Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-30
General Vermont News.

During the recent cold spell the thermom.
eter registered II degrees below zero.
Mrs. Sally Rathbun OF Bris.on, wife OF
George W. Rathbun, died recently of cancer.
During the recent cold spell the thermom-
eter registered II below zero at West SAILS
bury.
Walter Young.o Monkton, was badly hurt
by Il falling tree while at work recently in
the woods.
Freeman I. W. Weston Of Andovrr, has
just died. aged 10 years He was the
father of DR.. Weston of New Haven.
Walter ID. Taylor of vergennes and verna
!. Cotton. of Ludlow were married recently
in Pittsford, 10y Rev. &. II. Smith.
Elijah Whitney of Middlcsex has mad. an
assignment of his property In favor OF all his
creditors aud J. ". Brock of Montpelier has
been appointed assignee.
Mrs. Charles Merrill of Olcott who was
recently taken tn the Waterbury insane
asylum died there last week the body being
brought to Olcott for burial
John Millington. of SALISBURY. who was
shot by his brother Solomon in an nlterca-
tion died of his I'M urirs. The brother is in
Jail. The quarrel was over an empty oat
bag.
Miss Lillian Purinton, Of lianksNille.
daughter Of John Purinton. died recently
of brain fever and pneumonia. She was
nbout l6 wears old and was most estimabe
young lady.
Rev. NJ. II. France of lIinesburgh has
been engaged by the Sons OF Veterans to
deliver the Union Defenders day address at
Huntington in February.
At the annual meeting of the Essex june
ton Congregational church Aid society. Mrs.
A. +. Read was elected president: Mrs. ID. J..
Hunter. vice president; Mrs. Dora Read,
secretary and treasurer.
The Montpelier High School club has
elected officers as follows President. Whe-
Ian, 9s: vice president. Miss Dravit. '9S
secretary. Emery. 80; treasurer Huse, w.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Montgom-
cry Methodist church has elected these
officers President, Mrs. j. W. Goodspeed
vice-presdent. Mrs. A. Provo; secretary,
and treasurer, Mrs. b. II. Gilbert.
Mrs. Jessie Larrabee of Orwell. who has
been in Rutland the past year as teacher OF
music, is in i'll health and spending her va
cation at home. She is accompanied by Mrs.
Fannie Stearns of Rutland.
While II. A. Aver, an elec' rician in the
employ of the Lincoln and Bristol Tele-
phone Company. was string ng wires recent
ly in South Lincoln he fell from telephone
pole, breaking his back in two places.
At the annual meeting of the East Bark
shire Congregational church society. the
orator. W. j. Olds: clerk, w. d. Samson;
secretary and treasurer, II. n. Domino
committee, A. s. Sykes. |. s. Anderson. l..
Wilson.
The union Sunday school of Huntington
has elected the following officers Super
intendent. W. Il. Martin assistant snpern-
tendcnt, Mrs. I.avina Sweet secretary. Mrs.
Helen Crane: treasurer. Mrs. Mary Wyman
organist. Miss Gertrude Phillips librarians,
Walter Durand and Eula Scoiield.
John b. Gear Of Cornwall. has just
died at the homn of his daughter.
Mrs. Milo B. Williamson. with whom he had
resided for the past seven years. Mr. Gear
was totally blind and had been in feeble
health for some time He leaves n widow.
who is an invalid and resides with another
daughter in Michigan.
Mrs. Emily Powers of East Middlebury
died recently at the home of her grandson.
Harmon Clark. Mrs. Powers was sister OF
William A. Arnold and aunt of W. W.Arnold
of East Middlebury. She was kind friend.
possessing a rare goodness OF heart. Her
whole life was devoted to labor Of heart and
hands for those she loved, and with whom
she lived.
At the annual meeting Of the Montpe-
ier Capital Savings bank the following
directors were elected T. j. Deavitt, Alex
ander Cochran. George s. Sibley. A. J. Sib-
ley, George l.. Blanchard. II. N. Taplin.
