Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Joseph Baratti, an Italian statue
cutter, committed suicide Friday,
March Is, on the platform of the
Montpelier & Wells River station in
Montpelier by shooting himself
through the head with revolver.
He had been i'll with erysipclas for
several weeks and unable to work.
No other cause is known for the
deed. He has brother living in
Albany, N. y.
Vermont pensions: Additional,
David c. Ellis, Brattleboro. Res
toration, Walter w. Martin, Middle
bury. Increase, Alonzo A. Whit
ncy, Cavendish.
Horace II. Scribner, organist at
Christ Church IN Montpelier for the
past Is years, died last week of con-
sumption. He has been Il we'll
known musical instructor in Mont
pelier, Burlington and other large
towns III Vermont. He was buried
under the auspices of the Odd Eel
lows and Masons, of which he had
for many years been a member.
A northbound freight train on the
Central Vermont Railroad was stalled
in big snow drift about half-mile
below Ludlow Tuesday morning.
The engine and one car were thrown
from the track. A wrecking train
left Rutland about II. 80 o'clock and
succeeded in clearing the road at
about $3.50 o'clock.
An injunction was granted Tues
day by Chief Justice Ross of the Sill
preme court in the case of 7. w.
Wood VS.. Montpelier Public Libra
ry, restraining the association from
removing books from their present
quarters. II. w. Wood, president
of the National Academy OF Design,
has given paintings valued at SIS 900
to the Montpelier Public Library.
Probably the oldest resident of
Randolph, Miss Theoda Blodgett,
died Monday, aged 81. Miss Blodg-
EFT was born in log house, which,
until a few years ago, stood on Fish
Hill, Jan. 5, 1905. She was the
daughter of Henry Blodgett, and is
the last of IL children to pass away.
Her father and grandfather served in
the Revolutionary war, the latter as
lieutenant. Miss Blodgett could
trace her lineage back to the 10th
century, and the name of Blodgett
comes from the Norman named Bio
jet, who came across the channel
with William the Conqueror.
A number of prominent Vermont
ers have bought Il fine tract of high
pine land in northern Florida for the
purpose of making S'winter home
in a summer climate" The site Sc
lected is near Starke, in Bradford
County, on the highest table land in
State, and has been christened Verde
monte. The design is to make
cheap, comfortable homes, where
Nermonters may congregatc and
spend theii winter vacations among
nome lIlclluS.
1t appears that the reported dis
covery of gold on Snake Mountain in
Addison has not much solid founda-
ton. Last fall Frenchman named
Francis obtained permission of the
owners of the property to sink a
shaft into the west side of the noun
tain near the foot of the cliff which
forms the principal outlook tor Wis
itors. He claimed to have divin-
ing rod by which he could locate
precious metals. At last accounts
he had found more or less black lead,
but no gold.
1t is said that one of the largest
granite firms in Vermont has decided
to move to Hardwlck. If it does
there must be an expenditure of from
$4,000 to $500, 900 before the firm
can do any work. The railroad to
the quarries is to he finished as soon
as the snow is gone and the works of
the new company are to be ready ty
June 1. 1t means almost double the
present population of the village, the
erection of large number of new
dwellings and the opening of numer-
Gus new business establishments of
various sorts.
The people of Windham County
arc not excited over the marvellous
healing power of Newell, the Jack
sonville blacksmith. They have seen
such things before. Putney not long
ago had a magnetic healer, F. c.
Pierce, and, although his methods
were different, it is said that he pro-
duced about the same results as
Newell. 1t is said that he could
magnetic piece of paper so that it
would cure person. to whom it was
sent, although living hundreds OF
miles away.