Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
General Vermont News.

vas leading u colt. when It suddenly reare,
on its hind legs. and one Of the front one
struck Parker on the arm.
Myron q. Stafford OF Bethel was brough,
before United States Commissioner Geo. f
Johnson. at Burlington. charged with i'm
porting good, from Canada ut under-valus
ton. He gave bail.
Elroy Keene. the Milton burglar, who wa
shot while attempting to remove stOleI
the Mary Fletcher hospitaI The authority
of A. b. Sturges. who filled the burglar full
of small shot. is being questioned.
During the year 1898 but So deaths oc
cured In the village of Bellows Falls. Ii
1897 there were but 81. This year In sil
months now passed. there have been 4
ieathS, and II the same ratio continues The
number will exceed any previous year.
record.
A shepherd dog is u regular attendant at
North Pownal church. He Is very quiet anC
orderly and has one pew which he always
occupies during the services. When tn.
preacher exceeds his "hour.' the dog ap-
pears ut the entrance OF his pew. shakes
himself looks at the preacher and retires
again.
The valedictorian and leader of her elias:
" Middlebury this year is Il colOred girl
Mary Annette Anderson. IA native of Shore
ham, n child ot former slaves and II gradu.
lte Of Moody's school at Northfleld In 1895
She was president of her class there and she
wrote the class poem for the Middlebury
commencement.
Major s.. =. Jocelyn has arrived at his
home in Burlington recently from Caml
Meade, near Harrisburg. Pa, where he hat
'een mastering out the volunteer regiments
He left n few days later for San Francisco
where he has been ordered to meet the re-
turning transports from the Philippines and
muster out the regiments sent home.
James Mcdonald, desperate prisoner, es'
capped from the house of correction at Rut'
and recently by knocking Il keeper down
with an iron bar. His description Is as fol-
ows: Height. s feet l-2 inches; weight about
$50 pounds; eyes, light or light blue; hair
brown: smooth face; hair wavy in front; has
l nice, round face; a good looking young
man; high forehead.
As one OF the telephone hands was repair.
'ng the wire ut Willow Vale recently, IL team
,ame along ami the wagon became entan'
yled In the wire. the end OF which was fast
,ned to the workman's belt. The horse be-
came frightened and dragged him several
.ods. The reins were finally wound around
The wheel. pulling the horse to one side and
tipping the occupant into the ditch. No one
was seriously hurt and no damage done save
the loss OF several dozen eggs.
While number OF small boys were play
,ng on log jam in the Connecticut just
above the iron bridge Mt White River june
lion recently. one of them, Waldo Oneido
slipped and fell into the river. He went
lown the second time when his cousin. TCcO
Oneido. who had plunged into the water to
aid him. seized the struggling boy and sMc-
ceeded in getting him safely on shore. The
:wo boys are both small lads and Tecos
deed was brave one, especially for little
fellow IL years old.
Aunt Mary varney is 30 years old, being
the oldest person in Lincoln. and her friends
called to wish her health and many returns
Of her birthday last week. She was born In
4 log house on the Hiram Atkins farm In
1909, and recalls the war Of 1912 and the
many privations to which the people OF that
time were subjected. She Is a daughter ol
Nathan Hoag. one of the towns pioneers.
At that time the population OF the town con.
sisted Of less than 60 people, and, aside from
a small clearing here and there this section
was Il wilderness.
Ward Il Douglass's pile driver on t he new
Langdon block at Montpelier tOppled re.
gently, while two men were at the top. The
driver is about 20 feet high. Jules Sane
.uary was at the top and Michael Hague,
was climbing underneath Sanctuary. The
latter jumped over Hague, also over guy
rope. landing on his feet on the ground and
saving himself, Hague stayed with the pile
driver and received bad shaking up. He
was bruised on the forehead, nose and left
leg. His upper lip was cut through from
the nose to the mouth and his under lip was
also badly cut. Sanctuary escaped with 2
slight wrenching OF one leg, he having
jumped from the top.
An old resident OF Newbury relates IN
amusing incident OF the snow storm In June,
1881. At that time Topsham had a military
company. The corporal went around and
notified each man to appear the first Tues.
day In June armed and equipped as the law
directed, there to await further orders.
Among the number was one by the name OF
Benjamin Kicker, who lived In the territory,
The roll was called and all answered until
the name OF Benjamin Kicker was twice
called (the law imposed a fine OF 81 on all
not present and his name was pricked with
q pin. In the afternoon when the roll was
called Mr.. Kicker answered to his name, the
orderly said. where we're you this morn
ing?" Kicker made answer. II was boiling
sap
Hon. Henry Clark OF Rutland is dead,
aged 10. He graduated rom the University
Of Vermont and was a merchant and post
master at Poultney for several years. From
Herald. He was in 1877 the editor of the
Rutland Globe, and has beon connected with
various papers since as special editorial
writer. He was secretary OF the state senate
from 1861 to 1882. and for many years was
secretary OF the State Agricultural society
He was a prominent Mason and politician.
Mr.. Clark married Henrietta Sherman OF
Poultney, in 1853 She died in 1892. Mr.
Clark's daughter. Lily, Mrs. F. A. Field, was
khan pl,yn MI ha Qgt vaa ri
OF his life at her home. brother. Edward
Clark Of Poultney, also survives him.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Darling of Gro.
ton have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. Mr.. Darling was
born in this town rs years ago and has spent
his entire life there. He worked on a farm
during his boyhood days, but on reaching
manhood he became u member OF 'he firm o.
Welch, Darling X Clark. merchants. where
he remained for ten years. He then en-
gagged in general trade until 1867
when the firm OF Kicker 4 Oar.
ling was formed. They did an exten.
In 1888 the present firm OF J. r. Oar
ling Il Sons was formed. In 1897 they dis.
posed Of their lumber business and now have
a large interest In the grant industry now
being developed in this town. Mr.. Darling
has held many offices OF trust and response
bility, being town clerk for 3S years, count,
senator In 1880 and 1881, assistant judge 6
Caledonia county court from 1869 to 1872
He represented the town In the Legislature ir
1857 and 1858. He was an old-time Whig unit
the formation Of the Republican party, whel
he became a strong advocate OF Repub
lican principles. He has never been q
member OF any secret or social societies
Mrs. Darling. who was Miss Talsey, wal
born and has spent her entire life there
Eight children have blessed their union, siS
OF whom are now living, namely: Cyrus T.
business manager OF the Davenport. Iowa
Democrat; Walter B, also In business IL
Davenport: Mrs. s. N. Eastman Of this town
and John T.. Robards n. and Elmer F.. who
with their father. make up the firm OF J. R
Darling Il Sons. All the children were
present, and all the grandchildren save one,
Cyrus Eastman, who is now in Colorado.