Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-10-24
General Vermont News.

In the Senate ut Montpelier a bill was In
troduced by senator Holton, providing that
any three or more persons raiding bank,
factory, dwelling or other building. a depOs-
itory of property. .ailroad car. or steamboat
shall be imprisoned for life, or for less time
at the discretion of the court. Senator Dur
kee proposed to amend the prohibitOry law
by making the fine not over $500 nor less
than 500 with Imprisonment from six
months to one year for each offence of SELL
ing intoXicants.
In the House the report OF the committee
to canvass votes for congressman reported,
showing majority for Powers of ,072 and
for Grout 1891.
Barre business men are talking of found
Ing city hospital.
Fifteen Vermont girls are registered at
Wellesley college this year.
Ernest j. Hewitt. of South Royalton. has
been elected president Of the class of '97 Of
Tufts college.
As soon as the Bennington selectman have
surveyed out the boundaries, the act of in
corporation for the new village Of Benning-
ton Center will be applied for. The new
village will probably be composed of two
wards. Althoughit will he one ofthe small
est in the state, it will be one of the wealth.
holders there are summer residents and are
wealthy.
Postmaster Larner of st. Adams. has COM
puted the September receipts at the local
ofilceto Sl.33277. This sh )ws an increase
OF nearly TiOO over the receipts for the
corresponding period last year.
o. q. Waite OF Georgia Is wrapping his
fall apples in papers. packing in crates and
shipping them to England.
There are several eases of chicken-pox in
Johnson.
1t was voted at the regular monthly meet
ing of the St. AlbanS board of managers of
the Owl club to extend the hospitality of the
club to visitors in town ON the occasion of
the meeting of the Vermont State Teachers
association held here November l2 to Is.
Frank Blake of West Milton lost four COWS
last week by eating cider apples.
1t is reported that the La Grange separ-
ator in connection with tn. North Hero
creamery will close November I.
There can be found in the garden of l..
Snow. of West Milton. peas of Il second crop
(Self SOwn) large enough for the table, and
seven we'll developed head, of cabbage
growing from one stalk.
o. l.. Kinds. of the state board of road
commissioners. states that the report of the
board Is nearing completion and will be
ready to present TO the General Assembly at
Montpelier within two weeks. The board
will recommend the enactment Of
laws looking toward the better ex
penditure of the states money for new
roads. 1t will also ask the LeQislature To
define more definitely the duties of the
office of road commissioner so that no con-
hict between that official and the selectmen
can possibly arise The board will recon-
mend new legislation as suggested In COVER
nor Woodbury's valedictory address to the
Legislature.
The state board of railroad commissioners
have prepared their biennial report for the
year ending July !. ls9d.and will submit it to
Legislature at Montpelier. The number Of
miles of railway in the state is 9s4 ~ " "
which 1886 miles are double track. There
have been five mics of track added
during the past two years, by the
Hardwick and Woodbury. railroad, from a
point on the st. JOhnsbury and Lake Cham
plain railroad to the granite guarres nt
Woodbury.. When the track is com pleted,
% Inc line Will De 10 miles long: During the
period covered oy the I'd rsPq5t thfS fScard Of
which So proved fatal. Twenty-four people
were killed while walking or being on the
track. and II were killed at highway cross.
lngs., Not single passenger was killed dur
ing the two years.
". -. hlAlOIu vi IdSL I1IKnRuLe SnlDDeu q
carload of apples to Europe last week.
The Shepleys, at Sheldon Springs. are
progressing finely with their pulp works. 1t
Is large outlay of money to get up 80 large
works in building the water way and dam
with the buildings. all of brick, with extra
foundations for the several buildings. The
new side-track from the Missisquoi valley
road will be great help to the company
when finished.
The town bridge at the Fish place has
been thoroughly repaired and Is now con-
sdered perfectly safe for the largest loads.
The deadlock on the Springfield electric
railway was broken Tuesday by the action Of
thetown in voting to pay at once the $50, 900
day, Oct. 10, and contractor Fred Ley says
he will have the road ready for the rolling
stock in three weeks BY that time the COM
pany will have three dynamOs in position
The cars are now awaiting shipment from
the Jackson Sharp company, and II Mo
Kinley is elected and the road completed be-
fore November rs, Springfield people will
have double reasons for Thanksgiving this
year.
During the month of September 1888 Euro
pean immigrants arrived in the United
States by way of Quebec and the district Of
Vermont. They were natives Of the follow
ing countries: Russia &c.. Germany 80, Gala
cia 10, Poland ., Austria g. Norway 4, Bo-
hemia 2, Sweden 2, Holland 8, Hungary l..
The following officers Of the l4th regiment
Vermont volunteers, were elected at their
annual reunion held In Burlington; presi-
dent, N. s. Capin; vice presidents, A. II.
Hathaway, Daniel Holmes. W. H. Mum. r.
NJ. Houghton, W. d. Sherman. Orlando At
wood, J. H. Sergeant; secretary, F. H.Shep-
ard: treasurer, G. +. Beach.
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