Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
General Vermont News.

Thomas Carroll. who for about two months
has been the ostcnsihc head of the firm of
I. u. Carroll. brokers. etc, at Bennington,
left town saying that he was going IL New
York, and would he back in day or two
has not been seen since. Before going ho
closed up his bank account, drawing
out his balance. On the sleeper the same
night his clerk left. Neither have returned.
but Mrs. Carroll left to join her husband.
MIR. Carroll came here about two months
ago. and established II brokers' office, an
nouncing it n u branch office Of J. Il. "il'
lard 4 Go. Of New York. A telegraph line
to connect with the one Of Willard 4 Go. waa
run from Ncrh Bennington. This waI
put in by Willard Il CO. Mr. Carroll appar-
emily did good business and his departure
and failure to return is surprise.
Various rumors have boon in circulation
as to the amount he probably had taken
with him which had been put up as margins
on different ventures. Tho best intorma-
tion shows that the total is not far from
1926, and it is the general opinion of the
parties who had the money up that he will
arrange to settle everything. \ represent
tive OF New York hols who was in Ben
nington looking after affairs, stated as much
and telegram received from Willard Go.
intimated the same. Mr.. Carroll also left
few small private debts
The annual meeting of tho stat" Council.
of the Junior Order, United American Me-
chanics was at Montpelier, with twcn'y-nino
delegates present from the thirty-tvr coun-
ellis in the state. The following officers were
elected Allen l.. Peasc. Hartford. Z. =. C.;
+. W. Alexander. Montpelier =. g.; n. IT,
Cleverly, North Hartland, $. v. G.; +. W.
Hawley, Norwich, :. G.. \; G. II. Harris,
Bethel, s. G. c.; q. q. Farr. Springfield. $.
G. W.. W. H. Kinney. Randolph. c. |. s.; 4.
II. Silsby, West Burke, s. c. q. r.; T.. q.
Austin, Windsor. s. &. Chaplain; trustees,
Charles Hinkley, Royalton, for three years
S. II. Kent. st. Johnsbury, for one year,
National representative for five years. Il. Y.
Starkey. Lyndonville; for two years. :. IL.
Kent. st. Johnsbury. These officers wrra
installed by National Deputy Councillor
George ID. Wood OF Hartland. The next
session will be held Mt st. Johnshury the
first Wednesday in October, preceded tho
day before by field day and parade of tn"
order. This order is only n year old in Yer
mont but has 35 councils with membership
of 200. 1t has been in existence In tn"
United States forty-four years and has over
200 900 members.
II. +. Richardson OF Washington has ro-
Gently sold to ProfessorF. f. Austin of Am"s-
bury, Mass, quarry No. 3of his steel gray
marble. Mr.. Austin is noted science lee
turer who has travelled extensively, visiting
the foremost slate, granite, and marble quar-
ries of the East. He has carried samples OF
the Washington marble through Vermont
New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, and
finds by its analysis that its building quail
ties are superior to any granite or marble on
the market Its analysis has been most
carefully ERECTED IN the chemical l'lpotatory
of yarmouth college and the constituents
proven to be carbonate of calcium, magne-
stun and iron, silicon diOXidc and phosphorus
acid, silicates of iron, aluminium, hydrogen,
potassium 'souiuml, lthi'1ii' HMuorrh' M p"tl"n
manganese anu titah'uih. INC plcuoiil,n",hhs
constituents prove the rock ,t, 10 ps mhrna"
vi supeIlor Iu"n'y, mT.w'unss"n"'S ~, ta ',, ra",
anu. .; ~ - y, 6Ih. n hni vith fnrr, ~
Austih VIII otsin opsial'ois M,.u Wv i"i." ,.J y,
men curing tno su,i,lc. anu nu ,as ~
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The interest that prevailed during tho
trial Of the murder case OF the state against
Isabella Marsh ana William Buzzell hav-
ing subsided, it is Of interest t. note what
was the approximate cost t. the state of tho
trial. In round numbers the bills tho state
had to foot are as follows: witness ices,
| $2, 500 counsel fees, $4,000 other expenses
of the court, jurors. etc, not ncldd-
ing the salary of the presiding
Judge slooo, making y totai oi So9Gu'
Wnsh;p, jUotrs oy nn, t cnr The "a nreiminurv
"asnihS.oH coun,i soui1 & pl.;'.n.;y
nearing Nv Nof.nntlu .i anu tnn ,,i ss,I
Oh tne caso pcioro ..iu %, Sranu !u's Wv VIII a","
tno totni DHpohsE noo ,~, Vi .io Easy w .'.o
y nenlly o. ,,ooo' no W sh' .""' Ia, IL i"
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'ii"h io"r "oehs'
Miss Lillian Ashley. formerly of Randolph,
who last wear sued millionaire Il. j. Bald
win. of San Francisco. for a large sum of
money and her sister Emma Ashley, who
during the trial shot Mt baldwin with a re-
volyer, missing him, brought the baby who
was n feature of the famous trial to tho
Baldwin hotel last week. They were dis
guised with wigs and spectacles. and regis
tered Mrs. Lay and child ana MISS Lay or
Chicago. They proposed to force BALDWIN
to pay for the childs support. Ihey wcre
however, detected, and eJcctcd from the
hotel.
Not far in the future the village OF Ran
dolph will have electric lights. In the arti-
cles OF the warning Tor the annual village
meeting was ono to sec If tho village Will
grant n franchise to the White River Electric
company to put In lights here in the business
proposition to put in lights for u term OF
years at very mouerate cost anu "lso ~
iurnlsn lhem 10 prV,MS p,i.., pai.ieS pni,, Nv 'oiy
10" r"te. ihero was '''''e opPoe''''n
The Lake Champlain yacht club opened
its doors ON May l. weather signals VIII be
displayed daily. bran new set of signals
are making preparations lot a NUMBER oI
races this summer, wnich wiii peS'n ear'y III
the season. flhahci"lly, thc clup ~ ,,, III oN-
ceiiGht cohui'lon anu ii'ore i'oH1S Wni . @ p,o,
paoiy De iaiu 0ut IN tne r"Gos M ',,s. dsu r"It
Oh Ine year VII. oauur on n m hnIf r,, any nd