Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-25
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Hattie T.. Fessendcn of Brattlc-
boro, aged 10, the daughter of War
rem Fessenden, committed suicide
Sunday morning in the barn at her
home on Vine street. Dependency
was the cause.
Negotiations have been entered
into with Il large manufacturing firm
in Manchester, \. H., which con-
templates moving It's entire plant to
Waterbury. utilizing the Bolton Falls
power. 1t is proposed to operate the
plant by electricity generated at the
falls, which would enable the village
to acquire an electric light and power
system, which is greatly needed.
Frank Giles, a brakeman on the
Connecticut River Railroad. was
killed at Windsor Monday evening
by falling between two cars. He
leaves Il wife and child.
DR.. Arlington Pond of Rutland
pitched the first winning game for
the Baltimore team this season against
the Brook yns, at the former city on
Saturday. Only five hits were made
off his delivery, and in the first four
innings he sent the visitors to the
bench in one, two, three order.
c. ]. Hibbard's block and Fields
opera house at Newport were burned
Tuesday morning. Hibbard's loss
on building and stock of boots and
shoes is $1,000, insurance $1,000.
]. f. Lambert Il Co., bakers, lose
$1,000, insured for $4,000. G. A. r.
post and w. r. c. lose everything.
Fields opera house was valued at
81 1000, and was insured for $4,000.
Ambrose Tatro and wife of Fer
risburgh quarrelled last Wednesday
morning. and his wife left the house
and went to neighbours. When she
went back Il short time later Tatro
had disappeared, and the house and
barn were on fire. The house was
saved and was not much damaged.
but the barn was destroyed and two
horses were burned to death. The
loss is estimated at $500. Tatro was
afterward captured and is being held
for hearing.
Ncrmontcrs to whom pensions
have recently been granted aic: Orig
inal. Edward w. Clough, Stowe:
Dwight r. Collins, Dandy. Increase,
Dillingham; Waldo, Brookfeld; Cles-
son r. AIcElroy, Middlescx; Tru-
man b. Smith, Stowe; Timothy
Blanchard, East Roxbury; Daniel
w. Blake, South Cabot. Reissue,
Charles l.. Rounds, West Enos-
burgh; Peter Agin, Hyde Park.
Original widows, Rose {. Nichols,
st. .Johnsbury; Jennie M. Sleeper,
Putney Mary c. Foster, Springfield.
Albert E. Rogers,
Williston. Additional, Charles b.
Hemenway, Chittenden.
Lewis Memo, brakeman on the
Central Vermont, YVES killed at
Windsor early Tuesday morning
my o'''NNiihS S"lS' liz leaves IL
wife and two children.
There are III st. Tohnsburv, ac-
cording to the latest census taken by
f. l.. lIovey and y. =. Bowman,
1901 children over five and under 81
years Of age. There were last year
IS births and I29 deaths in town.
a Bellows Falls teacher has or
ganized Il novel and interesting fea-
turc for the children in the shape of
a bank. Each scholar so disposed
deposits therein such amount as he
wishes and receives Il bank book
with sum credited When the ac-
count reaches ST. it is deposited in
the Bellows Falls Savings Bank. "A
is appointed each week, thus
sharing the work and interesting the
scholar in finances. This work is
proving to be one of interest, and
much self-denial is practised among
he pupils. one boy giving up the
Saturday matinee for the sake of
adding to his "bank account" Each
scholar vics in the effort to be the
argest stakeholder. The name of
his institution is the "School Street
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