Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-19
EDWARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

/ +, grand captain general Sir Rev. A. y.
Lewis Montpelier, T.. grand prela,r Sir Dan
/ Z. Webster. Brattlehoro. T.. grand senior
warden; Sir John II. Whipple, Manchester
Centre, +. grand junior warden Sir Ed
ward V. Ross, Rutland. +. grand treasurer
Sir Warren q. Reynolds, Burlington, l..
grand recorder; Sir Sias H. DJnforth. 81.
Albans. +. grand standard b'arcr Sir vii
liam A. Kingsley. Middlrbury. T.. grand
sword bearer; Sir Charles A. Calderwooi.
| st. Johnshury. 4. grand wardrr Sir Elihu
b. Taft, Burlington. H. grand captain OF tn"
guard standing committees, on foreign cor
respondence, Kittredge Haskins. q. u. Tyler.
II. II. Ross on Masonic Jurisprudence, A. A.
Hall. q. W. Wing. D. NJ. Bacon; on print
ing, w. g. Reynolds, 5. IL. Danlorth, L. B,
Taft.
| A. B. Luce, better known as "Phccnr"
Luce, of Waterbury. killed himself ON hi.
farm near the Centre. Mr.. Luce had ap-
peared despondent for some time past and 1t
is thought that he was driven To the rash a"t
! by certain financial difficulties. His body
was found hanging from a beam IN u sugar
house. He had been living at North DuX-
bury since last December and late Saturday
evening drove with loni of fence posts IT,
his farm, where he staia for tho night
He made the statement that he had iln-
ished his work ut Duxbury and after spend
ing n few days ON his farm, Intended to
work on the railroad. He drose the NEXT
morning and with the expressed purpose Of
| leaving a certain key went back to North
Duxbury. He has left II widow with ono
son and two daughters. Mr.. lucr was born
In Stowe, where he resided for some years,
but later he moved to Morri-town. II" hal
lived in Waterbury about % years and was
nearly 50 years of age.
Mrs. VIM. Wheeler of Brandon has just
celebrated her Tooth birthday at her HON"
on the Wright farm, about two miles east "r
Brandon. She is in good health and is very
active. both mentally and physically, for onn
Of her age Friends and neiyhbors assem-
bled and kept coming until between 600 and
700 persons had gathered to pay their re-,
spects to the venerable old lady. several
persons present were over 10 years old Tn.
school from Forestdae marched to tin"
house, and the children sang "Am"r-
| lea" and several patriotic pieces wero
spoken. Mrs. Wheeler sat in chair on tn"
porch and received her many friends with
hearty handshake. and listened to the exer-
cises with great deal OF pleasure. Dinner
was served in large tent erected near the
house. The relatives presented Mrs. Wheeler
with costly easy chair. Rev. Mr.. Mott OF
Forestdale, thanked the people for Mrs.
wheeler. Articles were on exhibition which
we're over hundred years old. The house
and lawn were very tastefully decorated.
The 23d annual session of Vermont
Council of DeliberatiOn. Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite, at Burlington elected
these officers Commander Marsh .. Per
kins. SD degree first lieut-commander, =.
W. CUMMINGS, 900 assfee minister ~ sta,e
". VI y; y faSs"n' a;.,, , osu neSr"e nramd p1,"'
cellor. j. NJ. Clarke. 3ld degree grand
treasurer, G. W. Whitcomb 33d degree;
grand secte.ary, w. VI. Hosnos, sI,i,n'.+ ';u "ii H"
gree granu IN ens,nee. AM ,o"to. ,'i,nIa. '' q
Dlake.y, Bt ga 'd d ,rand ,as,ar ~ rcremo.
MAC q II Stearns. ADD degree =: grand stand
ard hearer Kittredre Haskins SD degree
grand cantain of The guard. J, II. jack
snn s9d deUrec =. grand marshal. w, F.Lewis,
33d devree grand sentinel. q. +. Morse. .3.d
Terree
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,;,., .me Te~ itS uent;nn NJ MontnoIier sle,teL
c,s.y u. I'D % '1n ,nno,,,s. pras;%apt ~ ~
0nncels I, ~ tooMS. W,'hios Ms 'i'.nN,rnsd.nt, &
BatG9eiGeF Oh Machs az a,;,t Me, oo'Is" ,, nr n
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W;,l,arr Wunn - r. Hntch " Nav sharon NJ.
assistant secretary: DIR. \. A, Blodgett of
Newburgh: treasurer, DR.. II. N Waite of
| Johnson: auditor. Dr. G, B, Hatch of New.
burgh; corresponding secretary, DR.. II. N.
Waite; censors, DR.. H. 7. Potter OF Benning-
ton, +. W. Abbot OF Taunton, Mass, A. j..
Howe Of Providence, r. l., W. q. Hatch and
H. N. Waite.
Jucv Cadv. wife Of Hon. A. p. Childs OF
Ranninoton ~ dead from hon RI trouble. The
family had hut Recently returned fror,
Snrinyaeld. Mass. where they spent the
winta1 Mrs Childs was widely known
thronrbomt Vermont and Massachusetts.
Her father the late Lewis Cady. was for "A
number Of years proprietor OF the Stark
house in Bennington. She was born in Ben
| ningtOn 50 years ago. Her husband belongs
to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of
Boston. Mrs. Childs leaves three daughters
and three sisters.
The following officers were elected for the
school Convention: President. Rev. II. Is.
HnJ.a of ReIiowe Fails. vice -nresiJent. Rev.
" 4 Kinzie Of Bristol: secretary. lev. W.
A. Davidson of Montpelier assistant secre-
tary. Rev. +, r. Kenyon of East Waling-
ford; treasurer Deacon ID. NJ. White OF Rut-
land; board of directors, W. II. Knsman of
Rutland. J, l.. Hall of Brattleboro, L. &.
Fairbanks OF Bellows Falls, A. H. Johnson
OF st. Johnsbury, and j. W. Avery Of Bur-
lington.
A. the recent annual assembly of the
Grand Conncil Of Roval and Select Masters
In Rn-linoton oficers we're elected as fol.
Iaus. No A Stono AT r ,rana m.s,.r.
g. A, Calderwood. deputy grand master; d.
pavson n copdnrtor Of work: G. n.
Heaton grand treasurer: w. G.. REYNOLDS.
grand recorder: d. b. True. grand captain
81 the ouard. d. 8. Danforth. grand conduc-
tor. The most illustrOus grand master
| elect announced the following appointments:
Rev. A. N. Lewis, grand chaplain; W. II.
Brewster. grand lecturer; i. A. Phillips,
grand marshal; G. Fl. Williams. grand stew-
| ard; G, +. Morse, grand sentinel.
James Palmer of bennington was assaulted
| nv three hiphwaymen and robbed of 800
| In the fivht Palmer had several ribs broken
and he was badly used up when discovered
later. One of his assaiants was Subsequent
iy arrested. He gave his name as Knapp.
and said he came from White Greek. n. y.
After his arrest Knapp acknowledged INA,
he was implicated In the ahair' The oth"r
Two men esoapeu, i1ar'rs Nv f,,it nU .'o 'e'
whereby INC! ''"'' 'o 'o''o"o'
The experiment statioh mas luS prihteu
the analyses OF l34 dinerent brands OF com
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