Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-22
General Vermont News.


interest in the firm To his partners. Tho
firm OF L.. Crosby 4 Co.. grain, -four and
commission dealers. has long beca one of the
most reliable Of Brattlchoro firms. and has
done a business OF over 81 .OO) O0) annually.
The business was founded in lS5r by the lato
Edward Crosby, father OF l.. 4. Crosby. AMI
William Gaines, who owned AMI operated
the Ccntcrville grist mill and the Valley
mill. which was burned several years ago.
The firm hegal selling -four ON commission
for western mil's in 1859. Thrcn years later
the firm name was changed to T.. Crosby h
Co.. and it has retained that name ever
since. Tn" company has u warcho ise Of
80 ears capacity. located close to the Bos-
ton 4 Maine tracks. The remaining mem
hers of the firm are l.. I. Adams. u brother
In-law Of Mr.. Crosby. and G. Il. Crosby. MIR.
Crosby brother. The business will hn con-
tuctcd under the old firm name. Mr.trosby
who is still part owarr OF several large
pieces OF property. is undecided IA to what
business he will undertake. in the future.
Tho fourth decision in the case of $. lI.
Sherman against the ES.ey Organ company
Of Brattleboro has been rendered by the su-
preme court of Vermont AT Bratlchoro. in
which the decision of the county court is re-
versed. This ease which was begun in 1928.
is suit to recover for lumber upon which
Mr.. Sherman held mprtg and which +.
NJ. Waite sold to the E'tcy Organ company
and which the company appropriated to its
use. In the March term of the Windham
county court in 1895. 10y direction Of the
court. verdict for the defendant company
was rendered. The case went to the SUI
premc court upon exceptions and the de-
rision of the county court was reversed and
he case remained for II rehearing. In the
term of last year Il verdict OF
S2425 was rendered for the plaintiff and the
case again went to the supreme court upon
exceptions. BY last week decision thej judS-
ment OF the county court is again reversed
ard the case again remanded to the county
court.
Essex Junction lodge No. Is. Knights
Of Pythias. has just been instituted. Grand
Chancellor A. T.. George acting as the insti-
tuting officer. Twenty-six charter members
were present. and knights from Unity lodge
of st. Albans, and Cham plain lodge OF Bur.
lington were in attendance. 4 AbanQuet FOL
lowed at JOhnson's hotel. The following Of
tc"-s were elected: Chancellor commander,
+. W. Booth vice chancellor. T.. II. Russell;
keeper of records and seals, j. A. Coleman
master of finance. W. =. Fletcher: master OF
cxchequer. L. r. Smith; master of work. B.
ID. Moore: master at arms, T.. A. Burdick;
prelate, s. +. Miller; inner guard. W. $.
Teachout; outer guard. Charles Bates.
The docket for the May term of tho
supreme court contains one hundred and
fifteen cases. OF these sixteen are from
Washington county. one Of which is the
Nokes murder case. The cases distributed
among other counties are as follows: Addi-
son. eleven; Bennington, fifteen; Caledonia,
ten; Chittenden. seven; Essex. two: Frank
lin. seven; Grand Isle. one: Lamoillc. five;
Orleans, eleven; Orange, three: Rutland, six;
Windham, ten: Windsor, eleven.
The Nashua. N. H.. Sons and Daughters Of
Vermont have just had a sugar party Cap
tain Henry c. Alberton. president of the AS
sociation. presided. Rev. William j. Harris
ID. D.. offered blessing. and remarks wero
made by the president. Captain I. NJ. Shat
tuck, Rev. DR.. Harris. General {. w. stevens,
II. G. Chase. Vim. l.. Abortion. c. b. Du-
Warren H. Rutchard. and Frank Newton,
formerly of st. Albans.
One of the most unusual packages ever
received at the Montpelier express Office
was a live bull which arrived recently, hay
ing been shipped from some point in New
York state. The animal weighed 1900
pounds. and the employees at tho express
Office were wondering what they would do
with their charge, when the owner appeared
proved property and led the beast away.
The lumbermen of the district of Vermont
have broken the record on the importation
of logs and rough lumber into that district
from Canada. A diligent res 'arrh Of the
customs records failed to reveal figures
showing One-half the importation of either
logs or rough lumber during any one month
of previous years as compared with the
month of April, 1897.
An interesting experiment was mad" by
the Springfield mining company last week.
Two tons of ore were smelted Mt West Wind
sor. and the result was very satisfactory.
proving that the ore is adapted to smelling
and fluXes itself. 50 that the whole process
can he completed at the mines. and nothing
but the refined product will have to be
shipped away.
A recent notice of a meeting OF stockhold-
crs of the Brattleboro and Whitehall road
says: "Out-Of-tOwn stockholders will be
carried to and from Brattleboro free by pre-
senting their certificates of stock to the con-
ductor.' He would be II foolish conductor
to refuse, II the stock Is worth anything. He
would own a good part of the road at the end
OF the trip. ...E
News has been received ut Bennington
that Mrs. Augustus Grfis of Arlington was
killed at ths home OF l. man Hulet. in North
Shaftsbury. She was carrying IL loaded shot
gun upstairs when the hammer caught on u
projection and the gun was discharged. tho
contents striking under the chin and blow
ing away the entire face. She was 60 years
old.
The second incendiary fire in Bratteboro
within a week broke ont last week in tho
stable and lumber shed of Holden Il Martin
on Elm street. The fire started in a man
ger in front OF horse owned by Mr.. Holden,
and destroyed that end of the building. Tho
fire department rendered efficient service.
The horse was rescued by cutting the halter.
The management Of the Rutland road is
the matter OF Il new station at
Rutland to be built this summer. The plans
are not completed. but it will he modern
public station, with the general offices OF
the company on the second floor. 1t is in
a 4 IL A.. H.,
the site Of the present one.
City Clerk Wells has received a communi-
cation from Congressman Grout. saying that
free delivery will be established in the city
of Barre after July |, next. petition for
this was circulated some time since among
the business men of the city.
Governor Grout who is one of the best
farmers in Vermont, was recently found by
a visitor at his home in Derby making ma
pie sugar. He has tapped $4,000 trees this
season, and made H. 900 pounds OF sugar and
syrup.
The annual convention of the Episcopal
diocese of Vermont will be held with st.
Pauls church in Brandon, beginning We'd
nesday, June l6. The annual sermon will
be preached by Bishop Hall.
party Of Bethel and Pittstield people
have bought the entire water right of Silver
lake. Barnard, also the entire south shore
OF the lake. and are opening up its at.rac-
tions as a summer resort.
Mr.. apd Mrs II. II. Thompson gave a
pleasant reception a. their Terrace street.
home in honor OF their guest. Miss Sarah
Harriet Mcdonald. the Boston harpist
The woman's auxiliary Of the Young
Mems Christian association of Brattleboro
have arranged for an exhibition in COM
petitive amateur photography. To he held in
October.
The junior Epworth league met recently
at the home of Miss Carrie Blair of Brattle.
boro for a reception to the new Methodist
pastor, Rev. J. ID. Is ,eman and Mrs. Bee
man.
President NJ. II. Buckham of the Univer-
sity OF Vermont will deliver an address at
the commencement exercises Of the Wells
River school.
The eighth annual convention and tourna-
ment of the Vermont State Firemen's ASSOC
citation will be held at Versennes June %
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