Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-23
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EDWARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

IdlIEo0u 10 tue hlOuuike. MT. tlOVet Is So
confident Of its success that he Is ready and
anxious to establish u line OF snow teams
between Fort Wrangel and Dawson City as
soon as the government authorities II. Wash
ington give their sanction and show u dispo-
sition to aid the work. Mr.. Glover
country to Dawson City. u distance
OF 500 miles, in less than u week
after that with train of from eight to ten
cars OF supplies. b. p. Weare and Michael
Cudahy OF Chicago have been to Washing
ton and had several conferences with Secre-
tary Alger and it was practically agreed that
the government would cooperate with the
North American Trading and Transporta-
ton company in sending supplies to the
! klondike miners should the need become
/ imperative. Not more than s250.0O0 would
be necessary to equip dozen trains and put
them in operation, allowing II good sum to
be expended In building u permanent road
way through parts of the toughest land.
In the municipal court at Bennington
Charles styles and Samuel Castle of Bond
vile, pleaded guilty to assault on Miliie
| Williams in that village. September 10, when
he was tarred and feathered and rode on II
rail for repeated visits to house OF un"
savory reputation. Two witnesses on each
side were examined to fix tho degree Of guilt
for which the two respondents should he
fined. The testimony of Williams was very
much against him, he testifylng that he had
served four yearz in the state prison for
various crimes. The court, after stating
that like ofenses were rare in Vermont. and
that committees or mobs had no right to
take the law or administer justice In their
own behalf. even on an ex-convict, fined the
two, including costs, $148.29. Five others
who were subpGnaed as witnesses were ar
rested as accessories. The cases OF two
were nole pressed and three were dischnrS-
ed upon payment of costs incurred, $7.O5 in
each case. The fines and costs were all paid
before the respondents left the court Will
liams now announces that he will bring suit
for damages against each of the convicted
parties.
The people who resided in Montpelier half
century ngo remember the excitement that
| 1t caused when 1t was known that the man
who had robbed the Citizens bank of Ban
gor OF 5000. 900 in cash and bonds had been
located at what is now the Exchange hotel
| In that city. A Boston detective named Pei
ham spotted his man there, but in an
attempt to arrest him received bullet
wound in his shoulder and the thief escaped.
From written confessions left by a hermit
when he died recently ut Dry Run, o.. II Is
believed he was the noted Billy Preston, who
committed the bank robbery and who
narrowly escaped capture here.
| The summary Of the parochial statistics
! Of the Episcopal church shows that there
are 9OO5 baptized members OF the church In
| Vermont OF whom 4G36 are communicates
There were 277 baptisms last year, 1888 con
( The number OF clergy attached to the do
cese. including the bishop, is A Gan increase
! OF nine since Bishop Hall came to Vermont.
| These serve So parishes and missions and
| chapels. The total contributions for the
| year. as reported, were $50, ,003. 81, and the
value Of all church property is $65S, ,3S7.5i,
against which arc debts amounting to
$20,672.G0.
A rumor that comes from q reliable source
says that Rudyard Kipling will return to his
| home in Dummerston just over the Brattle-
| boro line, within n few months DR.. Conland.
perhaps the closest friend the novelist has In
Brattleboro. declines to talk in relation to
| his friend Kipling. The field near MIR. Kip
| ling's residence, which was formerly II
grassy plot, has this year been cultivated
by his man that has charge OF the place, and
fairly good crops secured. The farm and
residence are supposed to represent con-
| siderable number OF thousand dollars and
| forced sale would not command good
| price.
Mrs. Charles Jameson OF Norwich has
started cat farm. The biological depart
ment of Dartmouth college, across the river.
| has for years past required that every stud
| ent in the course should dissect one or more
cats. The consequent frequent incursions
| OF students has had disastrous effects upon
the cat population, and has for repeated
times reused the ire Of farmers. Now the
| Norwich woman has como to the rescue of
cats on humane principle and In what
promises to be profitable business. Some
| 80 students elect the course yearly and there
will be good demand for the commodity.
Last winter Herbert Bailey of South Rye
| gate advertised for wife. The next weeks
paper brought the news from young lady
saying that she was his huckeberry. They
corresponded with each other and eN-
changed photographs. On the strength OF
this he bought nice farm and carried it
on the past summer. Last Saturday he went
to NewDury and met his intended. went to
| the town clerks office and got a license to
be married. and then took her to s. W.
Baileys, his father. She remained there
! until Monday evening, when they were
married by Rev. j. J. Hall.
1t is expected that work will be COM
menced this fall OF setting poles for Ran
dolph's new electric light system. Wirin"
during the winter, so that everything will
be ready to turn on the current in the early
| spring. The dam and power station below
Bethel village will not be completed much
before Feb. l. The promoters OF the scheme
will have the wires to the village come over
Christian I'LL, so that il any ut Randolph
Centre want lights they can be secured at
little expense to them.
State Treasurer Field has received from
the secretary Of state the grand list for 1897
| with one gore missing, and he Is now send
ing out the notices for the state tax of 15
cents on the dollar, which was assessed at
the late general assembl;. Two-thirds of
the amount of the tax apportioned to each
town is to be paid into the state treasury on
| or before Nov. TO- and the remaining third
on or before June 10, 1893. The grand list
Of the state is s1,743 764. "a. as against ST.
| TAG, 972 23 two years ago. The tax will give
| the state about $261 1854.
J.P. Stafford OF East Burke has In his
possession a copy OF a Vicksburg paper, tho
/ last printed before the surrender OF Pember-
ton. 1t is printed on wall paper and con.
| tains some OF the Southern boasts OF how
the city and the Southern cause will continue
| to hold the fort to the last. The editor
didn't realize while his press was running
| that he would be running himself IN few
| minutes after the issue was put out. Stafford
| was o member Of the 10th N. Y. regiment,
| was in the city afew minutes after the paper
was issued and secured copy which he has
preserved as a relic.
Mrs. p. Bresnahan of Proctor. while
shaking out shawl one afternoon
last week, came near losing the sight
Of one OF her eyes. A pin which had been
| fastened in the folds OF the shawl flew into
her left eye. the point penetrating the eye
ball near the corner for some distance. 1t
that the wound will heal with proper caro-
! and that the sight OF the eye will not be i'm
paired.
Hosea Mann OF Wilmington, state examiner
| of savings banks, has exchanged for build
| ing lots In Brattleboro hotel property in Hall
| fax, store and tenement house in wards
boro and some land near Lake Raponda.
On account OF poor health, Rev. W. 8.
| Smart OF Brandon has been Obliged to do
| cline the In vitation to make tae address be-
| fore the Vermont officers union, which isto
| be held at Bennington Nov. D.
Seventy-four frst-class postmasters have
| Just been appointed in Vermont. They in