Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-14
General Vermont News.

, with erysiprlas in the head. Mr.. Booth WAS
| one OF the prominent business men In that
city. He began to clerk in his fathers store
when he was about ~ years old and went
into business with his father, &. A. Booth, In
In 1887, when they bought the hardware
business OF WI .BiXby h Son and Mr.. Booth
has continued IN that business since that
time. He WAS Il member OF St. Paul's Epis-
copal church and had been vtstryman sew
eral years. He WIS prominent Mason,
being past high priest OF Jerusalem chapter,
No. =. and was also grand royal arch cap
tain of the Grand Chapter of Vermont. In
March last he WAS elected one of the city
aldermen. He Is survived by u widow and
two daughters the Misses Hattie and Marion
Booth. also by two brothers. Capt. Charles
A Booth Of the Seventh United States in
fantry, and Judge John II. Booth of Platts-
burg and one sister, Mrs. A. B. Clark OF
Rose Bud, 5. ID.
A Newfane woman is entitled to the honor
| OF being called u ''new woman" She has
recently moved from Denver to Littleton,
! Colorado. into large new barn into which
she had good doors. windows and u chimney
| built. with view to occupy until house
could be- finished. Neighbors tell her She
has accomplished more in eight weeks than
they have in years She suggests that her
vocation may have come to herin keeping sew
eral men ANA siN horses busy. Buildings have
been moved. fields piowed. 800 trees, mostly
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the driveway and edge Of the farm; alfalfa,
oats; wheat and clover sown and the garden
| planted. An aresian well has been sunk
$40 feet at Il cost of 1895. With all her
home duties this nineteenth century woman
has part in local clubs, ,benevO Olent. literary,
patriotic and church societies and has even
been elected treasurer OF Il ditch company,
which is an important organization In that
irrigating country.
The war has caused u substantial revival
CT the WOODEN industry in this state. The
| United States government has contracted
among other things with the Burlington
WoOlen company for 100000 yards of
blue cashmere yarn. 1t represents the
largest order the company has ever re-
ceived. 1t will keep the mills busy 10 hours
per day for SIS days. The delivery calls for
500 yards per day at the expiration of
q days and at the expiration of
40 days the delivery will be in
creased to 1900 yards per day.
The order Is for regulation indigo sky blue
cashmere, 70 ounces to the yard and six
quarters wide. The orders placed by the
government Indicate that large army will
be sent to Cuba us the iannels are to be
light weight. The government has hereto
fore purchased very cheap materials in
clothing Indians. but in the future the very
best ~ ounce cloth will be bought for them.
Samples are being made by the Burlington
company.
The following notes from the Soldiers
home will be of interest: Henry W.Downs,
uged "a years. Is dead. He served three
months in Company b. Sth Massachusetts
| infantry: nine months In Company 4, 18th
Massachusetts infantry. and one year in
Company AID Vermont infantry and was ad
mitted to the home March %, 1895, from Ben
nington. His burial was in the home cemetery.
| Henry w. Smith late OF Company A. lst Yer
mont calvary, who died Jan. l.ls9s, has been
| buried in the Home cemetery. He was al
mitted from Richford, Sept. IS, 1897. The
membership OF the home is now lOs, with
but little prospect of any decrese during the
next year. Twenty-Five of the 26 beds in
the hospital are occupied. Superinten-
dent Cotfey. who has been on crutches Tor
several weeks on account OF his old army
wound, is better.
marriage of A. p. Childs of Bennington to
Mrs. Clara Stone Sherman of Casteton.
| The ceremony will take place In tho Church
OF tho Redeemer in New Haven, Conn,
where Mrs. Sherman Is temporarily living.
The Episcopal service will be used with 4
be given away by her son who is student
| in Yale college. Mrs. Sherman Is a daugb-
| ter OF the late Rev. l.. II. Stone, a former
prominent Congregational clergyman of
Vermont. Her first husband was Il well
known hnancier of Western Vermont.
The Northtield News has the following in
reference to IL former well-known Bellows
Falls boy who graduated at Norwich univer-
sity previous to his appointment rs an Off
Ger In the army: "Lieutenant T.. A Shuttle
worth, 11th Infantry, U. s. A.. who has been
stationed at Whipple Barracks, Arizona, for
the past three years, hn. been ordered to
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, together with
several companies OF the regiment; they are
expected to reach their destination about
April 18TH
Miss Edith Martin, formerly of Cuttings
vile, has recently made herself famous as II
harpist at the casino In Vienna. Austria. As
u child Miss Martin took up the study OF the
violin and piano and showed early signs Of
her musical talent. After going to Vienna,
about three years agO, Miss Martin was
placed under the instruction Of Professor
Zamara, the world famous harpist, and her
progress has been very rapid.
Superintendent Obrey of the pumping sta
tion ut Windsor was somewhat startled the
other day, while ut work at the station, by
hearing the whistle Of Il rifle ball within "a
few inches OF his head. The ball passed
through door, and striking against a brick
wall was fiattened out Of shape. This Is the
second time within few months that the
pumping station has been made 4 target,
purposely or otherwise.
Roswell Crook has Just celebrated bis Goth
birthday. He was born and has always
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built the house he now occupies in 1850.
He has held all the important town Offices
and represented the town at the general
assembly of 81 and SO. He is the survivor
Of a family OF 10 children. He has never
married, and Is cared for by friends.
A remarkable coincidence which occurred
at recent dinner given by Senator Proctor
to Vermonters in Congress, three representa-.
tives from adjoining states who were born In
contiguous towns In Vermont sat down to.
| gether. The gentlemen were COriss OF
Michigan, born In Richford; Foss OF Illinois,
| from Berkshire, and Babcock OF Wisconsin,
from Swanton.
Joel !. Mead, one Of the pioneers OF Osh.
kosh. Wis.,, for many years member Of the
and u native Of Montpelier. has recently
died at Oshkosh. aged 10 years. He went
West In l8I3 settling first in Illinois and
| few years later went to Oshkosh. He Is sur,
vived by six children.
| Tuberculosis Is raging in Townsend and
farmers are becoming aroused on the sub
ject. Veterinary Dutton and j. H. H. Ware
recently tested 100 cattle In that place and
found Is effected. There Is no doubt of the
presence Of the disease as 1t Is proven be-
yond a doubt in the condition of the animals
killed.
Norman Winchester, Is years old, OF Lon
donderry, was hit by II batted ball during n
game recently, and died in few hours from
his injuries. He was the son of Fred Win
| chester. one of the best known residents OF
the place,
| Three Bradford boys are now In the United
States navy and are worthy OF notice. One
is Capt. Edgar Clark, In command of the
battleship Oregon, and the others are Ensign
George Calvin Day and Lieut.. George B.
Evans.
There is man living within two miles Of
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