Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
EDWARD G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

Springfield is to have home for aged
women.
, Mrs. Joseph Gold of Northheld is dead,
! aged ~ years.
The recent charity ball at Montpelier
netted Si93.42.
Mrs. James Larkin has just died ut East
Poultney, aged 10.
Betsey Smith OF Bristol is dead, aged 80
years and months.
Mrs. George W. Beals has just died at
Waterbury, aged 6l.
NJ. +. Cram of Brnintree has shcared near
ly 1000 sheep this season.
Oliver Il. Baker of Bradford has filed
his petition in bankruptcy.
The Methodist Sunday school at Vergennes
now has Il membership OF l42.
! Wilmington il to have u fine, modern
schoolholse in the near future.
The Bethel tanncry will be operated with
! 40 to so hands the coming year.
The new buildings at the home for desti-
tute children have been dedicated.
The oldfashioned spelling school is being
revived by the East Bethel grange.
! Ludlow is soon to have steam laundry
| run by Chas. Walker and Ed Walcott.
Merle Noyes lost part Of II finger while
| coupling ears at Wells River recently.
The granite firm of ckford, More Il Co.
Of Montpelier will move to Hardwick.
William l.. Chase and his son OF Concord
were on the ill-fated steamer Portland.
| The church of the Messiah at Montpelier
! has been thoroughly repaired and retted.
Bethel Is moving for n local telephone ex-
change. Over 40 names have been pledged.
The Randolph grange is now cond in
membership in the state with 2l2 members.
Mortimer Barrows OF Bridgewater was IL
recent victim of the grip. He was 80 years
! old.
The first lecture of tho late Col. George
| L. Waring was delivered in Montpelier In
| 1856.
| Mrs. Rose Smith of Randolph was thrown
| from sleigh recently and seriously in
jured.
Northfeld Is having u row over the town
liquor agency, and q new agent has been ap-
| pointed.
Frank Goodwin. the hotel keeper ut Jeri-
! cho was recently fined for keeping Il gumbl-
ing place.
There are 1877 prisoners in the house OF
correction ut Rutland the largest number
| on record.
| II. G. Spuulding of Hardwick has leased
the Crystal Lake house ut Barton and taken
| possession.
| Three good Rochester hill farms have
been recently sold for $3.50, $3.50 and 1880
| respectively.
The Burlington militia company has voted
not to disband, and asks to be reinstated at
IN early date.
| Sid Bailey of Gassetts caught.:in rs days 26
| foxes. 4 sGunks. and one coon, birds, ,mnks
and muskrats.
The oldest person in Bristol is Mrs. Rhoda
Brown, now in her 96th year. who Is still
hale and hearty.
Dexter Washburne, formerly OF Bethel. is
| visiting his native town after twenty years
spent in Kansas
DR.. G. W. jacobs of Richmond has moved
to Montpelier, after practicing twenty years
In this former place.
DR.. George =. Morris Of Randolph, who
went to tho Klondike last season, is prac-
tising ut Circle City.
Daisy Legate Of Jacksonville recently
dressed or II seven months old pig which
weighed 36,i5 pounds.
The st. Johnsbury Shoe company has sold
its building that cost $4,000 for $500, and
has gone out OF business.
The brick work on the new Methodist
church ut Rutland is cOmp peted and the bell
has been placed in the tower.
Mrs. Andrew Oliver, wife of DR.. Oliver at
one time rector OF the Episcopal church at
Bellows Falls. is dead, aged 81.
Joseph King, IN employe in the Smith
livery stable ut Burlington, was recently
kicked to death by II vicious horse.
Assistant State Librarian W. L. Wood of
Montp .licr, who has been in very poor
h'llth. is recovering slowly at Randolph.
Il. $. Carpenter of Bennington, II travel
ing salesman is ut home, owing to IL fall In
| Il dark hotel while away on IL recent trip.
Clayton Rice of Waitslleld, private in
Company NJ, has recovered from his illness
and resumed his old place in Burlington.
Clarence Cameron of Watertown, Mass.
aud Miss COrie j. Greene, formerly of Essex,
were recently married at the former place.
Freeman Hager's cooper shop at jack
sonville was burned recently The loss was
about s2l00 partially covered by insurance.
William Patten of Johnson, while killing
a hog. had his left thumb bitten so badly
that 1t had to be amputated at the first joint.
Mrs. Emily Arthur, formerly Of Bradford,
has been engaged as teacher of drawing at
st. Johnsbury and will begin her work Jan.
Orlando H.Palmer has been commissioned
postmaster at Strutton. Rosa Campbell at
South Albany and Walter II. Davis at West
Bolton.
The Capital Savings bank of Montpelier
will not follow the lead OF the Montpelier
Savings bank and reduce its interest rates at
present.
The records of the Congregational church
at Rutland from 1897 to 1s41 have recently
been copied into another book in order to
perserve them.
Z. l.. Bass OF Randolph has cut down his
maple sugar orchard that was so badly raw
aged by the caterpillars last year and has
sold the lumber.
Colonel r. J. Coffey superintendent Of the
Soldiers home, has been quite i'll owing to
the reopening Of an old wound received In
the war OF the rebellion.
Robert Johnson OF Bethel, has been placed
in the house OF correction mt Rutland to
work out \ 80 days sentence and fine Of
$34.45 for selling liquor.
Ex-Governor Charles Sheldon OF South
Dakota who recently dice, was born In john
son in 1910 and moved to Dakota in 1880. Ho
was twice elected governor.
The case OF Louis Ploof vs.. the Traction
company OF Burlington, which has occupied
much time In the courts, has been settled,
the plaintiff receiving S75J damages.
The fence around the state house at Mont
peier will not be removed until next sum-
mer The granite curbing may be used in
the annex to the rear of the state house.
Mrs. Barron. aged 76, OF Morrisville, re-
Gently had one foot amputated little above
the ankle. She injured the bone in her foot
nearly year ago. and has suffered greatly
from 1t.
among the recent SueStS OF IL. Is. hOWatu
Of Braintree was his wifes brother, Marcus
Burnham OF Waupaca. Wis.,, whom Mrs.
Hammond has not seen for 80 years. This
was Mr.. Burnham's first visit to his native
state In all these years.
The case OF the state versus Joseph T.
Lamm, who married Miss NJ. Jennie Lnrkin
at Bennington last summer when he had
four wives living and was arrested on =
charge Of bigamy, has fallen fiat as he had
a valid divorce from each wife. His last
wife Is now suing him for a divorce.
Quartermaster Herman G. Green OF the
United States navy has recently been the
guest OF his mother, Mrs. James Green OF
Fair Haven. He stood at the wheel OF the
Gloucester during the destruction OF Ger
vera's feet at Santiago and was one Of thrse
who were given honorable mention for bray