The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-01
STATE NEWS

Word was received at the state
House in Montpelier Thursday OF M
death Of Representative Walter >.
Austin OF Reading, who was chairman
Of the House judiciary committee IN
the last session and one Of the leading
members OF that branch Of the General
Assembly. Death was due to pncu-
monia. A daughter Of Mr.. Austin "
now dangerously III with the same dis
ease. The funeral took place from the
South Reading Church Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Austin was q member OF
the House from Reading for the past
three sessions and his intimate knowi-
edge of educational matters made his
services especially valuable. He Wa
born in Marion, N. y. sb years ago,
was educated in the Marion Colleagues
Institute and Rochester, N. \, Uni
versity, class Of 1899. He located In
Reading in 1908 and his occupation
was a farmer. He had been suptrin-
tcndent Of schools in Reading ana
school director lie leaves wife and
ten children. Mr.. Austin WAS a col
lege classmatc Of DR.. NJ. D. Hillcgas,
commissioner Of education, ut Roches-
ter University.
Another chapter is written in the
casualty connected with Harvey y.
Prescott, who enlisted from Montpei-
Ter. He has been reported missing
couple OF times, wounded, and then he
was reported missing in action from
October 30, 1918, and some five weeks
ago he was reported through the Red
Cross as killed in action September 20.
Now comes the report from the war
department again stating that the sol
dicr was killed in action and giving
the same date as the other report IL
lis understood that Private Prescott,
who was in Company !, l02nd lnfan-
try. was killed with many others when
shell exploded which blew the men
to pieces.
| A new industry opened Monday IN
Rutland when the Marble City Manu-
featuring Company of Brooklyn, N. !.
began making ladies' silk waists.
They have leased the second floor OF
the Vermont School Seat Company
building which gives floor space to ac-
commodate about 100 hands. They
have agreed to give employment TO
five times this force If the local bust
ness men can find them suitable quar-
tiers. The. manager of the plant is =.
H. Bristol, formerly Of Giens Fails,
N. Y. The company has branch ~
Bangor, Pa.
Mrs. Eliza Thompson, who reached
the age Of 100 years on April IL, died
Thursday at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
f. A. Downing of Washington, VT, OF
general breakdown, the result Of old
age. Mrs. Thompson was born in
Massachusetts, and came to Vermont
at the age of 20 years, having lived
in Washington ever since. Although
failing in health and strength for a
long time, il was not until last fall
that she began to fail more rapidly
and for the last six weeks she had
been confined to the bed. The only
near relative surviving is a son, John
c. Thompson of South Newbury, N. II.
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The shirt factory at the House Of
Correction in Rutland, conducted by
the Reliance Manufacturing Company
of Chicago. has been closed because OF
the small number of men available TO
continue the work. There are only 30
men prisoners at the institution and
after men sufficient for work on the
premises were deducted the remaining
force was not large enough to warrant
continuing the industry.
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i Mrs. Marianne Gibson OF hyde
Park reached her 103rd birthday last
Tuesday. Considering her great age
she is quite we'll She was born in
Kileven, Ireland, April 22, 1916, and
had lived in this country about Az
years, the last 10 in Hyde Park. eShe
has several children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. She receiv-
ed many callers on her birthday and
was the recipient of several gifts.
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i The Frontier Hotel block at North
Troy was destroyed by fire early We'd
nesday morning of last week. Some
of the contents were saved The
building was put up in 1872 and was
owned by the widow of b. p. Gilbert.
Mr.. Gilbert was accidentally burned
to death by a gasoline explosion five
! years ago.
The Rev. l.. G. Carson, who has been
pastor of the Unitarian Church IN
MONTPELIER for almost four years, read
his letter Of resignation to the parish
Sunday morning, which, doubtless vii
be accepted, as Mr.. Carson has accept
, ed the pastorate of the First Unitar
ian Church at Albany, N. T., wher'
/ he will commence his duties August j
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J Jewclry valued at about $3.50 wa
r taken from l.. F. Tcrry's show window
: in Bethel early Sunday morning aftel
a full length panel Of plate glass has
| been carefully removed and se
. against another window. The stoleI
: goods were neck chains. and bracelets
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I One of the worst accidents that ha'
9 occurred in Rutland in long tim
. happened when Henry Frankiewiezz