Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-21
General Vermont News.

Following pensions were granted to YER
monters: Original, Barney Brislin, Brat
tleboro Henry C.Bruce, Hancock ; increase
Philo f. Fuller, Chester Depot William l..
Demerett, North Wolcott; reissue, Francis
Lapie, Westfleld; original, widows. etc.,
Hattie Gorden, Milton.
Rev. John l.. Sewall, a native Of Luen-
burgh. VT, has just been installed Us pastor
of tho First Congregational church Of North
Brook1leld. Mass He graduated from Dart
mouth in 1877, and from .AndOver seminary
in 1882. He has held pastorates at West
minister and Milton VT, Plymouth, Mass,
and Kansas City, Mo.
A. N. Cheney, the alert and ever-invest-
eating New York fish culturist. has just left
Newport, II. l., with the state fish car adj
rcndack," loaded with % novel plant for
lake George. Mr.: Cheney has been spend.
ing some time with professor Quackenbos at
lake Sunapee. in New Hampshire, studying
the habits and qualities Of the famous suna-
pee saibling, and he has final y
exchanged lot Of New York salmon
and brook trout for this Suna-
pee variety which will go to lake George.
The Sunapee trout is not as was for many
years commonly supposed.a distinct species.
1t Is undoubtedly variety OF salvclinus
fontinalis, which under peculiar cOnditio
OF food and environment. has developed
faculty for rapid growth, similar In way,
to the famous Rangely trout Lake George
is wisely chosen for this experimental trans
fer, for the Sunapees need plenty OF room.
l.. p. Copelands mill at Wilmington was
burned, causing loss Of 81 500 The prop
erty was insured for 800. The mill was on
the Dover road. two miles from Wilmington
village, and was formerly owned by c. o.
CLARK. Mr.. Copeland had recently made i'm
portant Improvements upon 1t. The fire Is
supposed to have started from sparks from
a stove, and the flames had obtained great
headway when discovered.
Hosea Mann, Jr.. Of Wilmington, has
added steam power, work shops and yari-
Gus kinds OF machinery to the old mill at
the outlet OF lake Raponda, transforming 1t
into a plant which bids fair to become an
important factor In the development of the
town. The plant is to be used for the man.
ufacture Of the "Raponda reclining chair
and has q capacity OF about fifty chairs per
day.
Bethel huntsmen have been In hot pursuit
= of silver-gray fox. which is still leading in
the chase and keeping his valuable hide out
of harms way. The skins OF these animals
are worth from $40 to $50.
The West Rutland lumber company has
bought so acres of timber land OF A. A. Kid
der. The company has hired the Manhattan
mill and will place In 1t machinery for get
ting out all kinds OF lumber. chair stock,
etc.
The mean temperature for October in
Burlington was 47.3 degrees, with maxi
mum Of &C on the 30th and minimum Of
81 on the 10th. The precipitation amounted
TO asa inches. rain falling on IL days. The
prevailing wind direction was north. 4S
percent Of the time. There were frosts on
the mornings OF the 10th and 2sth. a solar
halo On the 1lth. the first snow of the season
on the 25th and heavy thunder storm on
the 3lst. 1t was far from pleasant month,
being made up Of eight clear. six partly
cloudy and II cloudy days.
The Rutland railroad company are build
ing new iron bridge over Otter creek in
Middlebury, where the present wooden
structure has been an object OF dread to
travellers from time out Of mind.