Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-12
General Vermont News.

Adelaide NJ. lde, daughter Of chief justice
II. K.Ide. has Samoan story In II maya
zine.
George l.. Lawrence, Of Rutland. is u can
ddate for United States district attorney for
the district Of Vermont.
The December term of the Bennington
county court convened at Bennington. judge
I.nForrest II. Thompson Of the supreme
court presiding. Myron II. Woodward OF
WoOdford and Henry L.. Burt of Sunder-
land. associate Judges. There ARE 11S civil
eases on the docket and 4G state eases Of
which 30 are for violation of the prohibitOry
law. 10 divorces and As chancery cases.
The large harns on the premises OF Charles
lockwood. at Remington together with
their contents. consisting of hay. grain and
farm untensils. burned Tuesday. Little as
sistance could he given, as the location is
about two miles from the village The loss
Is estimated at $4,000 to 5000 The origin
of the fire and the amount of insurance are
unknown.
The December term of the Windsor county
courr convened at Woodstock. Judge Love
land Munaon presiding. The docket was
not Il large one. but some OF the eases will
probably take considerable time. Among
the more important are those OF Smith
against Bagley. for alienation of the atrec-
tions Of the formers wife. and state against
Taylor and O'Donuld. which was tried once,
the defendants being convicted and SEN
fenced for % years in state prison. going to
the county from the supreme court. There
are Expeditions for divorce.
Two cans of lingering trout from the
state fish hatchery at Roxbury were put in
the Battenkill river at Manchester two at
North Bennington. and three mt Banning-
ton. The work wns done under the direc-
tion of the Remington county fish and
game club.
Isaac Grover died at the Vermont SOL
hnmu in nIyfp If
aged 73 years. He was admitted from Pow
nal. W., and was IL member of the 1st Ver-
mont battery in the civil war. His death is
the seventieth.
Davis Brothers of Norhfleld expect to
have their granite. which is in their shed on
Riverside park. all moved to Berlin, to-
gether with such machinery and appurten-
ances rs have been used in their business.
During the year Of 1894 this firm did b,lsi-
ness amounting to over Sl000O. and en-
plOyed several more than 25 men the greater
part OF the year: during the past year not
so much business has been done on account
of the depression which has existed In all
lines Of business but which has been espe-
cially felt In granite industries. The move
is made. 1t is said. because Northiicld did
not furnish satisfactory electric power in the
daytime
James B. Houghton. one Of the leading
men in Bennington county .Siied Mt Stamford
ease tha: took him of was of five years
standing. He was born at Readsboro and
had lived. since u boy al STAFFORD. He es-
tablished In 1865 the IIoughton chemical
works and retired from the firm in 1881 on
account OF illness. He had been secctman
10 years, had represented his town in the
Vermont Legislature several years and had
been senator from Bennington county. He
was one OF the most prominent men in
southern Vermont
The will of the late colonel George -
Dowley OF Brattleboro. bcqneaths ~jO,0oO to
school district No. 2, Of that town, the in
come to be expended for educational and
scientific purposes In connection with its
schools: $40 600 To the Brattleboro free
library. the income 10 i@ used for the pur-
chase of books: S5.0OO to tn Erattlcbor0
retreat aud II ,00o t. the P.ospect Hill cem-
utery association. None of the beQussts il
to become operative until after the death Of
Mrs. Dowley. TIE B.a'tleboro home for
the aged and disabled is given : 900