Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
General Vermont News.

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Judge II. u. Nhrrhf, the petition Of :. \.
smith 'o' "t BrHttl"pprn was presented.
asking !" nave lnr "rirr oI Judge wheeler
made May 20. ISM" which prohibited the
( receivers ol IN" '"hirhl Vermont raliroad
/ company rom paying '1aihs uhlI Inrth"r
| order ol 'hr court so modified that thr
company "i'lIn Tor supplies FURNISHED
WITHIN sN months before the recrN'rehip
| might ne ordered to he pald. Inc 'llst ana
i s''ohu mortgage n'h"touerS were repre-
, schted ny Mnorll'id storey anu W. HOW"
| NJ Boston. Judge .aruoz" oi New YORK
anu I. W. Mtus "l Mliulc"urN = ~ SMiEh
GO. 10y Waterman. Martin hit. and
various other claims by Mr. Newton OF
hartford Conn Z. WV Witter, ofSt Aibans
appeared ipr me receivers nl tht central
vermont raiironi company. IN" counsel
representing the hondh"lders claimed ihat
II master should t." appointed To hear and
report on all the Claims. me counsel Tor
claimants objected TO TINS and insisted that
th' court might pass upon all claims, which
were unti-puied IL To the facts involved,
anu then II master was necessary tor
nearing disputed claims, the appointments
could be made later. lht court ordered tho
receivers to ille certain additional Facts ana
minated that 'Indisputed claims would b"
Hon nf thr nunnin,memt If n mns,er for
u,ur. r.ousilsr,tinn
INV i'i''N' "''' h'i'' h"H
nounrei the candidacy OF Judge Lavant VI.
Read OF that town for the congressional
nomination in IL" ID Vermont district. now
represented 10y Gen. W. W. Grout, and says
that from now To the tim" the convention
meets in j une his friends Will make strong
light III his behalf and use every honorable
means to secure for him the nomination.
The action Is not unexpected, for although ho
did not announce himself rs candidate
TWO years ago ana MS name was
not presented To tho convention. he
was prominently mentioned in con-
ne'tion with the place ut that time. 1t Is ur-
sued that ai'ionSh ms town is one OF thr
hnn,r bos MAYER w., ,,mn ,n nnn ~ its riti.
yens and as th.v hnv, nIways Iovnuv stool
mn and fought for other Windhnm and Wind
scr rountv nominess thav now ,.r for nm
exchange Of cnurtesi,s for one Of their own
sons. Judr. Read has nrnc,i,eI INV in Rel
lows Falls for d wears and nnlds nm envinhIr
nos,,ion in the rsfe.m of tb,, momhars ~ In,
Vermont h.r lle ia an ev-nrnsiInnt Of th,
Vermont Bar association and has heen see.
rotary md master of thn Grand L,dve or Ma
sons. He enlisted In Co. II of the "a Yer
mont volnnteers and has nn honorohl, vnr
record
suit for alo ono has he.p brouyht I'm Wind.
ham comfy bv Mrs, Iucv NJ Curtis eyeru-
triy of th. viii nf Milan il Curtis oyainst
TN. Fitrhburr railroad comnanv to RECOVER
for Mr. Curtis's drnth which nccurrel last
luI n.ur Keen, Mr j'urtis wns nm
engineer ON the front engine of n
freight train and while going down grind,
toward Keene his engine WINS thrnwn from
tbs tra,k and ne was kilIeJ # IL ,lnimnJ
that III. ronI wns neyl.rt.I in resnsrt ~ Ma
engine b.inv drf.ctivr ,,I.o in cnnseouenco
ot ~, nh.tr,,,.tiou on ,he trn.t and hac,,,ss
thr trajn was heinz RIM too rnniijv on down
grades and shurn curves the rcnr engine
having tht're cohtro' OF the tram by AR
nraKeS; the front engine ha'inB no cohhec-
tioh. atermah, Martin q Hit OF brattle-
ooro "re ior 'he pi"'ii'ih'
The fifth annual exhibition of the Vermont
pouItry and Pet stock association is over.
The members of the association who gave
their time and money to make the affair "A
success muy we'll be proud of their efforts
The exhibit wns n complete, success from
the start. and the best ever held in the state.
The number of out-of-town exhibitors was
ihucn hrser tilah ever neiore, the leading
eNhipitors UrliS liie ~ hliilhSs inrm OF "oou,
stoek' w., walter bingham ol Mesl concord
.Ih" oHnn .;.n ',ns oi ,G III
.ne eAh'p'!ion l"s. .tnl lntre were 1oo tn
tries, ana this year there were 4oo.
DR.. Daniel Campbell of Saxton's River.
aged n wears, Is dead. He was one of the
best known and most successful practition-
ers in Vermont Medical college in Wood
stock. in 1912 and from the Berkshire Medi-
cal college in Pittstleld. Mass, in 1913. lie
practiced in PIttslleld, was in Westminster
10 years, and since 1854 had an Office here.
lie was prominent in the medical societies.
He was II member Of the Legislature in 1864,
and was the Democratic candidate for speak
er. He was also honored with the nomna-
tion for Congress in the I'd district by the
Democrats in 1890. He leaves a widow aud
six children.
Atam meeting of tho Bellows Falls Choral
union the following officers were elected.
President. :. WilIoughbv Wilder. .r.; secre
tarv. W. Z. Bowtell; treasurer. Miss Alice
IL. jackson. and executive committee, Mrs.
Frank q, Flint. c. l.. Barber and John n.
Williams. The committee hope to draw into
the union all who are interested in music. to
which both active and associate members
are solicited. The first work to be taken
up will probably be AndertOns wreck OF
the HeSperus.
T,,,;. otI,,,,u w,,.,,,
II Mnt I's o' 'L ,,u II w "W.noihe"u W ns nsm,nsI
H. A. Mopio p,i. alu II. W. Mooie ol pratlle-
ooto @ ""s VI u. oo'olo ouslioo o. H. oner
for the m,rchnse of horse 1iba nrst da-
f.ndant was defaulted Tha other ma1e No
defense md judgement was viven In IN vor of
the pluintiff to recover sI14 damages and Az
costs Waterman Martin y Hit annanraI
for the nlaintifY tbe other nartias hayina M
counsel
Sportsmen and others are waiting for tba
Vermont supreme courts decision IN tha
constitutiopality of sections of the flsh md
game law. A test case has been brought
before the court under nm arrangement 6a.
tween the fish and game league Of Vermont
and the state attorney of Washington coun-
ty. The respondent is u clerk in the law
office Of Dillingham;, Huse Il Rowland OF
Montpelier who hshed in u posted brook.
A Woodstock antiquarian is still finding
interesting entries in old record books. Here
are two "l773-Abe Howes. the LATEST
man In woodstock, watered his sap to save
gathering more. lTi-Jacob hoissington
Daiit ioS capln on the Churcnlll corner,
onS h;.,n..,h ha'.nr ioi ih"h "no p'"st'
"A' ''e""
A large Westinghouse engine, which was
EaIi Womn,.in ,oanar nnnnon,,s on1 lii III 'no
paiioms E.iS upS pon, nI.tat,, ,.y.eo,..h o go. at
some unknown cause. No one was in that
part of the mill at the time No damao.