The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-04-09
VOLUME Lii
STATE NEWS

fNptlN on the hfAttitDafn Wkh
schol recently gave Princess Chry-
sauihemum." japanese op,rtta.
and thereby cleared $500 for the ben
etlt of The Dial and Athletic aSsocia.
ton Of the school
The second annual musical festival
to be given under the auspices Of the
Morrisville Choral union will occur
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, May 10, 20. and "a, There
will be four concerts, three in the ev-
ening and one In the afternoon. Miss
Josephine Kent, a soprano Of Boston,
and contralto, also Of Boston. havr
already been engaged az soloists for
the occasion. Ycung's orchestra Of
St Johnsbury, has been engaged for
the second musical festival The
oratorio, "'rhe Holy City, will be
given complete AT one Of the concerts
The death of Or, Charles W. Rca-
gan occurred Sunday night at the
home of his mother in st. Adams,
death resulting from a complication
of diseases following a surgical oper-
alton performed several years ago.
DIR. Reagan was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs, c. W. Reagan and was born In
st. Albans rs years ago; he attended
the Rutland high school. Phillips
at Andover, Mass, and grad
uated from the dental department Of
the University Of Pennsylvania in the
class of 1910 During his student life
he was prominently identified with
athletics, playing on both the baseball
and football teams OF his college.
News OF the death of Mrs. Fanny
Howard Evans in Paris has been re-
ceived in Burlington. BY the terms
Of the will Mrs. Evans uncle, the late
John Z, Howard, the Home for Desti-
Iute Children at Burlington Is assured
,f neat sum as residuary lcgatec. II
IS not certain just how much money
he home will receive in this way but
{ should be several thousand dollars.
Mrs. Evans was the last Of the How
lrd family notable for its many pub
ic gifts In Burlington. She was
laughter Of the late Daniel d. How
trd and widow Of DR.. Thomas W.
evans, the American dentist, who was
Identified with the fortunes of the
Emperor Louis Napoleon, and aided
he Empress Eugene in her escape.
The body of Horace Day, who died
It 6 O'Clock Thursday morning as
esult of the amrutation Wednesday
# his leg, was brought TO Morrisville
Thursday evening from the Mary
Fletcher Hospital, Burlington. Mr..
Day had had trouble with his foot
or some months and was operated
ipon week ago Thursday for an
toe n all. Gangrene de
,eloped Monday and he was taken 10
Burlington Tuesday TO enter the hos
,ital. Horace Myron Day, son Of
Harvey and Sally Day, was born In
ohnson, May 4, 1870. With his par
nts he moved to Morristown when
i've years of age and spent his whole
ife in that town since that time. He
s the last Of his family. He had 'wo
'rothers, George. who died in 1864,
md Plinncy, who died in infancy; one
lister, Fidelia, died in 1864. A half
rother, c. M. Boynton, and half
lister, Mrs. Sarah Hadlock, former
esidents, died some years ago. He
,as united in marriage to Ellen Farr
une 9, 1868.
The death of Johnso' Sargent oc-
urred on Saturday at his home In
andolph after long period Of fail
" health. Mr.. Sargent was born 79
ears ago, the son of Abraham and
annah Sargent, whose home was up
ne Thayer brook neighborhood.
here he passed most Of his boyhood.
seept few months passed In the
outh. Upon the breaking out of the
lvil War, Mr.. Sargent enlisted in Co.
:, Sth Vermont regiment, and went
IT TO serve three years in the army.
fter returning he was for years at
ork for the Central Vermont rail
'ad under Norman Nichols MS bridge
lilder, until failing strength obliged
m TO retire from active service. Mr..
argent married Nettie Bruce Of
rokfeld, and TO them was born one
m, who died several years ago. Mr..
Urgent was the oldest member Of
hoenix Lodge, +. a. A. NJ, having
ined the Masonic fraternity before
went into the army. The funeral
as held at his home Monday, the
asonic lodge giving the ritual ser
ce for the dead, and Rev Fraser
etzger officiating.