Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
General Vermont News.

\ bill has been introduced in both houses
of congress authorizing the erection OF $50. :
OOo public building at Newport.
}. Y, Cummings was arrested at Houghtep-
vile Friday night, charged with shooting
through neghbor's window July 3 He
escaped from the officers July 10 and they
have been unable to find him since. He was
discovered Friday night ut the home OF his
mother.
The Merchants National Bank of Burling-
ton has opened business IN its new quarters,
probably the finest in Vermont. Its busi-
ness office is model of uea.ness and taste
and it, vaults are the pride OF the institu-
ton.
james +. Pollard will soon begin the man
ufacture of ladies' print wrappers at Ches-
ter, employing 70 girls and running 20 sew.
ing machines.
Hotel keepers are going to band together
to resist the enforcement OF the prohibitory
law, and to further mutual interests in other
directions; ut least that is the tenor Of u
lcttcr published by the st. Albans Messenger
and signed by II. l.. Doyle. proprietor OF the
Avenue House at St. Johnsbury, and twenty
one others. The combination is said to rep
resent II capital Of $1,000 900, or will when
it Is formed, and that it proposes to agitate II
modification OF the prohibatory law in
such way rs to permit hotel prop .ietorS
ssllng to transient guests, is generally I'M
derstood. Mr. Doyle, whose signature heads
the list. says their Is no intention Of resisting
the law or combining against it. The move
ment is purely for organization to discuss
methods OF improving the business Of hotel
keeping throughout Vermont. The circular
letter is new. but the scheme OF organization
which it outlines ia old. There has been more
or less talk Of similar action for a long
time. but nothing further has been done.
Mr.. Doyle Is Il new proprietor and fully in-
tends to keep abreast Of the progressive
methods in other lines Of business.
Brandon is afilcted with incendiaries, five
suspicious fires having occurred there within
Il short time.
Potatoes were seldom as plenty ut this time
in the year. Some Rutland county farmers
have fully 900 bushels stored in their cellars
awaiting increased prices.
Waterbury has voted to put in Il water sys
tenn to cost $40, 900.
The death rate among Vermont q. A. Il.
veterans has been SO per cent higher than for
the two preceding years. In 1898 there were
l07 deaths or .O2O3 per cent Of the total men,
bership; in 1895 it will be about 144, or
per cent.
Arrangements are being perfected at Barre
to organize a big stock company with suffl-
cient capital to control the entire quarry i'll
dustry OF Milestone mountain. The capital
will be 81 900. 900. sc. White Of Los Angeles,
nrnt business men OF Barre are interested
The deal will not go into effect until at least
half the quarry owners concede the advisa-
bility and take stock In the new concern.
Options have been secured on about half the
properties wanted already. No cutting
plants will be taken only the quarry In
terests.
The directors of the Bennington Il Wood
ford Railroad company (electric) have de-
cared an annual dividend OF ~ per cent and
also voted important extensions the coming
year.
The Windsor county grand jury found 81
true bills.
Chiefs of the St. Regis Indians in New
York have received permission from the
United States government to bring suit against
Vermont for 5000. 900 for go, 900 acres bought
from the Indians by the state and never paid
for.
Morrisville's new reservoir, holding $751;
600 gallons, burst last week, pouring II, tor
rents across the frozen fields to Potash brook.
The construction was guaranteed by the con-
tractor, Charles l.. Woodbury. OF Burlington,
and will have to be done over. The vlllaN
las two other reservoirs, 50 will not be with,
ont water, but serious Inconvenience will re.
suit.
Col ii. Stoughton of Barre has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Montpelier h
Wells River Railroad, vice E. W. Thompson
resigned.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Associ-
alton will hold its annual meeting at Mont
peier Jan. 20 and %. Important papers and
iscussons will fill the two days with solid
instruction.
An effort is bel ng made in Randolph to ors
ganize board Of trade to induce manufact-
uring industries to locate there Randolph
has many advantages worthy Of development.
The Westminster postofflce was entered by
burglars last Thursday night. Stamps and
envelopes were taken and letters riaed Of
their contents. This is the second burglary
within ten days.
The chair companies at Ludlow are pre-
pairing to greatly increase their business the
coming year.
The United States Clothespin company OF
Montpelier Is going to make additions to Its
plant in the near future.
Important quarry interests will be opened
the coming spring, and not the least will be
the green syenite quarries on Ascutney
mountain in Windsor. The owners of the
quarries have sufficient capital to push de-
velopment as rapidly as they choose and
there is good demand for the stone.
The agitation Of the subject of the enforce
ment OF the prohibitory law has the effect Of
causing much closer enforcement than for
years. More raids are reported and more
convictions are secured than ever before.