Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
General Vermont News.

There have been added to the Sheldon
art museum ut Middebury the past year
800 volumes of books l5O pamphlets and
many other articles of interest that usua ly
find their way to such an institution Among
them is an Italian war club rs large as u
bowl, with an indenture passing around 1t
to attach Il handle. and meteorite the size
Of an apple. as smooth a. glass and as heavy
as lead. MIR. sheldon devotcs all his time
10 the interest OF the museum.
The work of copying the records OF the
comrades of sixth Corps post in the memo
rial record book presented to the bennington
post some time ago by II. G. Root Is now be-
ing done. Many events that have never been
printed are united with the records, and
some of them are to be- furnished for publi-
cation. The fiji st pnge OF the book Is devoted
to sketch of H. G. Root. MAJ. A. B. Vaien-
tine, who Is one of the active members OF the
post and who was one of the most active
In securing the memorial volume, has
the original field desk that he used In the
service. GA a silver cross inlaid In the desk
is the inscription This field desk was in
all the campaigns of the Vermont brigades
of the corps and division indicated by this
cross, after the year 1863, and used by brc-
vet-najor A. b. Valentine, captain and CONF
issary of substance for papers relating to the
duties of his military service from 1862 to
1865, inclusive" The silver cross was made
from one of the silver dollars found hidden
back OF a chimney in house occupied by
soldiers of the Vermont brigade In Stras-
burg in the Shenandoah valley.
There was general raid Of the liquor
dealers of st. Albans recently, when deputy
sheriffs Ladd, Draper and Thompson took In
the Welden house, American hotel, Park
View house, Park cafe Grand Central hotel,
st. Albans house. Exchange hotel, Elm Tree
house, James Wallace's saloon on Lake
street, Edward Brennan's on Foundry, and
William Pryor's on Lake street. Aquantity
OF liquor was found and seized at every place
searched, and the representatives OF the
places arraigned before Judge Finn In the
municipal court charged with intent to sell
and selling the respondents all pleaded not
guilty, but on trial were found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of $40 and costs or
the alternative sentence In the house OF cor
rection. They all appealed and furnished
bonds in the sum of 500 for appearance at
the April term Of court.
The estate Of Franklin Baldwin OF North
Grafton, mt first believed to be hopelessly In
volved, will net sufficient money within
a few years to paw the public bequests
which will take effect at the death OF the
widow Inc leyacles are: To Wellesley
college $4,000, to endow professorship OF
mathematics Smith college, $4,000, for
scholarship; $4,000 to the home for aged
men in Worcester $4,000 to the University
Dartmouth college for II scholarship ~, 900
to the First Universalist church Of Wor-
cester, and the residue goes to the Clark
university, Worcester. Mr.. Baldwin was q
native of Putney and the students of that
town will have preference In the use OF the
scholarships.
Rev. George Fl. Ide of Milwaukee is un-
able to accept the invitation to deliver the
Memorial day address Mt st. Johnsbury. Dr.
1de is a native Of that place-one ofthe many
Of whom st. Jehnsbury may well be proud.
He went to the war after one year at Darth-
mouth, and made q name for himself as
orderly sergeant OF Co. X of the old 18th VT
colonel Proctor's regiment He is now one
Of the noted clergymen Of the Northwest,
commanding salary Of sc, 1000 year.
Elihu Park Of Newfane, who died recently,
was the son Of Ephraim and Hannah Park,
and was born March 49, 1909. Mr.. Park
learned the blacksmith trade OF Richard Red
way, who built several Of the first houses In
Fayetteville. Sixty-four years ago he mar
ried Keziah Ormsbee, daughter Of Benjamin
Ormsbee, who kept hotel and store In
Brookline, and afterward the hotels here.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
general Martin Field in the hotelnow known
as Pratt's Inn, and 1t was a great we'd
ding for those days. After working awhile at
his trade Mr.. Park took to stage driving on
routes from Brattleboro to Townshend, to
wilmington and also TO winchester, n. II.
About 1850 he returned to Newfane, where
he has since lived, industriously plying his
trade till he became unable to work. His
wife and three OF his five sons survive him.
Mr.. Parks father was one OF IS children,
and his grandfather deacon Jonathan Park,
was the man who gave land for the ceme-
terry and for the county buildings, the site Of
the latter including what Is now beautiful
village common.
Rev. Alexander MacGeorge, who was a
resident of Brattleboro while he was the
Baptist state missionary. has been appointed
by the New York Baptist city missionary
sociey to take charge Of the Mariners temple
In the metropolis.
Asa Weed of Hartland has just been elect
ed as chairman of the board OF selectmen, In
which capacity he snow serving for the Goth
year.
Chauncey T. Hurburt, for number Of
years at the head of the New York branch
yard of the Vermont marble company, has
gone into the building marble business in
that city on his own account. He Is asso-
ciated with the firm Of Furlong & Company,
dealers In marble and slate.