Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-05
General Vermont News.

! celebrated his S5th birthday. Mr.. llarnan
was born u. rawirt in May, 1872. He is rc-
markably active and is at his office every
day transacting business. lie studied law
with his father and was admitted to tho
Rutland county har in 1888 Charles X. Will
! liams, ,aIterwarl chief Justice OF the supreme
/ court and also governor of tho state. being
! presiding Judge. MIR. llur,nan practiced law
nt Pawlet until lSis. when he removed to Ben
ningion. lie represented Pawlet in the consti-
| tutiOnal convention in 1913 and was county
commissioner for Rutland county in 1876 and
! lS47. After removing to Bennington hc was
! for several wears cashier Of thr stark bank,
reSuninS law In 1889. since which time he
! has been prart,ins. He is the second old
est member of the Vermont bar. the oldest
! being Daniel Roberts Of Burlington, who
was born ut Manchester. in this county. MIR.
Harmans wife. who was II native of Pitts
| ford. Is living, and his son is county clerk OF
! Rutland county.
The grand lodge. |. .. o. f., has voted to
pay the following yearly salaries: Grand
master, S4O0; grand secretary, 5000; grand
treasurer, S25. The following officers were
appointed by the grand master; Grand mar
ductor, L. A. Shcrburnc, Montpelier;
grand guardian. $. II. Waite, Hyde
Park; grand herald, L. V. Green,
Rutland. The following district deputies
were appointed Henry Sherwin, Manchcs-
ter; W. {. Horton. Rutland; II. II. Holden,
|
A. Walcott, Barton; $. G. Otis, West Burke;
| Is. l.. Boyle, White River Junction: w. ID.
Howe. Readsboro; j. II. B!akely, Bellows
Falls; j. NJ. Dugan, Brattleboro.
Joseph NJ. Dwyer. formerly n resident OF
White River junction. but now of Canaan,
N. H.. was arrested by High Sheriff
Romaine A. Spatrord on n warrant
charging him with the sale of Intoxicating
liquors while proprietor of the j. J.M.Dwyer& Il
Co., drug store. He was taken before
Justice of the Peace Horace c. Pease and
pleaded not guilty to 100 first ollenses, the
lines for which amounted to $1,000. Bail
was fixed at $500. which was furnished by
the respondents father-n-law,. Daniel
Ahern. The state was represented by At
torney J. q. Harvey and the respondent by
A. q. Cox. An appeal was taken to tho
county court.
Owen Brayley of Burlington was arrested
at Chimney Point on II charge OF stealing
bicycle from Frank II Parker of Burlington,
last week. Deputy Sheriff Middlcbrook was
notified of the theft and traced Brayley
through Addison to the Port Henry ferry,
where he crossed to the New York side
Barnes at the ferry by Officer Middlebrook
TO hold Brayley II he returned, rs it was
thought he would. Middebrook went to
Chimney Point, where the arrest was
made. Brayley was put in tho Vergennes
jail.
At the 18th annual assembly of the Yer.
mont Daughters of Eebekah lodges, just held
at Montpelier, and following the Odd Eel
lows state convention, the following officers
were chosen for the coming year President,
Mrs Elmer Bates OF Northneld vice -presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary G. Goodell of Burlington |;
secretary, Mrs. Louise L.; Boyce Of Of
Lyndonville. This was the first assembly
under the new state charter The session
was devoted to routine business. The Re-
bekah lodge from Woodsyillc, n. H., con-
ferred the Rebekah degree.
At n special town meeting at Springfield,
the town voted to give its $50, 900 worth of
stock in the uncompleted Springfield electric
railway. connecting Springfield with Charles
town, N. H., to any responsible party who
will complete the road and put IL In running
condition. OF the 100000 capital stock
only $54, 600 has been paid in, md of this
amount this town paid 100000. The road
has been at n standstill since last December.
Fully 100000 is needed to put 1t In opera
tion. 1t is thought II Boston syndicate will
purchase the road. putting In $4,000 and
local parties the remaining $4,000.
Mrs. Susan Morse Perry OF New York, tho
friend of Cuba Libre and the granddaughter
OF Professor Morse, the inventor of the tele-
graph has received from DR.. W. Seward
Webb an order for four bonds of the Cuban
Republic, which he DE- Webb will present
to his children, Miss Frederick webb, Mas
ter james Watson Webb, william Seward
Webb. Jr., and Vanderbilt Webb. in memory
of their grandfather. General Webb, from
Connecticut, OF the amy of the American
Revolution.
George Nj. Edgerton of Meohanicsvlle
came to Rutland with frog in his throat in
the shape of silver dollar, which he had
swallowed the day before at is home. Mr..
Edgerton went to DR.. NJ. II. Grains Office on
Centre street, where the doctor applied the
X-rays to his throat. The dollar was located
in the upper part of the chest. An instru-
ment was then passed down the throat and
the coin was pulled out.
The United States government will build
at Fort Ethan Allen during the present year
u band barracks four double sets Of officers
GERS quarters. one double barracks for two
troops OF cavalry stables. When these are
completed this post will be regimental
headquarters, and. with Fort Myer, Va,
will tie the only cavalry headquarters east
OF the Mississippi river.
Bert +. French, formerly with Emerson Il
Son of Bratteboro. has just died at Plain
field, N. II. Mr. French had been affected
with consumption for II year and finished
work at Emerson's furniture store in Febru-
ary. He had been employed ut Emerson %
five years and was an excellent salesman.
He was member Of the Masonic lodge OF
Brattleboro, was ~ and unmarried.
Az JN0 annual uoelluB VI tho LpWoiIh
league at Groton recently the following
officers we're elected: President, Mrs. w.
Todd: first vice president, Mrs. Theresa
Cochran: second vice president, lrs. George
Pilsbury; third vice president, Mrs. Charles
Chaplin; fourth vice president Mrs. G. A.
Taisey: secretary, Mrs. +. +. Darling; treas
urer, Mrs. Martha Jones.
The Swanton high school won from the
) Brigham academy at Bakersfield by score
J of l3 to 10. The features of the game were
: the batting of Cosgrove, Hunt and the
, double play Of Bell This is the first time
they were ever beaten on their own grounds
The funeral of Mrs. A. c. Gould, widow of
Wm Gould, has Just been held at her home
beyond West Brattleboro. Mrs. Gould died
= of consumption at the age of 10. She was u
sister Of Mrs. Sabrina Miller, and mother OF
Austin H. Could
Bristol is to have a condensed milk fac
} tory. Everts Il Eastman, the proprietors of
the Cold Spring creamery, have purchased
u Daniel MOnrOe's property near the covered
bridge, and work will begin on the buildings
in a few days.
Governor Grout has appointed E. P. Gill
son OF Rutland trustee Of the Vermont
asylum for the insane at Waterbury, vice
Vim. r. Page, resigned.
=. Charles Henkel sailed on June 3 on the
= North German Lloyd steamer Frederick der
Crosse for a visit of several months in Lon
d don and Bremen.
e The celeb ated bull, Garfield Stoke PoSis
n OF the Billings herd at Woodstock, is dead ol
a pneumonia. He was son OF Exile OF st.
Lambert. and one Of the worlds greatest
: butter sires, having thirty-two daughters IN
/ the test list-a record excclling that OF any
4 other living bull. He was eleven years old.
l.. Chapmans steam mill. on the mountain
five miles east of Mi Mildlebury. has been
8 burned. with the barns and aquantity ol
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