Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-24
General Vermont News.

Ihe new creamery a keausbotO VIII start
! mp Oct. /.
Commodore Philips of the Texas has been
visiting in Brandon.
John b. Sanford of the cruiser Yankee
is visiting in Rutland.
Chicken thieves have been operating In
harrington and vicinity.
Homer Minard of the Ninth Massachusetts
L. Ill with fever at Montpelier.
seymour Howe, a prominent citizen of
Northileld. is dead, aged 60 years.
/ J. q. Norhup of Burlington had u lot OF
fine sheep mangled by dogs recently.
Maj. G.. j. Woodbury. OF Burlington. is i'll
with malarial fever at Admission. Ala.
The enrolment of pupils in the Burlington
schools shows great gain over 1897
Bennington will ask to be male city at
the coming session OF the legislature.
Governor Grout and Governor-elect Smith
visited the state institutions last week.
JaheA q. Goodhue, II prominent man in
Bradford. is dead ut the age of S3 years.
Companies A and b of the 18th Vermont
Will have II reunion at Hartford, Sept. -.
Edgar Linton of Company II is very sick
with fever at the liraton hospital ut Mont
peicr,
The barn of William Jones of Fair Haven
has been burned with all its contents except
u horse.
John Guilo. the Italian. who was shot ut
Barre Il few days ago by an unknown per-
son, is dead.
John McGra,h of Burlington was run over
by circus team recently ana one foot was
badly crushed.
Northileld has II new Industry in the
manufacture of lasts for shoemaker3 run by
William Mur,el
Thomas l.avoir of Burlington stole S22,
was caught, anh has gone to the house ot
correction ut Rutland.
James T.. Sawyer. II leading business man
of lirndIorh, died recently ut the Mary Hitch
cock hospital. Hanover.
George Boxsom If prkinsville was among
the haily injured at th- terrible bridge dis
aSter near O-,.,-n ,bNrgh.
4 Wrathersiirld man. J. II. Goldsmith, is
runnlng thrrshng machins this fall in
true Western style With II gasoline engine.
El"n@er Dodge of Montpelier has II tomato
ire" SIX feet la! that has borne tomatoes this
year Tor the lir.t time though several years
old.
Randolph has n Chinese baby. the dauyh-
ter OF Jim Ice, the laundryman. and his
American wife. 1t is named l.eona Euus
Lee.
The State Teachers association will hold
its annual convention In Montpelier on the
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lieutenant COMMANDER Wiiliahi J.. Day.
y n"nn'is'oh ooy, mas SncceaheI captain
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linrry WILCOX OF Westminster Is only
seventeen. vet he is married nnd has one
child. and has been convicted of stealing
and will go to states prison.
William Ross of Burlington, was drowned
III "hi'cha'h lew uayS ago. he worknn
on rhhai boat anu was drowned while
nhaer the influence ol liquor.
A BrattleborO painter named +. s. Grew
w;is sent to chesterfield. n. H.. to do u job
recently and before it was done was arrested
aud convicted of lewdness and general Gus.
sedness ana VIII go to prison for 500 days
During recent thunder storm lightning
struck tree on Orlan 10 Smiths place in
Whitingham aml plOwrd through his corn
field. In some places in the cOrntield II
looked rs il heavy log had been dragged
through it.
,hch lor" M !,orke ol "est loIshalii Was
,oun" recrh''H nan gihs III ,ie Darh OF Mrs:
.onh .inrk M W,t" whom ne tiVeu. ne nao
dPp'"rr" u n'tic P'c',''r o' iate' anu tho
r'ai cunse inr 10. lhe uee" WIS supposed 10 pe
''iahc'a' a'hl'"'''es'
Hugh Grove of Randolph has been quite
ur" :rxis ~ m, wi,h n." lar Lever Massaebn
selts regiment at Santiago. Harry Chase. of
70 ~ -, NJ pn'Ini.i,e ~, ry,.L j
u,te IN Win txmhnid rnver a." '"'''"e"' -
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paper mas been circulated In Midule-
Dury asking Governor GrOut to PARDON
"nii'n VI. DaNls, now III Stute prison. DuVis
the ramous Dora Cnsbiny nasa Thn naner
was yery freely signed by many pronnent
men.
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~ 'I'9 '9N"'''o"'' ""O WIN n's Wiie ana
rhiln were golns l. ON Uanada 10 New iork.
was Utmost instantly Killed near Montpelier
""nc''oii rscrh'I! ny putting MS memo out OF
boards on Il loaded freight car on the side
track.
nh. li,bt,i,, str,ol with, on rod, o,.
n utuntIav's hnmsa M nniton raoont1,, ~ o.; NJ
,,.,., thom nj, - sriobt II hit ,h., fan:: ,.a "n
san ,inn" on tha wiraa and tnnoLaI tv,"os "nu
Mr Rrnsb's cows sansnless hnt ostar +" s.u
uhich was IN, on tha wire fence e "''
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Countess de JotempS came to BrattlbOrO
le.eh..y. "rGoln nPnntea Pi.t ey ner ,our-year1olu
unusnte'' 1sa rI'. on,.n ", niinoAn; anu m ner
ssrVrhtS' s ne 'o'h.eSs WIN i1n'"h AT rue
~ .i =, "oou. PIN moohS. "I9 has peel
,,t, un,s oo"hars to', LAW weun "a r ""spahu
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The election of Edward Gibbs as Renuh-
lican town represe entative of Ripton is to be
contested by George ]. Hodges who claims
that the constable. instead of looking after
the ballot box at the freemans meeting was
"m. unyihS Ho.es "n" .;i tua. ''e ooN was
sua'"eu ny prNate e'''"eh contrary 10
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Little Clarence Birch nearly lost his life
by waling in the pond at Pntney. He ac-
cidentaly stepped into hole. In his fright
he began to inhule water into his lungs and
was soon overcome. He would have
drowned but for the timely assistance Of
Louis Gorman and Chester Taft, who were
bathing In the pond.
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NeV;h - II. Elliott, secretary OF the Yer,
~ ab,iara', t1u ~ .I,a snnao' aohn,s ,pe.. us
give rs MANY cents as they are years oid 10
provide Bibles not only for the regular work