Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-01
GensraI Vermont News.

League.
W. II. Gladding has just completed 25
| years as druggist In Barre.
The water supply OF Winooski has been
analysed and found impure.
Mrs. Roxy Dewey OF Chelsea, 81 years old,
fell and broke her hip recently.
A large force Of Italians Is at work on the
Bethel and Rochester electric road.
OF the 80 graduates Of the Rutland high
school this year eight will enter college.
State Attorney Rice had n lot OF liquor
| seized at kutland the day before the circus.
The Northneld mea, mon have formed a
trust nnd agreed upon uniform scale OF
prices.
A. W. Gnrton OF Dandy and Miss Jennie
Baker OF Rutland were married recently ut
Rutland.
Nate Parsons lost the tips OF three fingers
recently at Essex Junction while cleaning u
stationary engine.
Irving Abbott OF Drook0eld sold 30 head
OF cattle and young stock to u Massachusetts
party for S45 each.
George n. Henry Of Rochester was re-
Gently seriously injured by u board lying
from II saw ho was running.
The salary Of the Randolph postmaster
has been increased 300. owing to increased
business. The salary Is now Sl7O0.
John Swift, an employe OF tho circus, had
his right ankle badly I'M urcd recently,
wagon running over 1t while he was asleep.
Essex Junction has found n very desira-
bic water supply abont four miles from the
village. which will DO brought here next
season.
A branch OF the Randolph co-operative
creamery was opened ut the Centre recently
n MI lam nnunIs pf milk rpppiNpI
the first day.
Mrs. Robert Carter OF Northneld was seri
ously injured recently by being thrown from
her carriage. The harness broke while she
was driving down u steep hill.
The contract for the granite work OF the
new Jail at Montpelier has been awarded to
NJ. II. Gibson OF Ryegate, ut $4,000, and work
will be commenced at once.
Henry l.. Leonard OF Brandon stocked II
private pom. with trout taken from the
stream adjoining and had to return them
ull TO the place whence they came.
Charles Wilder OF Bethel claims to have
found conclusive evidence OF very rich
loposit OF con in tho old Marsh village, ,and
is laying plans for its development.
The barn OF Samuel Smith ut Waterbury
was struck by lightning recently and its
coa.cns weros'lestroycd. There were fifteen
hurrows and two moving machines In tho
barn.
Moses Mantell OF Essex, fell from the
high beams OF barn, he was repairing
through floor to the ground down six
teen feet recently and escaped with only
few injuries.
The grand jury OF Bennington county
court completed its labors and has been dis
charged, having found II bills. In five
cases no bills We're fou III. 1t was the short
tat nd surN tnr f.,r vunr
Bellows Falls people were agitated over
the selection of the marshals for the Memo
rial day parade. The marshal was dealer
in cemetery supplies three of the aids were
doctors, and fourth was an undertaken.
Joel Linsley, United States consul at Goa
licook. r, O.. died suddenly recently from
Briyht's disease. He was born In Middle
bury fifty years ago. He was appointed by
Pre- sident Cleveland and re-appointed by
President Mckinley.
Israel Mccullough OF Bethel celebrated
his 0lst birthday anniversary recently by
splitting Quantity Of wood for his daugh-
W. H. Greddls or DruttIeuufo w"V 49,
signed the flags for the recent Odd Fellows
gathering, will furnish 10000 official fiags
for the Indianapolis Epworth League con-
yention July 20 to %. He filled 2OOO nag
order for tlie Forcsters' convention ut Bur
lington.
f. l.. Crane of Barre has curiosity In the
shape Of gold coin called Il "Spahis,
ounce" 1t is valued at SIS, ana was issueu
by Chile in lSl8-2S to commemorate the IN
dependencs of that country. II mas Deeh III
tho possession of Mr.. Cranes family lor over
80 years.
A very novel sight was seen In Barnard on
n recent Sunday. when Mrs. Mary M. dale,
with her daughter, granddaughter, anu
great granddaughter (iour geneFat'onnsI a., i.
walked in company to church. Mrs: Gaze Is
n widow of tho late Josiah Gale and daugh-
ter of Henry Richmond, Esq, one OF the
first settlers.
Frank Meyers, aged thirty and unmarric
was found dend in tho loft OF barn IN
Woodf,rd recently. He was driver OF
lumber team. When found there was lying
by his side bottle in which was q sthhli
uuantity of wood alcohol He had been
drinking quite hard OF lale. AS lar ,,;s Ms
known he has no immediate relatives IN this
section.
new granite company has been organ
lied at Groton under the name OF the irwin
Mountain Granite and Development com.
nnnv. The CAPITAL stock Is S250,00O divided
into shares of 800 each. The officers are
G. d. Welch OF Boston, president; Ell. Ray
mond OF Groton. vice. e-president; j. BDeyre
OF Concord, secretary; /. M. Kicker OF dro-
ton, treasurer.
Lewis Hutchinson of Northfleld has per-
fected device whereby the capacity OF 4
| pneumatic stone cutting tool fs Increased
| about one-third. 1t is simple in construction
| Int required considerable thought before ir
| was mndc, MIR. Hutchinson. who is using
| ono OF the devices himself and is surprised
that he did not think OF it before, has up-
piled for patent on the invention.
Vermont merchants are warned to be OF
the lookout for II man by the name OF +. T.
| Sopap. replespnting himself to be the agen
of the Show Window, u Chicago magazine
He solicits subscriptions for the paper, AM
has before operated In the Middle ives
states. Recently he victimized three dr.
goods men ut Fair Haven. The publisher
| pf the magazine have pronounced the lnai
a fraud and want to capture him.
Another vermonter goes to the front, Col
Crosby p. Miller. U. s. A., has been ordere'
to Manila to act as chief quarterlnaster o
our army in the Philippines. Col. Mile
wa appointed to West Point from Pomlre
during tho war, being discharged from ac
tive service in the sixteenth reg lment ~ /
take the place, and stands high in tn
army, He has for some time been detaile'
in the uuartermas.ers department Mt Wasl
inCton, and gets this Philippine service d
his own request.
The "History OF salisbury" by John N
Weeks. dated 1860 and published in Middle
bury. contains the following "Moreove
the forest worm, the diamond-backed cate
pillar, which first made its appearance
. town about the year 1926, destroyed so man
of thes trees that many sugar works wer
ompletely ruined, so that very little sqga ~
was made for many years afterwards. In
g.. second growth Of the maple tree indicate
mt present (l86O) a return OF sugar making
L AT i.ust to some extent.
Richmond Burgess. one OF the Oldest AZ
most respected residents Of BenninYton. l.
was horn in White Greek, n. Y, but ht
lived in Bennington over sixty years. /
was the fourth OF a family OF nine childre
e OF which four survive him. He has been
= his usual good health until about two wee
I AGO before his death when he was attack,
4 with cholera morbns. Hc is survived
. His wife to whom he was married 68 yea
'. ago. three sons and one daughter, eighte'
y grandchildren and fifteen great grnndch
iren. The family have long been prom
nent in business Offices In the town.
christians" Numbering Each Othf
H.. D,rno lime 2G-SeriOuS riots hay