Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

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EDW ARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

gresham Grout. has Informed Postmaster
Childs OF its decision to grant an appropria-
tion for rural free delivery to the West River.
TAFT and Ware neighborhoods. This comes
after repeated efforts to secLre the service.
1t has been delayed on account Of the
lack Of money. The original PROPOSE
tion to extend the village system
through an extra mounted carrier Wa,
met by the department with the asscr-
tion that no more carriers would he ap-
pointed In any of the free delivery districts
during the present fiscal year. The reply
to the suggestion that the rural delivery
should DO established was that OF IL 1t could
be done with limited appropriation the
department would consent. search for
some one willing to make daily delivery,
Sundays excepted. for the amount nppro-
priated. was then made. Walter Mixer, who
lives on the Dorman d. Eaton farm, has
consented to serve the route for the sum
allowed in the hope that 1t will finally
result in the extension of the service to
cover the whole outlying district The de
partment proposed to mount one of the pres
ent carriers and extend the service In that
way, but to this proposition Postmaster
Childs disScnted, rs il involved the rurtaiI-
ment Of the present village service, which
he considered impracticable. The rural
delivery. however, can be established
in the discretion of the depart nent with
ont the application OF civil-serrice rules.
where the service does not include the in
corporated limits of the village. Mr. Mixer
proposes to deliver tho mail by team each
week day afternoon. after the arrival OF the
principal mails of the day, which will insure
the delivery Of the local papers On Friday
almost us soon rs they are delivered In the
village. Il thing that will be especially ap-
preciated, The service is sure To prove very
popular. Postmaster Childs has urged this
service for Il dozen years, technical oDstrur'
tion postponing its adoption from time /"
time.
John Robertson. "A. "A prominent paper
manufacturer of Bellows Falls aud n man Of
wide uuintnnce throughout sc uthcrn Yer
mont has lust died at Palm Beach, Fla. lie
went to Florida on A pIeusure trim about
three weeks ago. accompanicd by his wife
m, was appnrently in the best of health; bu,
was stricken with apoplexy ut the breakfast
table and lived but half an hour. lie leaves.
son OF Bellows Falls, who has been as
sociated with his lnther in business, aud
three daughters. Mrs. George II. Mbbi,t, ,Jr.
of Bellows Falls, Mrs. L.. A. lhmsoh OF
HOpedale and Mrs. II. w. Cough OF WoroeS-
ter. Mr. Robertson was born in Nova SEQ
tia, but had spent most OF his life IN Yer
mont, going first to Putney, where he was
engaged In the manufacture of paper for
several years, and then to Bellows Falls.
about Is years ago. He was II member OF
the firm Of John Robertson Son. and of
the Robertson Paper company. and retained
interest in the paper mills in Putney.
The spot where old Fort Defiance stood WAS
on the farm in Barnard now owned by James
CALDWELL. II wns built in 1850 us n prote,-
tiOn for the settlers against the Tories and
Indians. and undoubtedly. with the one at
Reth.l snvel the inhabitants from II second
Invasion The Tories carried away as pris-
oners Prince Haskell Timothy Newton
and Thomas Wright. All wero taken
from the farms now owned bv
Henry Is. Putnam. SolOn ID. Newton
and George Wright Newton and wright
escaped the same year. Haskell WAS
guarded closer because of his being sur
veyor. but was released the next spring,
The fort was commanded by Capt. Ben
jamin Cox, who held Il commission from the
United States. The garrison was recruited
from Barnard, Pomfret, Woodstock ana
Stockbridge. A diary kept by Jonathan
Carpenter, soldier from Pomfret, during
the first campaign, il in existence, and will
lie puDiished III the history oil the 'or.'
Governor Josiah Grout, in addressing the
state board Of agriculture recently. urged
the farmers to seek the best market and
turn everything to the best advantage He
also urged them to stop using coiorIng IN
their butter and to 70 into the business with
clean. honest hands He advised the peo-
pie of Vermont to solicit the visit Of sum
mcr tourists. ns the possibilities invite them
to come, and he also urged his hearers to
make good roads, ana with the scenery ana
ar OF the Hreeh Mouhta'h sl"tt' 'nc N's.'oiH
VINO come once are sure 10 hiake an ah'','' ,,''
WISH. III Patriotm way n' 'e..r,o' .,,,,, ~ WV
national excitement ana sa'u; si,fm ;t %,
BUNKER mn sui lives, anu Shcle Hanl WI,
soon stretch out MS lohg' pony han"s ,'ha
give those VINO are seeking lreeunln t,'t'r
liberty; put we 40 not want war 1hiesS !, % We
to uphold our hatiohai hohor "ho "p''i' '''
mug we "'' "uore'
me recent death ut the Braitleoor0 ne Iea'
OF onarles A. uray, one ., the .wo ,ir n.o'n
VINO nave peeh patlehtS the'e Iof nuli % ser-
tury, removes iaMiiiar persohase WHOSE
daily walks about town gave them wlue
ana pieasaht acqua'ntunce: naruiy -" va,
put they couid pe seen Oh thelr rounuS' ooM
Ing graceiuiiy TO the townspe0P'e ana o'c"-
sionally stopping Tor q Drlei tax on pieaslng
topics. NJ. uray wus ineinoer vi ~, on o,s
aristocratic Iamily anu oesioeS 'nreo o'''ne'S
no .o"'0' wv ''.
Mliliam heyes,ah olu anu ;. h,Ha,y % respr''a" Esp.
citizen OF Swahtoh, mas JUST uieu aiter an
illness OF several weeks. Mr.. heyes moth"r
was the nrst whlte person porn In Swahtoh,
and her father, Inomas Bu,terneid. was lue
first town clerk OF the town. MIR. heyes was
an old hotei man ana ior many years ran M the
american mouse on the west sue ot the
. aso T., v;..,;u;, tu ,nith III. sons s;nos ths
sponS ~ ei'un,,s "Itm l;uoi horo A'' 0''
wal h0 n"' ".""J' "'o. ".''
News has been received OF the death III
Los Angeles, Cal, OF Ira Brown, tormef
resident OF 81. 9onnsDury, M VINO S Went mere
some years aso 70 seek reies a. iIo4l ., ustnnnn'
,nos mo |"H hnrn in Wotarford and married n dnuyb,
w. "a. 80 ~ 'nran Vnun" ~ 81 Jobnshnrv He is
s,'.';,,ad su, u, % hu a widew md savarnI ciildren
s.,, ao,,a,,;.rs nnw a,,andino the Normni
s"hooi IT, 10 An.s,ss NJ Rrnwn was Ia
nh. ,,o,,t,or. ,sLi,o oron.,r,v nossanyer
s - III ..o;n $685., th;s oit,, "a MIA
anu naa,, 1854, .h NV &c. rs'yoSant, ,,iva y,
nnbIic feeling OF any ever sent out from the
town. Containing as they do the signature OF
about every business man in town, including
merchants and manufacturers. professional
and other names. The two petitions. one to
the railroad officials and the other to the
In length.