Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-12-30
VERMONT NEWS.

lncIe is lTesH tulh uDOul lHllIOal UclWeen
Newport and Island Pond, but it is not par.
ticuurly hopeful
Newport would like the Soldiers Homo il
one is built, but so Tar There has been nothing
done about il but talk.
W, L, Moul,on oil Burlington has been al.
lowed his claim fol- patent dill for extract
ing the juice from lemons,
pcacham is alive and concludes to have
street lights. A dozen posts have been set
and the lamps arrived last week.
Bradley Barlow If st. Adams, has been
visiting his old partner IN the overland stage
business, j. l.. SNndcrson, at Denver, Col.
ScdswirE post OF B:Ntlleboro have arranged
with Comrndc 4. a. Lewis to produce his wal
drama "Newbun, OF the Old Flag" in Janu,
my.
The net proceeds of The Il. A. r, fair re.
Gently held at Biattlcboio amounted 10 $500,
which increase, tho monument fund TO q little
over $1,000.
There is man who lives nc0l Barnet Cen
ter over 60 ycms old, who bonsis himself us
never having barrel OF cider made until the
present Scnson.
Birchoid Post Of Nowtnnc is sail to have
Loot S6 by the recent panoramic exhibition oI
wal scenes at Fayetteville, while they made
II at Townsend.
Twcnly-sevcn special delivery letters were
received ut Bidtllebo,o III November, against
IS III October. The number OF the SPECIAL
stamps sold WAS 81,
1t is reported that the Green Mou',ta pulp
company oil MlldeGury intend to rut up
paper mill at Huntington Falls next summer,
The company's pulp mills are being run TO
then full capacity.
At the town meeting in Townsend IucGday
the town voted to lNiso so cents on n dollar Of
the grand lis: to pay the running expenses OF
the town tho past year and $1,000 OF the rail.
road ind btcdmeSs.
The dockets fOl the Al iii term Of Chittenlen
County have los cases, there being 50 cases ON
the civil docket eight ON the divorce docket
aud II on tie tate docket. The chuncery
!ocAet has II cases.
Burlington h'lse cars vii go ON runner.
this winter The work OF getting the track in
order so that cars Will stay on II pruvo, end.
less, ard runner, nie the best during the time
of deep snow 0ny how.
Father Patrick Cunningham of Bntlcb no,
who few days since icuined from Ireland,
received a reception ut Tie hands OF his con.
pcgutIon, and hearty congratulations upon
his -aio arrival. Tho Fathers pilgrimage to
his native isle was taken for lest and reculcra.
lion.
Major Henry NJ. Paige, formerly OF the lot
Vermont cavalry, died at Paterson, n. j
November 80 He was native OF Cabot, and
went cut rs second lieutenant OF Company [.
He wa, woun led ut Gettysburg in the famous
charge IN Which Gen. Fuinsworth was killed.
Since the wal lie las been in business in Patel.
son.
Some Of the matters connection with Law
+, nee BrliucIls iusolv, M estate, involving a
cGn'roy,rsy over the Ballard farm in Georgia
have BEEN adjusted, AMI the estate gets q de-
cree OF 5000 payable January Ia. lhs will
enable MI. Wittcr', tho assignee, TO r"y m
ADDITIONAL dividend d 3 per cent, and will
complete the closing mp of the estate.
The Bellows Falls Canal company haze re.
Gently put in IN electric enunciato., similar TO
those used in hotels, to show when Il wheel
gate is opened or sEut This arrangement is
very simple, u push button Icing placed near
each and wheel in all Ile mills, by means Of
which signals are given to the bead gate men
every tine there is chan g made IN the con.
sumption Of water in the d ftrent branches OF
TIE canal, thus avoiding accident to the tlumc,
OF by flooding the mills, an makes a great
saving Of water besides.
Four or live cattle lave died in Wi lis,on Of
a mysterious disease they gradually waste
away, as ii with consumption,
lie people OF the town Of Norwich organic
ed pubic library in 1850, have constantly
progressed and now have over 1000 volumes.
Reports IRON St. Adams announce the
di.churge q 100 mcn from the car shops OF
that place, which are !Or the winlc, TO be run
On lhlcc.qmlters time rs they have been
running for two month, past
Tie Burlington horse car dircc ors are
advertising the noble example of one vc.Gnnt
youth WHO lode hack and forth cvtr the new
horse railway, four miles long, q times,
Thank giving day.
The prem UNI Ii Is Tor tie poultry exhibition
In optn in Burlington next month mo being
prepared, and unusually attractive inducements
oIo 10 be rlleicd tor. ulty ianclels to exhibit
then pets.
The Connecticut River Rail Dad company
will Hsk authority from tho incoming lcgIsla-
tue OF Massachusetts to buy the AshU,iOt
road, from South Verno.., Vt, to keeno n.
H., and to make an increase CT $30n,0 )0 in its
capital stock !or that pun osc.
As nothing conld be done towards huliing
the Bennington battle monument til spring
the monument association in the menut,me
has resumed tic work OF getting subscriptions
nni has met with Success. AbOUt SIS, $50
had been raised IN this way when the woik
stcpred
Frank II. Foster LEFT Swanton recently for
Maiden, Mass, TO sell n cni,loal Of putu,oes
and apples. He t $500 iyr his products and
while in Boston, YVES robbed On the streets OF
5000, Ito was list seen in Maiden when he
st i1eh iUl home. Swau,on however, hiss not
heard from h N, and it j., thought lie WAS way
Ia d, lohb' and perhaps mmdeled.
There arc about d, zen 81 ldcr- in Vermont
receiving II pension Of 81 month, which is
the highc.t rate PAID under the general law
Nearly Ill them were p:lvate soldiers. The
highest ratio ol pension gwen on account OF
HI. c's rank l. $50 month. An h0cr may
however, receive the rate oil @i2 month
when he becomes so helpless thNt n private
5, llcr would he entitled 70 that tate il in the
same condition.
The report Of tho bailis show, the total pres
cnt debt o the viii &c oil Monipel e, to he
'rbftOp IHClNlIllS INC wafer lOiil oil 1903,
amounting to SO 900, and the additional loan
i'l tho ok cn'Ion OF tho water works, which is
$1,000. It is estimated that SCI BAL % must
bc raised TO meet expenses for the ensuing
year, $1,000 beng tho portion OF this amonnt
allowed hi the current expenses and tho ball
ancc including the floating debt and interest on
the Iohnc. The current expenses 10, the past
year were Sll,G2l Al. Of which S15ljO 6 were
ior water works.
| About Is years tgo Andrew Bu'nhnm q
| Bian,ree, had one eye put out BY n whip lash
! hitting il while drvng II yoke OF oxcn. List
| wntorwh;le iy,ng mp II COW inn stall, he was bit
IN the Other eye by one of the horns OF the animal
rendering him lotully blind lie has since then
been to Boston twice 10 have the eve that was
first injured op rated upo J. but had no operas
tion until October /, when he had a cataract
removed rom it al Montpelier by an eye spec
ialIst, He can now SEQ to dis ngush one per-
son from another, can read coarse PRINT, and
! write let,e:s.