Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-28
General Vermont News.


The Randolph National bank has Just paid
/ dividend OF per cent. to stockholders,
The N.rgcnnrs National bank has Just
paid s"ml-annual dividend OF per cen.
{. NJ. Carpenter of brandon was kh ke!
by n >tr.cu horse r. cntly and badly IN
ju:ed.
Rev. W. II. Chillry of Newmarket. Ont.
has accepted II call to the "thr;s.ian church"
at Randolph.
Putnam Hose { npany OF Bennington is
ar;argiag to give its nnnual dance on the
evening "t Feb 10.
\ SPECIAL town me tiag at l,r Ia NO IL
voted To raise 500 toward the cons rurtion
OF the l;rt"nc- ,aladiaa iailronl.
Eculen W.Eoss OF En:lanl i, creditor to
the extent II ahpnt S!Ol.0OJ against the
bankrupt estate ol Remington Nernam Of
Erpoklyu.
Mrs. Melissa VI. Brar' OF Bethel ha, re-
Gently pi"rrd :! h.dJuilt Of ,6j pieces an
given |, 10 ii"r ,.ran !iaugh ~. Mrs. Bruce
Is in her son y,ar.
Over ;0Jo Ian locked 81 mon have just
b'en placed IN lax. DInsmprr b., Fish
tommi. sioner ri:r .u3 of It. Jnhrsbury.
The spawn came from Maine
tap,Gia Ty.e, Il. Rivers, formerly first
lieutenant, ihirl L. :. cavalry. at Fort
Ethan Alien, has b'rn transferred to tGo
I'NtIil '''NitI. 'H MS nTt,lo'lpn.
The seiectmrn of Wait,ileld have secured
NOR" than II ma jority Of the gran list and
the taxpayers to bond and tax, $4,000 OF
stock III the props svd clrrtri. railroad.
Willard Greene. Il fnrmur resident ot
Northlieid and R"Xbury. has been inflicted
b. the grand jury ut Manchrstrr. y. H.. ON
rhirE. of murder In thr .rronl degree.
The officers of the state boa II ri pha
macy are. C. G. Bingham of st. Joh lsuuiy,
president: Collins B.akrly OF Montpelier,
treasurer, j. q. Bel!rose OF Burlin ,tol. ec-
rctary.
The Darlington fire department now has
Two pairs OF scdS to take the pla 'o of the
hose wagons at fire stations and 2. ia case
of snow. The slcds We're ordered last year
an are strong, wcl!-made conveyancrs.
Ensign J. II. io!lan. L. s. n, of Bur.ing-
ton, Who wL' oadL ol tht u. y. y. Maine
aad served during the lac wac with Spain
Oh the auxiliary Scorpion, ha, been trans
ter.el to the Soace, the hospital transport.
The late Governor Fuler's collection of
tuning FORKS, which includes m3r. than 3DJ
specimens from al over the word and the
first tuning fork evcr made, cost $4,000 and
Il said to be the largest of its kind in exist
cnce.
The tn anniversary Of the organization
of III, Dewitt Clinton Lodge, L. a. A. NJ, OF
Northil"ld, will he observed today. There
Will be literary exercises, follow Il by n ban
quet. Prominent NJ lsons from different
part, OF the state n" expected to bc present
The.Eev. A. Is. Icllondi. who is doing
missionary work among the Italians at
Iarre. has In his possession an interesting
rc.ic--n small llonHe image of st. Peter
which formerly stood an the private alt Of
the present Pope, lao XIII. when he was
caruinal ut ruI uzzi.
Eavil Annis of Randolph is dead. He had
been sick for six weeks with old age and
rheumatism He was 92 years and months
old. lie leaves two sons. Chester Annis OF
| West BrOohllrld. and Alpheus Annis OF
B.aintree. and three daughters. Mrs. Ampli
Williams Of No. tn Randolph, Mrs. Vaughan
Cole Of Hardwick aud Mrs. Young.
| Anthony LaDuke. who has been in failing
! health III the home Of his son, f. ii. IaDuke,
in Burlington for several weeks, is dead Mt
! the ags of nearly 50 years. Mr.. LaDuke
was one OF the old stage drivers who COW
erred that section OF the route lying between
burlington and Middlebury in the connect
ing coaches running from Boston to Mon
treal.
