Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-15
General Vermont News.

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i some talk of forming a sto company
und building hotel there which will be the
best house on the east side OF the state. b.
q. Howe. the owner. has lost $40, 900 by the
recent fire and will sell out cheap, though he
asks s25.O 900 for the property. II no one
takes IL he contemplates building five story
brick hotel on the site in the spring. II he
does 50, 1t will he an honor to st. Johnsbury
and eastern Vermont
Hardwick is the second town in the state
to swing into line and form a Young Mems
Republican Club, u new one having been or
yanized there Saturday night. 1t comprises
all the active young republicans in town,
but does not exclude the older ones.
The Addison County Prohibition Club met
at Millbury last week. The state executive
committee composed Of Rev. G.. l.. Story Of
Bakersfield, +. H. Shepard of FairhaNen,
Rodney WhttemOre of st. Albans, A. .. Fer
guson OF Burlington, and G.. W. Wyman oi
Brattleboro was present. After some discus.
sion 1t was decided to hold mass conven.
ton at Montpelier, May I, for the purpose OF
nominating state officers and electing dele.
gates to the national convention at Pitts:
burg.
A postoffice inspector has been examining
Bellows Falls with u view to the establish.
ment of free postal delivery. The income OF
the office is $4,000 II year. or $4,000 more
than s required for free delivery.
The Springfield onion has discontinued its
Vermont bureau, and r. +. Hall. who has
had charge at Bellows Falls has been re-
called to the home office.
The Fell Mountain Paper company is cut
ting about 1000. 900 feet of spruce timber on
the upper White river this winter, which
will be tioated down the White and Connec-
ticut rivers to Bellows Falls. About tho
same amount will he cut on the Wild AM
mOnoosuc in New Hampshire. Some 2O0O,4
900 feet will he brought In on ears from the
vicinity of Healdville on the Rutland road,
which will constitute this years supply
The Imperial Insurance company of Lon-
don has announced its withdrawal from this
state Feb. 1. Last year it had 80 agencies.
In 1894 it insured Vermont property to this
value OF S55l.4l4. The unpromisinS out
look for profit led to the withdrawal.
The state highway commission is prepar-
ing its report for the next Legislature II
will show that the town highway commis-
sioners have cO-operated with the state body
in a remarkably cordial manner. and that
all have reported, with one or two eXcep-
tions. Nearly every town has taken advan-
tage of the law and used five per cent of the
state tax for highway purposes making
permanent improvements. Highways arc
In better condition than ever before. and
the town commissioners have been doing
good work in bringing about the improve
ment.
An experiment Is to be made this year with
about s 900 sea trout eggs from Scotland 1t
Is the first attempt to hatch these eggs ever
made, land If successful the fish will be placed
in Lake Hotonia in Sudbury probably.
The Scranton rum holes were generally
raided again last week. The American
house, Bert Arkens place. Joe Stratton's,
II. q. Sparry and Others were visited and
each compelled to disg0rge II quantity of
liquor. The dealers were arrested and fined
$40 and costs, amounting to some $50 each.
They appealed and furnished bonds for APP
pearance at county court in April.
The committee of the State Bankers asso-
citation reports that of all the banks and
trust companies to which invitations were
sent to join the association, ~ replies have
| been received and SO announce a willingness
to join. The committee intends calling a
meeting about March for the purpose of
completing an organization.
| A meeting of hotel keepers was held at
White River Junction last week, at which 65
hotel men were present and became mem
bers. Officers were elected as follows :
President Walter Is. johnson. Of the John
son house, Essex Junction first vice-presi-
dent, James McNulty, of the Kendrck house,
Putney secretary aud treasurer. George L.
Richards, OF the American house, Brattle-
| bOro executive committee, NJ. $. Davis, of
EStNuNRt uotcl, ~. W.
| Morse Of the Junction house, White River
Junction.
Work on the Barre Electric railroad will
begin April /, and the contract calls for com
pletiOn so the ears will be running by Sept. /.
st. Johnsbury wants to be city. The
matter was discussed before the board of
trade last week and only one unfavorable
word was heard. The subject will be dis
cussed at the next meeting OF the board,
ana committee will probably be appointed
to Systematically investigate the subject.
A thorough physical and tuberculin test is
to be made of herd of JERSEYS at the Green
Mountain stock farm in Randolph, the tests
to be made under direction of Dir. Edwin
Moore of Albany, N. y, assisted by DR.. F. A.
Rich of Burlington. If any of the cattle
are found diseased they are to be
killed without expense to the state.
Mr.. Moulton suggested that they be tested
and II any respond they shall be isolated and
| tested again after a reasonable lapse of time
If they respond to the second test they will
be killed. The stables, in which are housed
$50 heads were found in the most perfect
sanitary condition.
The necessity of some organized protection
for the state industry becoming apparent. an
organization has been perfected to do away
| with the price cutting and nonsense which
have prevailed for the past few months. The
| COulDludtlOu IuIeHuS putting uu cAu " All
cutting and holding to an established
scale of prices. The officers are Pres; H.
Westcott, vice-president, Andrew NJ. Dom
Ough; general manager, Thomas Nj. kett;
treasurer, William F. Walker The general
manager has established his office ut Fair
Haven.
Articles OF association of the Luneburg
manufacturing company have been filed
with the secretary Of the state. The COM
pany will make burial eases and the capital
Is 100000, divided into 100 shares.
The Welsh cooper ative company recently
organized at Farhaven Is the second Welsh
American company to be organized to carry
on the milled slate business. The original
company was Griffith. Owens X Co.. organ
lied in 1877. The company has worked its
own quarries and milled its own stock for IL
years with gratifying results.
There was large attendance at the an
| nuai meeting Of the stockholders of the
| Rutland Driving Park association. 1t was
| voted to hold three days meeting. July 2,
8 and 4. The stakes will aggregate $4,000. 1t
was voted to let the Vermont association of
Road and Trotting II rse Bre, ders have
| the use of the gr Iunds for their meeting in
| August. The directors organized by elect
ing the following officers: President. W. G.
Landon; vice-president. J. W. Cramton;
| treasurer, H. A. Sawyer; secretary. Edward
Dana; directors. W. {. Landon. Wayne
Bailey, J. W. Cramton, George I. Chaee,
! X. X. Hannum.
The Windsor conntytea hers AS ociation
wa hold its summer school at 81 ringfeld