Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-18
General Vermont News.


at Bristol will be dedicated ON February -.
Charles L. Reed. m old ana prominent
citizen Of Barre, is dead of pneumonia. aged
o. Knapp of East Dummcrston shot bay
| lynx recently. 1t was four feet and five
inches long ani weighed "a pounds.
II. A. Mullett. n travelling salesman. killed
a gooi-siaed black bear in SALISBURY re-
| Gently. He will get bounty OF go.
| o. II. Halo OF Barre has bought the Mrs.
T.. j. Lamb property on Main street. Barre,
for sl6. 900 and will build big block there
| on.
| Constable Buchanan Of Barre was acci-
| d"n,ai,y shot while hunting recently In
Cabot. but, fortunately. was not seriously
injured.
Tnc report OF the Rutland city liquor
| agent for the year ending Dee. 81, 1898.
| shows receipts OF S94SS. II, 4 profit OF
S9i3.60.
The attempt to organize II lodge of Odd
| Fellows In Wilmington has not been crown
with success SO far. The effort may be re-
newed later.
Edward l.. Nye OF Coventry, is soon to
| complete his course at Dartmouth. when no
goes to Washington rs private secretary to
| his uncle Senator Ross.
Mrs. Agnes Lewis Mitchell, q daughter Of
Rev. AN. Lewis of Montpelier, has an Illus
trutrd poem In the February st. Nicholas.
| "The Goblin and the Tide"
X. W. Morse. we'll known rs the landlord
OF the Junction House at White River june
J tion for several years. will soon take pos
session of the hotel ut Barton.
Harrison Dewey of Royalton Is dead, aged
| 80. He had always lived in that town.
Dewey hill, in which he was born and was
buried, being named for him.
Rt. Rev. A. c. A. Hall. bishop OF Vermont.
will hold mission at lmmanual church In
Bellows Falls daring holy week, giving u
series OF sermons on the passion.
Moy 10y, the Chinese interpreter, who
has been indicted by tho grand jury at Al
bany, N. Y, has engaged John II. Senter Of
Montpelier to have charge OF his ease.
Lieutenant +. NJ. Barstow OF the Third
regiment OF engineers. now located ut
Macon. Ga, has resigned his commission
and returned to his home In Shelburne.
At the annual meeting OF st. Peters
Hihernian Benevolent union in Rutland, the
treasurer reported that the society had paid
out 1865 % in sick benefits during the year.
Henry o. Carpenter is not n candidate for
mayor of the city to be voted for ut the COM
ing election. and he will not permit the use
Of his name rs IL candidate ut the Republican
caucus.
A petition iu voluntary bankruptcy has
been filed by George A. French OF Hartland.
Mr.. French has been engaged in the busi-
ness Of farming and his petition Is the 5Sth
to be entered.
The Barre h Montpelier Street Rail way
company has raised the fare between the
two cities from five to ten cents and there Is
great bowling thereat. II is cheaper to SO
by the steam cars.
Mart Stratton. who lives In the northeast
part OF Bennington, killed II wildcat near
his barn rncently. The animal measured
35 inches from tip to tip, was we'll marked
and In good condition
DR.. Arlington Pond. the well-known
pitcher OF the University of Vermont, and
now surgeon in the United States navy,
sailed recently from New York city for Ma
Mia In government transport.
At the annual meeting OF tho stockholders
of the Chnnpain Construction Company in
Rutland the capital stock Of the company
was increased from SlOO, 900 to Sl50,0O0 aud
the Old directors were reelected.
Col. Y. NJ. Mansur and C. N. Brady,a com
mittee chosen by the Newport board OF
trade. have gone to Washington to counsel
with Hon. Charles A. Prouty in relation to
erecting the federal building In that place.
Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy have
been filed by l.. A. Morse and Fred +. Jack
son, constituting tho firm of Jackson h
Morse of Island Pond. by Charles Waterman.
farmer OF Derby, and by Patrick Roach Of
st. Johnsbury.
The Readsboro Chair Manufacturing com
pany is busily engaged in getting out new
samples and otherwise preparing for the
spring trade. 1t has opened an office at S25
Dearborn street. Chicago H., 50 rs to be- In
better touch with its western trade.
Guy f. Graham OF Hartand, who filed
his silo in the fall, on going to it, recently,
found 1t infested with rats. In attempting
to drive them out they attacked him. climb
ing up his legs, over his shoulders, back and
arms, and ut the end of the battle there
were lG dead rats.
Rev. Edward 7. Fairbanks. d. d., has Just
completed the 25th year OF his pnstorate ofthe
South Congregational church In st. Johns
bury. At the close OF regular service he
was presented with IN envelope containing
$3.50. gift to the church from its parish
toner's to wipe out the debt
The fifth interstate convention OF the
Young Mems Christian association OF YER
mont and New Hampshire will be held at
LacOnia, N. H., on February 20 to 20. A
long list OF noted speakers has been engaged.
All philses OF the association work will be
treated. The subject Of state work will
receive special attention.
The question OF incorporation Is agi,ated
in Bristol from time to time, but the friends
OF the measure do not seem willing to call u
meeting to see whether the voters want to
accept the incorporation act or not The
village needs a sewer system badly, but the
cost looks very large and no one Is anxious
to take the initiative.
The Congregatonallst OF week before last
contained an article by Rev. j. H. Babbltt
made up OF notes, historical and otherwise.
on the Congregational churches along the
Connecticut In southern Vermont. The
article is illustrated with a cut ofthe Centre
church in Brattleboro ana an excellent half
tone interior view OF tho old meeting house
in Rockingham. Accompanying this article
Rev. G. H. Merrill, on "Woman's Work In
Vermont" Miss Merrill writes especially OF
the missionary work done In the state by
woman.
A new order OF things Is to be instituted
this year at the Montpelier annual city
meeting. The aldermen from Wards one,
two and three are to be elected for term Of
and six will be elected for one year. There
will also be complete election Of school
commissioners, the entire existing board
having been legislated out OF ofIice. Ordin-
arily two members OF the board we're elected
each year. The members are to be selected
one from each ward. those from wards one,
two and three for term OF one year, and
those from wards four, five and six for two
years.
]. H. Blakely OF Bellows Falls, grand mas
ter OF Vermont Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows. met with Kilington lodge, No. 29,
In Rutland recently and after the meetingit
was stated that plans were considered for
the organization of another Odd Fellows
lodge In that city. About 30 members with
drew from Killngton lodge that night and
new lodge will be instituted within a few
weeks. The membership OF Killington lodge
is about $50 and the new one will start out
with about As members.
Postmaster Barney Cannon, at Bellows
Falls. recently received the following letter
dated Washington, January rs: ~ have
your letter OF the Oath inst relative to free
delivery, and have by the same mail as this
forwarded it to the department with re-
quest that steps be taken as soon as may be
to establish free delivery at your place.
(Signed) civilian W. Grout." Mr.. Can
non has received letter which stated that
the postofflce department had ordered an