Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-04
General Vermont News.

Edo Gaskett's store OF West Burke was
broken into recently, and money. mems
overshoes and clothing, handkerchiefs, ETC.,
we're taken.
The Orleans County Musical Festival at
Newport Feb g. will have Julian Walker,
the basso of Trinity church, New York city,
rs a soloist.
Miss Bertha Hall, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs l.. Hall Of West Burke, has just died
after only few days illness. aged 20 years.
The burial was AT Lyndon Centre.
The directors Of the Dog River Valley Fair
association have voted to hold the fair Sep
tember 1921. 1t was also voted to offer
premium of $50 for coaching parade; this
premium will bs divided into four sub.pre-
miums OF sl2,9s. So and "a.
The death record OF Bennington week be-
fore last was unusually large. Beginning
with Monday. when Bernard Thompson died
in the Soldiers Home hospital, there was m
average OF one death every day. With ono
exception all were 70 years old.
The number of books in the Norman Will
liams public library at Woodstock was III
creased by the addition Of Ei4 volumes dur
ing 1898, making the total l,l5i at present.
On January II, fourteen wears ago the IL
brary building was opened to the public
with 42l7 volu,hes on its shelves.
There are ut present in the Industrial
the Target number of girls in the history Of
the school The last consecutive number Of
bows is 1881; girls. 1876. Children have rc,
Gently been committed from New Haven,
st. Albans. Monkton and Salisbury
At the annual meeting OF the Nor,hheld
National bank DR.. George Nichols, long scr-
retary OF state, was reelected president.
Dr. Nichols thus begins his 25th consecutive
year rs president of the institution. Previ-
Gus to being elected to that office he was for
Il considerable length OF time vice. presi-
dent.
Rutland will improve aud enlarge its city
hall ut an expense of about $4,000. The
plans have been drawn with the idea OF
making the building first class conven-
tion hall. Rutland Is very near the centre
of tho state and 1t is thought that build
ing such us that proposed would attract all
sorts Of meetings, conventions and musl-
Gales.
b. Howard Smith, probably the oldest
resident of st. Lawrence county, New York,
has lust died at his home in GOuverneur.
He was born in Williamstown, Vermont. In
1900. He emgrated to New York in 1926.
Mr.. Smith was the oldest Mason in New
York state II not in the country. lie was n
lifelong Democrat and cast his vote for
Jackson.
The l1th annual banquet OF Norwich Uni
yersity Alumni association OF Boston at
Hotel Brunswick was, as expected.
most enthusiastic gathering OF N. U. men.
Colonel Edmund Rice, go, U. s. A., Col.
H. .. Kent, Com. Charles H. Stockton. U.
$. n, president OF the naval war coleye,nnd
President Brown were among the disttn-
guished guests.
At the annual meeting OF the st. Johns
bury Catholic Order of Foresters these
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
G. r.. Peter Brunnelle;V. c. r., A. Demers;
p. G. r., l.. J. Desrochier: Il. S., l.. Demers:
NJ. F., DIR. G. A. PrevOst treasurer, Frank
Landry; trustees, +. Henault, ]. Nadeau, l..
Turgeon; sentinels, Joseph Bedard, Henry
J.izot; conductors, Alfred Asselin, Fred Des-
rOchier.
Secretary L. u. Moore OF Bennington has
Just issued the annual report OF the Vermont
State Firemen's association. The expenses
in 1893 were S24469. The receipts OF the
tournament: at Middlebury last July were
S477 and the expenses $459. The membership
OF the association Is l27. During the year
there was u gain of one fire company. two
chief engineers, six life members and three
honorary members. Six members died dur
ing the year. The annual meeting will be
held In Bennington this year.
Superintendent Coffey OF tho Vermont
Soldiers Homo In Bennington has issued the
following report for the quarter ended Jan.
L: Gained by admission, y; by readmission,
6; loss by discharge, 3; by death, q; average
number present, 10; total number present
and absent 1916. Tw deaths have occurred
at the home since the report was made,
Bernard Thompson, member OF Company
]. First Vermont cavalry, aged 79 years, and
William Bridges. a member OF Company l,
Twelfth Vermont infantry, aged SO.
There was largo attendance at the an
nual village meeting at Lyndenvile E. l..
Wells was elected moderator 20 serve one
year; H. c. Wilson, moderator pro tenn; j.
NJ. LeBourveau, clerk; +. l.. Wells. treas
urer; first trustee, q. NJ. Campbell; sec-
ond trustee, DR.. Cheney; third trustee,
J. ". Copeland. three years; s. Cleary, two
years; q. q. Norris, one year; auditors,
George Fisher, George Pierce, Homer Will
son; chief engineer, =. q. Eastman; col
lector, G. NJ. Campbell; water commission
er,George Shorey.
The Separd 4 Morse Lumber Co.. whose
plant at Burlington was recently destroyed
by fire, announces that 1t will rebuild its
dressing mills on condition that the prop
erty b. exempted from taxation TOR period
of six or seven years, and be further pro-
tected from fire by the addition OF an alarm
and three additional hydrants In the com
pany's yards. Under the last assessment
the company paid taxes on $53, 900. Should
the company rebuild, its list would most
likely foot up to 100000, making Its tax
sl5O0 year Its salary aud wage roll an
nualIy reaches 100000.
Dr. A. Houghton, whoibas just died at
his home In Boston, was a native OF Lydon-
vile and brother of A. w: Houghton. He
studied medicine with DR.. Darling, alter |
wards going to Pha delphia, where he
graduated from the homeopathic depart
lnent OF the medical college He was resi-
dent OF Keesville, n. u, u number of years,
afterwards removing to Boston. He was
twice married, his first wife being Miss
Sarah Page of Danville. and his second,
Mrs. Harriet Willard OF Boston. He leaves
II widow and three sons, Harry. who lives in
Boston, Edmund in Lexington and Dr. Silas
at Brookline.
A report OF the business done at the Rut-
land city liquor agency for the year 1898 Is
thus summarized:
EXPENSES.
Liquor on hand January l. 1893, el909.H
Liquor bought and expenses, 6603. .78 |
Ten per cent. ofsaes retained by city S6S. lG
Balance to go to state, 56.A |
&94ssl
RECEIPTS.
Cash received on sales, &S6sl sc !
Liquor Oh hand. 756. So |
S9433.12 |
News has been received in BrattlebOro OF |
the death in Hornelsviile, n. y. Of r. W. |
C.urk. aged SO. He was II native OF Will |
lianIstown. prepared for college at the Rock !
River academy, Ludlow, and graduated at |
Dartmouth in 1912. He was principal OF |
Black River academy for three years, and
WAS admitted to the bar in 1916. He prac-
ticed his profession in Dratteboro nearly !
half II century. He held ut different timps
the Offices Of states attorney, st ate seEa-
tor. postmaster, register OF probate,
United States commissioner. assistant judge |
OF county court and president OF the Brattle.
boro Savings bank. During the war he was