Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-18
General Vermont News.

came of one OF the earliest New Eng.
land families. his ancestry tracing back
through several lines to the Pilgrims In 1920.
His father, Joseph Battell was u prominent
citizen and merchant of Norfolk Conn.,,
where Phillip was born Nov. 2S. 1907. Hs
lifted Tor college ut LenoX. and Granville,
Mass, and was admitted to Yale before his
10th birthday. His elder brother. Joseph.
the builder of Batell chapel ut Yale, had
become studert ut Middlebury three years
Deiore, so rhillip.went thther, graduating
In the class of 1926. Among his
classmates were tho late senator Solo
mon Foot, Professor Edwin Hall and Rev.
DIR. Martin NJ. Post. Mr.. Buttcll then took
up the study Of law and in 1929 was admitted
to the bar. After practicing for four years
In connecticut he moved to Cleveland, o.
where he remained for five years. In 1885
he married the daughter Of llorato Seymour
OF Middlebury, lawyer and for many years
| United States senator. Mrs. Battelrs health
suffered from the climate OF Cleveland and
In 1888 the young couple returned to Middle-
bury, where Mr.. Battell had ever since re-
! sided. Mrs. Battell died November 3, IS4l,
leaving two children, daughter, now the
| wife OF John W. Stewart, and II son, Joseph
Ihe recent special town meeting at Lin
coin passed Off quietly. The selcctmen had,
| two weeks afterthe death of Howard Clark
appointed J. II. Bcane constable, A.C. Merrill
overseer vi the poor, and q. A. Sargent
school director to MI the vacancies caused
| by MIR. Clark 8 death. This action did not
suit some and special meeting was called.
The result of the meeting was the election Of
Charles G. Clark constable, +. 4. Guindon
school director, and George Dearborn over
seer of the poor by reclamation. The claim
Is male that there were no vacancies to MI
and hence the special meetings action was
of no effect The court will probably settle
the matter.
A meeting of men Interested in the pro-
posed electric railroad connecting Middle
town Springs, Poultney Fair Haven Hyde
Vile, Casteton and Rutland has just been
held at Middetown Springs. company
was organized with officers rs follows:
President j. +. Pearson af Burlington: vice
president, +. G. Kennedy of Burington;
treasurer, J. J. Flynn of Burlington; direc-
tors, A. Y. Gray of Middletown Springs,
nedy OF Burlington, and Edward Hatce Of
New York city. 1t was voted to issue
$500, 900 in stock of 5000 shares, and the
promoters hope to float the stock and
begin the construction of the road by next
summer The route for the proposed road
has been surveyed from Castleton to Mid
dletown Springs by way of Fair Haven to
Poultney. The survey between Poultney and
Middletown follows the highway to within
one mile Of the latter place, when 1t runs
through meadow and comes out in the
centre of the village of Middletown Springs.
A COW chased by dog very unceremoni-
ously entered tho house OF Deacon o. NJ.
Hubbard of West Fairlee recently and
wrecked kitchen furniture amid shrek ing
and fanting women. A blind man of the
family hearing the din took refuge behind
the stove. When the COW had treed every
one in sight, she dashed out and attacked q
carriage in which two young women had
taken refuge. Her horns became entangled
in the spokes so she was easily cap
Fri.
horse ran into the house of Mr..
Blake in Cornth and did not stop
| until he had crossed a long kitchen through
| door and against n bed and ran his head
into looking glass which hung over bed
| In which Mr.. and Mrs. Blake slept. In the
darkness Mrs. Blake, aroused so suddenly
thought cyclone had struck the house and
mnroofed 1t, while the dripping blood from
| the horses cut head falling on her face like
rain, tended to confirm her in that view, till
light brought out the facts
Tho assignment of judges for the several
county courts in the state from December.
1897, to December, 1898, is as follows Addi-
Bennington county, Dec. 7, Taft, June 7,
Howell; Caledonia county, Dec. Z, Tyler,
June :, Munson; Chittenden county, March
8. Thompson. Sept. 49, Ross Essex county,
March Is. Ross, Sept. 20, Taft; Frank
lin county, March s, Rowell. Sept. ID,
D,
Rowell; Aug. 20, Tyler; Lamoille county,
December 7, Munson, April 2G, start; Orange
county, December 7, Ross, June 7, Taft;
| Orleans county, February l, Tyler, Septem-
Der 7, Munson Rutland county March 8,
Start. September l3, Thompson; Washington
county, March 8, Munson, September l3,
Start; Windham county, March 8, Taft,
September l3, Rowell; Windsor county,
December 7, Thompson, May "a, Ross.
| General terms Of the supreme court will be
held at Montpelier, January II, May 10, and
| October II.
The officers OF the New England Tee-
phone company met recently in Montpelier
to complete the papers In the purchase of the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph company.
1t was decided to continue the name OF the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph company,
| and new organization was effected by the
election Of Jasper N. Keller OF Boston presi-
dent, Fred Rowland of Montpelier secre-
tary, L. $. Willard of Boston treasurer, and
| Jasper N. Keller. +. A. Houston, w. j. Dem
yer and s. W. Leedon of Boston, J. H. Barry
| OF Burlington, and A. G. Brown and J. G.
Brown Of Montpelier. directors. Mr.. Barry
| Is division superintendent OF the northern
division Of the New England company, and
will have charge of the lines in Vermont.
Judge J. @. A. Fellows has just died in
New Orleans, aged ~. He was born in
Topsham, Orange county, VT, graduated
from the University of Vermont and went to
New Orleans in 1850. Mr.. Fellows was one
of the leading lawyers at the New Orleans
bar, and was counsel in the Myra Clark
Gaines AMI other famous cases. He was the
| most prominent man in the state in Masonic
| circles. He was grand generalissimo OF the
grand encampment of the Knights Templar
at st. Louis in 1868. Mr.. Fellows at various
times held nearly all the honors that the
Masons and Templars could give.
A gavel which is being made at the Estey
organ factories by George A. Hines for the
Bratteboro chapter of the society of Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution will be,
when completed, a valuable souvenir The
material is piece of wood which was for
merly part OF the old court house at West
minister, which was the first court house in
Windham county, then Cumberland county,
and was the scene OF the famous Westminster
massacre. The gavel will be elaborately
carved and will be mounted with silver.
John F. Rolffes, W. H. Kochs and Leo
Bushe OF New York have taken a five
year lease of the button shop at Gaysville,
which has been idle since the beginning OF
Clevelands second administration, when
the removal OF the tariff on pearl buttons
made the business Improbable. The COM
pany will manufacture vegetable ivory but
tons and will employ from so to rs hands.
Superintendent D. L. Morgan and Deputy
Superintendent W. H. Richmond of the
| mousse Oh cOrEtcIlOu nave Ucou uOtiuou ny tu0
government at Washington that they have
been awarded 500 each for furnishing in
formation leading to the arrest and convic-
ton of parties who broke into the postoffica
at Windsor, Glover and Morrisvile in 1894.
The treasurer OF st. Johnsbury academy
has received the legacy of ten thousand
dollars left the institution by A. Il. OAR
ling of New York. The money will be in
vested and the income appropriated to the
department of instruction. The trustees
of the academy have invited the chairman
OF the town school board to sit with them in
an advisory capacity.
The first electric car has just come to the
power station at Stowe, and the first car Of
freight has come. A grand display Of fire.
| works was made.
Hon. Jonathan Ross, chief judge OF the
supreme court OF Vermont. had served upon
the supreme court bench twenty-seven years
December LIST.