Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
General Vermont News.

ing NJ HIS Vlu UnUe III NuttTuNfN, HhS btcu
appointed by President Mckinley to
bo Unitcd States consul at Aukiand,
New Zealand. He will leave about the
18th OF August for his new post. Mr..
Dillingham; has been absent from his
native stat. nearly 80 years, Heis the son OF
the late eX-Gov. Paul Dillingham;. Ho first
went West when II mere boy to the home oi
his brother-in-aw, United States Senator
Matt Carpenter. IN Milwaukee, where hs
lived about Is years. Later he imnigrated
still further 10 the West and took up his
abode in San Francisco, in which pla Q
he has since made his home. He has
been engaged largely in insurance busi-
ness there, and he has Interested
himself In several manufacturing concerns
Chief among these is tho Consumers Ice
Co.. a large plant for the making Of artificial
lee with u capacity OF so tons day. in
which he was secretary and director. 70
litically Mr.. Dillingham; stands high. He is
the possessor of admirable executive ability,
which has been shown and realized in his
service for seven consecutive terms as
president Of the Pacific Association Native
Sons Of Vermont. This is an oryani-
zation Of Vermont 3 sons, who have left
their native borders and gone West. and has
a membership of several thousands, COM
prised of some of the most eminent and sue
cessful professional aud business men in
California. Among Mr.. Dillinghams prede-
cessors in this office are Hon. A. Il. Col
ton, formerly city attorney of San Fran
cisco Hon. !. NJ. Shaftcr, formerly OF
Athens, VT; Hon. Henry l.. Dodge, form"
erly of Montpelier; and under Grants ad-
ministration, superintendent OF the United
States mint ut the Golden Gate Hon. Charles
Webb Rowland. president OF Spring Valley
water company, the largest concern OF its
kind America, and Alvnzo Hayward, the
multi-milionaire miner. When IN washing
ton few weeks ago, Mr. Dillingham; re-
signed the presidency of this association
because of the new duties that are soon to
devolve upon him. His successor Is cX-
pected to be Judge +. A. Delcher of the
superior court Of California.
The Detroit branch yard OF the Vermont
Marble company will be discontinued rs
soon rs 1t can conveniently he done. 1t Is
intended to have this take place hy January
/, 1898. Thomas Coiley. who has been man
ager OF it. will continue to live ut Detroit,
and will take care of the Michigan business
principally as travelling salesman for
the Cleveland branch. Robert &. Greer,
who has heretofore travelled for
the Cleveland branch. has been trans
he takes the place of Samuel Williams. Jr.,
who has left the company's service and has
gone into business in Rutland, Mr.. Creer's
place at Cleveland is taken bv John G.. Con-
stable, heretofore connected with the st.
Louis yard. The st. Louis yard has also
lost tho services OF c. =. Fenu, travelling
salesman, who has gone to New York city as
bookkeepcr of the Mattapan Marble
company. in which the Vermont Mar
BILE company has an interest, ana
his place Is filed by Mentor Howard.
L. :. Arnold, who has kept the books Mt st.
Louis, will 20 out on the road in Mr.. Gould
ing's place, and J. Fred Williams of the
do Mr.. Arnold's work. James II. GouldinG,
who has travelled for the st. Louis branch.
will probably come east again and resume
his former work in the main Office at Proc
tor.
The Burgess Sulphite Fiber company Of
Berlin, n H., has recently bought large
tracts of land in Essex county of q. II. Fit1-
gerald and others. Judge II. II. Lucas of
island Pond. the companys agent, is in the
woods large part Of the time looking over
the work, running lines. etc. Ii. w. Marsh
of Norton has a big contract and has $50
men in his camps, located between Averill
and Island Pond. His brother RE. Marsh,
has charge of the business at brighton and
Morgan, and the pulp wood will be loaded
on the cars at Norton Lake and Island Pond.
