Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-26
General Vermont News.

Rudyard kipling has given up Vermont
and it is now believed that he will make his
I:um in the English county of Devonshirc
When Mr.. Kipling settled in Torq,lay or
arriving in England two months ago, he was
regarded merely aS bird of pas age. Iii:
-tay at st. Mary church. tho suburb "f the
queen of English watering places. has
however. So pleased him that there is every
probability he will continue to livrin Devon.
hire.
An effort il being made by tn" business
men Of Springfield to form syndiral" tO
furnish the railroad company with u loan
10 that it car he put in operation this win.
Ter by getting the cars and the power. With
the road once in operation the bonds of the
road will be worth about par and can be
sold readily.
Department Commander Puffer has gone
To Buffalo to arrange for quarters for Yer.
monters who may attend the national en-.
campmcnt to he held in that city the second
week in August.
Some 75 representative farmers of South.
eastern Vermont met III Union hall, Bel
lows Falls. and organized Il branch of the
New England Milk Producers Union. w.
W. Barry of SaNtOns River was chosen pres.
ident and John =. Holmes of Walpole gen.
eral secretary. II was decided to elect a
vice-presidcnt and n secretary for each milk
district, who shall under the direction of the
general president and secretary, attend to
The matters of TIL" union locality
Samuel W. Parker of Newport makes the
county of Orleans present of clock that
will cost 81 900 1t will be placed in the
tower Ofthe county court house by Christ
mas. The toweris being put up in readiness
to receive it by Sheriff Miles. The county
apprOpriatcs $50 and the citizens of New
port make up the balance of the expense OF
preparing the belfry and putting In trans.
parent dialS
The state OF Vermont seems to be distin-
gushed in many notable and diversified
ways 1t transpir that tn" first patent
granted by the United States was t. Samuel
Hopkins of Vermont July 81, 1880, for max
ing pot and pearl ashes.
The House of Correction at Rutland has
now los prisoners which is about 30 more
than the average for the last three wears.
A tank containing q fine specimens Of
brook trout were taken to New York city
Monday, where they will he placed in the
new aquarium at Castl" Gar,Nn. They
ware taken from Caspian Lake.
The remains of Tel Hicks, who died in
Mexico. y. ", were taken to Bennington for
interment. Mr. Hicks was formerly Il we'll.
known citizen of Bennington Center and
went to Mexico about ten years ago to re-
side with n relative. Tn deceased who was
born June 3. 1901. descended from q family
remarkable for longevity. He was one Of
six children. whose average age mt death
was about 9i years. His grandmother lived
to be 100 years old. His grandfather John
Hicks, was one OF the party who threw the
tea overheard into Boston Harbor in 1873,
and was subsequently killed by the British
on the retreat from Lexington in 177j.
The fact that Vermont's Legislature has
just passed an act taxing inhe ritances makes
1t interesting that an Illinois Judge pro-
nounoes q similarlGw in that state unconstt-
tutional. According to this judicial author.
ity the law in that state is so constructed as
to cause unjust discrimination and therefor.
Is In violation OF the state consti.
tuition. 1t is this matter of discrimination
that has given the opponents Of
tho legislation OF this general char
acter of their basis of contention
whenever the law has been brought before
the courts for Interpretation. Inheritance
legislation has been pronounced invalid in
number Of States on account of its fatal
construction in regard to this point.
The difficulty comes in the matter of clas-
riiication, which is usual feature Of
laws OF this kind. Uniformity must be
strictly observed, or the advantage will
inevitably lie with those who would have
the legislation overthrown. The Illinois
law appears to have been complicated
affair at best. The fundamental idea OF
such a law is certainly right and it is to he
hoped that the new Vermont law has been
So carefully drawn as TO stand the
tests when II is referred to the courts
rs 1t undoubtedly will be sooner or later
The public spirited and progressive peo-
pie OF st. Johnsbury are rejoicing over
substantial list of new industries about to
be added to their local enterprises. The
directors Of E.& TFairbanks Il Co.. have de-
cided to manufacture brass globe valves and
the first of the new year they will begin op-
erations on an extensive scale. Among the
towns new buildings is one L. he
devoted to the sale Of all kinds OF
masonry supplies and n number OF other en-
ferprises are also under consideration. /
DR.. Frank W. Page OF Boston has been
chosen superintendent Of the Vermont In
sane asylum, his appointment to take effect
Jan. ], 1897.