Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-09
General Vermont News.

ceived the SD degree ut the session of tho
supreme council of Ancient and Scottish
rite at the Masonic temple in Boston
recently. DIR. Webster is the only Free
mason In Brattlcboro upon whom this honor
has been conferred. although Colonel Has
kins has been elected to receive it James
=. Clark, son of DIR. G. =. Clark, ranked
among the first three students in II class Of
700 that entered Dartmouth college this fall.
Young Clark prepared for college at tho
Brattleboro academy. Henry A. Chaplin
was reelected secretary of the Vvrmont
pharmaceutical association at tho an
nual meeting ut Bellows Falls this
week. Mrs. Elton b. Cow, 63, wife of Rev.
| DR.. George b. Cow, formerly of Brat.ie-
boro, died recently at Poughk eepsic. n. V,
at the home OF her son. Prof. George C.Gow.
The funeral and burial were at Glcns Falls,
N. V, whore DIR. and Mrs. Cow had their
home since leaving Brattlcboro 10 years
ago. Mrs.Gow was u graduate of the female
| college at Oxford, o., and taught in that in
stitution II years. short time previous to
her marriage she filled the chair of mental
and moral philosophy AT Wellesley. She
was woman Of unusual cultivation aud
depth of character.
The Goth anniversary of the birth of Nor.
man Cobb Of Putney has just been celebrated
by family rou ion at Mr.. CohE's home in
Putney Falls where he has lived more than
| 70 years. A feature of the occasion was tho
| presence of Mr.. Cobb's Fix sons, Norman,
Alphonso and Marshall of Putney Falls,
Daniel of Brattlcboro, Quincy of Townsend,
and Hollis of North Adams. Mr. Cobb, who
Is brother OF Alfred and Albion Cobb OF
Bratteboro, was born of Revolutionary an
cestors in Coventry. The first dwelling
house. in Coventry was built by his
grandfather, samuel Cobb. and was
made of spruce logs hewn only on the in
side. Mr.. Cobb's father was Il lieutenant in
the war Of 1912 and was stationed. with u
corps OF soldiers, mt Derby Line, between
Vermont and Canada. to guard against hos
tile approaches Betsey, II sister of Norman
Cobb, was the first child born in Coventry.
and she, a. well as the other members of the
family, was renowned for her marvellous
muscular powers, often performing feats of
strength which it would be dinieult for two
ordinary men to accomplish. Mr.. Cobb's
wife, whom everyone called "Grandma.'
died five years ago.and her death is the only
one that has occurred in the family.
Montpelier had two quaint visitors last
| week. They were Seymour Morchouse. and
wife, Of Wcstford, aged 10 and u years re-
spectivey They have lived together as
man and wife for over half Il century on
one of the hill farms in tho above
named town, but until this date had
| never seen II railway train and much less
rode on one. They were On route for Plain
| field to visit u son and during the time they
had to wait for their train they visited the
state house, where everything they saw inn
pressed them greatly. Their curiosity and
| simplicity was most amusing and pathetic
They asked II they would not be considered
in the way at tho capitol building, hut they
were reassured by being informed that they
| had commercial interest in all that was
there. They appeared to have had II load of
anxiety removed from their minds and pur-
sued their investigation with childlike
glee.
Governor Grout has appointed Rev. T.. J.
| Of / OF
st. Johnsbury and ID. l.. Morgan OF Rutland
as delegates to the annual prison congress
of the National prison association OF tho
| United States to be held at Austin. Texas. Oc-
tober 16 to 20, 1897. He has also appointed
Hon. Z. G. Tuttle of Rutland, commissioner
to United States Commissioner Barrows
of the International Prison commission.
| These appointments are made in re-
sponse to urgent invitations from
Secretary Milligan Of the National Prison
| association, and Commissioner Bar
rows. Messrs. Ranslow. Hazen and Morgan
are expected to attend the congress at Austin
! in the interest of general prison reform, and
Mr.. Tuttle's work will be in the line of fur
nishing the United States commissioner
with information regarding Vermont's prison
method and results, with view to having
the state properly represented at the next
international congress In Brussels in 1900.
Aaron Story OF Milton is dead lie was 73
ton the greater part of his life. He leaves
widow, daughter and four sons. Mr.. Story
was member OF the Masonic fraternity and
the funeral services were under the drec-
tion Of Seneca lodge No. 40. lie had been
active in business life In Milton while his
health permitted. He was engaged in
wooden manufacturing for several years and
had been engaged in mercantile business for
long period, and held the Milton postofflce
for the past four years, being appointed by
President Cleveland. No person in town
was more loved and respected than Mr..
Story, and all places of business were closed
during the morning Uf his funeral.
Foreman George Knight has lately turned
out OF the shops OF the Boston Il Maine road
at Lyndonville snow plow of the most i'm
proved style. having electric bells and COM
pressed air apparatus for raising and low
ering the plow point. The man In charge
sitting on the lookout seat. can by simple
wrist OF the air lever raise the plow point in
an instant This Is great advantage over
the old-style lifting by hand power which
required several men. The plow will be
put into use on the st. j. & l.. &. railroad
the coming winter.
The recent visit of Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Alger to North Adams and vicinity was
OF some interest in Bennington from the fact
that Mrs Ager is u native of that town.
Her maiden name was Annette II. Henry.
Her father, William G.. Henry. resided in
that part OF the town known a, Irish Cor
ners now called Riverside. Her father was
part owner OF cotton mill, and also con-
Quoted store there. The house the family
occupied is yet standing, being now the wing
to the residence OF cousin of Mrs. Alger.
Mrs. Alger attended school at Bennington
Centre, and most of her girlhood was spent
there. After her parents moved to Grand
Rapids, Mich, she met Mr.. Alser.
Co. H. First regiment, V. n g., recently
competed for the. centennial trophy at its
rifle range. Major q. o. Webster, brigade
inspector OF rifle practice, was in charge Of
the shooting and was accompanied by Col
onel W. d. Huntington. Major $. Z. Jocelyn,
U. s. A., and Lieutenant s. II. Chapman.
Battalion Adjutant W. II. stenling acted as
statistical officer. The average made by the
company in shooting was II 44-45, which
was considerably Smaller than 1t would have
been had the mnrksmen not been handi-
capped by stiff contrary wind. Private
Thomas f. Ford made the best individual
score Of the event, scoring 23 out of u pos
sible 25.
Mrs. Hannah Sanderson of Milton has just
died from the effects of paralytic shock Mt
the home of her stepdaughter. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Perry, with whom she had been living for
tho past seven years. Mrs. Sanderson was
SO years of age. She was the widow Of Car
los Sanderson, who died about Is years since.
The interment was in the cemetery ut the
lower river.
The Vermont delegation to Congress has
just met in Montpelier, and voted to recon-
mend William A. Lord of Montpelier, for
national bank examiner for Vermont Mr..
Lord was speaker OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives at the last legislative session.
Fletcher has two stages twice a day each
between that town and Cambridge, q miles.
One carries the mail, the other runs for what
it can pick up in express and passengers.
The people of East Franklin are rejoicing
over the prospects OF having new post
office. The old one has been removed to
make way for its successor.
A collection Of silk worms from Japan has
been placed in the Fairbanks museum ut
st. Johnsbury, and their lives and habits
nay be watched there.