Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-26
General Vermont News.


recently was found aud taken to East Rich.
ford, here the funeral wa> held. Particulars
Of the accident from eye witnesses show
now narrow AN escap" the whole party hni.
Inside tho sleigh were Edward Perkins
Lyman knowlton and Edgar Blanchard. For
time after the team was swept OH the road
by the Overlooking water nothing but
the empty sleigh and foaming water over
the struggling horses could DO srcn
soon the three passengers were sa'a
swimming and iio,,ing towards some tall
elm trees and Mr.. kenniSon was swimming
toward the land. lie was making good
progress until about three rods from safety.
when he suddenly sank and never came To
the surface again Search tor the body was
kept up continually for nearly 30 hours.
| when II WAS brought up out of 10 feet Of
water by Lucius Mooney aud Mr.. Trbo. 1t
had been carried about 80 rods up stream by
back current caused 10y the overflow.
Only one Of the three survivors was able
to get out of the water into the trees they
reached and the other two were obliged to
, stand in the water up tn thrir chests for an
hoHr and quarter while II RAFT WAS con
structcd to reach them. Mr. knowiton Is
about 10 years ol |. and was So bcnumbed by
the cold that he lost his strength and would
! have been carried down stream but for the
fact that his arm became wcigeu in tho
! crotch of the tree 50 tightly that il held him,
ThN three men were all we'll cared for and
are recovering from tho effects of their ter
ribc experiences.
0. X. Briticll aged 81 years, has Just died
suddenly ut his home in Weyhridgo after
about two days illness. He had been in
usual health all winter and was taken with
| capillary bronchitis which was the cause OF
his death. Mr.. Brittell was born in Wey-
! bridge Jan. II. 1896. When he was 81 years
| old he went with his father to California and
engaged in the butcher trade and afterwards
went to Nevada. where he remained several
er's trade. trade he had learned in his youth.
| He returned to Weybridge in 1865. travelled
| west for II year. and in 1866 he settled on
the place where he died. In 1867 no mar
licd Miss Sarah Allen. daughter of the late
Putnam Allen OF Ferrisburgh, who survives
him, together with three children, John T.,
who is travelling for an Ogdensburg firm,
Mary T.. who resides ut home, and {. Ray,
who Is II student in the Troy Conference
academy. Mr.. Brittcll has held many Of the
town Offices, being the representative to tho
| Legislature in 1886. He was IL member Of
the Methodist church, and had been one of
the leading church supporters for many
! years.
A correspondent of the Boston Herald,
who reviews ut length the records of two
public men in that rity-ex-Cnited States
Senator II. A. W. Tabor and ex-NIayor
William Scott I.ee-says that in 1887 Den
yer and Colorado were run by Vermont
ers in an official capacity. The mayor of
the city was William Scott Leo, who came
| from Orange county, while the Green Noun
tain boys In the State House were Alvin
Marsh, attorney general; James Rice.
auditor; T.. W. Breen, state treasur-
er; n. Hurd, insurance commissioner;
| and l.. =. Cornell, superintendent OF public
instruction. Thre, of the senators from Ara
pahoe county. which included tho city of
| Denver. were from Vermont. while four OF
thntl ltn
originally. At that time the riches! man in
| the stute was II. A. W. Tabor; the leading
| divine, Myron W. Reed; tho most prominent
and energetic business man. Col. james ii.
Platt; the most prominent physician. DIR.
| Denison. and the most prominent district
! Judge, =. l.. Hubbard. all of whom came
from the banner Republican state Of Yer
mont.
Veterans of the G. A. II. at White River
Junction are indignant over the action OF
the town In voting ut the last town meeting
an appropriation of 800 Tor observance OF
Memorial day, coupled to condition that
the sum be divided among the villages In
which appropriate services shall be held.
They interpret this rs meaning that the
post shall in u body decorate the graves
OF comrades buried ut Quechee and West
Hartford rs well rs those in the two ceme-
teres near the Junction or else not receive
the appropriation. The members OF the
post are few in number. some Of them old
nnd nearly all rnfrebled by wounds or sick
ness. A delegation has in late years faith
fully attended to decorating the graves of
veterans at Quebec and West Hartford. To
march to these villages and perform the
q. A. II. ritual in the cemeteries there after
the service here is something beyond their
strength. The expenses of cOmmemor lS
the day at,the Junction about equal the b 10
appropriation from the town.
Mayor II. $. Peck of Burlington has filled
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Chief Of Police Jerome Dumas, who died
February 4, by the appointment OF Loomis
j. Smith to the position. MIR. Smith is
Repu blican. Some question has arisen rs to
the right of the mayor to appoint for more
than the uneXprcd term. When asked about
was governed by the city charter. The char
ter says the chief Of police shall be ap-
pointed for three years, and does not pro-
vide for an unexpired term. Mayor-elect +.
w. Sutton is IA Democrat, and there are
party candidates for office.
Hon. w. ID. Crane of the law firm OF
Crane & Alfred has been found dead in his
bed. He was ut his Office the day previous
in apparent good health. He was born in
East Franklin " years ago. During the war
he settled in North Troy and entered into
trade. later studying law and practicing. He
went to Newport in 1870, forming partner
chip with Frank L. Alfred in 1875. Mr.. Crane
was for many years United States commits
sioner, and of late mad been prominent in
the insurance field. He had been married
twice. and his last wife and young child are
dead.
The firm of Robertson & Shiland, COM
posed of A. II. Robertson Of WinoOski and
II. L. Shiland OF Essex Junction, with works
n Blu arlington, has been dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr.. Shiand withdraws from the
firm. The business will continue under
the name OF A. II. Robertson. Mr.. Shiland
has become interested in the manufacture
of factory brooms and will go to Worcester,
Mass, where the brooms Will be manu-
factured.
General Stephen Thomas camp, Sons OF
Veterans, has been notified that the Vermont
division encampment will be held in Mont
peler June 6, and y. The encampment
will be attended by all the division officers
and speakers from the Massachusetts, divi-
sion will also be in attendance. Arrnnge-
ments will be commenced at once for the en-
tertannent Of the visiting delegates, about
400 in all.
D. A. Perrin OF White River Junction has
been officially notified OF the confirmation
by the Senate OF his appointment as post
master and will enter upon his duties April
|. CA. Fitzpatrick. who retires from charge
ofthe postoffice.was appointed by President
Cleveland. During his term he has given
general satisfaction.
Mrs. Nettie Curler OF Vergennes. wife of
Walter Curler, is dead from the effects OF
surgical operation. Mrs. Curler was u mem
ber of the Methodist church, had always
been prominent in the church societies and
church work and was a general favorite
with all who knew her. She was SO years
years old.
The flag on the VergenneS graded school
hoated ut half mast recently In memory OF
!, the late Loyal Bradford, who WAS formerlya
member OF the school and who recently died
at the home OF his father in Manchester.
Mr.. Bradford was q senior OF Yale college
and was known by many here.
The Stevens Hose company OF vergennes
has held its annual election and Frank J..
Fish was elected foreman; f. G. Norton,
first assistant, Charles l.. Grandey. second
assistant: II. C. Herrick, secretary and