Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-19
General Vermont News.

At the secret session OF the state grange A,
Burlington. these officers were elected
Master, c. j. Bell East Hard wick overseer
q. W. Pierce. Brattleboro: lecturer, r. r.
Gulusha; Jericho; steward, l.. H. Morse,
Randolph: assistant steward. NJ. b. Roberts
Rupert; chaplain, CD. Lowrey, Jericho ;treas-
nrer, +. b. Pier. Rawsonville; secretary. d.
ID. Howe, Burlington; gate keeper, A. +.
Lawrence, st. Johnsbury: Ceres, Mrs. G. j.
Bell, Morrisville: Flora Mrs. W. c. Mason,
rupert; lady assistant steward, Mrs. NJ. B..
Roberts, Rupert; executive committee. l.. NJ.
t'ragin, Springfield. G. 4. Smith of Norris
vile.
class postmaster at UnderhlI Centre, Vt,
Daniel d. Howe has resigned his position
rs superintendent of the state agricultural
college farm to take effect January 9th. The
board which consists of President Buckham.
Crosby Miller, Ex-Governor Ormsbee. G.. y.
Fassett and Hon. Cassius Peek have held Il
meeting and it is understood that Hon.
cassiHst iHtt tfRfsS Rr6,T VIII be Mr. Howe's successor.
are three oi'ns at North Pownal. Tnero
tons n day. Two. with a capacity OF eight
tion.thc third being iss9R be kept in opera
gcney. The kins are uHd'ase of an emcr-
of the firm, one Of whom visits taiirection
day. 'ary
Supt NJ. }. Dimond OF the Epping county
farm ut Brentwood is actively bestirrng
himself for re-appointment by the county
commissioners, and his four years record
is greatly in his favor. There are a
humber of candidates. it is understood, for
Ihc position. Dame Rumor locating two OF
them In this town. one at Exeter. one at
Newmarket and one at Derry. 1t is claimed
that the Derry man has already secured the
The influence of one-third OF the new board
in his favor.
Itis announced there is good reason to
believe that Governor GrOut will be re-
spectfully invited to consider the appoint
ment of Lieutenant Henry W.Hovey. U.S.A.,
to the office of assistant inspector general
on his staff, to succeed Captain Tutherly.
U. s. A.. whose tour of detached service has
nearly expired. Lieutenant Hovey Is the
commandant OF Norwich University during
his tour of detached service and his ap-
pointment was particularly pleasing to
the guardsmon. Lieutenant Hovey is not
West Pointer. but began his military
career as II guardsman in New York state
and then enlisted in the army and worked
his way up to first lieutenant'S commission.
During his brief residence in this state he
has evinced II deep interest in the National
Guard and has succeeded in making him
sell very popular with its members. His
own experience as q miitiaman peculiarly
fits him for an instructor of guardsmen. and
considerable influence will be brought to
bear upon the governor to appoint.
The Rutland fire department has adopted
Il new smoke mask. which Is a wonderful
invention. 1t is designed to permit flremen
to enter a burning building without danger
of becoming stified through smoke. The
mask is made of leather with fine
rubber cloth on the edge to make it fit
mask is an isinglass and also an aper-
ture in which is moist sponge. To test it,
small room was filed with dense smoke
and the sulphur. cayenne pepper rubbers.
old shoes ETC., that were burned made
things very uncomfortable even on the out
side of the building. yet two men provided
with protectors staid inside over ten min
utes.
Preliminary surveys are soon to be made
for the Ely Copperlleld Railroad Company
which will connect the copper mines of Ely,
STAFFORD and Corinth with the Boston and
Maine and Central Vermont railroads. The
tizsns Ct Wtits River 9aetio are irving
smelling works soon to be erected. No other
large producers OF copper are as near tre
market as the Vermont copper mines. and
with proper railroad facilities these mines
will have great advantage over other
mines.
Norman G. FoOte of Cornwall, 13 years OF
age. Is an expert gunner for one Of his years.
n lew udyb dkD Hc SlOt u DiTu measuring
four and a half feet from tip to tip OF wings.
the like of which no one around had ever
before seen. 1t is thought to be specimen
of the American rough-legged buzzard.
paper publishes an account of the ad-
ventures OF d reporter who went to Baltimore
to find out why no presidential election was
held there this fall The account says that
the ticket agent at Bellows Falls had never
heard of Baltimore and implies that what
the agent doesn't know about geography
would flll several volumes. 1t was discoy-
cred that the first selectman w. r. Bryant,
and the constable, W. A. Kay. were both can
didates for the Legislature and that Bryant
got more of Baltimore's vote than did Day
and that Day for revenge neglected to post il
call for November election, and consequently
no election was held. Altogether the pop-
ulation of Baltimore is about 60 and there
are only II voters three of them democrats,
they seem to know a thin,; or two about
politics.
d. The following Vermont postmasters have
been commissioned Norris d. Wilder, at
Annette Bailey, at West
Bridgeport.
Vermont pensions granted Frank Bur-
nett Of st. Albans.