Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-12
General Vermont News.


The 25th anniversary OF Father Botsson-
iul,' pastorate In St.Johnsbnry was recently
celebrated.
At reception given In the town hall at
STAFFORD recently in honor OF Elder Cum
mngs, go silver dollars were presented 10
him.
Bishop John ). Michaud con nlirmed 81 can
lidates ut st. Paurs church. Mrnchester,an
h amc humber at Arlington one day re-
emily.
Rev. L las Il. Roberts. for II number OF
Years minister Of the Wel.h prrsh ,terian
.hurch in poul,ney. has accepted II call TO
I he We!ch Presbyterian church of Oiyphaut,
Pa.
resi- lcnt of WoodStocS is apprniin, to
me citizens III lhtt ;owntO honor themselves
and the town they love by marking with Il
suitable memorial the birthplace OF Hiram
Powers.
DR.. William II. Spencer, a wel-known
dentist Of Rutland. has just died OF consump-
lion ut the home OF his sister-inlaw. Mrs.
Susan Peck. Amsterdam, n. y. He was 49
years old.
Ono Of tho new steamers added to the
fleet on Crystal Lake, Barton. this summer,
is George Barstow's "Mountain Maid" She
is an easy going boat and carries twenty
i've passengers.
A son of Solon Sulham Of Randolph had u
bunch on his ley opened by DR.. &c. Angell,
who removed from it piece OF glass an
inch long AMI half IA inch wide. which
appeared to have been tmbedied for some
time.
Rev. Edward l.. Rogers of Wallingford
was installed minister Of the Presbyterian
church in Columbus, Ohio, recently. Tho
Sc eImon was preached by his ather-in-laS,
Rev, DR.. Hurlbert, who is q minister in
northern Ohio.
DIR. NJ. l.. Scott Of Randolph, is dead after
long and painful illness, OF dropsy. He
was "a years old and had been a prominen'
physician in the town and state for the p,
70 years, coming from Bradford. He "
born in Craftsbury.
Judge Thompson OF the supreme court
has granted nn injunction against the city
officials of Barre, restraining them from
interfering with the Barre Spring and Foun.
tain Co. in laying down its pipes through
the streets Of the city.
G.. b. Harding 4 Son Of Barton. are pre-
pairing to manufacture 5-pound and square
butter boxes in connection with their tut
business. The machinery will be In soon
and the new department will give employ.
ment to u. least eight additional men.
Preparations are being male to remove
the National bank OF Or nye county Mt
Chelsea. from the brick building which it
wv uo tuu HAS utNuyS W tuC hpW
Bacon block erected last year. Tho vault is
now being buir. The bunk will dispose OF
lis blilding rather than repair it.
j. II. Biakely Of Bellows Falls has bought
the sole right of selling the Washington In
candescent lamps In Vermont AMI New
Hampshire. This lamp consumes kerosene
without wick or chimney. aad 1t Is said to
pale the electric light. while the cost OF
maintenance amounts to practically moth
ing
Tho Bristol Military band has ordered
will consist Of army blue pants, dark blue
coats and caps with black braid trimmings
and the letters Is. NJ. b. on the caps. 1t will
resemble the army fatigue uniform. Enough
money has been subscribed to guarantee
the building OF a band stand.
Henry o. Silver, aged Is, died Mt the home
OF Henry G. Rollins, Of Newbnry, recently,
Of malignant diphtheria, and was buried
Immediately MIR: Rollins's premises were
lurantined. He is Il farmer living about
Two miles from the village. The cause OF
the disease is supposed to be water from an
unused we'll. Young Silver was employed
as a farm hand.
There are on the rolls OF the Vermont and
New Hampshire pension agency the names
Of 10000 pensioners. There are 500 more
pensioners in Vermont thun there are in
New Hampshire. Il o total amount paid
out lnring the year is in round numbers
50, ,000, 900. Every three months Hon. Hugh
Henry the commissioner signs 20, 600 checks
which so into every post Office and hamlet
In the two states.
James W. Welch died recently at the
Brattleboro retreat. Of upoplexy. He had
been at the retreat for AZ years. He was on
full parole during the whole OF his life
there, and walked on an average OF seven
miles day: A remarkable fact is that he
did not suffer from illness after going to
Brattleboro. Mr.. Welch was born in Scot
land. Il member OF an old family there. He
went to Brattleboro from Quebec. He was
highly educated and well informed on cur
rent events.
The Bennington Il Rutland Railway Co.
will begin the erection of new brick round
house at Bennington this season. The old
one was built in 1852, Is located in q thickly
settled part of the village and is inconveni-
ent for the company. The new building
will be placed on II lot just north OF the new
freight house and which wa, conveyed to
The company by tho trustees OF the soldiers
home at their recent annual meeting. Tho
company will also discard the turntable now
In use and build Oh the lot
The largest number OF petitions In bank
ruptcy recorded In any one day since the
new law went into effect was filed July rs
Will boOESt ~ OOuuSOus WCIo cIkut
of them, making the total number 345. The
petitions fled were: Charles Nash of Buring-
ton, liabilities. SO, ,033. 40 and assets 2,4SS;
Herbert J. Brown OF Springfield. liabilities,
Sl.l75.32 aud assets, 5000; Lund r. Barney
OF Springfield, liabilities, $500 and assets,
5000; Benjamin Maloy, st. Johnsbury, liabil.
tiles $1,l5907 and assets. $3.50; Frank; w.
Lozell OF st. Adams. liabilities. $l35' and
assets SIS; Adolphus j. Catman Of st. Albans,
liabilities, $3.50 and no assets.
Mrs. F. A. Richardson Of Miidlebury dis
tributor for the Vermont Bile society, has
Just completed a canvass OF the towns OF
Granville. Lincoln, Hancock, Goshen. and
Ripton. Her report indicates that she visited
in all $40 families, aggregating 1892 persons.
named who att Ided Protestant churches
was given as 1881. the average in each case
being about one-half the population. OF
all the Protestant families visited, only 25
were found to be without Bibles. Goshen
produced the lowest number, only one
family. Lincoln. with its larger population,
had 10. Amou; the go families visited. only
SIX are reported illiteratc, and these are
divided among three Of the i've towns.
Twenty-Five persons were found to be desti-
tute. The society donated 1877 Bibles 10
these towns; " were sold.
Edward Fredette, II years old, son
Of Henry Frcdette, quarryman living In
Pttsford, about Il mile north OF Proctor.
shot and killed himself recently. He was
handling his shot gun In front OF the house
of Joseph Geno on the PittsfOrd road. The
gun was resting against q box with the bar
rel In range OF his face. He did not think
it was loaded and pulled the trigger once,
making u jocose remark to the effect that
II guess l will shoot myself" but the re-
mark was not taken seriously. The
gun did not discharge and this made him
.l~,,, oraIac ua nrlt lad ha trf