Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-29
General Vermont News.

choral union and viii give a grand concert
later.
One hundred young men have Just Joined
Father Mathews Il. A. Is. society at BEN
nington.
Brandon Is one Of the enterprising villages
| that Is bnildinX lot OF concrete sidewalks
this year.
The high school pupils OF Bennington
, have issued u handsome paper called 1.-The
Mercury"
County Clerk Smilee Of Washington has
made out eight death warrants since he was
first elected.
Charles Jewett OF Bennington shot a large
eagle that was investigating his hen yard
the other day.
The Catholics OF White River Junction
have been holding u fair to raise money for
the new church.
The recent annual parade and inspection
OF the Chester fire department was a notable
event In that town.
The Bennington l. Hoosac Valley Electric
railroad has succeeded In resuming opera
tions since the great flood.
! E.S.Rood OF Bethel, shot n bear on Roehes-
ter mountain one day last week. Several have
been seen on that mountain recently.
The new Catholic church AT st. Johnsbury
will be dedicated Oct. 20 with impressive
ceremonies. 1t has cost over $25.OO0
]. H. Bates, for many years the popular
station agent at Richmond, has bought au
interest In ameat market ut Essex Junction.
| The Vergennes liquor dealers were ralded
| last week and only one-haf pint was found
and that was claimed to he for medical pur-
| poses.
Philip Martin Of st. Johnsbury, nine
| year-old boy, tried to steal a tide on the
back of buggy and fell and broke leg re-
Gently.
J. II. Drew of st. Johnsbury, IN old in
surance agent who has been confined In Jail,
has been released BY taking the poor debt
| ors oath.
NJ. Couture was acquitted of the charge Of
killing Simeon Mckelyey ut West Concord
recently The court decided the act was in
sell defence.
Napoleon Lacrosse OF Somerset Is the
| first men to ride a wild deer. He claims he
actually performed this remarkable feat a
few days ago.
law In Montpelier, has just been appointed
lieutenant governor of the northwest (Cana-
diam territory.
W. NJ. Batchelder of Chester, the only
! Vermont member OF Roosevet's Rough
Riders, is studying law with Hill l. Water
man OF Brattleboro.
My-on b. Barnes OF Fairhaven, a prosper
| Gus farmer, committed suicide by cutting
| his throat on Oct. l3. He was despondent
over business matters.
! Henry Phair, a veteran OF the war OF the
rebellion, has just died. He had been
helpless cripple for several years and drew
pension OF $72 month.
l.. j. Hartman OF the Barton savings
bank will succeed the late II. X. Dewey us
| cashier OF the National bank Of that town.
| G. =. Webster will be treasurer Of the saw
ings bank.
Barre is having Il hot fight over the ap-
pointment of the city Judge The candi-
| dates are Judge W. Il. Barney, the present
incumbent. Grand Juror A. q. Fay and JUS
tice IL. W. Scott
Charles L. Rockwell Of Brattleboro, who
left for the west some years ago; finally
joined the Cuban insurgent army serving on
the staff of Gen. Maceo, and was killed In
battle over year ago.
The Wilmington Times has just closed
successful voting contest in which l2,O5S
votes were cast. Miss Florence Pike was
the successful candidate and won scholar
ship in business college.
The Gre department OF Bennington was
called out the other day to search for lost
child that it was feared had fallen into the
water on County street. 1t was found play
ing in blacksmiths shop.
Captain Snyder. assistant surgeon U. s.
A.. VINO examined the men In Company X Of
Bennington, says that he found hardly we'll
| man In the entire company. Most OF the men
have been sick since they returned home.
Miss Carrie Wells of Lyndonvi'e wandered
away from home while mentally III last week
and was lost three days before she was
found. OverwOrk and anxiety for her father
through his long illness was the cause OF her
trouble.
Rev. r. o. Sherwood OF South Norwalk,
Conn, who recently wrote accepting call
to the Baptist church at BrattleDoro, had
better offer soon after and acceptedit. The
Bl attleboro church was only too glad to re-
lease him.
Some ardent admrer of Admiral Dewey
sent him beautiful cat by express to Mont
pelier, and the express people have been at
u loss what to do with it. A letter sent with
the cat says 1t took first premium at the
Rhode Island state fair.
Perry Dickerman of Hubbardton; ran q
we'll equipped travelling bar at the Bra adon
fair. When the officers arrested him, he
had twelve bottles OF whiskey OF the vilest
kind on hand. an empty gallon Jug, etc. 1t
cost him T77S7 to settle.
The long standing litigation between MI.
Calbeck and j. o. Drouin OF st. Johnsbury,
that has nearly ruined both and cost them
and their friends over $40, 900, is settled. 1t
was all over the division OF the cost OF q
BY the death OF Joseph Doty OF Walling-
ford, that town loses one OF its oldest citi-
zens. He was 80 years old. He had repre-
sented that town In the legislature and had
been selectman for twenty years, and had
been very prominent in town affairs.
Charles Cook of Mendon visited Rutland
In social way the other day and was so
we'll entertained that he started for home
with another mans team leaving his hitched
In the street. The sheriff followed him home
and caught him turning the horse out to
pasture. He settled in due and ancient
form.
George Kelley, young Burlington boy,
discovered some powder In the shed and
thought he would have some fun, so he
turned 1t out on the ground and tOuched
match to it, The result was not 30 funny
as he expected and he Is minus eyebrows, Q
suit OF clothes, and has badly burned hand
and face.
William Campbell. a leading knit goods
manufacturer, has taken possession Of the
old Roberts pulp mill at Bennington Falls.
1t is understood that he will remove the old
buildings at once and erect two-story
frame structure suitable for producing yarn
for his Bennington establishment. The
water power Is good Ons and 1t was this
feature that induced Mr.. Campbell to locate
at such distance from the main mill. The
new mill and equipment will cost $4,000.
An unusual liquor case was up the other
day before Justice Moore OF Middlebury
The chief Of police had arrested boy
named viii Frost on the charge OF intoxica-
ton. The boy pleaded not guilty and asked
for jury trial which was granted. The evi.
dence all went to show that. as between the
police officer who made the arrest and the
boy, the former was. il anything, the more
intoxicated of the two. The jury was out
hardly minute before bringing In verdict
Of not guilty.
In Rowland chapel, New Bedford. Sum
day. joint debate took place between D
Mrs. Avery, the socialist, and Thomas
Stephenson, labor leader. on the ques-
ton: THAT the working class produces
four in value and receives one in value"
Mrs AVERY took the Affirmative and her