Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
General Vermont News.

The annual report OF Fred G.. Field, state
inspector of finance, has just made Its ap-
appearance. The aggregate deposits OF the
savings institutions is 3d., ,l7O, ,472.SS, which
is an increase for the year of ", l,767 ,47S45,
and for two years ending June 80, 1896, OF
~ ,2O3, ,SS7. 40. This amount is deposited by
lO3, ,2Sl depositOrs, an increase in number Tor
the year Of s, 795, and an increase for the two
years ending June 30, 1896, OF 1902. The
number OF depostors who are residents OF
this state is 81 .1S4, an increase In one year
Of 4,Gs2, and an increase in two years OF
9,lOi. The depositors resident in this state
have deposits Of $26, ,796. 3O5.63, an increase
in one year of sl,17s,8 $3.50 and an increase
in the two past years Of 81, l67 1881 There
are 12,09G nonresident depositors an in
crease Of ,1l3 during the year and an in
crease of 1888 for the two past years The
nom resident depositors have deposits
amounting to 1854, ,437.25, an increase in
one year Of ?5SS, ,592.65, an increase in two
years OF $l,03G, O9S.23 In the last two
years the deposits OF residents OF this
state have increased about IL 2-3 pei
cent, and the deposits of non-residents
about 10 IA per cent. The average amount
of deposits to each depositor is s3il.4 de-
crease in average amount Of .0.40 (forty
cents) for the year. The average amount
to the credit OF resident depostors is S293.S7,
and to nonresident $44.27, showing an aver
age of $500 more to nonresident than TO
resident depositors There are 2, All OF tho
$1,000 class Of deposltors, who VIII had to their
credit June 80 1896. -, ,89S, $50 80, an average
to each Of $2,03l.89.
About 80 members OF the Fourth Vermont
regiment met Mt Montpelier and the follow
ing officers were elected: President, ii. W.
Spafford, Rutland; vice-president, colonel
Il. j. Coffey, Bennington; executive commit
tee, general G. G. Kinsman, lieutenant
Joseph Needham, and sergeant i. II. Cove,
iii - n.,Al ttnp w
held at Rutland.
The barns on Homer Browns farm in Ma
guam were burned with all the farm prod
uce. The live stock and most OF the tools
and wagons were saved. The house was
saved by the hard work Of the neighbors.
The fire started in some unknown manner
In the COW barn, shortly after.lnilking. Inc
property was insured in the Union Mutual
of Montpelier in II. A. Burt Jr.'s agency.
Mr.. Brown was at Alburg.
Explorations have resulted In finding the
old military road near Hubbardton and the
bridge over which colonel Seth Warner
crossed the river or gorge leading to tho
battle-ground on July 6, 1777 1t is near the
residence Of Allen Palmer in Castleton. and
Mr.. Spencer In Ira, the town line running
between the two nearby residences, in that
part OF Castleton known us ''Beigo." The
stone abutments and the logs are somewhat
decayed after lying 1913 years embedded In
the soil Mr.. Palmer, who died several
years ago, was familiar with the old road,
which ran In and out over the fields. A
surveyor made several excursions over the
route. The spot will be appropriately marked
the coming spring.
Frank II. Whitney, a travelling man. was
being driven from Bennington to Pownal
recently, when he felt sharp pain In his
hand; and Immediately heard tho report OF
u revolver. Some one was hunting in the
woods near by and had carelessly shot
toward the road. The bullet merely grazed
his hand and did no serous damage.
Rrank Gammel OF Rockingham had his
hand badly mangled by the discharge of a
cartridge, however the hand will be saved,
and was not amputated as at first reported
Ii seems that Mr.. Gammell had cartridge
in breech-loading gun which refused to &c
OF at the proper time. He dropped the
breech Of the gun and began digging the
cap from the cartaidge with section OF
moving machine scythe when dfscharg'
took place In the wrong direction and tht
section Of the scythe was blown into th'
hand.