Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
EDWARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.


rhe new members admitted were IL. r.'u-h-
man of the BeIliugtnn Banner. +. E.langl"N
+ Of the Barre Daily Times. II. &. Peck amt
John A. RaprleNr of the Nirgrnncs Nrr-
montrr, W. {. Bu' OF Randolph,
IL. l.. llindl"y of the ST. Adams sun,
, Frank t. Howe OF the Montpelier laiv
Record, and Charlie, q. l.arman.
/ of the Hardwirk Gazette. Ihrrphilus GrnuI
of Newport was elected AN honorary m"n-
h.r of the association. Letters ut regret
We're read from q. II. Blake Of Barton, ID.
~. Simonds Of Manchester, ". ID. MrMa>i"r
! If Woodstock. and Joseph Poland Of Mont-
pelier l.. L. lhuycr OF 81. Johnsbury, {. =.
Forbes Of St. Alpans. W. Il. Howe OF Bur
/ liugton and T. T.. Langley of Barre, were
appointed II committee To look after libel
law at the next session of the Legislature,
and A. j. Humphrey Of P"ultney. \. IL,
) Lewis of Morri"yiIl'. and i. j.. HOW"
| Of Montpelier, were appointed commit
J ico to secure an equitable dlsiribi-
ion of the laws 1T the next session.
Officers We're elected lor the ensuing
! year as follows: President, i. \. Perkins oI
l,utland vice-prrsrnts. .E.A. Mutt Of Mont
pclirr. II. &. Whit"hll of Waterbury, and
II. 4. tushman OF Bennington; secretary. L.,
u. Johnson OF Randolph: treasurer, W. &.
lIrinap of Bellows Falls; executive commit
! or. CT. Forbes OF st. Alhnns, ii. l.. Parker
If bradford. and Il. J. Humphrey of Ponlt-
nry. Agencral discussion ul foreign al
association were urged to stick TO tariff rates
whrn dealing with advertising agents. The
i.ond hi now before Congress wa discussed
1t some lcngth and II majority favored it.
\ new development in the affairs of the
Bradford Savings Bank and Trust company
has Just been brought to light, A minority
. u 'he Slnrh hnpinrr9 nPr'"t'' U. tnt', u''"'
h'y- IT, W. Hm'tn, in'', '."l'S nnu .. , d. c"N
't' az h''e',hS 'l 'he poar' "l trustees "nu
i'htah1eo 'i,'orna''on a1 W 'ho '1huiion VI
me hahk. lr'H'u'h' ii"'' ,tat'" that 'ii'
hn"NH "l III" oh'N' ls serufi'irs III" M W,i i'
ni'''r, were nl"h l" INSPECTION. W. ~.
>to'khriAS" "i bor'nh' wm" aPP'ar'n as lln
/ rePr'H'"'".h' "' "''''r' r. "''"''o' ni9.Ite"
upon lhr r'Sht 10 w 'i'p' 'inou "t"l' u.liu'' ~
Mr. Mralne n7 S''' ''Sloi''r. Mr, n.fa,ne
'l"'h having pc'h S"i' n''" ,,"hH',li'" upon
ne po9"s "' tue pans Mr Hlocnpr,,ga Mus
,"'L,' ,r,'"',n f %n,, a r,ifnrhs unls ~ ,r,,.
.,n'.thnIJ.r n,,.lIh IN, " m"n,;ry was hnrmonions
nnu ~ ,h, r.,r,s.t ot Tia truatrns n com
ni,,nn ~ ,hr.,. was clnson tn ,n-onrrnt,
win nthnr. md m,k. ;, ,hnrnryh invrstjco-
I;nn m. tr,strns md Lrnositnrs and n
n,oinritv ',f thn ,,n,l h oidnr, havn con fdenrc
i" ,hn IN st ',ti,n nnI inoi; +, wnrI tn n r,,-
n,,t nr ,hn ,'m,m,it,nu N rnh,,,,.n th.t II will
,int;.,,tn ,l,o i,,ni.
y.r.
