Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-19
General Vermont News.


Whooping cough is epidemic iu WinoosSi.
The Masons OF Bristol talk of building "a
block.
Bert Flanders Of Royalton shot fine deer
recently
Amos J. Bernard Of Midlebury died re-
Gently, aged 49,
The new marble mill II: Middlebury is
nearing completion.
10 Brown of Randolph captured smal!
black bear in his trap.
John W. Iuwton Of Wilmington died re-
Gently in Florida, aged G3.
A tornado blew down fourteen telegraph
poles in Coventry recently.
A Cornwall man has sold three sheep to
20 to Australia for 525 each.
Joseph II. lorng. well-known business
man OF Bennington, is .ead.
The steamer Chateauguay has carried To-
OOO barrels Of apples this season.
Mrs. Hattie Culver Chamberlain Of Que
chee died recently, aged 80 years.
The work OF rebuilding the burnt section
In South Ryegate has commenced.
George W. Grandy of Company NJ Is able
to be out again after his long illness.
The silver wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f.
All ms ofPomfret was celebrated recently.
Two pet dogs belonging to Rev. Norman
Seaver Of Montpelier, have been poisoned.
Hank White cf Fclchville the old tine
minstrel, hangs out his card as an auction
eer.
Mrs. l.. d. Merrill of East Albany owns a
cactus that has 347 buds on it and more to
follow.
George Cutler of East Montpelier aged 80
years, committed suicide by hanging re-
Gently.
John s. Sheppard, formerly Of South Roy
alton. has just died At Vineland, n. D., aged
80 years.
st. .Johnsbury is talking of a 3OOOO bridge
to connect it with its tiourishinK suburb,
Someryiile.
1hs annual charity ball tor the benefit ot
the iIeaton hospital at Montpelier Will DO
held Nov. 10.
The creamery building in West Glover
was burned recently. The origin Of the fire
is not known.
Rev. NJ. l.. Woolsey Of Manchester. n. H.,
has accepted call 20 the Episcopal church
at Vergennes.
H. &. Gleason of Burlington has been
sued by his partner to force an accounting
for some $4,000.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
A!onzo A. Averiil OF Woodstock, was rele-
brted recently.
The family OF Gcnerul j. q. Mccullough
OF North Bennington. have returned to New
York for the winter.
Henry Jones, an empoye Of the Vermont
Marb" Co. ut Proctor. had foot crushed in
til q.a:ry recently.
Milton F. Perry Of Wardsboro has been
sued hy the town for settlement OF his ac-
count H. tax collector In 1893.
Th;. assistant post tlnastcr nt New Orleans
l. II DummrrStun boy. T.. =. Stoddart. He
h - lived in that city since 1862.
Postmaster Shcdd of Montpelier has had
II light hemorrhage Of the lungs, but his
illness Is not considered dangerous.
4 gang of siN;ce! yuung thieves that has
been stealing from freight ears, stores etc.
az Nnrthlield has just been broken up.
Til. Roy Bros. of East Barne, are doing a
,y business making crouuet sets. They
u.,l II tons of wire for wickets last season
4 little girl a-..l for barre all burned
i,y T.. +. Roe III the kellogg library, Mont.
,ri-r recently. She got barriers. Burned
AAny.
nn- handled and twenty thousan,! pounds
OF cider apples were recently shipped from
Wouls;uck. They brought 20 .ctnts per LOU
l"Ind-.
The increase in the amount of granite
shipped frum Hariwick gue, OIL steadily.
rhrr. is no better Indication Df prosperity
than this fact.
4. w. Spaior.i If Rutlund. recently OF the
First Vermont. mas been aPpointed chief
freight clerk in the depot OF the BIZ H. rail
road ut Ru .iund.
Leonard NJ She!MAn, formerly of Wind
50. has just died at Hartman. Tenn where
A.. Vol III
He was ~ years old.
n johnson, one Of Abany's oldest citi-
Hnns on his S5th birthday not only held the
pIow. but also drove Il team to break mp u
nuuDer OF rods OF land.
The ties will be got out aud delivered this
wil;er for the electric railroad from poult.
nry tn Miidet0wn Springs and the road will
be built early next season.
Conductor Connors got badly hurt at New.
'rt recently. While making up a train a
b " threw IL stone from sling which struck
MIN In the eye, cutting 1t badly.
The Sutton Mari company has $50 cylin.
ders Of gas on hand. which will last to fill
orders through the winter. The company
expect to start up again in May.
According to the Randolph Herald IL Of
the state papers are for prohibition as it IT,
IL are for high license,twO are for a refersn'
uuuty anu Il utC nun
II NJ. Harvey has pair of crossed sabres
whi..h went through the Cuban campaign.
They were presented to him by Capt. I. H
Hardy of the Third U. y. cavalry.
Tho executive committee of the Vermont
Dair ylnen's association met at Montpelier
aad decided to hold the annual meeting In
st. Johnsbury the first week in January.
Barre has just shipped the largest base
e.er made to Covington. Ky. 1t measured
Ii feet inches by IA feet inches and was
IS inches thick. 1t weighed 49, 900 ponnds
Frien and neiyhbors to the UNI ,er oil
a out .OJ surprised Mr.. and Ms. +. L.
Davis of Ponfr-t recently and spent u most
enjoyable evening with them leaving many
tokens of esteem.
Castleton has recently lost by death two o.
its oldest and most respected business men
Jumes Adams and ID. L.Wilder. The former
was II prominent slate manufacturer; the
latter was S2 years old.
The He ,ton hospital annex in Montpelier
is about completed. adding five new private
r,,ms and eight beds to the accommoda-
,ions. The hospital now has ten private
rooms and nineteen ward beds.
The Barre Daily Telegram has been test
ing the sentiment Of that city in voting
contest between prohibition and local op
ton. The vote stood: Prohibition l39 loca
option 3O!. Barre has nearly 5000 voters.
Robert Cushman Of Montpelier has beer
sci, ctad a one Of five lawyers to act Us in
structor Of plt aiing in an evening law schoo
in Boston just started under the supervision
of the law department Of Harvard and Bos
ton universities.
Persis Davis Of Barnard Is the owner of q
ring which bears the date 1889. 1t is "a val
liable heirloom. having descended in each
stance to one bearing the name Persi.
Davis. 1t is dated 1883, the year in which
Washington became president.
Three or four Of the members of company
d Of st. Johnsbury INDUCED in celebration
after they were mustered out last week
which came We y near destroying the equi-
librium Of that good town. A ChinamaL
narrowly escaped being hanged. Rum did
it.
James Guillnette VI st. Johnsbury sol
dier in the regular army. has been pre-.
sented by his friends with a costly solid gold
medal in token Of their appreciation Of his
courage and yalty while with his regimen,
at Guantar ano. Cuba. 1t is composed of a
shield. crescent, with sword and muskel
| crossed, held by the claws Of the Am .rcsu