the cup, shooting l5l
out OF possible $50 as team. Mrs.
Toppenwein broke 96 out of possible
100 at the traps. Bailey Of Randolph,
Buch of Plattsburg, Burr of Mont
pelier 81 each, Moulton Of Montpelier
and Twigg Of st. Adams SIS each.
About 5000 birds were thrown in all,
there being six squads Of five men
each throwing 30,
During an electrical storm last Fri
day the barn of Frank Brooks, in
Warren, was struck by tightening and
burned to the ground, with Is tons of
hay several wagons, sleigh and all
the farming tools; also the corn barn,
containing the milk separator and
cans. 1t was only with great Difficult
ty that the house was saved. The in
surance will only partly cover the loss,
and Mr.. Brooks is undecided as to
whether he will rebuild No livestock
was burned except pig.
Former Congressman George Ed
mund Foss of Chicago is spending
few days at his boyhood home in st.
Adams, the guest of his aunt, Mrs. A.
C. Stonegrave, on his way to Boston
to meet his wife and three daughters,
Misses Katherine, Marcia and Con-
stance, on their return from a two
years stay in Europe, where the
daughters have been studying. Mr..
Foss' daughters, Marcia and Con
stance, are twins. His only brother,
ex-Gov Eugene N. Foss, of Boston,
also has twin daughters.
Thomas N. Lynde of West Brattle-
boro has sent to the department Of
agriculture at Washington an ear Of
corn which has been kept 81 years.
This corn was given to Mr.. Lynde 40
years ago by Ham Akley, and Mr..
Akley had kept it in his possession %
years, He has kept the ear in an air
tight glass, and it is in perfectly
good condition. In corresponding with
the department Of agriculture about
other matters, Mr.. Lynde mentioned
the fact that he had the corn, and inn
mediately received request asking
that he send it to the department.
A. H. Watson of Fishkill, NJ Y,
who is spending a week in Whining
ton and vicinity calling on old friends,
may lose the sight of one eye as the
result of an accident Wed nesday
while golfng at Wilmington. He at
tempted to loft ball over a stone
wall and the spheroid hit the wall and
striking him full in the
right eye. A cut was made over the
eye and the eyeball was so injured
that DIR. w. X. Moves, whom Mr.. Wat
son consulted, is fearful that the sight
Of the eye has been permanently
destroyed.
Within few days the building Of a
factory for the Luddington Wooden
ware Co, will begin in Wilmington,
with warehouse adjacent The com
Dany which comes from Michigan, will
erect its own building, using Whining
-on carpenters as far as possible, and
when completed will furnish work for
about so hands, in addition to some
Who are coming. OF the so needed,
about 40 will be girls. This means
boom for Wilmington and the frat