Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-14
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EDWARD G. DANA.


u was so large that good-sized room was
supposed to be enclosed within its sides.
Recently two men took upon themselves
the task Of opening the mound and revealing
Its contents. An excavation tall enough for
the mon to work in was made for l6 feet from
the side toward the centre Of the mound, re-
vealing nothing but sand. After another
hole had been dug 10 feet deep on the top
OF the mound, the men gave up the work.
concluding that the Indians had nothing to
do with 1t.
The July Metropolitan contains an illus
trated article on Artist CHI Highly, a former
Brattleboro boy. whose weird creations, in
which are always introduced a snake or
curves representing tho sinuous, graceful
motions OF these reptiles, are graphical
iy portrayed by Samuel Barnet. Higby's
studio on Fourteenth street, New York, Is
| elaborately decorated In gaudy eastern col
ors and is always supplied with u score or
more serpents, which are used In his par
in decorative work are said to rank high
and are always in demand. Young Highly
is the son OF a former Brattleboro manufac-
turer of sewing machines.
The following pensions have been era nted
to VermOnters: Original, William O'Neil OF
Shelburne; increase, James Il. McGbben
OF Brandon, Charlie Lepage OF Barre; res-
and increase. Charles j. Hall of Bridgeport;
Pownal, Rhoda 4. Fraser of F,rattle6oro;
original, William Woodbury., Castleton; ad-
ditional, William j. Cheney, Albany; in
crease, Stearns s. Hutchinson, Braintree;re-
Issue, Edwin g. Crosset. Waterbury.
Major Osman D. Clark, Captain Frank l.,
Howe; (Co. F, Northleld.) and Captain
Cornelius NJ. Brownell, (Co. NJ, Burlipg-
TOM all of the First regiment, Vermont
National Guard have been appointeda a boaid d
OF inspection Cor suryey) to examine and
report upon the condition Of clothing camp,
and garrison equipage, Ordnance stores and
such other property as may be brought be-
fore them, for which Bvt. Maj. General VIM.
Gilmore, quartermaster-general, is respon-
sible.
Division Commander W. W. Lapoint Of
the Vermont Division, Sons OF Veterans, U.
$. A., has appointed Elmer +. Perry adju-
tant and l.. N. Gauthier quartermaster on
his staff. Both are members OF Camp No. !.
Barre. He has also appoint d rs press com
mittee H. o. Bixby of Chelsea, r. W. sault
! of Randolph. Earl Marsh of Manchester,
George Fisher OF LyndOnvile, q. j. Smith
Of Huntington. The camp at Island
Pond has the largest membership in the d-
vision.
1t is said that few gold Democrats of
southern Vermont will soon take an indie
pendent stand and organize under the
leadership Of A. p. Childs of Bennington;
that they will advocate sound money cur
renoy on gold basis and tariff for revenue
only. The Democrats of Bennington county
are nearly all silver advocates and supported
Bryan under the leadership of ohl Robin
son, Z. 3. Harris, Charles A. Maurer, M. G.
Remington and Others
| s. Villas of Winooski has been chosen
principal of the Randolph high school. out
| OF 90 candidates. He succeeds Prot. N. j.
Whitehill, Mr.. Villas is nephew Of the Hon.
Levi B. Villas, a prominent Chelsea lawyer,
/ e..
William F. Villas of Wisconsin. He is
graduate OF the University of Vermont, and
has been principal OF several academies.
j. Il. Harris OF st. Johnsbury has bought
Harris's Weekly from g. A. Calderwood, as
signee Of the Blood estate. Mr.. Harris was
the first owner Of the paper, having started
it nearly two years ago. Last spring he sod
soon after he assumed the management and
incurred heavy debts, for which the paper
was recently sold.
| At the annual meeting OF the stock holders
Of the Rutland railroad, the board OF d.
rectors were reelected es follows: Percival
W. Clement and Wallace G. Clement OF Rut-
land, George H. Ball and Edgar Harding of
and Chester Griswold of New York city,
Horace G. Young ofAlbany, N. Y, and John
w. Stewart of Middlebury.
William H. Fuller, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association of Bennington,
accepted the invitation of Gen. J. J. Estey
of Brattleboro to take charge OF the Young
Mems Christian association tent at tho an
nual encam pment OF the Vermont National
Guard held this week at Chester. Mr.. Fuller
was formerly secretary OF the Bratteboro
association.
General Grout has presented memorial Of
Ex-Governor Mansur in favor of 81 per one
thousand on white pine lumber; also memo
rals from the Bethel Shoe company and g.
A. Hibbard Boot and Shoe company, pro-
testing against any increase In the present
rate OF duty on tanned skins for morocco.
The following Vermont postmasters have
been commissioned James II. Patch OF
East Fletcher ; Ala l.. Warner, Londonderry
David Il. Field of Milton Walter Il. Perley
OF West Enosburg; William II. Churchill Of
West Dover.
The public schools in Baltimore, the
smallest town in the United States, have
closed for their summer vacations. During
! the term OF ten weeks which has Just closed
the whole number Of pupils enrolled was H.
The Major Beck summer hotel In Halifax
has been sold to Hosea Mann Of Wilmington.
Inc sale was made through Baileys agency.
It Is probable that the hotel will be run the
rest Of the season by New York parties.
Florence NJ. Wilson, division president OF
the Vermont l.. A. S.to Sons OF Veterans. has
secretary, and L. r. Monohan of Underhill,
judge advocate.
Four Westville boys who started out re-
Gently for the Klondyke gold regions re-
turned on the steamer q. H. Northam much
wiser. They we're Frank Tucker, Is; George
Melia, %; George Kitchen, 20, and Peter
German, 20.
George W. Marble has bought of Judge
IIilton's agent, H. G. Curling the old brick
wooden mill ,grist mill and saw mill at Wood
stock. l.. b. Marble 4 Son have rented the
saw and grist mill for many years.
The excellent portrait of the late General
Peter T.. Washburn. by Mark Z. Siayton,
now hangs with those of other eminent Yer
mont lawyers In the county courtroom at
Woodstock.
Rev. A. v. S. Wallace OF the First Presby-
terian church Of Thompsonville and his wife
and daughter have gone to Little Britain, N.
V, where they will spend vacation OF four
weeks.
The body OF Howard Fuller. who was
drowned by the capsizing of d boat ut New
port, was found. 1t lay in Is feet OF water,
and was bloated almost beyond recos ition.
Colonel and Mrs. Fred L. Smith of Mont
peier, gave a recent basket picnic at Camp
Lookout, near Mirror Lake, Berlin. to vet
Grams Of the war with their "auxiliaries."
Priv to Bradlee of Co. NJ, First regiment,
bulls eyes at six hundred yards In target
practice on the Fort Ethan Allen range.
Major J. NJ. Cady of st. Johnshury, who
has held the position of major OF the Uni
formed Rank, Knights of Pythias, Of the
state, has resigned.
Rev. George A. Furness OF Lay college,
Revere, has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Congregational church In South
Wardsboro.
The Columbian Marble company has laid
Of IS Of the ~ men employed at its quarry
at Proctor.
Delmar J. Vail Of Orwell. has been nomi-
mated for consul at Charlottetown, p. 4. I.
Among the fourth class postmasters tust
appointed was W. W. Coo OF West Burke.
Ambrose Rierce. the California war
horse, appears to have been fouled by
some careless book reviewer, for he
awpatlv roma rtS that .the repr111ptiOn