Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-10-31
General Vermont News.

Some few days since the men employed BY
the Gonldsville granite company stopped
work on account OF the firm not having paid
'he wages due them. Mr.. Smith, who has
been recognized as one of the firm, has
made an assignment Of the property for the
benefit Of the creditors The company, con-
sidering the depression. which has been par
ticularly felt in the granite industry, were
thought to be doing safe and profitable
business. The property may be disposed Of
by auction or otherwise.
What has the appearance Of a mystery has
been distracting the minds and thoughts of
many people in Mortified for the past few
days. About week since Frank Blodgett,
who lives about couple of miles from North
field village, had occasion to cross a pasture
lot belonging TO Eugene Carpenter,in search
of u COW which had strayed away. He came
across two young men who, with bare heads
and coats laid aside. were busily engaged
with pckaxe and shovel digging a large hole
in sequestered and lonely spot surrounded
by spruce trees and bu hes. As Mr.BlOdgett
stumbled in upon them they saluted him and
then asked il he had any objection to their
digging Il hole there provided the same
should be filled again. Mr.. Blodgett ex-
pressed himself to the effect that so long
as the land did not belong to him he did
not think he had any particular objection
and with these words passed on, soon after
possibly might be hunters he paid no es-
pecial attention to them, hut as 1t was q
little ont of the ordinary to find men at
about dusk digging in secluded spot, he
related the matter. The men were about
20 years of age, well dressed, and strangers
to MIR. Blodgett; men whom he had never
seen about the village or elsewhere
and did not have on the kind of clothing
worn when person goes to the woods to
enjoy day Of hunting. AS such stories
usually travel, so travelled this one and
finally was known to quite number of viii
layers, and to satisfy their curiosity, Mrs. d.
p. Holt and daughter, Mrs. Emerson, re-
paired to the place Sunday, and examined
the spot and surroundings carefully and also
noted the size of the hole, which at this time
was filed and the sods very carefully put
back in position as when first broken up,
which was between six and seven feet in
length and about 1S inches in width. The
striking resemblance to the shape of grave
for II person may be noticed in this measure
ment. On arriving home she related the
affair to town grand juror Moseley, who,
in the afternoon went to the supposed grave
and opened it after digging down about
two feet he struck bottom and found that 1t
contained nothing he also made careful ex-
animation of the surroundings with the same
result.
II. Lchtenstein the gentleman who has
pOOu pioopottiIS uIOuS "luOuSuuy TINtT lOE
gold, showed recently some of the black sand
which has been washed and which con-
tains 'cOlOr" OF gold. To the
naked eye and to one inexperienced 1t
is very difficult to see anything that resem-
bles gold. On the closest examination very
small particles are seen, which are said to
be the real stuff. Ine quantity is ex-
ceedingly small at best. 1t has long been
understood that there is gold in many
localities in Vermont, but as yet 1t has not
been found in paying quantities. The par
ties who have made the examination will
pursue their Investigations further, If the
land owners along the river will give them
bonded rights and titles under the fairest
stipulations. If they cannot get these 1t is
useless to proceed further, and they will
abandon the prospecting work at once.
There is a syndicate behind Mr.. Lichtenstein
who are financially able to pay any claims
and carry on any work they undertake.
Farmers of North Hero are all busy pick
ing their apples. Although there is very
large crop there is no market for them at
present