Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-23
General Vermont News.

The annual report OF the board OF agricul-
ture has been received, and is u very inter-
esting document. 1t says in brief: From
the reports received 1t is found 1.677 farms
have been sold during the year, of this NUM-
Der l33 We're previously unoccupied. This
number is little less than has been found
in preceding years. and 1t Il quite
likely largely due TO the fact that a
less number of towns have reported.
The reports received show that during the
wear 81 .09l 500 has been invested in new
manufacturing enterprises are furnishing
employment to .0l0 persons. These enter
prises are distributed among the counties
as follows Bennington, capital, si9, 5oo !;
employed, IS Caledonia, 5000. 3; Chit
tendon, S2lO,O00. 200; ESSEX, 53S 200, 81 !;
Franklin 100000, 33 i; Lamoille, $4,000 s !;
Orange, sol 900. 43: Orleans. S43, 800, 106 !;
Rutland. sos, 800. 3O4 Washington, Sl25,-
0O0 3: Windham. S155, 900, lbs Windsor,
S52 500, 81.
Hon. 4. n. Vail of Lyndon has purchased
OF ii. L. Pillsburv trout pond in Sutton,
known us the Big Fish pond. Mr.. Vail has
taken measures to stock 1t and Will make 1t
n private preserve. Later on, If he has
good success with it, he will erect club
house and stock the surrounding woods
with game He has already taken steps to
procure lot of pheasants for breeders.
Their eggs will be set under bantams and
the young birds thus Matched and reared
| will be put out in the woods about the pond.
Mr. Vail is prominent member OF the Fish
and Game league. and the work he is doing.
while for the immediate benefit of himself
and friends, Will naturally have benelclal
effect in stocking the waters through which
Big Fish pond has its outlet, and also tho
surrounding forests.
The Thompson 4 Hoag cold storage com-
pany of Rutland Is rapidly completing its
| buildings located onthe banks OF East creek
fronting the Rutland railroad. The main
building, which is OF brick VIII be used for
genera storage Purloses. ~ - Two stories
nlSh, Is WEI, i"'ula.u" '.h' , rni''iiis IL per
ie'tiy ceileltc'l uuSe''e''.. ny .a
nv apparatus VIII ne op'laleu ny 'iectrlclly
A'l tho power WIN Ne 'rdlsnit''u over wires
rom tn' COMPANY I'LL" plant "oo ''t
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crude magnitude
The new railroad station at North Hart
land is now nearly completed. The waiting
room and Office are finished with Southern
hard pine. The roof ana tower are covered
with slate from Granville, N. T., ana the
side, of the building with red cedar from
the Pacific coast.
| By the will of the late Hon, b. +. Lincoln
the congregational church of Lyndon re-
| cciveS SS,OO0. the income OF which is to be
used for support OF the pulpit and other ex-
pcnScs according to Judgment Of trustees.
At II meeting OF the society complimentary
resolutions were passed in memory of Mr..
Lincoln, who was long time active and
helpful member of the society.
If. r., G. Watson of Brandon has recently
imported seven head of the Norman breed
of cattle from France. The animals arrived
here last week and are chartered Mt MIR. Wat
sons stock farm. He win make n suecialty
/ of this breed. as thew are of much larger
siz,. and are claimed to be greater milk pro-
ducers than the Ayrshires.
Bridpemast,.rJ ID. Clark and engineer
Cohurn of the Canadian Pacific railway
were in North Troy recently making s,Ir.
VOWS for the locntion of the stone nier and
obutments anon which will be placed the
new steel bridge across the Nissisouo rhr
contract for the stone work which hns brrn
made with Woburn. Mnss. nnrtirs cnlIs for
,hn ,on,Intion Of tbn same Au,,,,st ,vhon
the cnnstru,.tinn If the Irid,,r viii ~. .o,n'
mnnced rhn entire Ien"th of The strnnt-
,,rn ne manned is 1s7 fnct md / inch in A
sums Thr midd. snun is n truss 10 Fact
md / inch in lnn"tb rrstin, unnn two shora
,inrs Thr one west and Two rost snnns n re
r,,.h ,,,ont onn-thirI ne Innr and nr, n,ote
,,irJnrs Tbr estimated cost of tbe struct,, 70
+ s.Iu 81, '' W WV '''' NV ''''