Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
General Vermont News.

pockets through the rcnunerutlSe Occupt-
tion of sheep husbandry, hut who in recent
years had witnessed a gradual depletion OF
his hocks, may at least tind II measure OF
consolation in the fact that to such n state OF
perfection did he bring the Vermont breed
Of merinos that 1t is now employed by the
most extensive sheep farmer in the world
as his most select breeding stock. That
farmer is Samuel McCaughney of Coonong,
New South Wales. and the quality OF his stock
has no superior anywhere. Mr.. McCaughney
has hocks aggrega,ing nearly 1000, 600 sheep
and ut present they are increasing at the
rate of 300 900 year. He has l.jO0,O00
acres along the Darling river and at Toorak
and Dunlop. divided into paddocks and we'll
supplied with dams, tanks and artesan
wells Six hundred thousand tleeces arc
obtained annually. In Queensland he has
another station with 400. 900 sheep. At Coo
nong. where ho owns 40.O 900 acres. his Ver-
mont merinos are kept and from there are
sent out annually large drafts to improve
the tiocks ut the other stations Mr.. Mo
Caughney IA years ago first imported dozen
rams from Vermont. Since then he has In.
creased his yearly Weld of wool one pound
to each sheep.
Benjamin Ray. charged with burning u
urn and setting fire to Il house owned by
Mrs. +. A. Slack at Plymouth, died while on
his way back in custody of Constable j. =.
Coolidge, falling back in the wagon and ex.
pirtng II few moments before reaching the
Jail. The barn of Mrs. T.. A. Slack was dis
covered on fire and the ueghbors first on
the ground saw tracks leading to Il house
which was unoccupied and locked They
burst in the door and found IA bed in flames
and Ray ON tn" second iloor. He was seized
and tied after some resistance, and was taken
to toolidge's house. He acted stupidity and
half-da2ed and had nothing to say when the
fire was mentioned, remaining in the same
condition during the ride toWoodstock. Near
the village Coolidge attempted to arouse the
prisoner and found him dead. He had been
treated for heart trouble. He was II farm
hand and worked for Mrs. Slack last sum
mer. He has IL brother living at Ludlow
and one in Reading.
A settlement has been affected in the ease
of Martha + Worthy. widow of the late John
Worthy of Chicago. against the floreutine
marble company of Pittsford and Beldcns.
/ The suit will be disposed of at this term OF
county court, being entered discontinued.
The suit was brought TO recover an indebt-
edness of Sl5 600 incurred by Smith Brain
erd x Co. doing business before the Florentine
company, the latter assuming their debts.
| The executors of the estate of the late John
| Worthy held the entire issue of mortgage
bonds amounting to S25 900, which had been
secured upon the property of the company
/ by u trust deed. executed by the predeces-
sors of the Florentine company. The mat
ter has been settled by the issue of new
bonds for the entire Indebtedness and the
! conveyance of property. by mortgage in
trust in Seneca Haselton rs trustee.
The house of Mr.. and Mrs. James B.Miller
| OF Hartand came very near being burned
one night recently but was saved by the sa-
gncity and extraordinary acuteness of u
favorite cat belonging to tho family. Fire
had fallen down inside of the chimney and
caught the board in front of the fireplace
and smoke was making its way into tho
th., ks L..ln
where Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were sleeping
and began mewing and crying, till ahe ,rokp
Mrs. Miller. The latter arose aud went
through the different rooms, the cat keeping
close to her and acting strangely She
failed to discover any fire and concluded
there was no cause for alarm and retired
again, but soon after the flames burst through
and lit up the rooms. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
then arose quickly, and put out the fire be-
fore much damage was done.
Plymouth, the banner town for deer In
| Vermont, reports large numbers Of these
animals since the snowstorms. One drove
| OF nine, another Of seven head have been
seen in the open fields, each with horned
buck, and In one case two males. One hand
some antlered deer jumped into the Crandall
dooryard, near the Bridgewater reservoir,
and the boys amused themselves with snow
balling him. Near Christopher Halls farm
the tracks looked as though flock of sheep
had been along. AS Mr.. Hall sat in his
| house IL fine buck came into the garden
within five rods of the window. He says
there must be forty on his farm. 1t looks
| like it. Everywhere there are evidences of
deer.
The Windsor county grand jury found no
bill against Dr. =. J. Allen of White River
junction, charged with shooting II. NJ.
Dufur at that place some time ago. The
latter is the famous wrestler. Hew rs on IL
train when IL bullet entered the window,
cutting his tongue in two and shnttering his
jaw. Allen fired the shot and claimed to
have been target shooting. Dufur recovered
but ia crippled for life. Allen u few years
ago shot and killed a man in Boston
saloon.
Loren W. Young, the oldest comrade in
the Grand Army in Vermont, if not in the
United States, received the congratulations
of his comrades and friends at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. Marshall Clifford, in St.
Johnsbury, recently, when he attained the
great age of "a years. Comrade Young Is in
good health and spirits notwithstanding his
years, and his many friends expect to see
him round out the century mark.
The following pensions have been allowed
Vermonters: Increase, Philo p. Damphere,
Bslvidere Corners, 81 to $40; Gilbert Back
man. Rutland, from SIG to SIT; Stephen
49,; Frank Goodrich, Tyson, SO to S1O
Alpha II. Colby, West Hartford, original,
Charles H. Danton. Poultney. $l2: Elbert
"A; M rrouty; pelipws ralis, %; ElZapeth M.
"Ihslo"' west hrattleporo, 20.
Wilton Dillon has been killed by a stone
which struck him while he was at work in
the quarries at South Poutney. He was
workihg near seVeial other men. when
large .ai siate' loosehed py the thaWlng irost,
Ieil rom tue Top OF the PIT; crushlng MS
skuil. ne WAS picKea up ana take" TO MS
nome wnere ne renamed In an unconscious
state until ne died. Dllieoh was unmarried
Ald hVed WIN MS parents.
A gentleman, who has been delegated to
Duy some OF tne rhest Jerseys to be found
ior tne exnipitioh now Deing heid under the
direction OF tne bostoh Aooioglcai society.
visited All tne iihest nerds III New England
ana loun" lnst what ne was looking Tor IN
vernon. ne seiected several COWS from the
the Seieot hard osE n ario', '0 '''''' 'io'A
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