Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-14
General Vermont News

uurnt in Burlington Of late.
Cavandish lost its case against II. N. JENNIE
AMI wife IN the Windsor e unity Q urt.
jacob Mitchell OF Burlington settled fol
. Lin; II Tor with ine OF $50 and costs.
The annexation OF Berlin street to Mont
pelirr gives that city IL population OF $500.
Ezra Gpodenough OF Manchester Is deai
aged II. tie WAS veteran OF the civil war.
The newly appointed Chinese interpreter
for thl d .lrict is b. r Becker OF New York.
There were l6l marriages in Burlington
last year This beats the record Of 100 In
l,9i.
The Bethel shoe company has filed its Pc
tition in Insolvency with the United States
court.
Miss Katherine Upper and Leslie W.
Wright were recently married ut South Bur-
liugtun.
Bennington has the grip and one death has
occurred. There are 20 cases In the Sol
diers' Home.
The ladies library at Randolph OF 1900
volumes has been turned over to the free
town II orary.
The pool room of John Dillon ut Winooski
was broken into and the cash drawer robbed
of IS. 10 recently.
Gay toburne Of Waterbury was badly bit
ten ny ad)g recently that he was measur.
ihS for muzzle.
Dean Wsdgewood, q twelve -year-old boy
OF Randolph, recently shot two ducks at
one shot on the river.
A recent social y, ent in Essex Junction was
the marriage OF Fred h. Howe OF Burlington
t. Laura +. Whtcomb.
The B,,ttenkill Industrial society of Man
chester hh! hal prosperous year and rs-
dnced ils indebtedness to $3.50.
Edward b. Wilson, the mayor-slsct OF the
city OF \eSton, Mass. by IA majority Of about
5Oo.i> from Woodstock, where his son lives.
The new Baptist church in Stam;ord has
been dedicated, and at the same time the
l0)th anniversary OF the organization OF the
society was celebrated.
l.. A. Babcotk of Waterbury has formed
stock companya at New Haven, Conn, with
he discovered this summer In Alaska.
Mrs. Mary A. Donahus Of Fairhnven was
l)dged in Woodstock jail rscsntly on a
charge OF arson Ia connection with the burn
Ing OF some buildings In Plymouth. in 1887.
Sylvester Atkins Of Lincoln has bssn ar
rested for setting bis dog on Sidney Buttlss.
The latter was seriously bitten. Atkins was
bound over to await the action of the grand
jury.
l.. =. Hayes OF Bell rvs Falls was arrested
In New York on civil 9 1t by Frank W.
Antnouy for $4,000. he is = prominent
Insurance. agent in Vermont and was one OF
the prominent candidates for insurance
commissioner.
The Woodstock Poultry aud Pet Stock
Association will hold an exhibit Feb. Z. 8
aud 3. Liberal premiums will be- awarded.
the merits OF birds and animals will bs
scored by expert judges and everything
points to Il successful affair."
Berlin had the most exciting town meeting
in many years recently aud vote lit to 1855
to RAISE tax OF 20 cents on the dollar Of
the grand list TO pay the expenses Of the
town for the year ending Feb. /, 1899. This
was for tho sole purpose Of making the tay-
payers on Berliu side. recently annexed o
Montpelier, help puy the debts OF the tow.
Louis Currler, who was cutting wood O..
Il lot III Barton, broke his hip recently. He
was taken to the home OF his daughter, who
OF her mother, who was IN invalid several
year, before her death. He was taken to
the town farm, where he can mediate upon
IN truth tha! what y man soweth that
shall he also reap"
Thre. members of Company NJ have ap-
piled for pensions, Charles Wyman, Harry
Wells and J. .C.Trombley. The latter is per-
haps the worst case OF the three, he being
affected with paralysis. Wells has been iii
ever since his return to Vermont, and Wymaa
has never recovered from his long illness
with fever with which he was attacked
while en- route home.
Charles Williamson came to Burlington
from Rochester, N. Y, and while walking
up Pearl street on his way to hunt up Miss
Cummings, bis aunt and only living relative,
for whom he came In search, was stricken
with neuralgia Of the heart. He was carried
to an office and two physicians worked for
three h ours over him. He was then taken
to the Mary Fletcher hospital and is expected
to recover.
The most sensational case in the Caledonia
county court was that Of E. N. Randall VI.
Thomas l.. Norris. The crowds feasted upon
tle details OF the assault made by Morris
upon Randall last winter. Damages to the
amount OF $4,000 were claimed, aud the
Jury decided thar $40 was about what Nor
ris should pay. Randall was leading busi-
ness man OF 1T. Johnsbury, and q woman
lguit In the case.
The 6-year-old child OF F. Hill OF Berlin
was playing about the yard recently when
It backed into tub OF boiling water which
had been prepared to mix feeding stuY for
he cows. Is cries brought the family to
:he scene. Word was Immediately sent to
Montpelier and DR.. Brown called, but whom
he arrived he found that DR.. Dequoy, who
IS attending the Gero family, had been
here. The child was not injured so badly
- at iirs. feared. but had large spot on
The back from which the skin peeled. 1t is
believed the child will recover.
Lewis Pratt, one OF the leading citizens Of
Woodstock. has just died in his 84th year.
very active in town AFFAIRS bein: one of the
promoters OF the Woodstock railroad and
director to tue time Of his death. He was u
printer by trade. probably the oldest In the
state, and published the old Temperance
Standard here. During the civil war he WAS
iery active in organizing companies for the
ront and assisting volunteers In every pos
Legislature in 1854 and '65 and was popular
md efficient in many town Offices. One son |
Ind two daughters surv.v, him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Keyes Of Benniug- /
on celebrated their sixty-third wedding an |
lal He is the oldest male resident in the !
own aud will be 81 the 2sth day Of January
, 'xt. Mrs. Keyes' maiden name was |
susan BanEister, her father serving ,
II Massachusetts, company during !
he revolution. She is the only daugh.
er OF revolutionary soldier residing !
u the county. She has sister residing in
ented with II souvenir spoon by the national
Daughters OF the American Revo-
ntiOn. She is one year younger than her
husband. Both are In fair health and Mr..
te!es is on the street daily.
A syndicate headed by George B. N.
harvey has bought the Havana street rail-
way system and Is about to startle the
1avanese by substituting electricity for
mule power. Col. Harvey is a vermonter.
md his career is as Interesting as
has baen successful. He was born In
'eacham. In Caledonia county, gradu- |
ted from Peacham academy, began
newspaper life on the st. Johnsbury Cal
DOMAIN and then driftsd to New York, where
e hesan to work In an humble capacity be-
anne manager OF the New Jersey edition OF |
he New York Worl,l. and finally managing
di:or OF the entire outfit, holding tho posi- |
ION until he left journalism to becom oon-
dental manager for William @. Wbitn,v,
olittcian and Millionaire.
At the Mercy ofthe Trust.
Cleveland, Jan. 10.-As a result Of the