Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-18
General Vermont News.

The Franklin County creamery shipped
l4O, 900 pounds oi butter IL New England
points Tuesday
The st. Abans tennis association have de-
cided to hold their annual tournament On
August 18th. 18th aud l4th.
Goods to the value of S2ia. 23S were en-
tered AT the 81. Adams custom house last
month, and duties amounting 10 slOi, ,667.S .SS
We're assessed Among the various cntries
were 676, 23s feet of lumber, ~, ,9s3 feet Of
box shocks $500 lath. 4.s55 thousand of
shingles, 1880 tons of hay, 4.3sI bushels of
beans. 20. 7l0 pounds of wool. 500 bushels OF
peas. 800 pounds of coal tar dyes and two
church organs.
Fred Field and q. Buckley of st. Adams,
who were arrested at Burlington n suspi-
cious characters and brought here To answer
tn the charge of being hotel beats. were ar
raigned in the municipal court charged with
defraudng the Park View hotel They
pleaded guilty and were fined ~ and costs
amounting to Sl9.25 each or the alternative
sentence in the house Of correction. They
didn't have money enough to pay their fine
and were remanded to Jail
The New England telephone company will
begin Immediately the construction of an
iron metallic line between Rutland and LId-
low. The company will also string line
to North Walingford. The Ludlow line
will be strung in order to connect towns he
tween Rutland and that place. The COM
pany now has copper metallic service
through Ludlow but the smaller towns are
not allowed To connect with the wire.
Rev. Church Tabor, II native Of Swanton,
who died ST. suddenly at West Topsham. was
undoubtedly afflicted by Il rapture of
blood vessel at the base of the brain
There is every prospect of on" of the larg--
est apple crops ever seen in Shriburnr, and
OF excellent quality.
W. b. Johnson's crrnmcrirs Mt Shcburne
Falls and East Shclburn, paid sixty-one
cents for standard milk for the month of
May. Over 5000 of tn. annual taxes have
been collected and paid into the town treas-
ury under the vote passed at the last March
meeting allowing two percent discount on
all taxes paid before July |, as against $500
paid in last wear ut the same time without
any discount.
A. T.. Crandall of ,Donesville has bill Of
lumber of &c. 600 feet to get out ut once.
MANY of the farmers of Fairfax are CONF
planning that the grasshoppers are eating
up their crops. They seem To go in drovrs.
Some of the farms are covered while others
will have none. The farmers generally are
commencing haying this week with pros
poets of an average crop.
The 18th annual national summer meeting
of the Burlington Universnlists will be held
HI NtlTS, y. H., AuHUSt . W Nv. T.NSurslon
rates will be made from all points.
A change in the course at the medical col
lege is contemplated by which those enter
ing In '9S and later, will be required to take
a course of four years duration. II this Is
done, those entering this fall will be the last
class to complete the course in three years
time.
The following are the names of the three
graduates most proficient in the military de-
partment of the several colleges of Vermont,
whose names have been reported to the war
department rs possible candidates for leu
tenancies in the United States army.
University of Vermont, captain Herbert l..
Tutherly, lst U. =. cavalry, professor of mill
itary science and tactics-l, Thomas ii. Cai-
field, Jr.. Burlington 2-Sydney +. Weston,
Cascadevillc, N. Y. 3-Norris y. Blake,
Eden, Vt.
Norwich university, Northheld. lieutenant
Henry W. Hovey, 23th U. S. infantry, pro-
fessor OF military science and tnctics-1,
James l.. Averill, Northileld 2. Charles $.
Carleton, Maine; 3, Herbert =. CLARK,
Northfleld, vt.
Vermont academy. Saxton's river. lieuten-
ant Stephen NJ. Loote, 4th U. y. artillery,
professor of military science and tactirs-l.
Willifred Il. Hunt, North Chnrlestown, N,
H.; 2, Ernest H. Gilbert, Penacook, n. H.; 3,
David A. Fox, jr, Clinton, Conn.
Captain Herbert +. Tutherly.1st U. S. cav
airy and assistant inspector general of YER
mont national guards, returned from New
port, where he has been with quartermaster
W. H. Gilmore. inspecting Company j., First
Regiment infantry in command of cap
pleted the towns of the entire Nation
al guard Of the state, each company having
been visited by captain Tutherly and gener-
al Gilmore. The different organizations
have probably never been in more service
able condition or made u better showing
than they have this year and the fact that
this is true bids fair to bring them into Bur-
lington next August in splendid shape.
The mean temperature for June in Bur-
lingtOn was 81 degrees. with maximum OF
81 on the Goth and Il minimum of SO on the
Sd. The average June temperature for the
past II years Is SO. The rain fall amounted
to 3.13 inches, two-thirds of which fell dur
ing two storms. The average June precipi-
tatiOn for IS years is $40 inches. Rain fell
on nine days The prevailing wind was
north and the month was made up OF IL
clear, II partly cloudy and six cloudy
days
Every year the officials of the postoffice
department readjust the salaries of the post
masters throughout the country. taking as u
basis the business done ut each office. Where
there is an increase in the receipts, there
comes an increase in salary, while reduc-
tion of business causes lowering of the
salary Of the postmaster. The changes in
New England are as follows: Vermont in
creases; Bethel, 1896, 81, 400; 1896, 1900;
Brandon, 1,70O, 1900; Derby Line, 1900,
1900 Hardwick, 1900, 1000; Hyde Park,
1000, 1,400 Island Pond, LOO, 1000 Lud-
low, 1900, 400: Lyndonyille, 1,4OO, 100;
Morrisville, 1900, 400; North Bennington,
LOO, 1000; Northdeld, 1900, 1,4O0 Rich
ford. 1900, LOO; Rutland, $500, 2,7OO
Springfield, 1,7OO, 1000; Swanton, 1900,
1,40O; Vergennes, 1000, 1900; Waterbury,
I,7O0. 1000; West Rutland, LOO, 1000
Windsor, 1000, 1900; Woodstock, LOO,
1 GOO DacraaSa--p Proctor al hll G0Q.