In II probation OF the valuable assistance
ie.ldercd by T.. b. Rockwell OF Alburg, pilot
on the steamer Chateaugay at the time Of
the recent fire in Burlington, in saving the
Offices and property df the Champlan
Trans portatiUn company. the captain has
received check from General Manager
Rushlow for $50, which was voted him by
the directors of the company.
Aaron II. Fellows, a teacher In the Long
Island. n. y, business college, has been ar
| rested on the large Of being implicated in
the robbery Of $4,000 worth of government
bonds nine years ago from Nicholas Fellows
of White River. The arrest followed IN at
tempt to dispose of the bonds at Toronto,
Montreal and Boston. Aaron Fellows. the
man arrested, is son of Nicholas Fellows.
The proprietors of ~ business places in
Btrrc have signed an agreement to close
| their stores at every evening except Mon
days and Saturdays, not including the first
five evenings of each month and the week
before Christmas; and also to close at noon,
for the rest Of the day and evening. Oh New
| Years, Memorial day, Fourth Of July, Labor
day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, or the
days on which these holidays are observed.
In the Windsor county court Herbert Il.
Harlow Of Pomfret has been found guilty OF
criminal assault and sentenced to Is years
in state prison. Frank l.. Graves of An
dover was convicted OF larceny and fined
800 and costs Stella Clough, for bigamy,
was sentenced to two years in prison. Err
nest Woodward. for adultery, was fined
800 and costs. Edmund and Sherman
Barrell, for resisting officers. were sentenced
to Is months in prison and to pay costs
| OF prosecution.
The Bennington Battle Monument and
| Historical association has added to the book
which gives the exercises of the dedication
| OF the monument and the centennial pro-
| ceedings OF the admission Of Vermont into
the Union in 1891 the dedicatory proceed
| ings in connection with tho several monu-
ments erected in 1897 The supplementary
proceedings add A pages to the larger vol
ume. The edition of the two accounts will
probably be limited to 400 copies, and the
| price will be $3.50.
| The annual meeting of the Addison County
Agricultural society was held In Middlebury.
| The report of the treasurer showed a bal
ance OF S20l in the treasury. The following
officers were elected: President, Darwin
Rider Of Middlebury; vice presidents, Les
lie +. Moore OF Shoreham, WA. Lawrence OF
Bristol; secretary. c. A. Dana Of New Ha-
ven treasurer, A. P. Roscoe OF New Haven;
directors +. N. Bisscll. j. E. Weeks, F. Z.
Sears. W. J.. Hamilton. and j. A. James.
The executive board will meet the first We'd
nesday in February.
Tne stockholders Of the Bethel Il Roch-
ester electric railroad have organized at
Rochester. Charles +. Ribber. II. ". Bur-
gett, Ransom X Lewis and +. l.. Brown OF
Boston. George Chedel OF Pittsfleld, DR..
| Steele OF Guysville and Wallace Campbell Of
Rochester were elected directors. Z. H. Ed
gerton of Rochester, clerk. and II. H. Tup-
per Of Rochester. treasurer. j. II. Tupper
|
and other supplies. and as soon as the
ground opens in the spring work will be be-
gun. The road will begin at the Bethel end
| At the annual meeting Of the corporators
Of the Burlington savings bank the old
board OF trustees was reelected as follows:
Z. p. Smith, Henry Greene, G. F. Ward,
Henry Wells. Willard Crane, j. l.. Barstow
and A. q. Pierce. Mr.. Smith WAS reelected
president Mr.. Greene first vice president,
Mr. Ward second vice president.F. W. Ward
treasurer and +. s. Isham. assistant treas
urer. The annual statement shows that the
| year 1893 was marked by the continued
prosperity of this solid financial institution,
there being heavy gain both in the num-
ber Of depositOrs and the amount of de-
| posits while the resources amount TO the
enormous sum OF sc. 464. 1885,
The Fight Has Begun.
| Washington. Jan. 26-The fight for the