Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-08
RDW G. DANA.
General Vermont News.

Of passengers this season. So far, on her ex-
cnrslon trips.
j. Edward Bailey, the head clerk, has
been promoted to be manager of the Pavilion
at Montpelier.
There are now ls9 crramrres in the state,
exclusive OF stations and branches, and 6S
J cheese factories
Dr, l.. j. Provost % Calais is dead. aged
~. He was born in France and came TO
lhis country while quite Young.
Henry W. Trwksbu,y of Randolph has re.
signed AS town clerk owing to i'll health
| lie was one Of the victims Of the Hartford
bridge disaster.
The Lincoln Lumber company is doing
| prosperous business. ana So far this year
| reports an Increase of $500 over the Same
| period last year.
There are at present Ill prisoners in the
u 'nSo ol correction. including women.
| Sven ot this number are prisoners in tho
katIand county Jail.
While Mr.. and Mrs. &. II. Waterman of
| Chester were attending the commence
| mcht concert thieves entered their house by
| back window and stole $50 in money.
The dead body oi Jeremiah Sweeney ot
| East Dorset was found by the bennington
railroad track near lloosirS Junction A
bottle by his side told the whole sad story.
Woodstock has been treated to II slight
dphtheria scare. but nobody was seriously
! hurt. There have been five eases Of diph-
| therla. all very mild in form and all very
quickly over.
Arthur +. Stone, proprietor of the Gale
donian establishment at st. Johnsbury, for
| considerations pertaining to tho health of
| himself and members Of his family, has ar
ranged to rmigrate To Hawaii.
man from lIolyoke was in Lyndon the
other day buying hay ut Sl2 and S13 ton.
SiN weeks ago it was begging customers at
So ut the barns. Good COWS held ut $40 n
short time ago are now S25 to ?3j.
Rev. Edwin Wneelork of Cambridge is
one of the oldest II not the oldest settled
| pastor in Vermont. He was ordained to the
| ministry and installed pastor Of the Congrc-
| gational church in that town Feb. %, 1856.
| Miss Lizzie sullivan of Burlington was the
| recent victim OF severe accident. While
| bicycle riding she was run into by team
and knocked of her wheel. She fell with
much force and struck her head ON the
ground.
| Among those recently admitted to tho
soldiers home at Bennington is Private
Julius Desorda of Brandon. He WAS II menu
Der of Company & from that town during
the Spanish American war. He has con-
| sumption.
The lntc Governor Erastus Fairbanks
mansion on Western avenue. st. Johnsbury,
|
| Look hospital. benefit concert and tho
serving of refreshments on the grounds
netted 800.
Eddie Lee of burlington has been taken
| to Rutland to serve Il sentence of not
| more than three months nor less than one
| month and is to pay II fine of $222 This
line Is for furnishing liquor and the sem
tence for punching his father.
The Rutland races set for July 3, 4, and 8,
n al ! . # . IA, 4
| scattered entries. The lack of success in
getting up n horse race is not confined to
| Rutland or Vermont, rs trouble is being met
with all over New England and New York.
Pickpockets made rich huuls at Burlng-
ton the day Of tho great Foresters' parade
i. l.. Kinney of South Hero lost $50. DR..
| A. y. Burdick of Undcrhill $3.50. DIR. ON
mette of Montreal $72, Rev. .Gemont Graves,
S5Oand other smaller sums. Several arrests
| were made.
John W. Merriam, brother of the direc-
| tor OF the census and graduate of the
University Of Vermont has just died at
Washington, after few weeks illness. He
was engaged in real estate business in St.
| Paul till six months ago when he secured a
| position In the war department.
| Vermont academy at Saxons river is one
| of the best known educational institutions
in the state and is entering upon new era
of prosperity The past year has been
year of growth and increased interest has
been taken by the alumni and over $3O00G
have been added to the endowment fund.
Fair Haven has secured new industry or
rather IN old one has been reviewed and
will be greatly enlarged. The Kibourne
Manufacturing Co., new corporation with
4 capital of 800 900, has bought the plant of
the Fair Haven Wire Co., and will add new
machinery and greatly increase the output.
The Rutland Trust company and the Kill
ington National bank have declared Il semi
annual dividend of 8 per cent. and the Rut-
land County National bank semi-annual
dividend of per cent. payable July l. The
Montpelier Savings bank has declared u
per cent semiannual dividend on the capi-
tai stock.
Frank W. Anthony, the bogus insurance
swindler, who was arrested In New York
last December upon complaint of LIS. Hayes
Of Bellows Falls charging him with sending
policies into Vermont that were worthless,
ha; Just been convicted in tho Brooklyn
court and sentenced to II years imprisonS
ment and to pay heavy fine.
Frank Yatter of Barre, the blacksmith,
who is alleged to have been given coat OF
tar and feathers at Haverhill, N. H., came
| to Barre and expresses himself as highly in
dignant at the way the press of New Eng
land has used him. He denies that he left
| New Hampshire to escape arrest and boasts
| that he will return there when his cases
against the men who he claims tarred and
feathered him are brought to trial. Yatter
| was formerlya resident OF Barre. and a men,
| ber Of the Salvation Army.
| John Casey. Bennington farmer, sold
| span of horses recently in New York that he
and John Robinson. another farmer, owned
| Jointly, for 5000. The horses are bay In
COLOR ..l6 hands high, weigh 1900 pounds
| each and are almost perfectly matched.
| They were bought by Clark the copper
L.; - V,r 81, hoI Laa
| bargained for ut s2500 and were to be sent
| to Paris, but one OF the animals became
| sick and the trade fell through. 1t has been
| many years since a span of horses raised In
in Vermont has brought so high price.
The following divorces have been granted
| by the Caledonia county court: Annie Gill
man of st. Johnsbury VS.. James H. Gilman;
Henry A. levin. st. Johnsbury, vs. Hattie
Levin; Ernest &. Blodgett, st. Johnsbury,
vs. Lounie Blodgett; Maggie A. Pierce OF
Ryegate vs.. Thomas f. Pierce; Emma Ford,
| West Burke, vs. Herbert r. Ford; John L.
Rogan Lyndonville, vs.. Mantle Rogan;
Fannie f. Woodbury., East St. Johnsbury,
VS.. Harvey f. Woodbury.; Gertrude f. Stur-
geon. st. Johnsbury, vs.. Thomas Sturgeon;
George +. Heath st. Johnsbnry, vs.. Alice
l.. Heath; Mary ]. Graham, Hardwick, vs..
Joseph II. Graham.
Rev. s. C. johnson, a former Methodist
minister at Northfleid, who was expelled
| from tne NeTIIloHl cOulcEence III us RECENT
annual session at Newport on the charge Of
dishonesty and lying in passing his examina-
tions, has appealed his case to a higher
tribunal. In accordance with the polity OF
the Methodist church in such cases, a board
of.triers Of appeals, composed of21 members
Of Methodist conferences in New England.
outside OF the Vermont conference, will
convene at the Bromfleld Street church,
Boston, on Thursday July l3, to give Mr..
Johnson's case rehearIng. Rev. ID. t. P.
! Frost of Newark. N. j.. Presiding Elder W.
| r. Davenport Of Randolph, and Principal W.
NJ. Newton Of the Montpelier seminary, will
appear for the church. Rev. p. N. Granger
OF Burke, and other clergymen yet to be
chosen will represent Mr.. Johnson.
Probably Fatally Burned.
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