Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-03
EDWARD G. DANA
Gsaafal Vernon! News.

Mrs, William Simonds Of Brattleboro
|. dad, aged SO years.
William Dunn of Peacham has cut on
three nngers on a slan ..w.
An effort will be made to anneY Berlin
side to Montpelier when the |. .gislaturs
meets.
Mis-. James A. Garfield. wife OF Presi-
dent GARFIELD, is spending short time at
! Manchester
The Barre Daily Times has raised
nearly 500 In dime subscriptions to i'm
prove the city park.
Fred Patterson OF Berlin was arrested
charged with attempting to rob the post
Office at West Berlin.
William Wright of Barre was knocked
down and run over by team recently
and seriously injured.
The Vermont Seven Day Adventists
Will hold their annual meeting at BEN
! nington beginning Sept. l.
James y. Phelps. the Boston general
agent Of the National Life Insurance
company. has sailed for Europe.
Burt Maxfield OF Starksboro. fell Off a
load OF straw, striking Oh the tine of O
p!tchfork and was seriously injured.
| The A'drich will which gave the city
OF Barre Il large sum for public library
will not be contested AS a first expected.
| The large building of the Montpelier
Hardware company, insolvent has been
sod at auction for $4,000. 1t cost over
$4,000.
X. +. Kelley died at Northhed of con-
III int th..
Central Vermont on the narrow gauge
road for some time.
George j. Smith of Rutland was struck
by D. and II. train on crossing and
seriously injured. His horse was killed
and carriage smashed.
Simeon M. Sibley. aged 81, president
OF the Bennington County National
bank, at Bennington. is dead He will
be succeeded by J. s. Holden.
Paul Vesper, formerly Of Wrights-
vile. died at Santiago Of yellow fever
recently. He was a member Of the
Second Massachusetts regiment.
The foot race at Bellows Falls between
Edward Lyons, the local champion, and
professional runner from Massachu-
sets, was easily won by the latter.
c. l.. Hi!dreth of Newport had his
h rse struck and instantly killed on a
grade crossing The carriage contain
jng Mr.. Hidreth and family just es-
capped.
Successful state summer schools for
teachers have lust been held in st.
Johnsbury, Bakersfield MOrrisville.
Poultney, Rutland, Randolph and
Bristol.
Morrisville's principle industry, the
tanneiy, will soon be started up by a
strong stock company, the citizens hav-
Ing subscribed for the stock necessary to
make 1t success.
f. Il. BuI CESS has resigned as cashier
of the Howard National bank Of Bur-
lington and taken the management of
stock company that succeeds to the box
bus ness Of the late HoratiO Hickok.
The Manchester fair will be held Sept.
I, and 3. The purses for the races are
$500. 2.26 class; 5000. 2.37 class; 5000, free
for-all. Entries must be made with
Secretary d. X. Simonds on or before
Sept. l.
Burlington's chief of police war is end
ed for the pre- sent at least, Judge Rowell
having handed in his decision to the ef-
feet that L. J. Smith will continue in
Office until the supreme court passes
upoR the case.
Henry Galaise, aS.d II years, Of Mont
pelier, was taking his COW to pasture
when the animal swung its head around
to drive away the flies, striking the little
fellow in one eye with his horn, almost
knocking the eye out. The protecting
bone of the eye alone saved 1t.
The state normal school at Castleton
opens Sept. 6. The building has been
we'll repaired. The instructors are:
Principal, Professor P. r. Leavenworth;
assistants, Merton c. Leonard. Miss
Marion E. Dunbar. Miss Sarah ]. Whit
ney and Miss Hattie b. Shaw.
w. H. H. Button Of Middlebury and
Miss Herrika Stevens Of Vergennes
were married recently at the home Of the
bride. Mr.. Button is a rising young
lawyer and the present representative
for Middebury The wedding was the
social event of the season in that city.
where the bride is very popular.
When the American troops landed In
Porto Rico volunteers were called for
to go forward in the supposedly hostile
country and establish signal station.
Among the q men who volunteered was
Charles H. Hathaway, Jr., son of Chas.
H. Hathaway of Montpelier. He Is a
soldier in the Sixth Massachusetts regi-
ment.
James Lumbry Of Westminster was
arrested at Poultney for burglaries COM
mitted at Granville, N. Y, and other
localities He was taken to Granville,
where he pleaded guilty to the charge
before Justice Gilroy, and was bound
over to await the next term Of court at
Salem, N. Y A'gold watch and s33
which were stolen at Granville were
found on his person. Twenty-Five dol
lars stolen in Pawlet has not been recOv-
cred.
At Blythe's bakery in Burlington re-
Gently William Foley and a boy named
Ruell were examining a new dough press
which Mr.. Blythe had recently placed
in his bakery. and were counting the
number of cogs in the cog wheels, when
his young companion not knowing In
what position his tFoley's) fingers were
placed. turned the crank. and the result
was that all the fingers were drawn in
between the wheels and were jammed
to jelly. His hand had to be amputat-
ed.
There are 1876 cases on the civil docket
Of the Rutland county court which be-
gins the 18th of September. There are
only nine state cases. as follows: State
against Michael Waters, receiving stolen
goods: state against Rollin Cooper.
adulterating milk; state against Carlos
+. Barber breach Of the peace; state
against John Mason, breach Of the peace;
state against David T. Rowell, perjury;
state against William Walsh, assault
with intent to kill; state against Will
lam Brislin. breach Of the peace: state
against Thomas Hart, burglary; state