Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-30
General Vermont News.


Cmnncey II. Hayden. undrrhill; grand
chancellor A. L.. Aldrich Of West Burke
grand vice tempar, Miss Ethel Gould OF
Ranaoipi; grand superintendent OF juvenile
i. trmpars. Mrs. q. =. Wiley of Barre grand
secretary, G. ID. Edgerton OF Nortnileld
grand treasurer, II. A. Hatch of Strai.
l,rd grand auditor, William II. Mat
thews OF Miidlebury These officer,
were appointed Past grand chief tenn
par Geo A. Wattlcs of Bennington: grand
chaplain, Rev T.. W. Sturtevant of East
Biaintree; grand marshal l.. l.. Kelley OF
West Salisbury; grand guard, Mrs. IL. A.
tnss"ll OF Gallup Mills; grand assistant sec-
retary, Mrs. {. ID. Edgerton of Northileld;
grand deputy marshal. Miss Mary Moore of
81. Albans; grand messenger, Elmer H. st.
Johns Of liubbardton. These and the elec-
tive officers were installed by DR.. Mann OF
Brooklyn.
At tho closing session of the Vermont
state Medical society's s+th annual meeting
the following officers were elected Presj-
dent. Lyman Rogers, Bennington vice
president. William ID. Huntington, Roches-
ter; secretary. d: G. Hawley. Burlington !;
TREASURER. u. q. Kemp, Montpelier audi
tor, +. $. Alhee, Bellows Fails; execr-
tive committee. Lyman Rogers OF Ben
nington. u. c. Ilawlcy of Darlington,
j. n. Jennn of ST. Adams; license cen
sors, II. G. Tinkham, Ii. II. Lee. {. w. Stro-
bel; delegates to the Massac chusetts Medical
society. II. ID. IIolton. Brattleboro, and
james n. Jenne to the Rhode Island Mad-
cal society. G. L. Camp, }. II. Jackson TO
the Connecticut Medical society, NJ. ID.
Warren, a. &. Bailey; to the Maine Medical
society, II. Linsey, T.. II. Ross; to the New
England Medical society, |. NJ. Allen, II. II.
| Lee.
| The Norwich public library and publ
school building has just been destroyed by
| lire 1t was II three-story brick structure
valued at $4,000. and was partially insured.
| The building was one Of the oldest historc
! structures in that section, having been
erected in 1894 by Captain Alden Partridge,
and for years used rs military school. the
famous Norwich university. Recently it had
been used for tho graded schools of that
town. 1t also contained the hall of the
junior order, United American Mechanics.
| The library contained 5000 volumes. nearly
all Of which together with the furnishings
were saved. The fire caught in IN adjoining
shed and is supposed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
Forty years ago Charles Cummings, son
| OF the late John l.. Cummings. who lived
just across the Winooski river from Mont
pclier, on the Berlin side, left for parts I'M
known. Since that time his relatives had
heard nothing from him and for many years
mourned him as dead. His father died
many years ago, but his aged mother and u
brother are still living at the old homestead.
| Mr. Cummings returned last week, Wednes-
day evening" and when his identity was
established to the satisfaction OF his mother
! her joy at finding her long-lost son nearly
proved fatal excitement When Mr.. Cum
mings left Montpelier he joined the British
army, and for 40 years he has been in the
queen army and navy. He Is at present u
retired surgeon in that service, stationed ut
| Bermuda.
The summary of the parochial statistics of
the Episcopal church shows that there are
9DO5 baptized members of the church in Ver-
mont, of whom 1896 are communicates.
There were 277 baptsms last year, 189 con-
ilrmations, llG marriages, and 20 burials
The nug1ber of clergy attached to the diocese,
including the bishop, is Al Gan increase of
nine since Bishop Hall came to Vermont
| These serve 81 parishes and missions and
chapels. The total contributions for the year,
as reported. were $65, ,003.9l and the value
| of ali church property is $653, ,387.54, against
which are debts amounting to SIC, ,672.60.
| The following candidates have passed tho
examination required before the supreme
| court committee and have been admitted to
the Vermont bar Walter s. Barton of Bur-
lington, John +. Gale of Guiford, Edward
Il. Buck OF Reading Clinton Frye of st.
