Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-24
General Vermont News.

j. b. Murphy barn at Rutland, has been
burned. Loss ss0O.
willard Ferguson OF Burlington fell from
bicysie and broke one arm.
+ ID. White OF Rutland has Just returned
from Il live years tiip In Europe.
Lawrence Smith OF Barnet was arrested
recently for steaInga suit OF clothes:
Frank Meyers. lumberman. committed
suicide ut Woodlord 10y taking laudanum.
The first dividend of the ins plvent Crystal
Springs bottling company is only per cent.
Stewart Ain-worth and John Brown were
arrested III Tlnnouth, charged with stealing
| cheese.
Carl Richardson OF Bristol was thrown
from his bicycle and had his left shoulder
broken.
Publisher George L. Mosier Of the Reads
boro Record, has been forced to suspend by
his creditors.
DIR. J. "A. Linsley professor OF pathology
In the medical department Of the U. V. Nj.
has resigned.
The total circulation Of books from the
Rutland free library iring the month Of
May WAS 1896.
Business at the Cooper machine shop at
! Bennington is very brisk. Part OF the pant
, Is run day and night.
| The Rutland Driving Park directors have
decided to have race meeting july 8, and
and to offer $1,000 in prizes.
Henry W. Cheney, the veteran railroad
conductor OF Rutland, has picked ripe to-
ma.Oes in his garden this year.
| The grand list of st. JOhnsbury is 1902 less
than in 1898. There is gain OF 152 polls.
The polls now stand at 1921.
Three Cinnamon who tried to enter the
States with team were caught at Canaan
recently. Tue driver escaped.
The drouth in Bennington county Is seri-
Ously affecting the feed in the pastures and
the Lay crop promises to Le very light.
Mi Emily Scharfer OF Troplovitz Ger
many, crossed the ocean to mar. y her old
sweetheart, Dr. A. j. l;adike ut Burlington.
Leonard NJ. Fitch OF Newton, Mass, who
died recently was the oldest graduate of the
L. V. NJ, being Il member Of the CLASS OF
1876.
James b. Hale, receiver of the Bradford
savings bank, has issued II notice of II divi-
dend Of 20 per cent, payable on and after
June l5.
Miss Harriet f. Huse Of Montp, ler,
daughter of Hiram A. Husc. and Charles G.
Bancroft OF Montpelier were married on
June 10.
Work developing the Monkton marble
9uarries is progressing rapidly. An engine
aud large derrick have Just arrived flom
Rutland.
| Charles p. Merrill and William s. Porter
of Hartford have filed petitions in bankrupt
| cy lhe first had assets OF $3.50, liabiiities
1858. 10 and the latter assets $3.50, liabilities
5000 3d.
Patrick BRONCHIAL, Il granite cutter, was
treated To coat of tar and feuthers at West
Berlin recently for being too attentive to u
| rrip1 Whn h,a .ti,f fir norma
al unblemished reputation.
John Barnum 10, died recently at the
home Of his sou, NJ. L. Barnum in Bristol VI
Brights disease. He was, years ago, u
| leading farmer OF that town, but for many
years had lived in Richford. returning to
bristol ABOUT year ago.
A siX-pound cannon ball was recently
turned up on the larm of &. &. Bell at Man
chester, and is $ pposed to be u revolution
ary war relic, as the troops of General John
Stark encamped in that vicinity short time
previous TO the battle OF bennington.
Springfield is growing US the following
figures show: In 1898 the number of polls
WAS 7o9, and grand list CT the town $l7, ,2l5.
~. This year there are $50 polls and the
grand list $i9, .O3, showing an increase Of
u polls, and s2633.s4 upon the grand list.
Henry Pratt of Winooski fell from the top
of the Traction compahy's high wagon while
putting in new swi.ch near the Porter
manufacturing plant and, striking On u tool
DoX, was instantly killed. There are several
theories rs to the c;tuse-one, that he was
cutting I'VE trolley wire and got Il hard
shock.
Lewis Hutchinson Of Northiied has per
tected II device whereby the capacity of u
pneumatic stone cutting tool is increased
about ohe-third. 1t is simple in its con-
struc,iOn. Mr.. Hutchinson, who Is using
"A
he did not think OF it before He has APP
piled for patent.
A new granite company has been organ
lied at Groton under the nnme Of the Twin
Mountain Granite company. The capt. ii
stock is $3.50, 900 divided into shares Of 800
each. the officers are G. D. Welch OF BOs-
ION. pr sident; L. Il. Raymond Of Groton,
vice-president; j. Il. Deyie Of Concord. Sec
retary; l. NJ. Kicker OF Groton, treasurer.
There were four weddings in Rutland re-
Gently in one day. William X Tossing and
Miss Nellie A. Germand ut the Methodist
church; John Dynan OF Poultney AM Miss
katherine Il. Lyons at st. Peters church;
Harr. +. Gilmare and Bertha G. CHANNEL,
and Floyd G. Eastman and Miss Jennie Nj.
Dyer at the respective homes of the BRIDES
Since March l, SO carloads OF potatoes
have been shipped from Bristol. or these
J. II. Beane Of Lincoln shipped SO. Each
Ear COllldlutu, vi tu dNCTdSc, OSO UuSu6lSs
The price paid ranged from 35 cents per
bushe for one carload to Is cents. The
average prics would be at least so cents u
0ushel. This means over Flo, 900 distributed
among farmers OF that section.
Alexander Daniels, one OF the oldest citi-
1ens OF Miri,lIebury, died suddenly recently
At the home of his daughter; Mrs. Edward
Benya. where he had made his home for the
past year. He had been quite well and was
~ rusa nil thA m hnn k1.r
turned home he told his daughter that he
felt unwell. A doctor was called but he was
unable to do any good. The cause Of death
was apopexy. He was 7s years old.
At the 34th annual meeting Of the Vermont
Eclectic Medical society, held ut Montpelier,
.he following officers for the ensuing year
were elected President. H. H. Hill, Lowell;
vice. e-prrsidents, Z. A. Smith. Brandon, J, w.
Marsh. Manchester Centre, G. q. Washburn,
Waterbury; secretary, Il. Templeton, Mont
peiier; treasurer and librarian. II. Il. Tenn
pietpn. Montpelier; censors, H. j. Potter,
Bennington. W. L. Bailey, East Craftsbury,
z. l.. Templeton, Montpelier.
Stephen NJ. Foote, a Middlebury boy, who.
until recently was first lieutenant in the
artillery arm Of the regular army, has been
promoted captain and assigned to the com
mand OF Battery N. Sixth artillery, now at
Honolulu. Captain Foote is II graduate of
West Point and last summer served as aide
on the staff of Gen. Breckinridge, inspector
general ut Oh ckamauga and in Cuba. He
was instructor IN military tactics at YER
mont academy, Saxton's river for several
years.
A man in Rutland has in his possession an
Dbl ng slip printed in black and red, read
ing thus:
By authority Of the State OF Vermont.
Register. Combination.
1884 Three Extra. 1l3l54
VERMONT STATE LOTTERY.
This ticket will enttle the holder to such
prizes as may be drawn to its numbers, II
demanded within twelve months after the
irawing. Payable forty days after the
1rawinv. Subject to a deduction of fifteen
per cent.
Rutland. 1928.
For the Managers, f. Babbcock.
The state law then forbade private lotter-
,ries, hut 1t was the custom for the legisla-
.ure to authorize puUlic lotteries, such as
building bridges. and 1t is said that this
lottery Was to aid some local enterprise.