Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-11-18
VERMONT NEWS.

Inc ureuSlnS VI OttoE creek Is W ooBiu az
olce.
There are 80 abandoned farms in
Peacham.
The fair ut st. Peters church. Vergennes
nettcd 5000.
Work on the Hnesburg road has been sus-
pended for the winter.
Frank II. Chapman has been commissioned
postmaster al Westminster.
Henry Bissel has leased and taken posses
sion OF the Brandon lnn ut Brandon.
The plan OF u syndicate purchasing the
Barre .uarries has been aban ioned.
Colonel LEG rand Is. Cannon of Burlinyto-
has gone to New York for the winter
Tho houss OF the late Myron Gay in Ran
1olph has been burned to the ground.
John Morse, aged Is, who ran away from
Barre, has been found in New Bedford, Mass.
MIR. j. Mulcahey OF Harlwick was kicked
by IL horse and Is ut the hospital in Burning
.On.
james W. Gregg of Brattleboro has taken
cut letters patent for I'm egg holder ahd
alarm.
Colonel Olin Scott Of Bennington has con-
tracled to build u $50,OOO pulp mill IN New
Hampshire.
Octo5er 20 was Rov. Mr.. Hawes' last Sun
day at til. First Congregational church at
Burlington.
Henry Leonard OF Milton has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy, with liabilities OF s6oo
and no assets.
Right R,v. John s. Mi,hand Is now bish-
op Of Burlington and heal Of tho Catholic
church in Vermont.
Bisnop Merrill will preside over the Yer
mont Methodist conference which Will con
vcne In this state OF April ii.
Miss Anna Sargent Of Chester is danger
ously i'll at Georsetown. Kentucky, wnere
she has been teaching school.
Henry Harding, one OF the propretors ol
tho Barton tub shop, was recently married
to Miss Mary Hughes ut Albany.
The buildings ut East Corinth owned by
George Martin and occupied by Mrs. Dun
ham have been totally destroyed by lire.
The house, barns. and all the outbuildlngs
OF the Stratton farm at Woodstock were
recently destroyed BY fire. The loss WAS
about $4,000.
Frank TroyilIe and William Hubbell Of
South Hero, have been arrested charged
with violating the revenue laws, and jaileo
ut Burlington.
Harry +. Nelson, transfer postal clerk At
Essex junction, nas exchanged places With
Fred =. Stevens Oh the narrow gauge line
ut Brattleboro.
Roger McDermott, a stonemason. whose
home IL In Lowell, Mass, fell down stairs II
his boarding house in Burlington, and died
short time after.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by
II. ). Mason Of Springfield, who has liabili-
ties OF T232l and assets Of $500, OF WHICH
$2O7 Is clumed us exempt.
John A. Corbin and Joel Thompson OF
Burlington were thrown from q team at the
rnji nj ,t mud upr hpIlV bruised
about the head and face.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has
been flied by Hiram &. utting OF st. johns
bury, harness maker. His liabilities are
S395i, and his assets $582S.
Chester p. Brown Of Rutland, q travelling
salesman for tho Rutland Marble company,
committed suicide In Il South Framingham, ,
Mass. hotel by leaving the gas jet open.
Hugh L. Dnley OF Burlington, with liabil.
tiles OF $l49A.75 and assets OF e3463j, and
Henry q. Lane Of Danvile, with liabilities
OF S46O. 81 ana assets Of $500, have filed peti.
tions In bankruptcy.
Tho mail route between Vergenhes and
Addison has been reopened and will remain
SO until further orders. This route wa.
ordered discontinued whom rural free de-
| livery WAS begun between Vermont aud
+, Bridgeport.
The new annex to DR.. and Mrs. W. 8.
| Webb's palatial. home at Shelburne farms
adds new chaym to what was already the
| finest residence ih Vermont. This addition
is III feet In length and about 40 feet wide.
1t contains dining room, which Is a marve'
| of beauty, an elegant billiard room the main
| staircase hall, ard other rooms all furnished
! in the most exquisite taste.
William o. Miller, aged S3 years, one ol
the most prominent citizens Of Windhau
county, hls Just died suddenly at his home
in Dummerston from apoplexy. He served
in the Vermont legislature and as constable
| and collector for half century. He had
J been postmaster for many years. He leave:
ton and L. H. Miller, the well-known singer
While gang OF men were at work In
what Is known rs the Mccormack slate
quarry ut East Poultney recently, ledge OF
| rock that had become loosened suddenly
| fell, and struck three men who were work.
| lug underneath the ledge. John Goodwin
and Jeremiah Jones were instantly killed
and another man was fatally injured. Both
! Goodwin and Jones were married and Good.
l win has u large family.
A man by the name Of Wozeil French, A
years oil ,quarryman at the Albertson quarry
ut West Rutlanh, was killed lust week. He
| was ut work wedging up u large block oil
| marble, preparing to elevate 1t from the
quarry, when he stepped back moment to
| rest. when he Released the bar. The block
was not secured and fell back on him, crush
ing his hips, legs and trunk OF his body. He
was taken to his home in West Rutland still
conscious, but died few minutes after he
reached the house. He leaves wife and
children.
Mrs. Hazen went to Montpelier recently
! from Randolph and was living with Mrs.
1hurDer. She had sprained an ankle and
was. in that city for surgical treatment. She
was taken with pneumonia and died In foul
\ days. She wa, the widow OF Rev. Austin
Hazen, for many years minister OF the
Congregational church at Richmond. Some
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Haz.n vent to Eu.
rope for u brief ay and on the return voy-
age Mr.. Hazen died and was buried at sea.
Mis-. Hnzen was u sister OF Rev. l.. H. Elliott
| Of Waterbury.