Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
General Vermont News.

General Vermont News.
John Fyler and Miss Bertha Cole o
West Burke We're married recently a,
the parsonage by the Rev. G. II. Emery
Miss Lucy Mae Steward of East Mont
peller and Fred Guernsey of Calais Wer,
married recently at the home of TIA,
brides parents.
Mrs, Minerva ,SpeaD Akerman. tn,
wife of Jonathan u .Akermau. aged :.
years, has Just died at the home in rhel
sea village of her son-in-law. Wlllian
+. Davis.
Charles K. CorWin of Boston Formerly
a citizen of Chelsea, has remembered
the Consrega tiunal church with II timely
Sift of money to b. applied toward an
nual Expenses.
Frtnk Bat,heller of De,bv, WHO las
been at work for Mrs. Elmer Bates the
past Is months, has just died Of putu-
monia. He leaves Il widow and four
small children.
Mrs. Freeman Ross of South Royalton
is dead. Two daughters and !, son from
Massachusetts came to attend the fun
eral Mr.. Ross returned with his chit
dren and will make his home with them
in the future.
Miss Belle Carpenter of I.yndonvllr
has just died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. f.. Il. Chase. Miss Carpenter spent
the winter IN Virginia, hoping the change
OF climate would benefit her health, but
since her return. Il few weeks ago, she
steadily grew weaker until the last
Iebini H,sbi ook of Ben. on has lust
died. aged - years Mr.. Hasbrouk had
suffered Il succession of paralytir shocks
by which one side of his body had be-
come affected. lie was large land
holder and at the time of his death wa.
considered the richest man in tuW.n He
Is survived by two sons, Fred and
MrIvin.
Isaac Prince, an aged colored man,
of burlington, was standing talking to
his son and others one afternoon recently
when he fell forward ON the sidewalk
Death, which was almost instantaneous.
was due to heart failure The deceased
Was "a years old, and leaves IA widow, two
daughters, Eva and Alice, and one son,
Walter.
Mrs. Allen Lamb of Mortified is dead
after a lingering sickness. Some few
weeks since she went to Burlington and
was operated upon for the removal of "A
breast cancer. For time she seemed
better. but for the last few weeks has
declined and death followed. The rela-
tves are husband, a daughter. Mrs.
Ira Sargent, and son, Joseph Lamb.
Mrs. Eunice Dexter Wilds of West
T"psham was taken i'll while ON her wa,
to her brothers funeral at Sharon, stop
ping at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Robert Richardson, at Washingtun
NJ edical aid was Immediately summoned
from Chelsea. but only temporary relief
was to be had and she died IA little later.
The funeral was held at West Topsham.
Miss Annie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. Dewey of Querhee. was married
recently to Mr.. George II. Mann of White
River Junction. The ceremony took
place a Birch Bank. the brides beautiful
nome at Dewey's Mills, in the presence
of ahcrt 200 fl lends from Ve:rl mt. New
Hampshire. Massachusetts and Con-
ner'lcut. The young couple will live
with the brides uncle, Colonel w S
Dewey. Mr.. Mann being employed in the
office of the A. q. Dewey company.
me Bell shoe company Of Chelsea has
-Xtcuted decd Of the factory property
to William +. Davis, Charles +. Smith,
II. NJ. Dufur and k.lgn ID. Barnes. who
have had men at work on the dam pre-
pairing to put in an electric light plant
with which to light the village. The
mac hlnery is to be started when $50 or
more lights shall have been engaged at
The rate Of $l15 for lG candle puwereach
FOR the houses and 1925 each for the
store lights of 32 candle power each.
The grand list of the town of Essex
compares as follows with that of last
year: Total number of polls, 535. last
year, 524. showing an increase of IL:
valuation of first class real estate. $243,-
'l5. against $229,335. or an increase Of
'l3,6SO: valuation Of farm property.
;42."iG. against $425721. showing "a de-
'rease this year of $2l65: valuation of
PERSONAL property. $2OG 5Y2, an increase
'ver last year of $3.50 The town list ia
''SOl 3d. against Ss63OG3 of last year;
'illage grand list, $4524.57; last years
ist was $44l7.1I
Ia J,r,
Kent of Charlotte went recently in a row
'oat from Hilrs Bay to Essex, NJ Y.
.ater Mcclure came to II. c. Hilrs.
where the men had left their horse. and
eported that when short distance from
essex on the return Kent fell out of the
'oat and was drowned. Mcclure saws
'e threw him an oar and then being un-
Bile to row. a party put out from Essex
nd picked up the boat. taking him to
he New York state side The body of
Kent was not found. Both Mcclure and
<ent worked in Charlotte. The latter
anne from Springfield, Mass.
Edward HOdgsOn will not serve 1872
ays in the workhouse, although the
'nited States supreme court said he
'ould. HOdgson died few days agoin
'ew York state, SO his sensational case
at an end. Hodgson. it will be remem-
cred was a liquor seller in Addison
ounty and the court of that county i'm
osed sentence which was carried to
he nlted states supreme court by Hon.
!. j. Phelps and w. Fl. Bliss for the pc1.-
ose of testing the constitutiOnality of
ne Vermont liquor law. The case was