Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-11
General Vermont News.

MoNTPEIiER-The Vermont Spiritualis
association will hold its annual convention q
on.eprlier in Grand Army Hal ,Blanchards
pera House block Friday. Saturday and
unday. Jan. 10. II and ~. The speakers
nd mediums engaged and invited include
loscph ID. Stiles, Weymouth. Mass; Mrs.
p.mma Paul; Morrisvlle; Mrs. Sarah A.
NNiey. Rockingham; Mrs. Abbie Crossett,
Waterbury; A. T.. Stanley, Leicester; Iucius
tiolburn, Manchester; Alonzo Hubbard,
&lyson.
An old lady called at n Rutland Savings
bank last we K with n book she had taken
put over twenty years ago. She deposited
400 in the bank at that time and supposed
|hc account had outlawed. The clerk who
Namined the book. found that 1t was taken
At IN 1873. The interest amounting to more
Jan 81 300, which he handed to the old lady
ith her original $500 deposit She con-
uded to let the account remain. and even
used II new book saying that the old one
as good enough for her.
Bellows Falls Is t have n good driving
lark. II. W. Thompson's p ateau on Sax
Dn's River. some 30 acres In extent, is to be
leared and half mile track laid out. The
rack at first will be used for bicycle racing
|arly In the summer and tho middle will be
scd for base ball and u foot ball field.
Aunt Patty Richardson, of Bethel, widow
. Godfrey NJ. Richardson, who served in the
ontinental army, died Saturday of old age
h,ty Flint was born in Hampdrn Windham
bunty, CT. Feb. ,llSOI, Her first husband was
hmIel Vinton, of Braintree, by whom she
ad four children. He died in 1916. and
arch IL, 1880, she married Godfrey NJ.
Richardson.
The executive committee Of the Young
lens Republican club Of Vermont ha, de.
(ided to hold its next annual meeting and
banquet In the city hall at Burlington Feb.
=, Lincoln's birthday. The committee con-
lists of one member from each county in the
tate and nearly all were present. Possible
peakers are r. +. Horr, formerly OF Michi-
nn; stephen l.. Woodford OF Brooklyn; Con-
Eessman Dingley Of Maine, chairman Of the
ays and Means committee; J. Sloat Fassett
New York and Ex-Gov. Foraker OF Ohio.
The Merchants National bank at st Johns.
ry has had n prosperous six months busi.
ss. The directors are arranging to have q
fger surplus and therefore have made no
gidend carrying that to the surplus ac-
hunt.
The university OF Vermont has SO seniors.
Juniors, GO sophomores, rs freshmen and
~ graduate students, a total OF 245 in the
iademical department OF this number
sht are classical students, 81 literary scien-
ic, 45 engineering, l6 chemical, 80 ugricul.
raj, 10 special, ls5 medical, 30 daily. a total
$50 for the whole university.
Newell Paine Of Boston has sent 500 vo.-
nes In addition to a large selection from his
ther's library to the Kellogg Hubbard
Prary in Montpelier, total OF over 1,600
(lumes.
The new high school building at Spring.
I'd, costing S5O. .00o, was dedicated Friday
ere were sp-ecaes by prominent local
htlemen. State Superintendent Mas IN s.
Pne and ex.Superintenden Justus Dartt.
The directors of tho Vermont Life Iusur-
ice company held their annual meeting Fri
~. A semi-annLal dividend Of two per
nt on the stock was declared. A satisfac-
ry business was done in the year lust closed.
ew policies secured amounted to 81, 500 600
Insurance.. the figures in all departments
lowed an increase over 1894.
Gold mining is making good progress in
state. Near Bridgewater llage i've tons
rock yielded $50 pounds OF concentrates,
i whether the vein will maintain that aver
is uncertain. At the Ottaxuechee mine
lump of solid gold was secured weighing
pounds and seven ounces, worth 5000,
other lump, less pure was worth $500.
her mines are yielding abundantly.