Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-08
General Vermont News.

Is wears ago. lie wa living in Rutland at
the breaking out OF the war of the rebellion
and was mustered into the United states
service rs Qunrtcrm, strroi the First Vermont
regiment with the rank o( first lieutenant
May .. 1861. He wa- mustered out of the
service the following August. Six months
later. Feb. H. 1861. he rc-rntrrcd the service
~ rrgimrntal puart"rnanster under tht
command of Cot. George I. Roberts OF
the seventh Vermont. Willie in the
lSt regiment he was NJ Big l!r,hrl the
ilrst battle of the war lie served at For
trcSS Monru" and Newport News and he Wis
detailed as acting brigade ul!artcimHsttrnhd
rouui-:'arN upon the stail 90 General John
W. Phelps. Captain MorS"'s active services
in the seventh Vermont lcGan at snip
Island, and he was Uuirr Butler Ht New Or
leans. lie served nj liatOu Rouge, Carroll
ton and NicksNurE. after which he was de-
tailed H. brigade rumus-nry upon III" stan
of General Dudley serving until NOV. u ,lN62.
when he WAS promoted captain and assistant
quartrrmastrr Of volumt' rrs, Captain Morse
reported to General Batter after leaving the
seventh regiment and tool, command of tho
latterS light drun.h, riyrrstramhoals. While
on this duty cot, :. 4. II llhirl ordered him
to Bntou kOug" as JuHrtrrmustrr. and when
the army moved to Port Hudson II" was hp-
pointed chief uualtrrna-trr ut t"n Anger :
division. On the fall Of Port Hudson Capt.
Morse was ordered to repair th' Op"lousas
taken possession ui IN" ioundri"s and ma
cninr shops. he hai 81 miles of the road
running within ii days. He then repaired
- miles Ui the Jackson railroad.
Another exploit in the way of rapid
work WAS the building Of Il railroad in
siN days from the Mississippi river through
the street, of New Orleans to Lake Punrhnr-
train. The first locomotive huil, south OF
Rich,nond was turned out of the shops rum
by Quart"rmastrr Morse. He also built
freight and passenger ears and several small
steamboats,. ~ we'll rs directed an immense
ainOdnt of repairing. He raised two reSi-
mcntS of ruorrd troops for work ON rail-
roads. He served rs military suprtintrnd-
cnt OF railroads in the department of the
gulf until the close Of the war. and was
mustered out September 20, 1860.
The following officers have been appointed
by the first three officers of Mt.Sinni temple,
Ancient Aiabic Order, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine: First ceremonial master, I. y. Whit-
tier, Montpelier; second ceremonial master,
{. ". Steele. Barre marshal, Il. W. Mar
Bile. Woodstock ;raptain of the guard Daniel
$. Wheatlcy. Montpelier director.GeorSc +.
Flanders. White River junction first alch"m-
list. II. A.Bowers Montpelier second alchem-
isl, :. 5. ballard. Barre: architect, Russell
C. Collins, East Montpelier; assistant archi-
trrt, rlna Parker, Warren: outer guard,
Edward Il. Morse. Montpelier; master OF
wardrobe, W. c. Berry, Montpelier; musical
director. j. W. +. Washhurn, Montpelier;
medical director, ii. A. liildrc,h, NJ. d., Beth
!chrm. n. H.: purveyor, James w. Gabrielle.
Kaniolph chief of Arab patrol, h. B. Gam
mcl!c. East Barnet; first assistant, George
+. Randall Woodsvic NIL; second assist
ant }. vi. Ferris, Drs RiNieres, y. O.;
third assistant, Henry $. Boot, Newport.
Rev. =. G. Riley, who said mass nj ST.
Peters church, Rutland, Christmas night
is probably the youngest ordained priest IN
America. He is ust - years and eight
months old. The mass Christmas night was
the first he ever said. lie WA. ordained mt
Fort Wayne, Ind, Dee. IL, by reason OF IL
special dispensation from the Pope. Father
liicy formerly was IL Rutland boy and is the
son of Rodgrr Riley of Centre Rutland.
