Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-01
General Vermont News.

The army worm has arrived In the vicinity
OF Hanover, and threatens the grain fields
on both sides of the Connecticut river In
New Hampshire and Vermont. The green
oats are being moved for fodder. Corn win
be seriously damaged, il not entirely wiped
| out.
The expected happened in connection
with the Winooski and Burlington and Mill.
tary Post electric roads, Thursday, when
the control of both lines passed into the
hands Of practically one body of men. The
principal stockholders, resident In Burling-
ton OF the Winooski and Burlington horse
railroad company and the Military post
railway company have purchased from Troy
parties and now control ma jorty OF the
capital OF both companies ana following this
line consolidation of the two roads has
been effected. The financial interests Of the
two corporations will be kept strictly
separate. but the operation Of the
roads will be under control OF one
management which promises to be more
efficient than has been yet obtained.
1t Is the intention of the management to es-
tablish increased service comprising an early
morning train from Essex junction to Bur
lington and possibly an express service be-
tween these two places, In the near future,
thus securing the most expeditions service
possible and adding materially to the bust
ness facilities Burlington.
The following Vermonters have been
granted pensions; Original, Anthony Pener
Ira increase, Albert NJ Thomas, Essex;
Marshall j. Chafree. Northled.
The postof1ice department has changed
the mail messenger service at Manchester
to include Manchester Centre on this route
without change in distance. This discon-
tinues the separate service between the rail
road and the Centre
Seth Pooler, the oldest native resident of
Rutland died here recently at the age of %
years and five months. The cause of death
was cancer of the face. He taught school
about 70 years of his early life at Lowell,
Mass, which place he twice represented In
the Massachusetts Legislature.
The post office department has established
an Office at Prosper, Windsor county.special
from Woodstock, ard has appointed Clara
l.. Winslow postmistress of the same to take
effect July 14th.
stranger hired horse and buggy
from liveryman Galusha OF Benning-
ton for few hours and failing to
return chief Of police Nash went to
Troy and arrested one Edward A. Ward vino
had the horse In his possession. Ward was
lodged in jnil. Ward claims that he was col
lerting for Grant Il Co. of New York. Ward
and NARROW claim to be managers of II col
lectinS agency and NARROW who was ut head
quarters declares that his partner only
hired the horse to do some work. Charles
Holland figures in the ease Us being ono
of the agents of the Merchants association
of America, and he also says the horse and
wagon were secured for work. Holland Is
n brother of the man who was taken In Gus
tody in Troy few weeks ago, forthe Albany
officers on the charge of dispOsing of furni-
ture aud goods which had been mortgaged,
and proved himself innocent of any attempt
to dcfraud.
County clerk Cushman has been informed
by chancellor start that he has denied the
petition presented by Charles NJ. Bliss and
others. asking to have the decision of the
referee in the Bennington battle monument
suit recommtted for further hearing.
The awards for state printing have been
made as follows Session laws, the Free
Press association; House and Senate Jour
nails, the Messenger company, st. Albans;
State officers reports, the Tuttle company,
Rutland educational report, the Watchman
company. Montpelier; registration report,
Argus and Patriot, Montpelier.
Although the commanding officer, major
l.. II. Morris, 3D. cavalry, had over three
dozen signs made to warn people from going
In the woods while the troops were firing on
the target, it proved not sufficient and
women and children by the scores were con-
tinually exposed to the mysterious travels Of
bullet.
The night previous to the hearing in the
suit against the Bennington battle mOnu-
ment association, before chancellor start, in
Burlington, one of the parties Mr.. Henry l.
Bliss of La Crosse, Wis. died suddenly. His
solicitor. James b. Meacham, ESD, of Benn-
ington. died not long after the trial of the
case began in 1891. The president of the
company which brings the suit died in the
spring Of 1894. But as the suit is between
two corporations it goes along all the same
and perhaps will be going when all the pres.
ent parties to it are dead and gone.
The total amount of milk received by the
Cloverdale creamery company in June was
$50. .54S pounds. The total amount of butter
fat was 90, 1862 pounds price per pound
Is Bloc; amount Of money divided among
patrons, $3,S44.T.
The so-called army worm from their i'm
mense number, that has been ravaging the
wheat fields Of southern Vermont the last
few weeks, has made its appearance in some
of the local fields. David Farrand, OF Dux-
bury, found them last Saturday when he
came to cut his oats.
The Pennsylvania battle monument to be
erected on the battlefield OF Antietam, Mary
land, has just been shipped from the sheds
OF L. l.. Smith Il Co., OF Barre. The total
weight OF the monument was 1928 800 pounds.
Fourteen cars were required to transport 1t.