I. Spaulding d Co. have Is men employed
on the east. Frank LaRoche of Newton has
80 men at work in the southeasterly corner
of Lewis and the wood obtained there Is
loaded on the cars Mt Wcnlock. The whole
amount to be cut on these several contracts
Is 4O. 900 cords. The mill at Berlin uses $50
cords day.
Superintendent Titcomb has distributed
in the tributaries of the Passumpsic section
over zoo, 600 of the Columbia river salmon
which have been Matched from eggs at the
state hatchery this spring. The fish varied
from two to three inches in length, and
were distributed in Slceper's, Moose,
Titcomb thinks most of the fish will find
their way to the ocean and come up the
Connecticut river. but he does not expect
that they will get back here again. Five
millions OF these salmon will be distributed
through the rivers of the Atlantic s'abonrd
this summer. few OF these salmon were
placed In Lake Morey at Fairlee as an ex-
pertinent aud the lake will be screened.
Melvin Robinson of Perkinsville was in
the basement OF his mill recently when the
floor suddenly gave way, precipitating him
some twenty feet into the wheel pit. Three
of his ribs were fractured, his ankle sprained
and parts OF his body were bruised. Tho
bottom of the pit is narrow and was filled at
the time with about two feet of water. Had
it not been for this fact and that he fell di-
rectly downward he would in all probability
haSs lost his life. At the time Of the acci-
dent Albert Billings stood by the window
with his hand clasp:ng the window sill.
This support was all that saved him from
falling.
The final details OF the new Masonic tenn,
pie at Burlington, which has been a;ltat'd
In the fraternity for many years. have been
settled, and the building contract is signed.
Belts Brothers of Rutland arc the contrac.
tors. The foundation Is laid and the con-
tract covers the entire building above. Tbs
temple will be situated on the corner OF
ChuIc and Perl streets. The cost Of tha
structure will be about $sO.OOO. 1t will be
brick with terra Gotta trimmings. Accord
ing to the contract the first floor Of thu tenn
pie will be ready to occupy in April next,
and the entire building will be completed In
June. The temple is to be owned by the
grand lodge of Vermont
The somewhat unusual honor has fallen
to DR.. Charles l.. Dana of having been Of
fered prOfessorship OF nervous diseases IN
both of the great medical colleges OF New
York, Bellevue Medical college and the Uni.
versity Medical college. He has accepted
the chair in the Bellevue school DR.. Dana,
who Is a native of Woodstock has he' s"v-
eral important positions with several medi-
cal institutions AMI Is widely known rs
writer on nervous diseases.
Among the many relies In the house Of
Mrs. George w. Robinson at Bennington
Centre is copy OF IN account book, or
blotter, formerly used in the Catamount
tavern. One pag- is nearly filed With
charges against Ethan Alien fer Grog. 1t
was started In the year 1865, and the II st
charge against Ethan is in April. The total
amount on the page is 20 Is. Sd. Credits on
the bill are for I5 Is. Sd.
Mitchell Larrow Of Brandon, who disap-
peared from home several weeks ago under
peculiar circumstances, has been heard
from and is alive and we'll at his brothers
home in Canada. When I,arrow left hs
started to walk to Salisbury to visit friends,
and as he did not go there and no trace Of
him could be found it was generally be-
lieved that he had been foully dsalt with.
Vermont postmasters recently confirmed
are: II ,mer l.. Beard OF Waterville, Charles
T.. Atwood of StarksborO, Calos Charvey Of
r ,chestsr. vice r. II. Tupper, removed.
solomon $. Hudson of East Haven. Ira j.
Albee has been commissioned postmaster at
East Peacham, vice 1. II. Morrison. .remoyed
Mrs. Ellen Tunn"y has just died at the
home OF her son. j INES Tunpey. In Swan
ton. Mrs. Tunnsy WIS born in | e'and,
Nov. 8. 1916. She livel 10 seq her fifth
generation.
The title Of the Governor Of Rhode
Island Is Governor, Captain General
and COmmander-in-chief of the Stnte