Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-08
General Vermont News.

The question as To who will serve as vii.
laye bailifrs ut Brattleboro for the coming
year seems further from solution than at
any time since the caucus. Rev. y. Morse
declined the nomination and u meeting OF
the Republican and Democratic town oom-
mittees was held to file nominations in place
OF the four who had declined. The names
Of four members of the old board were filed,
each having reluctantly consented. They
were Z. l.. Parker John Calvin, j. j. Eek
les and Z. II. Thompson. When it was
learned that the name of j.
Grey Estey, the other member of tho
old board had been left on, two
members OF the old board. Mr.. Thompson
and Mr.. Parker who had agreed not to serve
unless the entire old board was nominated,
again refused to accept the nomination. aud
MIR. Fleming, the only caucus nominee who
has not resigned, was interviewed, not by
tho town committee. however. with respect
to his resgning To make room for the name
of MIR. Estey. He refused to resign. and
since then Mr. Calvin ahd MIR. Erkles have
resigned for personal reasons. 1t is too late
to file more names and there is now but ons
nominee for village balin.
The arrangements are nearly completed
for the annual meeting of the grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows of Vermont. which is to be
held at Montpelier on May ls 10, 20. On
Tuesday, May Is, the grand cncampment
will be held in Odd Fellows hall in this
city. The encampment degrees will be eN-
emplited during the day, and banquet
under the auspices of the grand
masters, will be held in the evening at the
Pavilion. The grand lodge will convene We'd
nesday morning, May ~. At o'clock in tho
afternoon Collie. Grant and staff, assisted
by Montpelier canton, will confer the degree
ofichivalry. This ceremony will be public. At
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon comes the
grand parade of Patriarchs Militant of the
state, which will include the officers and
members Of the grand encampment of YER
mont. At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in
Blanchard's opera house, will be held the
50th anniversary exercises. Thursday, May
20, q business session of the grand lodge will
be held at which officers will he elected.
Thursday evening the officers of the grand
lodge will tender II reception to the state
Rebekah assembly, which holds its annual
session Friday.
EX-Iieutenant- Governor II. A. Fletcher's
funeral was held at the farmhouse in Caven-
dish where he had spent his life. There was
large attendance the townspeople turning
out in large numbers to pay their last marks
of respect to their friend. and many people
from all over the state being present. Rev.
G. d. owen of Ludlow conducted the flu
neral service, assisted by Rev. A. ii. Murray
Of Cayendish. o. o. Howard Post. q. AR,
OF Ludlow, of which he was member. con.
Quoted the services at the grave. The inter-
ment was in the family lot. Among those
present from out OF town were ex-Goyernor
Page. Secretary. OF state Brownell OF Bur
lngton, State Treasurer Field and W. A.
Patrick Of Rutland +. ID. Proctor of Proctor,
Hugh Henry and James A. Pollard OF Chess
ter and Judge Parker of Andover.
Rising Sun lodge,7, f. and A. NJ, of Royal
ton, was one of the three Vermont lodges
that survived the strife of anti Masonic times,
and preserved it's charter. The charter was
signed by John Chapman. grand master, and
was granted October .. 1907. Among the dis
tinguished names on its rolls is found that OF
Jacob Collamcr, the noted Vermont jurist
and senator. who was postmaster general In
| President Taylors cabinet Colonel Samuel
Austin of Tunbridge, prominent member OF
| the state Legislature in the early part of the
century Hon. willard Pierce, Hon. Jason
| Carpenter, General Elias Stevens, DIR. Joseph
A. Denison, and DIR. G. NJ. Chandler, who
were men of considerable note in this part
of Vermont In their day, were members OF
the lodge.
Mrs. Fred I. Seward of West Rutland
attem pied suicide at her home on Clarendon
avenue. She was found by her husband
when he returned from work sitting In II
rocking-chair with her throat cut. He
summoned help and DIR. Perry was called.
When he arrived she was so weak that no
pulse could be felt. He stopped the flow OF
blood and dressed the wound. The cut was
about five inches in length. The large
arteries were not injured. but the anterior
iugulars and the wind pipe were severed.
The deed was attributed to Mrs Stewards
despondency. They have been married but
tn rec years.
Bishop A. G.. Hall, who has been on a
three months trip to Bermuda for his health !.
has returned and is at his home ut Rock
Point. Bishop Hall spent all but about three
weeks of his absence In Bermuda, returning
to stay for fortnight in Lakewood, Nj. and
| n RpQtnn hpf0ra N tn
Burlington. The bishops many friends will
be pleased to learn of his improving health
and that he has obtained IL thorough rest.
A curious freak who operated in Washing
ton county about year ago, who went to
peoples houses and ordered two hens killed
and dressed, saying he would le urn and
| buy, never doing 30, has again turned up.
He has lately been doing his little game in
Barre, ordering two chickens ut each house.
! Those with last years experience are letting
their chickens live. but it Is reported that he
is covering a larger territory this year.
| What his object Is no one seems to know
corps of engineers and surveyors have
been at work the past week surveying for
| the new long distance telephone line be-
tween Montpelier and White River Junction,
to connect there with the metallic line to
Boston and New York. The headquarters
of this line in Montpelier will he at the Cen
trul Office of the Vermont Telephone and
| 1tleGfaDn COMPANY
The experiment station has jnst issued
bulletin 59. containing the analysis OF GG
brands Of commercial fertilizers. ltis prob
able that nine-tenths OF the trade of the
state Is confined to the brands published in
this bulletin. 1t will be sent to any address
without charge. upon application to the Yer
mont agricultural experiment station. Bur-
lington, VT
L. B. Fuller has been arrested at Heart
wellville by Deputy United States Marshal
II. G. Nolan for violation of the postal laws.
| He was brought before United States Com
missioner II. X. Fowler. at Manchester and
furnished 500 bail for his appearance at tho
May term of the United States District court
at Windsor.
William Parsons Of Mil ilesay q 'c itltaily
discharged Il shotgun on April -, tn. en-
tents entering his breis. ls. above the
heart a cll'n Il 'l.h in u f'w m.nl:a'.
Parsons was trying to sh rot haSi which
had boen catching his chicken.
Sta istics from the graz ID scho u Of Ben
ningto for the year ending March 81. show
the to al enrolment OF sch ,arS to be 74s.
The aggregate days attendant fpr the last
year was l.952, and for tn, year previJ
100,2l6.
The war n :anst the liquor dealers of
Barre is still hot Recently 10 barrels OF
,er were taken from the Central Vermont
freight station, and 10 eases Of whiskey from
the Office OF the American Express company.
William KYLE AMI Mrs. Catherine Sry nour
were married by Rev. Father j. NJ Gelot at
st. Mary's church Mid ilejIry. The bride
groom Is over 80 years Of age but is veii
rugged for his years.