Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-27
General Vermont News.

Howard Cox. 26, travelling salesman
from Portland. Me-. came to Vergennes and
was taken sick and died with appendicitis.
An operation disclosed date seed.
James c. Cullin of Montpelier has in
vented novel grppcr t0 he used on cN lin
der printing presses and has applied for
patent.
The Republicans of Rutland have nomin-
ated Z. W. Clement for mayor Mr.. Glenn
ent is president OF the Rutland railroad and
the largest stakeholder of the Rutland
Herald. The city government has been in
the hands of an alleged ring, which was
said to be running the city IN debt.
Sias l.. Griffith Of DANNY, the wealthy
lumber dealer, has informed John W. Tit
comb state tlsh commissioner of his inten-
tions OF cnlarging his ish hatchery ut Dandy
and furnishing the state grntuitously with q
number of thousand lingering trout each
year. Mr.. Griffith has been Interested in
fish culture for some time, and II year ago
built a small hatchery and five watts two
miles south ofhis residence, ,at what is known
as the South end lumber Job. The watts
were stocked with 700 10 90 trout taken
from Otter creek and Lake Griillth. and eggs
were taken from the female isi The eNper-
iment was successful in every way. ana
there are now in this trough at the hatchery
over 90, 900 trout fry in the sac.
At the second annual banqu' and ladies'
night Of the White River Medical society DIR.
william Il. Smith of Hanover read an inter-
esting paper on muscular training. q. w.
Sherwin presided rs master OF ceremonies.
The following responded to toasts NOW
to Collect Our Bills" G. u. Blake; Tho
Meddlesome Old Woman" NJ. $. Woodman
''rhe Old Time Physician" NJ. II. Chand-
Ter, w. II. Hunting "Th" Clergy" Rev &.
Fremont Roper; The Druggist Leslie
Howard "A Physicians Home =. j. Fish
"The Modern Physician" JIM. Gle Non
sense" W. r. Smith. An original poem
1.-The Microbp." was read by W. l.. Rainr.
Vocal solos were rendered by Drs. Goss ana
Drake.
Charles Hoyt of West Topsham has
been arrested on the charge of Illicit distil-
ling of liquor. The internal revenue officers
had suspected for some time that loyt con-
Quoted an illicit still and had things all
ready to visit him rs soon as it should be
deemed expedent. 1t is probable that
Hoyt had become informed of the intended
visit as a thorough search OF the house ia'led
to reveal anything contrabrand. Further
search however revealed n 20 gallon still in
a snow bank at the side of the house. He
was arrested by Marshal Harris. who brought
him and the still to Montpelier. Hoyt waived
examination and in default OF 500 bal! was
committed to the Washington county Jail to
await the regular term OF the United States
court at Burlington.
DR.. Virgil W. Blanchard of Middlebury
and New York has assigned all hir right title
and interest in his patents on gas mixers ana
hydro-carbOn furnaces, gas stoves ana I'M
proyements to the Odorless Gas Stove COM
pany of West Virginia for Il consideration
of 81, ,999, 500 This will make DIR. Blanchard
one OF the richest men In Vermont. The
main feature of DR.. Blnnchards $ invention is u
coal burner which makes II saving of 10 per-
MT ~ IA u,inntity of coal consumed. be-
sides furnishing mu:h stronger heat. He
has been at work 30 years on his burner.
Mr. Blanchard has taken out more patents
than any other man in the United States.
with the single exception Of Thomas A. Edi-
son. His wife and daughter reside in Mid
dlebury.
Arwin Pomeroy Herrick of Swanton. who
| has lust died at the age of Is years, has
always resided in the county. having been
born in Highgate. His father. descendant
| of Revolutionary stock came from Massachu-
setts in 1913 and settled in Swanton and
served in the battle of p Plnttsburg as mem
ber Of Montpelier company. He moved to
Highgate in 1919. and his three chilren were
born there, Stephen Leonard, ,Arw in Pomeroy;
the subject of this sketch, and II irriet Eliza.
beth. Mr.. Herrick served the town In many
| offices, always with credit. He represented
| the town in the Legislature of 1850, and in
1870 was delegate to the constitutional
convention. He also served under b. B.
| Smaley as collector of customs. Three chill
| dren survive him Lizzie Herrick of Swan
ton. A. p. Herrick of Auburndale, Mon. and
Mrs. Drew of Brooklyn.
The ninth annual banquet of the Vermont
Veteran association Of Boston and vicinity
has Just been held. The battle-scarred vet-
erans present, who so nobly defended the
honor of the Green mountain state in the re-
bellion, were:
| Daniel M. Rice VIM. p. Henry
L. Nj. Bailey Albert Patch
| Mansel H. Bush +. b. Shattuck