Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-16
Gratis have resented it, and Republi-
cans are certain to do so.-N. y.
World.
NEWS OF THE STATE.

DR.. A. ID. Putnam, probably the
oldest active dentist in Vermont, if
not in the United States, died last
week at Brattleboro. Vt. He was
born in Sharon, \. v, Jan. IL,
1916, being great-grandson OF
Josiah Arms, whose son was Brat
tleboro's first postmaster, more than
100 years ago. DR.. Putnam went to
Bratteboro in 1887.
Mrs. Morgan Doyle of Mortified
accidentally walked off the railroad
arch bridge Thursday evening, Nov.
7, falling 20 feet, and was drowned
Mrs. Lynch of Rutland has
brought suit for $1,000 against Mayor
John a. Sheldon, who she alleges
removed or caused to be removed Il
fence she has recently placed part
way across Strongs avenue, one OF
the business streets of the city. The
fence in question was placed across
/ the last half of the street to the cleo
trio car track and prevented passage
on that part of the thoroughfare.
Mrs. Lynch claims that she owns
the land to the middle of the road
and demands that the city pay for it.
+; Mayor Sheldon recently offered to
settle for $500 but Mrs. Lynch de-
mands more than double that sum.
The state board of library COM
missioners, which met at Burlington
last week, shipped books to 80 pub
lie libraries in the state.
There is a buttcrnut tree on Henry
Wooley's place in Houghtonville
which is Is feet 4 inches in circum-
ference. -Four feet from the ground
! it is divided into two parts, one of
which is 70 feet in circumference
and the other 9 feet 7 inches. Mr..
Wooley believes it is the largest but
ternut tree in Vermont.
The citizens of Windsor held Il
meeting last week to hear what rep
resentatives of Baxter & Co.., of
Portland, Me-, had to say with ref
erence to establishing canning fac
tory in the town. The meeting was
satisfactory and another will soon be
held, when arrangements for build
ing Il factory will! probably be made.
Mrs. c. S. Warner, of Windsor,
had fine cambria needle broken off
in one finger, while washing, 20
years ago. She felt something
pricking the bottom OF her left foot
one day last week and on Investigate
ing found the needle, which was
withdrawn as bright as If it had not
been travelling through her body for
20 years.
The jury Saturday rendered Il ver-
dict of guilty of felony in the case of
state VS.. Stella Green, charged with
murder in causing the death of her
illegitmate child at Bellows Falls
last June. The penalty is not cx-
ceeding three years in state PRISON
or fine of $500.
The body of Michael Walsh of
Rutland, S years old, who disap-
peared last Sunday night, was found
IueSday morning III one OF the Olu
backyard ponds south of the oil
tank. 1t is thought tie walked into
the pond IN the dark. He leaves Il
family.
n little boy named Johnson, six
years old, was accidently shot at
North Dorset last week Friday after
noon, just after school had been dis
missed. A young man named Petty
came on the school grounds, having
Under his arm gun loaded and
cooked. The schoolboys gathered
around him and one of them named
Roberts, only six years old, came up
behind him and pulled the trigger.
The bullet passed through the right
lung of the Johnson hoy, who died
two minutes afterwards.