Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-08-27
General Vermont News.

Two Randolph markets failed last
week.
There has been another incendiary hre
at Barre.
Diphtheria continues to spread In Bel
lows Falls.
Mrs. Lavina Moulton OF Randolph is
dead at the age of 70 years.
Miss Mamie Prime of Burlington res
cued a boy from drowning recently.
Hon. f.. j. Phelps of Burlington is very
i'll at the residence OF J. q. Mccullough.
The Grand Isle electric railroad has
been surveyed to the Lamole river In
Milton.
W. c. Washburn of Montpelier Is
candidate for second assistant clerk OF
the house.
Milo Abernethy and Francis Mcintyre
were the winners in the recent shooting
match at Bristol
Mayor Senter OF Montpelier lost his
pocketbuok the other night. 1t con-
tanned nearly 500.
The olst anniversary of the visit OF
General Stark army to Remington was
duly observed TINS month.
George Sleeper of West Derby. aged
~, was thrown from his horse recently
and had one hip badly fractured.
The Windham county Democrats NOM
mated Il gold Democrat. who voted for
Mckinley, as II candidate for side judge,
\ boy near Bennington touched an
unprotected electric wire with his hsh
pole ard was rendered speeches. by
the shock.
Brattleboro has good credit when her
per cent 2o-year bridge bonds orihg
$lO9, 1888 par SlOO. A local bank took the
whole issue.
Mrs. John Ross Of Burlington caught
and landed alone a muscalonge at tns
mouth of the Winooski river mat
weighed 13 pounds.
Thirteen stonecutters have just been
added to the force employed by the
Ryegate Granite company, which Is
rushed with business.
Adloire Brunnelle of Burlington, aged
II, burglarized a store recently and was
sent to the Industrial school for the re-
mainder of his minority.
Alma Metcalf of Irasburg, ten years
old, has done all the raking on two
farms that have yielded over 100 loads OF
hay this season. besides raking after the
hay cart
No independent nominations have been
filed with the secretary OF state ana
there will be but three tickets to vote
upon, Republican, Democratic and Fro
hihition at the state election.
A wrestling match is to take place at
Corinth fair between Henderson OF Weils
River and Welch of Montpelier. Hen
derson challenges the world at collar ana
| elbow for II purse of $500 to $1,000.
Judging by reports to the local papers
there will be Il light potato crop In YER
mont this season. The long drouth set
them back a good deal. Corn and other
crops have been generally benefited ny
the late rains.
w. f. Scott, formerly of the Barre
Enterprise has bought an interest in
the Bradley newspaper agency at Bur-
lington. His many friends in the pro-
fcssion will wish him much success in
his new venture.
| James Houston Of Barre was nearly
| killed the other day. He stood on the out
side of the trolley and was struck on the
back of his head by dead mans post.
| This Is the tenth serious accident at THIS
point. Another city would see that the
| trolley company removed such danger
Gus pole.
The rapid increase of business during
| the past few years at the waterbury
post office is largely attributed to the
| extensive business OF &. c. Warren, who
now does five-eighths of the mail busi-
ness transacted at that Office. Mr.. War
ren's constantly increasing business will
soon raise the post office salary more
| than $500 a year.
Newman Thomas of Moretown, who
was accidentally shot in the highway
near the Niles electric station at Middle
sex over week ago is reported to be
rapidly on the gain. and 1t Is now looked
for that the old gentleman will recover.
| The boy who was so carelessly shOOtlng
with a rifle across the highway at q
! target has been allowed to go unpun-
ished.
Arthur Dole, % years old. son Of ia
son Dole, died of typhoid fever at Chick
arauga, Aug. 3. The body was sent
home for burial. This is the first real
sorrow Mortified has felt in the war and
there is much sympathy for the family.
Young Dole was at work in Reading
Mass. when the war broke out and came
home to join his company. He has q
brother. Fred. at Chickamauga, and two
cousins in the company.
State Treasurer Field has made the
distribution for 1898 of funds for schools
/ and highways raised by the per cent.
tax. The amount of the state school tax
was $87,196. The total number Of legal
schools maintained in the state for 1888
is 1853, loss of II, and the amount OF
tax apportioned to each Is $36.SS. The
total highway tax distributed was $751;
1885, the amount per mile being 1884.
/ The mileage for the state is $l4,702.
Judge Field handed down decision in
the United States district court at Gard
ner Mass. in regard to $1,000 bail in the
case of John Reed, who is supposed to be
the man who buncoed Dennison Davis
of Putney out of $4,000 few years ago.
Reed skipped after furnishing bail. and
the local court declared the bail forfeit
ed. A petition was then carried to the
district court. claiming that the local
court had no right to declare the cash
bail forfeited and asking for return
Of the $4,000 Judge Field refused to re-
open the case.
Rev. Lorenzo Marshall, one Of the
oldest clergymen in the Troy conference,
has just died at his home in Glen Falls,
N. Y He was "A years old. He fitted
for college at the Troy conference acad-
emy, and was later graduated from Wes-
leyan university. He Immediately after
Joined the Troy conference, and con-
tinued in active service until 1893, when
he was placed on the superannuated
| list. Among his charges was Winooski,
his first charge, 1S50-52; Burlington.
56-57: Williamstown. Mass, S. 50, SO,
90. This was his last charge. He was
presiding elder of the Saratoga district,
| re-c-Q op1 nf % TROY district G0- 40