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

sT JoHNsBURY The Ash annual meeting
OF he Vermont Teachers Association was
great success. President Andrews Uf Brown
university ave an address on 'fhe Public
School system Us an Instrument OF Social
Reform" The visiting teachers were received
by State Supt stone and Principal Pulney,
Supt. Kelley. Rev. Edward Y. Fairbanks,
Ham'i in Paddock aud Misses l.. l.. Bartlett,
Martha Ross an Eleanor q. Staples.
BURIINdToN-ln December last u meeting
Of about 20 repr sentatives OF rs many bank
ing Institutions of the state met at Burling-
ton to discuss the advisability OF forming
state bankers association. At that meeting
committee OF 10 was appointed
! to make plans, and Ave Of the
original committee, G. p. Smith, ex-Gov.
Carroll S. Page Of Hyde Park, &. W. Mussey
met here again. After Il lengthy discussion
of the subject it was decided that
Mr.. Leonard, secretary of the COM
mttee, should draw up list OF
Of suggestions to be submitted to the whole
committee. Upon approval by the committee
Of 10, the paper will be sent to every banker
in the state, and if the majority then, elect
to form such an association. one will be
organized. 1t is also prepared to call
IL meeting Of the state bankers ut some CEN
tral point and engage men of eminence in
national banking and member OF the ma
tional organization to deliver IN address
followed BY Il banquet in the evening.
RUTLANp-City Engineer Smith says that
| the sewer work will be carried on in spite Of
! snow and cold weather. Much yet remains
| to be done before the contracts are finished.
Mcintyre and GrfIlths of Dandy have taken
| contract 10 furnish the Howe Scale work
with 500, 900 feet Of spruce timber and l6O, 900
| feet Of hard timber
The Rutland Electric Light company has
| been awarded the contract for fitting the
| Young Mems Christian Association rooms in
/ the Bates House block, with electric lights.
A chapter Of the Society of the Children
of the American Revolution will probably
soonbe formed in this city, Mrs N. j. Fran
cisco has been authorized to manage such q
chapter and has called II meeting. All y, ung
women up to the age of Is and all young men
up to the age Of 81 may join this society
| provided hey are by blood in a diiect line
from patriotic ancestors who helped to plant
or to perpetuate this country In the coo.,ies
or in the Revolutionary war or in any other
way.
WALL1NaFonp-M Miss Kate Mariner Clog
hern, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clogh m and
Joy Benson Newton Of Clarendon. were
married at the house of the brides parents
!
| Mrs. H.O. Woodruff of Rutland, in receiving.
PoULTNrY Ada X bourn, librarian Of the
village library and reading room is confined
to the house by illness.
Seth Roberts died at South Poultney Thurs
day noon.
r. +. Cushman has gone to Atlanta, Ga,
| for the winter.
The senior exhibition of the Academy was
held In the Academy chapel Friday.
BRIsToL--Fred Wright has sold his freight
trucking business to p. Il. Whalen.
The fire district committee has bought ten
fire extinguishers.
Sew Il tons Of dressed poultry were sent
to the Boston market from here for Thanks
giving.
VERaENNEs-Fredpric Z. Viii comb, OF
Fitchburg, Mass. and Miss Macy A. YOun :,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. George Gay, weie
married at the Catholic parsonage, Rev.
Father Bochine officiating.
NJ. Il. Bristol has been drawn to serve as
grand juryman for the December term Of the
Addison County Court and L. G. Norton and