AZ 'ne anh''al h''t,nSo' t'e BELLOWS ram
',''nS' corporation ',corSH ~. Mes.Un WY
( eh''tc' hu"'rHo'. A. H. br9Wh ."'ie" ~.
t'h''oh 10 inc iacl ''li'I ''l' nunilot report
( n,is,inn hah hn,m "niL for his snrvices n
.rm in exrr.s ,f ,ha lryu ,,iownmce and
/ ,frrr c,nsi,Jcr,hj, liscussinp the ronort wns
! lniJ ,Inmn Tho ,,hin Chnrlns II Howard
""I n" ny nro'' VI" mnorre worn .lsctnJ A. rs,
md second bniliys NV ncclnmotion. Int for
the third mrmlrr Of the bonrI there was
n warm contest hn,wn.m Chnrrs n Gibson
"t'' ,'n, a,n,;,,a,, r'. "a '"iao,;,m ND ~
.
DI7 tn IA Far ira wnrInms t'hirf A II
! Th,n,n.nn ,rJ ,y.I,bir i,bnrlns + WbneIor
,rnr,, ,Jn'..J IN nnnimntio, IT.. l,ttcr hein~
ele.t.I nv vote Of 20a 70 ~, Henry X
Fitzsimmon- was elected second fire warden
| by accamation, and after several names
hta,l been proposed and Withdrawn for the
third place, n vote to adjourn for one week
was obtained.
Th, ,,mmittoe con.i.tin, Of Jomes l.
Nnr,;n Gnnrrn W m,ntnr md Inhn unI
vim which wns nnnninted Mt the annual
mnniim,, Of ,bn yiIl,,,r nf Rrottl,horo 70 in
vnstivnfe the matter nf n reduction in in
surnnrn rotns mat thp lo.nl a"ents and thc
e"mmittae of the ex,.L,n,,e hnvinn chnra, If
tha Wjndbom rorntv ratings in the nrobnte
| office. the committee of the on
| change being composed of f.. II. Hildreth
of this city and Henry i. Hess and Arthur
4. Hatch of Boston, The village committee
gave their reasons for reauestinga a reduction
|
| by the committee of the exchange.
A. u,o annual ,roo,i,, og tho v,r,o,,
un.inn m ,n'S Stann pronIara' ossro,otio, oa,nnr.
fnr ia ensnipo von, wore eIccted ns foilows.
President. ID, Il. Abel. Orwell; yice-presi-
dents. ]. j. Crane. Brdport; and {. NJ.
Remeice, Middlebury: secretary, Louis A.
Skin. Middlebury; treasurer, +. Ii. Earring
Townline: Bryon smith. Addison; Ira T..
Hamblip. Cornwall, G. A. Chapman, Ferris
burph: legal counselers. Stewart and Wilds.
Middlebury: committee on pedigree, T.. N.
BisseIl, East Shochnm, C.P. Crane, Br!dport
, and |. II. Stckney Shoreham.
At the Vermont Bee Keepers convention at
Burlington lust closed papers were read by j. =,
u, Crane. o j. Iowery and W. G. I.arabee. The
following officers were elected President.
II. r.. Holmes; secretary, NJ. +. Cram, West
Brookfeld: treasurer II. L.. Leonard. Bran
don: yice-prcsidents, ]. l.. Crane, Addison
county; Cassius II. Peck. Chittendon county;
George II. Terrill, Lamoille county; L. W.
Smith, Orange county;N. N. Forbes, Rutland
county. The meeting was very successful.
The time OF the next yearly meeting Is left
with the executive board.
A quantity of rice and the other accessor-
les that are so necessary to give bridal
couples q proper start in married life was
saved last week at Milton for better pur-
pose. After the Pratt-DreW wedding, the
expected ones did not show up for tho 9.15
train SOUTH but were speeding toward Bur
lington in q closed carriage at the time their
friends were waiting for their appearance at
the depot.
The Congregational club of western yoe-
mont has elected these officers President.
W. ]. Van Patten OF Burlington vice presi-
dent, DIR. j. Mead OF Rutland secretary.
il. +. Bentley Of ST. Albans; treasurer, Fla.
Bond of Middlebury outlook committee.
lockwood Barrett of Rutland: membership
committees heV; L. NJ. ohSue o. burlington;
auoitor' H. A. h"rhioh VI hut'"hu.
The trustees of the First Baptist church Mt
braltiepoIo nave S'N%Gl % .nc'r rop1rt on tne
aPProPI.a.'oiS anu P'cuSeS ior i,ao 'no coming
year. IL was SHOWN .nti. .foV more Mas
.if RoeI and II. r. c. Toed, was appointed to