Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
General Vermont News.

| Lveryman NJ. g. Fisher oI EsseN Junction
to drive to Colchester. lie returned the
same night. The following day he engaged
the team again, this time to drive to Shell
burne. He did not come back. He gave
his name as Frank Lewis and said be had
been at work for Charles Flynn, the super
intendent Of the poor farm mt Colchester.
MIR. Fisher, failing to receive his property
and hearing nothing from the man who
had hired the horse, visited Shclburnc,
but failed to get clew to the
whereabouts OF Lewis. Later he Wis
tied Plattsburgh and Beekmantown. in
New York state, where Lewis was supposed
to have relatives. still later Fisher received
telegram from Hammond, N. Y. that his
horse was there and that Lewis had been
arrested. Lewis had made an effort to sell
the property to l.. A.. Ha2en OF that place,
giving the name OF u Beekmantown man for
reference as 10 his responsibility. Hazen
wired the Beekmantown party and ID. q.
Slater of Essex who was present, gave in
formation that led to the arrest of Lewis.
Lewis has been brought to Vermont on ex-
tradition papers.
United States Senator William Il. Mason
Of Illinois has wired from Alexandria, Mimi,
| as follows: ION account Of sickness In my
! family, 1t will be impossible for me to meet
my engagement in Vermont. Therefore,
Vermont cities will have to forcgo tho great
pleasure which was in store for them. for u
time Mt least 1t is barely possible that ar
rangemcnts can be made by Senator Mason
to visit Vermont next year during the state
campaign. Senator Mark Hanna has made Mr.
Mason promise to stump Ohto this tnli. Mr.
Mason's home is in Chicago. Senator Mason
is now man in national political life and,
therefore, he IL comparatively unknown to
Vermonters, but his rise in politics, while
not quite cqualing that OF Mr.. Bryan. has
been meteorc in tho extreme. or his great
ability as au orator.it is uflcient to say that
Speaker Reed remarked after hearing him
speak in favor of Chicago for the worlds
fair site, that his five minutes speech was
the best one to which he ever listened.
The jury in the case OF Taylor and oDon-
ald, the Ticonderoga postohice robbers.
charged with assault with intent to Kill and
murder, WHO have been twice tried In Wind
sor county court, returned verdict after de-
liberating six hours, finding Taylor guilty OF
assault and ODonald guilty OF assault with
intent to kill. The case was concluded after
lengthy arguments by the counsel, Johnson
and Moloney making eloquent pleas Tor
the respondents. W. W. Stickney assisted
States Attorney Harvey in the prosecution.
Taylor the younger man, broke down sew
eral times during the progress OF the trial,
and has shown other evidences of the strain
he was under. The testimony was substan-
TALLY the same rs In ths former trial, but
both prisoners took the stand this time, tes-
tifying that Officer Tnkham did not give
| his authority when making tho arrest at
| Rochester. in which number of shots were
fred by officers and the fleeing burglars.
State Fish Culturist Cheney of New York
| is grGtilled at the apparent success OF his ef-
| forts to stock Lake George and Lake Cham
plain with landlocked splmon. In 1894 sew
eral carloads of yearing landlockod salmon
were placed in brooks near the head OF
| Lake George and In the brooks flow
ing into Lake Champlain, between Port
Henry and Bluff Point The following
year q similar consignment was depos-
tied in the same waters. Mr.; Cheney has
Port Henry that landlocked salmon
weighing 3ls pounds had been caught near
that place in Lake Champlain. MIR. Cheney
thinks larger salmon will be taken IN both
lakes this year. He has arranged to free
another lot of the yearlings In each lake this
fall.
The exercises in celebration of the con-
tennial of the Caledonia county grammar
school at Peacliam have been much enjoyed.
| The exercises were formally opened with an
able address by Congressman John b. Gil
fellon of Minneapolis, which was followed
by historical address by Prof Henry d.
Wild OF Williams college. An address by
Prof. G. II. Cambridge then followed.
Dinner was served in the Congregational
| and Methodist churches. and a host OF loyal
alumni and friends OF the institution were
fed. Postprandial speeches were made by
various gentlemen, Martin Eugene McClarey
| OF Malone, N. Y, acting as toastmaster.
The day closed with grand reception in the
evening The exercises were held In large
tent, which had seating capacity of about
1000.
William LAWN, the Brattleboro tenor, has
Just received u cablegram announcing his
engagement to sing with Nine. Mnrcella
Sembrich OH her tour Of the United States.
! The opening concert will be given in the
Metropolitan opera house in New York
October 26. Mr.. LAWN has also been en-
| gagged to sing In two performances OF the
"Creation" mt the Claremont On. II. } music
festival beginning September 3, and he will
be one of the artists ut the Worcester festival.
| Frederick Mahn, BostOn's celebrated violin
ist, will play at the Howe-Lavin concert in
Brattleboro the Goth instead of Wulf Fries,
as was at first expected, and Paul H. Fox OF
the Boston symphony orchestra will be the
flutist
Owing to the inclement weather the an
nual regatta of the Lake Champlain Yacht
club at Burlington was anything but q sue
cess. Three races were pulled Off. The
first class of 20 to 80 footers and the second
| class were started together. The CLEAN, be-
longing to w. II. FOote Of Port Henry, won
the first class in one hour, ID minutes and
so seconds, beating the Scud. The second
class was taken by Robert j., belonging to
A. Adsit, one hour, 20 minutes and so SEQ
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second. The race for small yachts, steam,
/ and naphtha, etc, was taken by L.C. Grants 8
boat, l.. G. g., and for the larger bouts by
the Lillian.
At the annual meeting of the trustees OF
| the Vermont Soldiers home held at Chester
the trustees present were Gov. Grout, Hugh
Henry of Chester, II. A. Huse of Montpelier
Brattleboro, Ozro Meacham Of Brandon, J.
N. Stearns OF Bradford, and Gen. Green
leaf of Burlington. Reports were received
showing that the home was running along
in a satisfactory way. The old board OF
officers was reelected: Judge Henry, presi-
Stearns, treasurer. N. p Bowman Of st.
Johnsbury was elected trustee In place OF
H. X. Ide, deceased.
O'Donald was sentenced to 10 years in
state prison and Taylor to one year In the
bouse OF correction at Rutland. They had
been sentenced by Judge Taft at the May
term Of the county court In Woodstock the
same year to 25 years each In the state
prison, but secured new trial. ODonald
Is 53 years old. and Taylor 25. They had
served two and a half yenrs of their former
sentences. AS Taylor's sentence Is but for
one year he has already served 1t and year
and a half to spare. -.
George Winn, Windsor jeweer, was sur
prised the other morning ut tho way in which
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him. He had found the four In front Of his
house, and he took them In and put them on
a table. The old bat, which had shown
fight, then turned on its back and feigned
death. The little ones fastened themselves
to it, and the old one Hoped instantly and
flew away. taking her family along.
Mr.. and Nrs. Paschal P. Williamson OF
South Pomfret have Just passed the 62d mile
stone Of married life. Their friends and
relatives celebrated the occasion, and this
was the FIRST of their marriage anniversa-
| ries that had ever been marked by cele-
bration. Neither Mr.. Williamson nor his
wife has ever ridden on the ears.
Some one reported at East Concord
recently that he had seen bear In w. v.
Hardy's back lot. and a number of boys
went there to shoot the animal. They shot
and killed it, but the animal proved to be
Mr.. Hardys black sheep, for Which they
paid 90.