The directors organized thus President L.
J. Deavitt first vice-preident. Alexander
Cochran: second vice-prcsident, Albert
JohonnOtt treasurer +. n. Smith.
Mrs. Anna Stafford. of Vergennes, died
of heart failure mt the residence of her
daughter, Mrs.Jula A. Botsford. Mrs. Stat
ford was IS years old. She was born In
Addison and was the daughter of the late
Amos Willmarth Ofthat town. She was twice
married. Her first husband was Henry W.
Warner of Crown Point, n. y. who died
many years ago. She afterward married
Mr.. Harris Stafford of Essex N. Y. who
died in 1882 since which time she has re-
sided here with her daughter
st. Louis papers anounce the death from
apoplexy at his home in that city of Judge
George Denison. Judge Denison was born In
Hartland VT, in 1882. was for two years
student at the University OF Vermont. grad
uating from Amherst in 1855. He began the
James J. Noble and Geo. Chandler, two
other YermOnters. He served term as
Judge of Recorders court, and later two
terms Us Police Court Judge. The remains
were inferred at Godfrey, Ill. He leaves u
wife. four sons and Il daughter.
The annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical Association
has Just been held in Bennington. New by
laws were adopted and n committee was ap-
pointed with General John Ct. Mccullough,
chairman. to make arrangements for a large
celebration August 1G next. Among the OBJ
iects of the association In its present form
is to build a memorial hall to preserve rev.
olutionary relies. Among the directors are
the governors of Vermont. Massachusetts
and New Hampshire ex-offtciO with Henry
J.. Stilson. chairman of the committee on
history. Four monuments have been built
by the association the last marking the site OF
the Stark cam ping ground on which is cut the
Thnra rnI pfnf.
They are ours or Molly Stark sleeps n widow
tonight"
The 23d annual ball and banquet of tho
Western Vermont Masonic Union has just
been held in ltutland. At the annual meet
ing which followed tho following officers
were elected: President. q. 4. Towne of
Middlebury; vice presidents +. \. Miller Of
Brandon, W. ii. Kingsley of Middebury, e.
W. Mussey of Rutland. J. G. st. John OF
Castleton. J. II. Whipple of Manchester;
treasurer, A. A. Fletcher. of Middlebury;
corresponding secretary. L. W. Chapman OF
Middlebury; recordn, secretary. .G. II.
Shnviile of Fair Haven't executive COM
mittee, p. F. Chapman of Middebury.
W. +. Scott OF Brandon, ID. II. Bennett OF .
Bradford, Jake Heyman of Rutland C. II.
Allen Of Fair Haven. and A. ii. Varney of
Poultney. 1t was voted to hold the next
ball and banquet at Middlebnrv. The fol-
lowing were present: Henry Thompson of
Bellows Falls. William Barney OF Arlington,
Ira X. Allen Of Fair Haven,A. J.. st. John OF
Castleton. &. W. Shinvillc of Fair Haven. Il.
N. Miller and wife of Brandon, G. L. Towne
of Middlebury. Dudley b. Bull and wife OF
Cas.lcton. c. Il. Allen and wife of Fair
Haven, Mrs. Jessie Allen Of Fair Haven, II.
o. Jones of Poultuey, c. H. Tucker and wife
of Bennington, Miss NJ. II. Lo,mis of Ben
nington. Charles T.. Kilburn of Fair Haven,
Earl Kinsley of Manchester. n. H.. 4. NJ.
Ramsay George Roberts and wife of Castle
ton. J. H. Bromley of Pawlet. NJ. j. Evans OF
Poultney. C. c. Bean of Mid llebury. II. f.
BisselI. A. b. Adams and wifi. of Middlrbury,
W. H. Rowland Of Poultney.
Hamlet at Da rt mouth.
HANOVER. n. H.. Jan. 20-Under the
management of the Dartmouth Lecture
Association, the second in the series OF