Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-09

The engagement OF talent for the coming
musical festival at st. Johnsbury May l9, 20,
81 and % has been completed The list is as
follows conductor IL. G. Blasdcll of Con-
cord, N. H.; Baisdcl's orchestra Of 5pieces:
panists and accompanies. Mrs. Martha
Dana Shepard and b. Frank Harris soprano
soloist, Miss Frances Miller of New York,
who sings at the Fifth avenue Baptist church
in that city tenors. l.. G. Towne of New
York city and L. II. McCloskey of Boston
lthe formera gentleman who has scored
many musical successes. and the latter u
pupil of Cushman) bass baritone. DR.. Curl
Il. Duff Of New York city.
+. II. Chapman of Rutland has received
10. trout fry to distribute in brooks in that
vicinity and expects 10000 more from the
state hatchery soon. The trout are placed
in tanks at West Rutland, where they will be
kept until they are distributed Las. year
II large number of fry were put in these
same boxes, hut owing to the fact that the
outlet became filled up all but two fish died.
When taken out Il few days ago these trout.
which were about an inch long last spring.
w"r" found tn have grown to four and IL
quarter inches in length.
The question of putting in q water system
and electric light plant is ayitating the peo-
pie OF Wells river. A good water privilege
owned by the bank, and offered to outside
parties short time ago for 1900. is only Il
half mile from the upper end and nile
from the lower end Of the village. This
privilege on the Wells river gives fall of 33
feet.
4 Bellows Falls teacher has organized Il
novel and interesting feature for the chill
dren in the shape of II bank. Each scholar
so disposed deposits therein such amount as
he wishes, and receives Il bank book with
sum credited. When the account reaches 81
1t Is deposited in the Bellows Falls savings
bank. cashier is appointed each week,
thus sharing the work and interesting the
scholar in finances. This work is proving to
be one of interest. and much self-tlenial is
practired among the pupils. one boy giving
up the Saturday matinee for the sake of
adding to his bank account Each scholar
vies in the effort tn be the largest stock
holder. The name of this institution is the
"SchOol Street savings bank"
DIR. John d. Hanrahan. as custodian of the
United States court house and post Office
building ut Rutland. has sent out plans and
specifications calling for u new plumbing
system throughout the building. Il tin roof
the repOinting of all of the stone and brick
work and other incidental repairs. The
sanitary arrangements will he according to
the most approved methods. The bids were
closed on May 2, and it is thought that the
work will be done by the middle Of August.
st. Johnsbury has another industry which
promises well. The site of the Jovite pnard
establishment, which was burned some time
ago, is now occupied by new and well
equipped mill for dressing lumber, erected
by ]. o. Drouin. The new building is sS
feet deep and 40 feet wide, has two stories
above the street and two spacious easements.
The machinery includes buzz and panel
planners, band and other saws, mOulder. NOR
tser, lathes. etc. The building is four
stories high.
There is trouble In Somerset over the town
clerk. ID. r. Cutler was elected at the
March meeting, and gave bonds which were
satisfactory to two of the spectmen. The
other Thought the bonds were not good or
sufficient, so he proceeded on the as-ump-
tion that the clerk had failed to qualify and
appointed the former town clerk. The new
appOintee has the safe and the town rec
ords and there appears to be more trouble in
prospect.
The keene Furniture company of keene.
\. H.. has just completed the purchase of IL
valuable and EXTENSIVE tract OF timber land
in the towns Of Pittsileld and Chittcnden.
together with mill, steam and water power
plant. outbuildings, boarding house, etc.
The purchase was made from the Tweed
River company. previous owners being the
Pittsileld and the White River iron and steel
companies. There are in the tract about
three thousand acres Of land. nearly all of
which is heavily wooded, the hard wood
tmDtr. Whlch embraces prlnclpally blrch,
maple, oak and beach, being old growth.
1t Is estimated that the timbered portions
Of the tract will cut from 10000
to 10000 feet to the acre. 50 that there
are millions of feet Of very valuable timber
on the purchase. The land is situated from
IL to l 8 miles from the Central Vermont rail-
road. which is reachedby an easily descend
ing grade There is n mill. 75-horse power
CorliSs engine ani boiler of modern make
and also dam n nd Watpr wheel on n hro IA, ,.h
of the White river which flows through or
along the tract. The mill has recently been
used for the manufacture of meat blocks.
DIR. W. b. Clark, a native of Brattleboro,
now professor of geology at the Johns Hop
kins university. has been appointed state
geologist of Maryland under the permanent
bureau just auhoriz ID by the Legislature
with 100000 appropriation annually to
prepare and publish u series of occasional
papers for the purpose of keeping people of
the state informed respecting the methods
of the survey "a it Is in progress. and to
show what has hitherto been done for the
study of the geology. natural history and re-
sources of Maryland by public or private
agencies.
W. ii. H. Murray of "Adirondack" fame
says the Brattleboro Reformer has been in
town several days the guest Of merchant n
/. Hawley. Mr.. Murray is now connected
with the Cass Realty Co.. n building COM
pany of New York city. and is still doing as
he has done for several years. special work
for the Mutual Life Co., In its literary and