Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-10-17
General Vermont News.

The Dartmouth senior class has assigned
he following parts in the class day exercises
o Vermont students Vice-president. J. =.
horton, Middletown Springs, poet, E. W.
sutterfeld, Perkinsville; executive COM
nitteeman, s. 9. Smith, Cabot.
,gg laid by Wyandotte hen, which meas
ires six and one-half by seven and one-half
nches and which weighs four ounces.
o. s. Rixford Of East Higate has employed
number OF people daily for the past two
weeks, packing apples at his celebrated
franklin orchard. All the number ones
ire wrapped In tissue paper and packed In
)oxes.
diphtheria scare was sprung in Richford
Monday, and on Tuesday the benches In the
primary department Of the graded school
we're pretty much vacant. The trouble WAS
.aused by the appearance Of diphther Ia In
French family Of" Hardwood hill. " The fam
ly had been quarantned as well as those
Who had been exposed. Two OF the children
lied, one last week and one Monday, and
,he others who were sick with the disease
ire improving. Health officer DR.. Pelton
las taken the utmost precautions to prevent
he spread Of the disease, and as there are
40 other cases in town he Is confident the
disease will be confined to the Gordon fam
ly.
F. NJ. Wright Of Enosburg has Nought the
'arm Of Stephen Cutting. lie paid $4,000.
Eugene Huckings of Enosburg has rented
he farm of Charles Coburn, taking posses
zion at the expiration Of Mr.. Hart's time.
The veneer mill OF @. G. Manuel Il Sons Of
Richford shut down last week for an indefin-
tie time. The firm is in financial straits and
may be forced to assign. Nearly hundred
hands are thrown out Of employment.
Owing to a lack OF orders the shops Of the
Prouty building company OF Swanton shut
down last week.
The new cattle shed being built at Rich
ford by the Canadian Pacific road for the
examination of cattle en- transit to Boston
for export. will be completed this week. 1t
Is 400 feet long and SO feet wide. The floor
Is supported by 600 cedar posts. A gang Of
about one hundred men are employed in its
construction.
Net fishing began October /. The West
Swanton fishermen report small catches Of
shad.
ex-governor Levi X. Fuller died at
Brattleboro. ex-governor Fuller was born
ut Westmoreland, N. H., Feb. "a, 1841, to
Washington and Lucinda (Constantine)
Fuller, his ancestors being OF English and
German descent. He removed to Windham
county when he was four years old, and nine
years later began studying telegraphy and
the art OF printing. In 1860 he entered
as machinist and mechanical engi-
neer, and afterward engaged in the manu-
facture OF machinery for himself In
1866 he was made member OF the firm OF J.
Estsy 4 Co. (now the Estey organ company
and became superintendent OF the manu-
featuring department. He had been vice
president OF the Estey company more than
20 years.
He had served continually with the Fuller
light battery, Y. N. g., which he organized
as aseparate company in 1874, and in 1887
was brevetted colonel for long and merito-
rious service. He had also served as aid on
the stan of governor Converse. He had
held important town offices, was trustee OF
the Brattleboro savings bank and the Brattle-
boro free library.
Colonel Fuller was married May s, 1865, to
Abby, daughter OF the late Jacob Estey, by
whom he is survived. He also leaves a
father and one brother residents Of Brattle-
boro. and an adopted daughter.