Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-06-06
General Vermont News.

II Is tNt purpose hl tlt government 10
stock Haystnck pond, Wilmington this sea-
son. first with shrimp and afterwards, with
trout. This pond which is fed entirely hy
cold springs, has been stocked several times.
but fish. for some unexplained reason, have
never thrived there. Now the government
proposes to experiment with trout, first put
ting IN the shrimp rs II food fish. The pond
Is in the heart of the Green mountain range
fully 1000 feet above the sea level.
Rev. I. q. Thompson of Johnstown. \.
v. will give the anniversary address before
the James association of Troy Conference
Academy at Poutn"y, SUNDAY evening, ,.luno
II. In the morning RrV. John Rascom. ID,
d.. ILL.,. D., of Williams college will preach
the sermon before the graduating class.
Rev II. III. Murdoch of Cuhhlrskill l. to de-
liver the alumni Grafton.
A cow fell into Il well supply ns thu
slaughter house of Il. ii. Kimhall of Bethel
recently. John kimhall tried To get some
water nndthonght there must he SOME truuhln
with the supply So went to the we'll and
found the pipe rhokcd up with tn" COW.
Some machinery was rugged up and the ami
mai was hoistcd out of her unpleasant posi-
ton.
William Rounds of Chester has resigned
as assistant Judge of Windsor county. and
the governor has appointed Henry J. Parker
of Andover Ia iii the vacancy.
A little child of Charles Avery of Satur-
ford, aged two years wa drowned Friday in
Il brook near the house.
Charles +. Ross of Rutland. Frank Hunt
ress W. =. ChamhrrIin OF kcrnr, y. H.. and
Clayton Smith of Brandon have leased from
NJ. Quinn the three corner stores of his new
block ou Cove and West streets. Rutand,
and will open there large department
store on September |. The store will he in
reality branch of what is known H. the
"Nhamberlin syndicate. This syndicate
of stores has its headquarters 1T k"cnr n
and also branch stores ut Fitrhburg, Mass,
Nashua, y. H.. Burlington, Brandon and
NcrSennrs. The Rutland store will he I'M
der the management of Mr.. Ross and Mr..
Smith.
Miss Sheldon teacher in the Ludlow
academy in crossing the bridge near I.a-
1mrre'S blacksmith shop last Wednesday
evening. lost cont rol of her wheel owing to
loose planks, and fell n distance of about 10
feet to the rocky bed of the stream below.
sustaining severe cuts about the face and
producing conclusion of the brain. She was
taken into Il nrighhorng house and soon
conveyed in IL carriage to her boarding
piare at DIR. Bryants, where her wounds
were dressed. Later reports indicate that
her inj urir- are not serious.
The late Mrs Elvira Stedmln of West
Brattleboro lett no will, hut it was known
to be her purpose to give sums of money to
certain institutions. and these wishes her
children have carried ont. They include
81 1000 to the Congregational Home Mission
ary society. 80. 900 to the American board,
$4,000 to the American Missionary assoria-
tion. and s2.0O0 to the Brattleboro home for
the aged and disabled. The three sums
first named have already been paid over and
the 1000 to the Hrattleboro home will soon
be placed in the hands of the trustees.
DIR. Horace NJ. Willard. principal of the
Howard seminary, at West Bridgewatcr,
Mass, has sent in his resignation. to take
effect at the close of the present school
term. June II. Mr.. Willard has purchased
the old Quincy mansion at Quincy and will
open Il private school there in the fall. DR.
Willard is Il graduate of Brown university
and for many years was principal Of the
Saxton river academy. He went to West
Brigrwatcr in 1890.
Postmaster f. W. Childs of Brnttlrhoro
has been elected sergeant of the fourth d-
vision Of the Ancient and iIonorabi"s. The
election took place in Faneuil hall. Boston,
and though Mr. Childs has only been mem
Der of the company for eight years, he was
elected over Is other candidates, some of
whom had been in it two or three times aa
long. As the organization contains no cap
tains. this election makes him commander
Of one of the four companies. q position in
which he will otliciatc il: Tendon and on the
European trip
George tiopkinaa:.. son Of a fo,.!sr ijasto
of the Baptist church at West Wardsboro is
one OF the eight speakers who are to repre-
sent the graduating class of Brown nnivrr-
siiy on commencement day The elias, mum
brrI l02. Rev. Mr.. Hopkinson is now in his
10th year as pastor of the Baptist church in
PerkinsviIle.
One of the pictures in the rXhihition of
the society Of American artists in New York
this spring was the portrait Of senator Red
field Proctor. former secretary of war. which
was painted for the war department by Rob-
ert Gordon Hardir 1t is one Of Mr. Hardlic $
best efforts and was painted in his studio in
Carnegie hall New York city the senator COM
ing from Washington for tn" sitings. The pie
ture is simple and dgniied. painted with few
tones, aud is an excellent likeness. The jury
of the Pennsylvania academy Of fine arts has
selected it for exhibition in December. Mr.
lIardie is now engaged on another portrait
of senator Proctor and will soon begin one
of chief Justice Walhridge A. Field of the
supreme court OF Massac husetts for the Bar
association.
James Deand, q leading and wealthy cit-
zen of Clinton, lu.. died in that city on
Monday, the 18th inst. Mr.. Deand was
born in Rutland Is years years ago and
moved to Ohio when Ii years of age. He
moved to Clinton in 1860 and had held the
office of mayor. circuit clerk and alderman.
He was in the banking and real estate bus-
ness and was vice-presidcnt of the Clinton
national bank for several years.