The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02


itances and relating to dover. Both were
drawn in this city, the former by Fred A.
Rowland and II. p. Carleton and the latter
| by committee of the probate judges OF the
state. The first of these acts Is radical
| departure from previous methods OF taxa
| ton in this state. The tax has however,
| proved success in other places and been
| extremely popular The new dover act
does away largely with the present dover
laws OF the state Of Vermont and includes
decided changes in our system OF jurispru-
dence. L. puts women on a plane with
men as heirs at law, and the new measure
is likely TO be much heard from during the
years to come, though it went through both
branches of the legislature without causing
even breeze.
Miss JOHANNA LYNCH, a tailoress en-
| ployed by S. G.. Woolson, died suddenly
! Thursday afternoon al her room in e. j.
Fallons house on Berlin side. She boarded
at j. W. Smiths; she had eaten a hearty
| Thanksgiving dinner and gone back to her
room where Mrs. Fallon heard her groau-
! ing and found her on the floor trying to
! reach the bed She was laid on the bed
and DR.. l. II. Fiske summoned, but he
could do nothing for her and she died a
| little before six o'clock Drs. l. II. Fislle
and P. l.. Templeton made an examination
OF the body Friday morning and decided
| that she died OF apopleXy, and that it
would not be necessary to hold an inquest
Miss Lynch was large and apparently
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faintng spells for some time. Sac was
| thirty-fve years old and the daughter of
Michael and Margaret Lynch who live in
| Mortified, on the Waitsfeld road. Her
relatives were notified and the body was
taken to Mortified Friday afternoon.
The vexed Berlin bridge question now
seems TO be in fair way of being settled
within short time. Mr.. Currier, of the
| firm of Crosby * Currier was in town last
week and made the preliminary surveys for
a bridge, just above the present structure,
| and within a few days the plans will be sub
mitted to the aldermen of the city and the
selectmen of Berlin. The general idea of
the plans has already been printed, but
further arrangement is being attempted
which will close the controversy over the
proposed bridge at the Charles street site.
1t is to build foot bridge at that point, on
condition that the petitioners for new
bridge there cease their agitation, which
they nave given notice of beginning again
at the March term of county court. 1t is
said that the Berlin people and authorities
favor the plan, and they argue that Mont
pelier ought not to object after the favor
Berlin has shown in exemptiug property in
which Montpelier people were interested.
A foot bridge can be built for less money
than it would cost to go all over the case
again, and for present purposes it would
seem to be sufficient.
ABOUT seventy.five volumes have been
added to the Kellogg Hubbard Library re-
Gently, among them twelve contributed by
Rev. E. o. Grisbrook of Plainfeld, two
from Adjutant-General T. S. Peck, six from
Mrs. Mary b. Peck, three from Mrs. Julia
w. Howes, and six from Miss Julia e.
Peck. They include, with many others, the
following tites:- Boulger's "History of
China" Jeaffreson's" Book about Lawyers"
Engels Musical Myths and Facts" THE
Revised Roster Of Vermont Volunteers"
Diman's "Theistic Argument" Holiness
Hundred Days in Europe" Kingsley's
Westward Hol" Sophie Mays "Dottie
Dimple",, series, Tiffany's Life of Dorothea
lections," Amelia Bars knight of the
Nets" Barrels Sentimental Tommy"
Besant's The Master Craftsm an" Blacks
"Briseis," Burners Love in Old Clothes"
Gray Man." Doyle's "Rodney Stone"
Ford's Hon Peter Sterling" Hopes THE
Heart of Princess Osra," Maclaren's "Kate
Carnegie" Parker's "Seats of the Mighty"
Nora Perry's Three Little Daughters of
Yacht" Mrs. Wards "Sir George Tressa-
dy," and Miss Virgins Marin Lisa
THE following data, covering period of
nine years, have been compiled from the
Weather Bureau records at Northfeld, Vt.
| They pertain to the month OF December.
| During this period the mean or normal tenn
perature was 210; the warmest month was
that OF 1891, with an average of 80; the
coolest month was that of 1890, with an av-
erage Of 90; the highest temperature was
61o, on Dec 20, 1895; the lowest temper
ature PFC on Dec. A. 1898; average date
on which first killing" frost occurred in
autumn, Sep. IS; average date on which
last killing" frost occurred in spring,
May IL; average precipitation Grain and
melted SNOWY for the month, 3.08 inches;
average number of days with .Ol of an inch
or more, IL; the greatest monthly precipita-
ton was 5.8S inches, in 1887: the least
monthly precipitation was !. 13 inches in 1892;
greatest amount of precipitation recorded
in any twenty-four consecutive hours was
| IA inches on Dec % and 80, 1887; the great
est amount OF snowfall recorded in any
twenty-four consecutive hours (record ex-
tending to winter of 1888 only was 81
inches, on Dec. %, 1887; average number OF
clear days H. partly cloudy days, II; cloudy
days, 10; the prevailing winds have been
from the south; the highest velocity of the
wind was 40 miles, from the southwest, on
Dec. 81. 1895.
The old arch bridge between this city
and Berlin, which now appears to stand in
fair way OF being torn down to make way
for new modern structure, has an inter.
esting history. 1t is perhaps the oldest
bridge in this part Of the state, and was
opened for travel September II, 1926, though
it was not completed until several days
later. On the day the bridge was opened, a
muster OF state militia was being held on
the Langdon meadow on the Berlin side of
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travel that day the carpenters worked by
torchlight all the preceding night The
first persons to eros, the bridge were the
members of rifle company from Marsh
field who were drawn up in line on this
side OF the river while the workmen laid
the planks on one half of the bridge. W.
Nelson Peck one of the older residents Of
this city, stood just this side of the bridge
while the company marched over and has
a distinct memory of the circumstances Of
the building and opening of the bridge
Although he was only fifteen years old
when the bridge was built Mr.. Peck re-
members two bridges which stood there be-
fore that, both of which were carried away
by high water, the last one in the spring of
1926. AT that time saw mill, grist mill
and paper mill stood where the Cotton
Manufacturing Company's shops now are,
while on this side of the river there were a
paper and wooden mill. The grist mill
across the river was carried off in the spring
of 1926, at the same time the bridge went
down.
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