Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-16
General Vermont News.

state Fish and Game Commissioner ]. w,
Titromb ST. John>bury has Just been in
Burlington to arrange certain matters re-
latins to the trial of Loren Hin of Hunting
ton for the illegal killing Of deer aud to
procure the inside lnishings for the new
superintendent's house ut the government
hatchery. Two miles from the station
This house is built with an appropriation
OF $4,000 from the government and
will he occupied 10y Mr.. Titcomb and
his family. 1t is now nearly completed.
Commissioner Titcomb reports that each OF
the hatcheriesis is filed with fish spawn. which
will be transferred to the state waters as
soon rs the season permits. The distribu-
tion will begin in the southern part Of the
state. 4 recent consignment is that OF l00.-
900 steel hcad trout from California. These
fish have been tried in Vermont and are
known to flourish in our waters. There are
also large number OF land-locked salmon
and salmon trout to DO put out this season.
The body OF Mrs. Benjamin Roberts, 81,
who died at Fort Hamilton. \. Y, recently,
3 was brought to Manchester for burial. Mrs.
Roberts had been living with Captain Ben
jamin h. Roberts. Fifth artillery. Her hus-
band. General Benjamin Roberts. was u son
OF General Mnrtin Roberts, who served in
the war of 1872. General BENJAMIN Rob-
, erts graduated ut West Point, and won great
distinction during the Mexican war, after
which he was promoted and was in the reg
ular army until his retirement. He died
about 20 years ago. Mrs. Roberts was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anson Sperry.
Her mother was the daughter of Richard
skinner. who was three times chosen gov.
/ ernor OF Vermont.
The following Vermonters have bese.
gnnted pensions: Additional. Harlow Pot-
/ ter, Lowell, %s to $40; increase, Granville
W. Barnes, Randolph. VII to $24; original.
! widows. etc. Julia Cadreux, New Haven, 81.
Original. Asa HOyt OF East Peachum, $S;
Thomas johnson OF Wiliston, -; increase,
Benjamin T.. y. Davidson of Fairfax, 81 to
! 80; Lewis Young of st. Albans, $12 to Sl4;
William NJ. Parker of Chelsea, Sl2 to $l5;
Stephen Farrar of West Berlin. sl4 to $l7;
Albert +. Waterman Of South Royalton,
$l2 to &24; Edward Taylor of Danville, GA;
restoration and supplemental, Rollins y.
Place, deceased. of Middlebury, 81; renewal,
Joseph Davis. Berehon Falls, So; restora-
tiOn and increase, Lewis b. Vanonden Of
Fair Haven, ~ to 90.
The citizens of Williamstown were excited
the other morning over u astreet row between
two grante cutters Of Barre, David Lutely
and Peter Booth. The fight started over
table girl at u boarding house where both
lighters boarded. Tue trouble started with
words, followed by stabbing, Lutely cutting
Booth in the head with II small jack knife.
Intely was arrested charged, with an assault
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defence and was bound over to the June
term Of Orange County court In $50 bail,
which was furnished. Booth was then ar
rested, charged with fighting the challenger.
After some discussion he was released on
paying $40 for simple assault.
Captain Charles T.. Clark, who Is now in
command of the battleship Oregon which Is
making voyage of over $4,000 miles
around Cape Horn from san Francisco to
knv hnv In
lie is the son of j. d. Clark, a book
binder, who died there several years ego.
Captain Clark, who Is remembered by
many middle aged people of the city. lived
there from 1852 to 1857 and went to school
there. Later he went to Bradford and about
1860 was appointed II naval cadet. Asa
cadet he was with Admiral Farragut ut
Mobile and since the war has gradually
earned promotion for faithful and creditable
service.
One morning recently when George Lane
OF Randolph tried to awaken his hired man,
Joe Emery, and his hired maid.
Nellie kenison, he found both rooms
unOccupied. He was somewhat puzzled at
first, but later discovered note from tho
girl informing him that his domestics had
departed and would be married the same
day. He also found his team missing. 1t
was at the village, whittier the couple had
gone to take the night train. The girl was
She came originally from Tunbridge. Emery
Is 81. The couple departed for parts un-
known.
John Scofeld, lumberman, Is just re-
covering from the effects Of a terrible strug-
gle from drowning at Greenfield short
time since. He was in the river cutting
away some limbs that caused the Ice and
water to set back. and while working at this
task got caught himself. Several times he
was on the point Of giving up the fight and
resigning himself for lost, but by last des-
perate effort, after struggle which had
continued for nearly forty-flve minutes, he
succeeded in getting free and regaining a
place OF safety.
Many Bellows Falls people were startled
at reading In Boston paper the statement
that Mrs. F. ID. Stillwell, a we'll known mill
iner Of the place had:been arrested In Boston
for shOplifting. On being interviewed Mrs.
Stillwell said she was in Boston ut the time,
but had known nothing OF the occurrence.
The theory Is that the woman had seen her
name and address on her shopping bag and
upon her arrest had assumed 1t to conceal
her own identity. The woman was dis
missed. so the case will not be investigated
further.
BY appointment OF the governor OF New
Mexico, Henry b. Hersey OF Montpelier Is
adjutant general OF that territory. Mr.. Her
sey is in his 37th year. His education was
the Norwich university. For years he has
been in the government weather service,
having been stationed In Sante Fe In April,
1891. His appointment elcts hearty praise
from some Of the territorial newspapers.
Ambrose Stone and his twin brother, Sam
uei, OF Bernardston. have just celebrated
their sOth birthday. They were born In
Nottingham, and Ambrose went to Shell
burne Falls eighteen years ago. He has
the markets OF the town but Is now retired
from active labor.
Dosi Genario, an Austrian, employed In
the pulp mill at Readsboro, was going down
in the elevator one day recently when some
part Of the machinery broke and the eleva-
tor fell five stories. Genario suffered a
broken leg and an injured arm, and brain
fever set In, so that his condition Is precar-
iCus.
Calista Harrington, an inmate ofthe Pom
fret poor farm, has committed suicide by
hanging. She made q rope OF clothing fast
ening one end to bedpost and the other
around her neck and was found dead. She
was of unsound mind and had been at tho
Brattleboro asylum.
The Rutland postoffce commenced on
April to count every letter and postal card
handled at the office for one month. The
Is done as the letters are run
through the canceling machine. Postmaster
sheldon does this for his own information.
curious scene ON the street of Randolph
he other day was deaf and dumb man in
with blind man. The former
used the deaf and dumb alphabet, and the
blind man, by taking the others fingers In
his own, reading what was said.
BY the will of Ann E. Porter OF Newbury-
port, Mass, $1,000 is given to the public lib-
rary at Springfield, VT, In memory of Ed
ward Porter and son, and $500 to st. Marks
church at Springfield for memorial window
20 Charles +. Porter and wife.
+. b. Phelps Of Bellows Falls Is building
hree wagons Of a new design for Frank
Wells OF Chester. They are built on the
principle OF railroad car, with eight wheels
l8 inches In diameter.th wagons themselves
Deing but 28 inches high.
A letter has just been received at the
NJ Montpelier postofics addressed to "Prof.