Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-05
EDW ARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

The Bellows Falls auditors have finished
work GU the annual towa report The prin-
= 'ipal expenditures puring the yehr have been
| A. follows Highways and bridges, S60ls,of
which s3725 is on account OF the new SAY
IONS River bridge; town hail. s3Oll high
= ways, S3363; overseer ot the poor SlIla
schools, S2l 1891. OF which Sl3,55l was for
salaries; miscellaneous, SIl, 700 making the
: total for the year in these departments
I fI126 more than in 1896. State and county
. taxes amounting to SS202 have been paid
and coupons and interest on temporary
loans amount to $5S32. The liabilities Of
the town ar. Sl36.Ol0. an increase during
the year Of SlO,2l6. The assets are Ss77G.
besides the town hall, school buildings and
other real estate. Total sales at the liquor
agency were S54i7. aud this branch of the
towns business shows an apparent loss of
1912. This is more than made good. how
,ver. hy the 5000 rental which is charged
for the room in which the agency is located.
lhe report of the school directors shows
that III regular and two special teachers are
now EN- mployed, of which five are in the high
school and ten In the outside districts. The
librarians report shows that H. $50 books
were drawn during the year. an Increase OF
nearly 1000 over the previous year. The
present number OF books in the library is
6759. The annual meeting has been held
and besides transacting routine business the
town considered the matter of transporting
pupils living outside the village to the high
school. arranged for the collection of taxes
and made appropriations for Memorial day.
the free library and for tho Improvement of
cemeteries.
Charles Phelps Noble, who has just died
ut Nassau. y. T., Bahama Islands, was born
In Franklin, VT. on May 6, 1858, being the
youngest ofa family of nine children born t.
Sylvester c. and Nancy Noble. In 1865 the
family removed to st. Adams, where MIR.
Noble attended the common and high
A,tn ,itE
course at the WillistOn seminary at East
hampton. Mass. He read law for a tiTne
with his brother. the late Guy G. Noble,
all was also connected with the st. Al
bans Iron and Steel works. In Il few
wears he entered the employ OF the st.
Albans Manufacturing company As trav-
cling salesman, and In short time made
an arrangement with B. +. Sturtevant of
Boston. well known in connection with
fan, blower and dry kiln processes and
Outilttings. to represent the business In the
northwest. He remained In this position
until 1887 when Il co-partnership was formed
between Mr.. Noble and George E.Foss. under
the firm name OF Foss 4 Noble. the firm tax
Ing the western agency for the B. +. Stur-
trvant company and developing IL large ami
profitable business. Mr.. Noble was a man
whose name was well fitted to his character,
! He was broad minded, generous. true to his
friendships, his business relations and every
obligation OF life. Still in the prime Of life
| his untimely death is mourned by all who
knew him. Mr.. Noble is survived by a wife
and son, his aged mother, Mrs Nancy Noble
three sisters. Mrs. George L. FOss OF Chicago,
Mrs. George Barnes and Mrs. A. G. Stone
grave. and II brother, Sylvester c. Noble Of
! st. Albans
Hon. John N. Baxter, one of Rutlands
most eminent citizens, has just died after
| week illness, OF poisoning of the blood of
the kidneys. ut the age of 7G years. He was
Il son Of Judge Horace Baxter, and a brother
Of the late Gen. II. Henry Baxter, was born
| in Rockingham, May 49, 1922, and spent
much Of his earlier life ut Bellows Falls. He
was educated ut the Bellows Falls Classical
academy and the University of Vermont,
graduating in the class Of 1S4l. On the
organization OF the Baxter National bank in
1870. he was chosen vice-president and
He was the founder Of the Merchants
National bank and was elected its
president. This office he satisfactorily filled
until II few months ago, when DR.. John A.
Mead was chosen. He was the founder of
the Rutland Daily and Weekly Globe and
amalgamation with the Herald. He was Il
director of the Vermont State Agricultural
society for Is years and gave much time to
farming, being in possession of one of the
best cultivated farms near the city. Mr..
Baxter never sought public or political
home and library, which was extensive and
well selected, and In 1t he was student and
reader. He was among the finest musicians
in the state. and In the retirement of his
home gave that subject much attention. Mr..
Baxter was among the best literary and
musical critics In Vermont.
Miss Adelaide Ide, eldest daughter OF Judge
II. c. 1de OF st. Johnsbury late chief Justice
Of Samoa, has just died of typhoid fever at
the home of Mrs. p. X. Gleed in Morrisvlle.
Miss Ide came there on Jan. 81 in response
to IN invitation from Mrs. Gleed president
OF the Morrisville Woman's club, to speak
of her Samoan life at a club reception
held that evening. Miss Ide came, al
ready fighting the dread disease. us it
now appears. gave a delightful account of
her life In the southern Pacific, when she
was really too sick to be out OF bed and was
a guest OF Mrs Gleeds. where she remainded
until her death. The remains were TAX
en to st. Johnsbury, being accompanied to
the station by the members OF the Woman's
club. who also sent floral tribute. They
retain pleasant and lasting memory Of the
rarely gifted young woman, whose coming
may have been an important factor in her
untimely death. She was rs years old
student OF the st. Johnsbury academy she
graduated from the Chicago university aud
lad lived four years in Samoa. besides hav-
ny Travelled extensively abroad. She was a
friend of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Ex-Judge Thomas White, for sixty years Il
familiar figure of Bennington county, has
just died at his home in Bennington. He
had been i'll for some time with complica-
ton Of Diseases together with general
breaking up Of the system, and his death
was not uneX pected for several days. Judge
White was born in Wardsboro In May, 1916.
When 20 years OF age he came to Benning-
ton Centre. Here lie conducted tailoring
business several years. giving 1t up and NOV
n n ~ q q tnI ind,
OF probate which position he held number
Of years. He was one Of the original men,
bers of the Bennington Historical society,
one Of its first vice presidents and when the
society was reorganzed in 1888 he was elect
cd its president. OF late years his only bust
ness was that Of pension agent in which he
had been quite successful. His wife died
several years ago, and he Is survived By one
son and a daughter, the latter having for
several years been q teacher In the graded
school.
The vacancy in the Saxton River post
mastership caused by the death of Mrs.
Campbell has brought Il number of candi-
dates into the field with rush. and several
petitions are already seeking signers 1t is
probable that no official action in the matter
will be taken until suitable time has
elapsed. and 1t seems to be the desire of
most OF the partons Of the office that Il eau
Gus shall then be held to determine their
choice. Those mentioned as candidates for
the position are Foster Il. Locke John +.
Alexander, Jr.. W. B. GIynn, Mrs. Charles
). Frost and Mrs. Minnie Benton. the latter
having been assistant under Mrs Campbell.
A. N. Austin. an old resident of Milton,
who had been In the hotel business there for
many years, has just died very suddenly at
the home OF his daughter. Mrs. G. L. Rogers.
OF apoplexy. He had just rented his hotel
and was taking his meals at his daughters.
He went over to take his breakfast and ute
quite heartily, but was taken sick imme-
diately after eating and soon became un-
conscious and never rallied, Mr.. Austin was
in his 73rd year.
Alison +. Peet, an old and respected resi-
dent OF Shelburne. has Just died suddenly
from an internal hemmOrrhage thought t,
come from the lungs Mr.. Peet had lived in
Shelburne for nearly 30 years ana was on.
OF its most honest AMI upright citizens He
leaves widow and five children. He was a