Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-31
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EDWAR G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

word having been received from Senator
Proctor that President Mckinley will at
tend, together with several cabinet officers.
Superintendent John W. Wtcomb OF the
United States fish hatchery al st. Johnsbury
has distributed in the brooks Of that section
100000 Columbia river salmon. The fish
were from two to three inch - in length and
hatched from eggs At tha hatchery last
spring. These fish will not stay in tse brooks
here. but will probably soon find their way
TO the rivers OF the Atlantic seaboard. Five
millions OF these salmon will be distributed
this summer. As an experiment some OF
these fish have been placed In Lake Morey.
The lake will be- screened, and It is hoped
they can be made to thrive there.
The people OF Bakersfield we're greatly
eadieened by the death Of Frank Scott, who
was drowned NJ West EnosburSh while at
tempting to rescue n family. The funeral
was held from the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Scott and
was very largely attended. Rev. ~ U.
Angel ofliciuted and DR.. W. b. Hyde had
charge of the services. Harry Hall. James
ONeil. Howard Brown and Guy start acted
bearers. Mr.. Scott was twenty.sx years
| old. The past seven years ha has spent In
California with an uncle, Albert Scott, re-
turning HON" last April. During the few
months he has been here he made many
friends, who mourn his death. DIR. Albert
scott OF Lunenburgh attended the funeral OF
his brother.
The first missionary who went to the
Sandwich Islands was native OF Benning-
ton. He was Hiram bingham. With an as
sociate he went to those islands In 1919. re-
naming there 20 years. Ills grandfather
settled there from Charlemont, Mass, about
l773. and took part in the battle OF Ben
ninSton. While a resident OF the islands
Mr.. Bingham published history OF them.
He was obliged to leave there on account
Of the i'll health of his wife. son. Hiram
t, v,t.at. hasa and
two daughters wers for years teachers in
| Honolulu.
Capt. Herbert l.. Tuttcrly. 1st U. $. Cav
airy, who has for several years been on duty
with the Vermont National Guard under or
| ders from the war department., will be re-
lieved Septemher 10y stephen =. Jocelyn,
who is Vermon:cr and who was recently
lieutenant of the 2lst U. $. Infantry sta
toned at Plattsburgh. but has been pro-
noted to he n captain of the 10Th Infantry
with Headquarters ut Fort Wayne. Detroit
His detail will keep him in Vermont four
years He enlisted from Bloomington az
private in Go. A, 9th VT. August %, 1868.
The Vermont supreme court has affirmed
the decision OF the county court in the cases
| of Garfield against the Rutlnnd insurance
company. Sherman and Jenne of Bratteboro,
trustees, and Lafayette &. Powers OF New
fame against the New England insurance
company. This latter case has been heard
| twice by the county court and twice Dy the
supreme court. The Barney A. Clark life
insurance ease from BrattleborO is continued
to the October term.
AT school No. 4. at Franklin. Just closed
for the summer, Willie Hale, Elmer Longe,
Charlie Richard. May Wing and Myrtle Mar
tin were neither absent nor tarly during the
term. Edith Martin. Chandler Raymo, Err
nest Mashia and Anna May Hill we're each
absent but one day during tho term and
hn nrNu mn Ike IL iHarn nj
scholars were enrolled in register. The av-
cragc daily attendance was II 1914.
| The town of Stockbridge has just received
the first $4,000 of a $4,000 bcquest left by
the late William Belcher of San Francisco,
but native of stockbridse. BY the terms
OF the bcquest the income only is to be used
for the current expenses OF town library.
| A corporation has been chartered for the
purpose Of managing the fund and the "
brary.
The directors of the st. Johnsbury fair
grounds have invited Mr.. Bryan to make an
address mt the annual county fair In Sep
tember. They extended a similar invitation
templated trip to Europe after this session
of Congress prevented him from accepting
the invitation.
A movement Is on foot for monument to
Thomas Davenport, the discoverer OF the
principle of electro The next
legislature may be asked to make an apprO-
priation. He is buried in the graveyard OF
his native town of Salisbury. in Addison
county. The monument may be placed at
the state house.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Vermont Live Stock company has just
been held at Brattleboro. The board OF
tru tees elected is: d. $. Pratt. &c. Crosby.
i. W. Childs. J. Henry Pratt. H. d. Holton
and George {. Averill of Brattleboro, Louis
~.,f III 10 ,,it ,.-ith Iol,
manager.
Mrs. Cora Sherman of West Rupert. found
two old coins in her corn!ield, one Spanish
silver shilling of l772 and the other a U. S.
penny of 1903. The first Vermont coins were
made at Rupert, by authority of the state. by
William Harmon, not far from where Mrs.
Sherman found these coins.
Ernest Edison, 1S, left Bennington last
week for Nebraska in a 2O-foot boat made
by himself. He will go down the Walloomsac
and then to Troy From that city he will so
to Buffalo by the Erie canal and thence by
the great lakes, the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers to Nebraska.
Warren C. Dodds. aged 25 years, a well
respected citizen OF North Hero is dead OF
appendicitis. He leaves n widow and ono
child. The bearers at his funeral were his
brothers, o. H. u. s., John, and Walter
Dodds.
George Huse of Morrsville, spare brake
man. was instantly killed at Granite june
tion, near Hardwick, by being knockes of
the top of a freight ear and run over. He
leaves widow and two children In Norris
Vile.
plow thought to be about 100 yeas old
was dug up in Salisbury, Addison county.
1t is supposed to have been made Mt Blake's
furnace in Brandon. 1t will be sent to the
historical society at the state capital.
II II az.
stock, while on their way to Rutland were
thrown out of their carriage above Bridge
water, and Mr.. Bovce had one OF his legs
broken above the ankle.
The Major Beck summer hotel In Halifax
has been sold to Hosea Mann of Wilmington.
The sale was made through Baileys agency.
The hotel will be run the rest Of the season
by New York parties.
DR.. George $. Foster of Putney has been
appointed examining surgeon OF the pen.
sion board which meets at Brattlehoro. DR..
Foster succeeds DR.. White of Williamsville.
John Connors, for many years section FORE
man on the Central Vermont railroad, was
caught between twJ cars at Barre and was
instantly killed. Hs was IS years old.
Miss Carrie Z. Taylor of Montpelier will
90 as missionary to India In October under
the auspices Of the association of Pentecost-
al Churches Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
NoWS HAS Dceu TcCcNCu VI tuo uOotu VI
Miss Minnie OsgOod Of Chicago. She was
daughter OF the late Reuben Osgood, for
merly Of Wes:ford.
Mrs. Raymond Of San Francisco Is visit
ing her sister. Miss Harriet Hatch OF Wood
stock. 1t is her first visit east for % years.
Reuben whitcomb. long time resident
OF Hyde Park is dead IA the result of a para
lytic shock. He was Is years old.
Professor d. S. Blanried. formerly prin.
cipal of the Montpelier high school, has de-
cided to locate in Nashua. n. II.
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker and family OF Washing
ton. D. c., are at Ca nbrilye fer the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Andrew Barton has just died AZ the
home Of Joseph Gallup at Enosburgh Falls.
Between the policemen VINO DO noe