Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29
General Vermont News.

The Ann Story Chapter. Daughters of ths
Revolution uf Rutland. will make II pilgr'm-
age ON FRIDAY, NAV -, tu the grave ot Ann
Story, n heroic woman of the revolution.
who is buried in II country graveyard IN tho
town of Salisbury, some 20 miles north. She
was principal and true character IN
Thompson's novel. "Gre'n Mountain Boys.
The trip will be- made by special train to tho
railway station. when"" they will he taken
by carriage to the grave aud the site of tho
home and cave OF Mother story. Gcn.O.o.
Howard will make an address reunion of
the veterans of Co B OF the 9TH Vermont rcgi-
ment will also hc held. u, which General
Howard General T.. II. Ripley who led tho
regiment into the city OF Richmond; General
Dodge of New York and Lieutenant Dodge
of Chicago. will he present campfire Will
be held at night On saturday Memorial
day service will be- observed, ut which Gem
ernl Howard will he the orator. Hc will go
from there to II Memorial day service Mt
Fitchburg, Mass.
Constitution Encampmcnt No. -. l. ID.
o. f., has Just bacn organized in windsor
by u. o. Wallace of st. Albans. grand chief
patriarch. assisted by other officers OF tho
grand encampment of the state. The en-
campment located at Springfield assisted In
the ceremonies, and conferred the several
degrees on u class of about thirty. Follow
inS are the officers of the new organizations
". NJ. Cleverly, chief patriarch; George A.
Gibbons, high priest; u. +. Rugg, senior
warden; Geo. ID. Clough, treasurer; W.. c.
Ordway, scribe; u. = Barbour, junior
warden; +. W. Billings. guide; Il. n. Coy.
G. U. Boyd, W. T.. Robinson. Frank Weld,
watches: L. C. Wilder. Bert Frost guards; Err
nest Martin. inside sentinel; Rollin When
dali, outside sentinel. With the charter
members. this new organization starts Win
membership OF about forty.
- ! hat 81 nT
Odd Fellows Home previous to the meeting
of the Grand lodge in Montpelier this week:
WINS held in Ludlow. The board organized
under u special act OF the last lcSis'ature
making the home an Incorporated institu-
ton The home is free from incumbrancc,
all debts are paid and there Is money IN .,.o
treasury. The following ia the board OF trus-
tees as ut present organized: II. !" parRer'
grand master. president ex-onlcio, Lyndon
Vile; II. W. Hall. L. Il. NJ. chairman, Burl-
inyton II. l.. Stillson, r. q. NJ. secretary,
bennington H. &. Pullman. L. q. treasurer,
Ludlow; ". d. wilson, p. q. NJ, st.Albans;
o. II. Henderson, p. &. NJ. st. Johnshury;
l.. J. Retting, =. q. NJ. Brattleboro; II. T..
Parker, grand secretary. Bradford; IL. y.
Farrar, p. q. NJ. Rutland C. A. Perry. T.
q. NJ. Readsboro.
Six hundred dollars in prizes Is to be given
mt the tournament of the state Firemen 3
nssocintion to be held in Vergenncs. Juno
III, =
Hand engine contest. first prize, $3.50
second, siOO; hose race, first. $50 second,
SIS third. $25 hook and ladder contest,
first. ?12 second. ?S : third. 80. Entries
should be made to Il. ID. Moore, secretary'
bennington, or to W. N. Thompson, Vor-
gennes before June 18th Barrc Will send
an engine company and hose company.
The membership Of the association now con-
sjsts of 81 life members. So fire companies, u
chief engineers and honorary member.
Hardwick Gazettc is in deep water. its
secured liabilities are about $4,000 and tho
editor, B. II. Abce, is sequrstered by sick
| ness In some locality not generally known.
The establishment has been put into invol-
untary insolvency, aud the messenger has
nut John T.. Harris In charge. ana Mr. Harris
will edit the paper for the time being, which
is guaranty that the readers OF the Gazette
will have lively paper. 1t may pc ahdea
that this appointment effcctually dlsposes OF
the baseless yarn that Mr.. Harris had bought
the Burlington Clipper and would take pos
session June LIST.
Eugene NJ. Campbell Of st. Johnsbury
started on Tuesday for Zurich Switzerland,
to attend the International Supreme Lodge
of Good Templars as representative OF
the Grand Lodge OF Vermont. The other
delegate is the grand chief templar OF YER
mont, Chancey II. Hayden, principal OF Es-
sex Literary Institute. They expect TO re-
turn home about the 10th of July. Besides
attending the session, which lasts about 10
DAYS, they will visit many places OF interest,
including Baden Baden. Antwerp, Cologne:
| Mainz Brussels Heidelberg, the valley OF
the Rhine, Paris. London and Lucerne.
| The town of Salisbury was once slave
holding town. A family coming from Con-
nectcut in the last century brought slave
with them that lived and died in that town.
The Sheldon museum at Middlebury has tho
bill of sale, dated 1878. The price named
was f20.
The Fuller Battery has recently
elected H. l.. Waterman. before junior
second lieutenant first lieutenant to succeed
A. +. Mcclure, resigned. Second sergeant
Geo Collins was chosen Junior second lieu
tenant to succeed Waterman.
o. W. Davis, recently elected captain OF
Company X. Vermont National Guard'
(Bennington), has passed successful eX
| animation before the examining Doard at
Burlington and will be recommended 10 inc
| governor for commission.
Col. Robert J. CoiIey OF BENNINGTON ana
| First Lieut.. Albert Il. Mcclure. brevet cap
tain, late of the first light battery, Brattle-
boro. have each been placed upon the re.
tired list OF the Vermont National Guard
with their respective ranks
Mrs. Maria McCuen of North street, Bur-
lington, has the proud distinction OF having
81 children. grandchildren and great grand
| children. lnlS reHlHTkuuIc iouy Sth ~ VIZ
best of health and expects to live long
enough to see many more
The circulation Of the Rutland free library
during April was 554l. The number OF DOCKS
taken out of the library for corresponding
months in 1895 and 1896 was 522S and 5OO2,
respectively.
The next annual session of the grand COM
mandery, United Order of Golden Cross, oi
Vermont. will be held at Brattleboro on
Wednesday, April A. 1893.
Middlebury's G. A. Il. post will celebrate
Memorial day Monday, May 81. instead OF
Saturday. having obtained dlsPehsatioh
from the department.
The Amidon & Spring portable saw mill
has been moved from West Chesterfield to
the Ball lot in Vernon owned by Mr.. Cum
mings.
Eighteen persons live in one.room
shanty, 16 by 90 feet. in the town OF Wood'
stock, not far from the Bridgewater line.
The annual convocation OF the grand
chapter. o. L. s.. of Vermont, Will pe held
in Barton ON Wednesday, June 2nd.
The Office of Chinese inspector at the port
Of Richford. held by f. NJ. sutton OF Bur
lington has been discontinued.
f. T.. Bassett of Bridgewater shot a large
American bald eagle. which measured D II
feet, the other day.
An effort is being made to organize
knights Of Pythias lodge at Iyndonvliie.