Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-21
General Vermont News.

mand of the late General Sedpwirk when
preparations were being made to fight
an important battle in the war for the
Union. The government followed the
plan Of General SedS wick when II derid
ed to attack the Spanish fleet In In"
Philippines. 1t put II Nermonter in the
person of Admiral Dewey In front and
he kept the column of ships closed ur
with such success that most of the Span
ish fleet now lies at the bottom of Ma
Mia harhor. He displayed the sam.
qualities of grit and intelligent courage
that the Nermonter has been known t"
possess since the day when Ethan Allen
with his Green mountain militia cap
tured Fort Ticnnderoga. The same in
trepidity marked the bearing of the Yer
monter in the war of 1872 and in the war
for the Union. He was always ready 10
be placed at the front to bear the hrunt
Of the enemy's assaults and give an eN-
ample of the undaunted courage which
the free air of his mountain state has
always bred. The Nermonter at the
front is, however only typical of the
American at large. His spirit has in
fused itself into the whole body of the
people. II has nerved the arm of the
frontiersman and thrown out railroads
and built cities in deserts. and II was the
spirit back of John a. Logan when he
declared that The men of the northwest
will hew their way to the gulf is. in
short. the spirit of AmericaniSm and IL
will bring victory on the field of battle
or in the field of industry when placed
at the front. just as II did in the harhur
of Manila.
Mrs. Mary r. Hill of Burlington is
dead. She was the only daughter of tn"
late Samuel c. Crafts of Craftsbury. VIII"
represented Vermont in congress. ISL,
TO 1926: was governor of Vermont. ls2S-
II: was United States senator. lS42-3,
and for over 20 years was Il prominent
citizen of Orleans county and of IN"
state. She married the late Nathan $,
Hill of Craftsbury. who VAS for many
years a lawyer in excellent standing at
the bar of orleans county. In lS5' MIR.
Hin was elected treasurer of the Uni
Nersity of Vermont. and Mrs. Hin came
with him to Burlington. where he built
the house OH South Prospect street
which was thereafter their home. MIR.
Hill died in 1881. After his death, Mrs.
Hill. always retiring in her disposition.
led a very quiet life largely devoted t"
the care of her home and her flowers
For several years past she has been
sinking under The burden of years and
gradual decay Of her powers Of mind
and body. and her death was not uneX-
pected. She was SO years of age. She
was a woman of strong character and
high Christian principle. charitable.
kindly and excellent In many relations
of life. She was one of the original
members of the College Street church
of Burlington and was identified with it
for nearly 10 years.
The names of Colonel o. ID. Clark uf
the First regiment and Quartermastcr
General w. II. Gilmore don't go with
the Rutland railroad and IL men from
Company X of Bennington who tried
this method of reaching home We're
forced TO spend the night in the Shell
burne station and depend upon charity
for Il breakfast. The men were among
those rejected in the examinations and
were on the way back to peaceful pur-
suits. They were, as is customary, Civ
en- an order for transportation signed by
the colonel of the regiment and counter
signed by the quartermaster general Of
Vermont. This was not a sufficient
guarantee for passage to Conductor
Holland and he gave the boys their
choice of going to Jail at Rutland or
leaving the train at Shelburne. They
choose the latter alternative. Not only
were they subject to great Inconvenience
and to sleeping in the station. but they
did not have money enough to buy
breakfasts and had not Il gentleman
other than of a railroad type given them
food they would have been forced to 20
without.
Most nmrods in Vermont know of the
two famous geese. Hit" and Miss be-
longing to the Fin and Feathers club.
These geese are kept by Benajah Phelps
at Sand Bar Bridge and are known to
he over 40 years old. Last year they
had four vigorous gOslings and in the
autumn Mr.. Phelps clipped a wing ol
three Of the young ones, but the fourth
was allowed to go at large. as it was
thought that she might make u fine de-
coy. The liberty was so much enjoyed
that she went south one day and moth
ing had been heard from her till last
week. when she flew home and was
driven into the pen with the others. The
nearly eight months of travelling i'm the
sunny south has agreed with the wan
derer, who will probably have to depend
on memory for some years to come. as
her wing is to be clipped in the future.
Frank A. Walker of Ludlow has been
appointed by the governor as judge of
probate for the district Of Windsor To
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Hugh Henry. Mr.. Walker is IL
son of the late William H. Walker ana
was born in Londonderry, March Z. 1860.
and was educated i'm the Black River
academy and at Middlebury college. He
Is a lawyer. director Of the Black River
National bank. Mr.. Walker was unani-
mOusly elected representative from
Ludlow In 1896 and served on the COM
mittee on rules and judiciary.
| The fish of Lake Morey in Fairlee are
| dying in large numbers and floating
ashore as they did last year. Last
| year the fish mortality confined itself to
| perch and other small fish, while this
year many pickerel as we'll as perch
| are found dead. Mr.. Moore. who has
investigated the case says the fish are
| attacked by u minute worm or maggot.
which burrows under the scales, caus-
ing a sore which enlarges In some in
| stances, to cover nearly the whole sur
| face of the fish before it dies.
The preliminary hearing which was to
have been held at Montpelier I'm the case
of Jules Sanctuary and Charlan Mead
charged with manslaughter because Of
the scalding to death of a patient at the
| Waterbury asylum a short time ago
has been disposed Of by the two men
waving an examination. Sanctuary
and Mead were bound over to appear be-
fore the grand jury next September
| Pensions to Vermonters have been al
lowed as follows: Increase, William H..
Chaplin. Plainfield, $l2 to $50: reissue and
Increase. John Lessor, Burlington. SIG
To $l7; original. widows. minors Of
| Thomas Stapleton, Middlebury, SIC.
| Hon. Merritt Clark has just died at
POultney. aged 95 years. He was thu.
Oldest graduate legislator In the state.
the oldest graduate Of Middlebury col
lege and the Oldest ex-railway president
In New England.