Johnsbury, Edward Raymond OF Bridge
water. r. l.. O'Bren of Bellows Falls. Henry
Conler of Winooski Alden Humphrey OF
Ludlow. Fred Pngree of Hartford. II. G.
Shurtletf of Montpelier. Anthony Schwenck
Of Bratteboro, Albert Farman of Newport,
Leon Latham of Randolph, Frank Mills OF
Newport, and Clark G. Briggs OF Burling-
| ton.
At the business meeting OF the Teach
ers association ut Woodstock the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Prssi
dent, l.. II. Whitehill of Woodstock secre-
tary, s. II. Erskine OF Rutland; treasurer,
N. j. Whitehill of Montpelier; executive
committee, +. A. Basnall of st. Albans, G.
o. Davis OF White River Junction, and ID.
Y. Comstock of st. Johnsbury. One vice
president was chosen for each county. Tho
| treasurer's report showed q small balance
| in the treasury of the association.
Egbert Starr, who possesses IN estate
| valued at s50l, ,000 died recently in New
York. Among the bequests lie made IL one
of $4,000 to the president and fellows OF
Middlebury college. Middlebury. The be-
quest is given for the purpose of erecting q
library building for the college, unless the
trustees think the interests of the educa-
tional institution will be better subserved
by devoting the money to other purposes.
| The grand jury OF Washington county
has reported an Indictment against Mildred
Brewster. formally charging her with the
murder of Annie Wheeler May 30. The
! Wheeler girl was shot by Mildred Brewster
as the result Of jealousy. Both were inter
ested In the same young man. After killing
her rival, Miss Brewster tried to commit
suicide. Although bullet is still lodged in
her head, she is nearly US well rs ever.
Judge H. C. Ide Of st. Johnsbury, who has
been chief justice of Samoa for the past
three years, has arrived in New York with
his two daughters. and is expected in St.
JOhnsbury the last of this month. Judge
Ide has no plans for the future. unless he
should hear from Washington that tho pres
ident had appointed him to the diplomatic
| service or the judiciary in some federal
court.
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| ado, who was arrested recently in Boston
for embezzlement from the Security Mutual
Life association of Binghamtou, N. Y, was
for many years prior to 1862 n resident of
Montpelier and leader OF the Montpelier
brass band He enlisted from that city as
captain of COZ. l1th Vermont regiment. with
which he served during the war.
The election of officers OF thu second an
nual IN ,etiny Of the Vermont Federation OF
Women's Clubs resulted as follows Pres
dent, Mrs. l.. ID. Temple of Brattleboro vice
president Miss Julia A. G. Jackson OF Bran
don secretary, Mrs. +. II. Blodgett of Lyn-
donville; treasurer, Mrs. j. Henry Jackson
Of Barre.
Tho 25th annual reunion Of the survivors
Of the First regiment OF Vermont cavalry has
just been held at Hyde Park on the 33d an
niversary of the battle Of Cedar Creek. IL.
G. Streeter. A. B. Gibbs. George NJ. Taylor,
f. l.. ID. krycs and Harrison Fisher. all
HloWperS VI the cavalry, anu MT. Strettcr
ut ended the reunion.
The grand Jury Of Washington county re.
ported IS bills considered and 25 true bills
found. The grand jury recommended that
the county Jail be enlarged 1t Is announced
that Mildred Brewster has been indicted for
murder and that her trial is set for Novem- q,
Der ID. County court will take a recess until
November ..
Henry C.. Mower, one Of the oldest loco
motive engineers in New England. has Just
died at Lyndonville. ageI Ga. He was for
forty-four years in the employ Of the Pas
sumpsic and Boston Il Maine roads.
John W. Hobart is dead at st. Abans in
his Goth year. He was general manager OF
the Central Vermont railroad until 1891 when
he retired from active railroad service.
Killed by Boulder.
WINDSOR Me-, Oct. 2S-Robert Murray.
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