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

John Daniels the wealthy man who COM
nitted suicide at Guthrie, o. t., was q ma
i've Of Grafton, VT, where his boyhood was
;, tnt. His family connections were of the
pest known In Windham county. He was
,on of the late FRANCIS Daniels and his
mother and two sisters still live there. He
was 40 years old and' leaves wife, but no
children.
The 22d annual convention OF the YER
mont W. G. r. U. will be held in st. Johns
bury October 22-25. Miss Agnes Stack Of
London, the worlds corresponding secre-
.ary, and Rev. s. r. Dunn, the temperance
orator, will be here, and IL possible Neal
Dow of Maine and Miss Frances Willard will
be present.
Fire in the storehouse Of the Fall Noun
tain paper company OF Bellows Falls, for
merly known as the Green street mill caused
Q loss Of from 81 900 to $l5OO. principally
to paper stock and chemicals The fire
originated in baled paper clippings.
Rev. J. H. Perrin, jr., for five years rector
OF WilliamstOwn has rendered his resigna-
ton.
Rev. W. A. Pinkerton of Dandy has re-
signed as pastor Of the Congregational
church.
Robert Evans Of Bennington was sem
fenced to the Rutland work house for one
wear for stealing bicycle from Frank
Gardner of Pownal.
DIR. Kimball OF North Troy has raised from
on, hill 25 citrons which weighed $50
pounds
\ new scheme is being worked by certain
sleek sharpers and unfortunately several
farmers are tn" innocent victims. The
schcmer in this case appear at the farm
house and states that he represents an
eastern grocery house. He offers to sell
the farmer "a bill of groceries and accept
payment in eggs. The schemer then gives
the farmer not, promising to pay fair
value in eggs. OF course this seems to be II
fair deal. but the groceries fail to appear.
The farmers note appears at the National
bank for collection and there is nothing for
the farmer to do but to pay the same. The
schemer has erased all reference to the pay
ment in eggs and the note has to be settled
in cash.
The Brattleboro jelly company has been
reorganzed into a stock company with II
capital of $4,000 Eight new members have
heel. admitted. 1t is proposed to enlarge
the business and establish agencies IN other
sections of the state.
Ezra Clark of Hartford, Ct died Saturday
in his S3d year. Mr.. Clark was born in
Brattleboro in 1918, but has lived in Hart
ford since 1919
The mill of the Valentine knitting COM
pany at Bennington has been shut down for
lack of orders. Quite a number of hands in
the mill of Holden, Leonard Co., have
also been laid off for time.
The frost of September 20 was not very
severe in most of Vermont, owing to clouds
and fog. There was snow on the mountain
tops on the 23d. The grass in fields and
pastures is well rooted, and the outlook for
next year is very promising. Early seed
land was affected by drought but late seed
ing is excellent. The crop reports for the
season of 1896 show that the cold snaps OF
January 4th to Sth and February 18th and
1Sth killed practically all the peach buds In
New England, many Of the buds on plum
trees, some raspberry canes and damaged
clover fields to a moderate extent.
The following Vermonters have been
granted pensions: Original, Joseph X. Oar
ling, Chelsea Joseph Wilson, Marshlield
additional, Marquis Lafayette Gibbs, Bran
con increase, David X. Hamblin, Bristol
reissue, John Bissett. North Ferrisburgh
Edmund Upton Worcester original, widow
Lucinda Keeler, Morrisvlle.
In the case Of state vs.. DR.. L. Stevens FOL
illegal fishing, in Orleans county court, the
verdict was guilty and fine 500 and costs
This was quite an interesting case particular.
ly to those who enjoy fishing. Last May
Hon. Horace w. Bailey of Newbury, the
state fish commissioner, took from DR.. ste.
vens at Willoughby lake five lines 100
feet long. set with single hook
Commissioner Bailey claimed that these
were set lines and that fishing with them
was illegal. DR.. Stevens claimed that they
were not set lines, and there was only one
hook on line, that to constitute them sci
lines there must be two or more hooks OIL
each line. Judge Ross held that any un
tended line hitched or made fastto the shore
was a set line and 80 charged the jury. DR.
Stevens takes the case to the supreme cOur
on exceptions. The result of this case viii
be watched with interest as it is the first SO
line fishing case in that county.