Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
General Vermont News.

G.. W. Bradley of Manchester. this state,
has in his possession Il deed dated Dee. =.
1886, conveying 1913. 600 acres of land from
the heirs Of Jonathan Carver. to Captain
lemurl Bradley. Jonathan Carver who is
the author of ''Carvcr's Travels is great
grent-grandfathe of Mrs. +. W. Weeks of
Brnttleboro. The title to what is called
the Carver grant has been in litigation
in the higher courts for nearly 100
years. This grant consisted of large
tract of land in Minnesota which includes
st. Paul, Minneapolis and several other
towns and cities. 1t was granted to iona.
than Carver by an Indian chief. but the i'll
s.runent was lost. Strange to say, it was
recently found in Chilirothe. Ohio, and bears
the date of May /. 1867. which was nearly 30
years before the land was decided to Captain
Bradley. Whether the Carver heirs,
now few in number. will be able to establish
their claims TO the title of the grant, mt this
late date. is doubtful. but it Is probable that
they will make the effort.
Among the list of New England inventors
granted patents during the last week
the following Ncrmonter NJ. La Foun-
tain Jr., Springfield. adjustable means
for instrumentalities in cloth finishing
machines.
tramp giving the name of james Wal
lace was sentenced by rittsford justice Of
the peace to three months i'll the House OF
Correction. 1t was discovered later, how
ever. that the law under which he was SEN
fenced does not take effect until February
!. 1897.
Franklin smith, who died at Brockport.N.
y, last week in his 18th year, was born near
Rutland. VT. and when Il boy he went to
Brockport. going first into the office of Jo-
seph Mackcy. editor of the Dry Goods Re-
porter, and becomin;. connected later with
the Illinois Central railroad. He became
interested early in mission work among tho
poor and in 1885 he became assistant super
intcndrnt in the McAuley Mission. which
position hc held to the time of his death.
A man who claimed his name was Howley,
registered at the American House in st. Al
bans few days ago and handed the clerk
AN envelope which he asked him to put in
the safe. saying that it contained sum of
money in bills. Howley disappeared with
out settling his board, and in the enve-
ope was found wad of tissue paper
wound around Il blotier.
In 1910. Baltimore. in Windsor county had
207 inhabitants: now it has 50, and one of the
80 spends his winters in the soldiers Home.
Nothing ever happened in the town. and 1t
has no distinguished sons and daughters.
The houses are scattered, nowhere forming
anything like village. and there is no
store. no church. no postoflice. The people
are prosperous enough. hut some move away
and nobody ever moves in. 1t Is 20 years
since II wedding took place in the town.
Clcrgymcn will hereafter pay two cents
per mile for riding upon the Central Vermont
and Rutland ralroad lines. An order to this
effect has been Issued by both companies.
The circular issued from st Adams says
commencing January | clergymen holding
permits issued by the company will be
charged two cents per mile the minimum
fee being five cents. tlrrgymcns tickets
will bo used exclusively for them and sold
only upon presentation of the proper per-
mis. Conductors will collect full fare from
clergymcn. when they neglect To purchase
tickets when il is possible to do SO.
shorter circular of the same purport was is
sied by the Rutland railroad. The former
rate for clergymcn was one-half the regular
local rate.
The Bushy B'ii and Tool Company of Fair
Haven has beel attached by Nahum j. Bus
hy Of Boston through his attorneys, Joel {.
Baker and Hon. Frank ID. White Of this city
in the sum of 55o00O. Tho papers We're
served by Deputy sheriff J. II. Policy of
Fair Haven. The claim is breach of con-
tract.
The following Vermont pensions have
been granted Restoration and increase,
Charles II. Lamson tdrad) Randolph Jason
e. Jones, Chester Jasper II. Fuller. Roch-
ester: David II. Fuller, Abel Byam. Bethel;
Isaac w. Redmond, Orwell original, Wild
ows. etc Hattie l.. Lamson, Randolph Sarah
Labadic, Cambridge. Aurilla Wickus, Brain
tree; original James Frawley, st. Al
bans; increase. William Powers. Bran
don; Edwin II. Dana, Waitsileld Ora
II. Goodalc, Tunbridge George W.
Durkee. North TunbridSe Fabicn Dupuis
Randolph Oran Henry VI. Hail. Perkins
Vile; Orlando L.. Kennedy, Granville:
Benjamin Poland. Waitsllcld: Chester
Brown East Brookheld John A. Martin,
North Montpelier; Charles L. Bartlett,
Bristol
The failure of the hardware firm. A. C.
Bates h Son of Rutland. against which the
Baxter National Bank has just filed petit
tion in the court Of insolvency, has been
closed up by a writ of attachment. which
caused the bank To bring the petition at this
q ne. The firms liabilities are estimated at
$4,000 to $50 600. The firms assets are not
vet known. The failure includes Bates 4
Sons real estate transactions the old Mar
Die City Electric Company deals, the i. T..
chase Toy Company's works as we'll AS the
hardware business. 1t seriously affects the
financial interests Of n number of business
men here.