He received his first schooling at st. Peters
school and later studied in Burlington,
Montreal and in New Jersey. He wa. ut
one time altar boy mt st. Peters church
Father Riley will stay short time at his old
home in Centre Rutland before returning to
his church at Fort Wayne.
The village of White River junction is
stirred up over ease of corporal punish
mcnt in the schools. George W. Gilman,
principal of the high school. ferulcd Miss
Evelyn Tracy, II girl of l5 years, and ii il
claimed that one hand was cut by the ruler
and the other badly bruised. The teacher
and the chairman of the school board, who
the statement of DR.. G0ss as conclusive ON
this point, The father OF the girl entered Il
complaint to the town grand juror, but h"
has not acted yet. owin, to the absence of
the state 5 attorney. The grand juror has
doubts whether corporal punishment Is al
lowable in Vermont schools under the law.
DR.. and Mrs. William Seward Webb i'll
vited ali the residents of Shelburnc, about
fifteen hundred persons, to partake in the
festivities in the Ring building at the breed
ing barn, at Shelburne farms. Christmas
evening. The Christmas tree festivities
were held mt five o clock, and were of the
old-fashioned English order. Gifts were
provided for every che by brand Mrs. Webb.
supper was served ut six o'clock by Caterer
Coon of Burlington. This was followed by
dancing. The first dance was led by brand
Mrs. Webb, who also sat down to supper
with the townspeope. Music was furnished
by the Howard Opera House orchestra.
Henry l.. Stillson of Bennington, historian
of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges. has
received an invitation to accompany party
of English Masons to Egypt. The party
will include Sir Arthur Arnold, yice-chan-
c"lor of Cambridge university. Dean For
rest, Rev. Canon Moore. and Sir Lambert
Playfair The party will hold II lodge of
emergency in "King Solomons quarries"
at Jerusalem. Starting from London Janu-
AIRY u, the party will return February H.
The annual catalogue of the University Of
Vermont shows marked increase in stu
dents during the past two years. In the fail
of 1895 the total enrolment was 475,of which
24O were academies. lS5 medics and 30 dairy
students. In the fail of 1896 the total en-
rollmcnt was 537, ,271 academies, 22l needles
and 45 dairy. The present enrolment is
$50 207 academies, 23S needles and 40 dairy
students.
Alta recent meeting of the directors of tho
Bradford Savings Bank and Trust company.
an assessment Of 80 per cent. upon the "apl
tai stock was voted. The action was taken
to repair any loss tho bank may make on
obligations held by it against ii. L. Strame
of Boston. AS shown by the last published
statement the bank has capital stock of
900 and II surplus of :25,0OO
Hon. A. A. Butterflcld of Jacksonville has
recently received from Ohio the original
creed and other papers of the lrst church
(Congregationalj organized in the town of
Nottingham. This church was organized
as early as October %, 1904. 1t has been eX-
tinot for many years.
F.W. Williams of South Londonderry aged
60, was found dead recently in his bed.
Death is supposed to have resulted from
heart disease. He leaves II widow but no
children. He was Il machinist and came to
the town 10 years ago from Rhode Island
c. II. Murdick of Rutland captured alive
Chittenden recently. The animal is Il young
one and weighs Il little over 12 pounds. 1t
shows fight when handled too roughly, but
takes its captivity philosophically.
Fred Alger. who left Westford, his native
town. 10 years ago. and located in the min
ing regions of British America, has come
back. He is typical miner, On his
way east, while in Chicago, he claimed to
have been robbed of $1,000.
State Treasurer Field has sent out
tho per cent. state school and high
way tax notice to the several towns. cities
and unorgani2ed towns and cores in the
state. The taxes ARE due ut the state treas
urer's Office on or before June 10.
The Addison county court has resumed
work. The trial Of Smith Davis for the mur-
der of Dora Cushman will not be taken up
until after the January session Of the SUI
preme court.
Amonr the fourth-closs pOstmaStprs inst