Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25
General Vermont News.

The Congregational church society o.
Windsor will buy or build parsonage.
Oscar pcako of stowe had one of his fest
badly injured while drawing logs recently.
Horses are selling cheap. One was sold
at auction in Burlington recently for 1926.
In January there were 10 deaths in Mont.
| peer, the largest number in any one month
for years
Hank White. I'm old-timc mns': el. is as
sistins in local entertainments IN several
towns this winter.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Society Of Colonial Danes will he held In
Bennington this year
Eishty-nine of tho congregation of tn
| Congregational church at Che lsea were 81 4
| with the grip last week.
Lieut.. John W. Heard. Third United States
cavalry. has been brcvetted captain tx gs.-
! lantry In action at Santiago.
freight train on the st. J. h J.. c. rail-
road was deraled near Morristown recently
and Conductor Pearson severely injured.
Joseph W. Sault, recently Of the Mont
pelier Record and formerly OF the st. Albans
| Messenger has been engaged to edit the
| Bennington Banner.
W. II. Paige of Rutland has been appointed
manager OF the Vermont Marble company.
He is succeeded by l.. Il. Bayley as manager
|
| Ii. c. Lindlon, the newly elected noble
| grand of stark Lodge OF Odd Fellows ut
Bennington, has presented the organization
! with II fine new SGT OF officers regalia.
Now that the war investigating committee
| has ceased its l2bUrs, Ex-Governor and Mrs.
U. A. Woodbury. will take pleasure trip
| tH osgh the south, returning to Burlington
1Tnt April /.
lloyd c. Huing, until recently in tho
a hking business ut Oaksdale WASH, has
removed to Bennington and will assume the
and Cuff company.
has voted to rebate the unpaid taxes OF ALI
those who went out in Co. X, lst Vermont
| Infantry, and to refund the money to thosa
who have already paid them.
Tho Bennington Il Rutland railroad haA
completed the new station at Shaftsbury, to
Ceplace the one burned there last year, and
ts also having plans drawn for one 70 -
permit
Hon. Olin Merrill of Enosburg Falls and
4. b. Valentine of Bennington were mem
bers Of the committee of reception for the
banquet which the Home Market club OF
Boston gave in honor OF the visit OF presi
Aent Mckinley.
Work has been resumed ut the Vershiro
copper mines that were known and were ut
one time famous as the ELY mines" They
are now operated by Garretson, Smith 4
ogden Of New York city. +. l.. Smith Is the
general manager.
Professor T.. G. Ham OF East Parsonsville.
hle has beeh engaged to succeed the late
Prof d. q. Abbott as principal OF the Ver-
gennes graded school, ana has begun his
labors. Professor Ham has supplied at Dart
mouth college two years.
Brandon has Il little over three thousand
Inhabitants and the average number of
deaths per year for several years has been
about sixty; but in January just past there
were II deaths and nine burial permits for
former residents whose bodies were brought
back.
Hon. A. b. Forget of Manitoba, lieutenant
governor of the Northwest Territory. was In
Montpelier recently. Governor Forget was
at one time resident of Montpelier and
member OF the family OF the late George w.
Reed, who remembered him in his will with
$1,000.
Col. r. j. Coffey has fully recovered from
his recent severe illness and has again re-
snmed his duties as superintendent OF tho
Vermont soldiers home at Bennington.
There are now about 100 members ut the
homc--ubout the usual number for this
time of year.
Capt. Henry L. Chamberlin OF Fairlee.
.
Volunteers, rs quartermnster sergeant and
was promoted to the rank of captain and as
sistant quartermaster in the U. $. Volun-
.eers, Is now assistant quartermaster at
huntsville, Ala.
-Four contractors from New York were In
spectins the route of the Rutland Canadian
railroad preparatory to making an estimate
upon its construction recently. Engineers
nre at work in Burlington and along the
proposed route which is via Colchester Point
and South Hero.
Hon. S. l.. Griffith Of Dandy has recently
returned from trip to Cuba While there
he bought 5000 acres of fine timber land ut
81 an acre. The timber includes valuable
growths of rosewood and mahogany, and
when marketed will yield handsome profit
on the investment.
The Woman's Loyal club of White River
Junction, to which Is due the erection of
soldiers monument in the village cemetery
and the raising OF funds for the soldiers
who enlisted from that vicinity for service
In the Spanish war, is now engaged In rails
ing funds for public library.
Mrs. Lois Winchester, aged "a, has just
died ut her home in Halifax few hours be-
fore the death Of her husband, Perry Hall,
who was 10. A double funeral was held.
Singulary the double funeral Of their two
sons who died in the Mexico mine few
yeas ago was held at the same house.
The annexation OF a portion OF the touL
OF Berlin to the city OF NJ Montpelier was quietly
accomplished and the new territory will be
the sixth ward of Montpelier. The schools
d-turbed until the close of the winter term.
when the pupils will be brought under In
struction in the city high school.
Hon. Hosea Mann of Wilmington. a former
speaker OF the House of Representatives,
is considering plan for the revival OF the
sheep raising in this state. He has already
acquired 14O0 acres at Dover and placed
there 1909 sheep, and will increase the num-
Der later. Mr.. Mann is convinced that abun-
doned farms can be used for making sue
cess for the industry.
The will of the late B. d. Harris Of Brat
tleboro provides that the property remain
intact for the use Of his family during their
life time. Eventually in addition to per-
sonal bequests there will be the following
public legacies: A home for the aged and
disabled, $4,000; Vermont Home Missionary
association. the income to be expended In
Vermont, $25O0; associate charities Of Brat
tleborO, @2500.
Edgar Watkins Of Sharon lost large roll
Of bills containing $500 from his coat
pocket a few days ago. He had started for
White River June ion to deposit It, but made
several stops in the village before going to
the depot, one being at Manley's hotel. He
uiu uot uiiss tuo Houey unlii aOou1 uoiA way
to the depot. In the meantime Mr.. Manley,
seeing roll Of newspaper on the of11ce
floor, kicked it one side, but noticing 4
string tied around it picked it up and dis
covered its value.
ROLAND D. Kent OF Manchester Depot met
with u very serious accident while drawing
wood from James Smiths lot recently The
sled struck stump, throwing him OF and
under the load and also the horse which
came down on top OF him, where he Law un-
til his cries attracted the attention Of the
stage driver who procured help and took
him to Mr.. Smiths house. One leg and hip
were badly shattered and it Is feared he may
not recover. or at least that he will be
cripple for life. He broke :he same limb
est year.