Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
NEWS OF THE STATE.

part of the time serving in the navy.
He was on the mound City," Il
Mississippi gunboat, when it was
blown up and $50 men lost. OF the
sailors on board at that time he is
one of the three survivors. The re-
naming two are Il man named Nc
Donnell, of Brooklyn, \. V, and
Terra Schever, shoemaker, of
Troy, y. y.
The state teachers association
closed very successful meeting at
St. Johnsbury Saturday. AT the
business session these officers were
elected: President, Principal ). L.
Blanpied of Montpelier; secretary
Rev. c. II. Richardson OF Norwich:
treasurer, Principal {. c. Davis OF
White River Junction. An cNecu-
tive committee. Legislative committee
and numerous vice presidents were
elected
Walter Freeman of Barre, aged
20, who has long been known as the
Vermont dwarf, is 4, inches high
and weighs 60 pounds. Agents OF
many clrcuses have endeavored to
secure him as attraction, but have
never been able to get the consent OF
his parents.
Henry Guelow, aged II, of Brat
tlehoro, was arrested in Boston last
Friday, charged with stealing am
ovcrcoat from the Crawford house.
Two Young lads, sous of Leon H..
Beuuprc and Leander Ruell, aged
IL and II years respectively, were
drowned Sunday forenoon in small
pond on the O. J. Walker farm,
north of Burlington, while skating.
The ice was less than an inch III
thickness, and was weakened by
rain. Harry Thomas and OTIS Rcy-
nolds recovered the bodies, but
health officer Crandal and Chief
Dumas, who were sent for, failed to
resuscitate them.
''Dr." Howe, who has been pos
ing in st. Johnsbury and vicinity for
some time past as II general healer,
was recently arrested on the charge
of practising without license, and
after a hearing was allowed to 60 on
his own recognizance, pending fur
ther trial. He is said to have de-
pended to Il large extent on electri-
city and other "remedcs' which
travelled from him to his patient via
the "air line" At last accounts he
had left for parts unknown.
The body of a child about eight
weeks old was found in the river
Just below the bridge at Manchester
Center OH Saturday afternoon. The
town authorities took the body IN
charge. "A post-mortem examina-
ton showed that the child was
drowned. a thorough investigation
of the circumstances surrounding the
ehilds death will be made.
Lewis Duffany of Castleton was
killed Monday morning by the acct
dental discharge of Il shotgun i'll the
hands of his nephew, Charles DUFF.
fanny. Lewis Duffany went up
stars to get some clothes and his
nephew accompanied him. Lewis,
who was nearly blind, went to Il
closet in which was an old shotgun.
1t being in Duffany's way his
nephew picked the gun up and
backed out of the closet with it, but
in doing SO he struck the hammer of
the gun against the bedstcad and it
went off. The charge CT shot en-
tered Lewis Duffany's side, about
three inches below the arm-pit.
Doctors were called in Immediately,
but the wounded man died within
half an hour.
The store of Henry Z. Day in
Ripton, in which the post office is
located, was broken into and robbed
of quantity of tobacco and cigars
Sunday night. The burglars were
evidently amateurs and acquainted
with the premises.
United States Deputy Marshal \.
S. Stearns Of Rutland started from
that place Monday morning for
Tacoma, WASH, with three China
men, who have been ordered deport-
ed to their native land for breaking
the Chinese exclusion laws of the
nation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reyes cele-
brated the Doth anniversary of their
marriage at their home at Bcnning-
ton Monday evening. Mr.. keyes is
81 years of age and Mrs. Reyes is
SO.
While John Davis and Trenor
Gregg of Bennington were out hunt
ing Saturday afternoon they were
surprised at the sight OF a bear
crawling over Il ledge of rocks only
short distance from them and COM
ing their way. They waited until
bruin got within 20 feet of them and
then discharged their guns at HIM.
Although they carried ounce balls,
three shots were necessary to kill the
bear. The animal'was in good con-
ditlon, apparently about three years
old, and weighed $50 pounds.
Threatened Revival OF Wool Duties.
But should the threat of the Ohio
shepherd and his coadjutors be real
lied in restoration of the high pro-
tcctive duties on wool, whence are
the American manufacturers to OBJ
tain their suppliesi Senator Sher-
man asserts that free wool has re-
duced the number of sheep in Ohio
"fully one-third." Judge Lawrence,
outdoing all other calamity howlers,
shrieks that Stree wool has wrought
destruction IN hocks never yet
equaled in this country by war. pes
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