Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-02
VERMONT NEWS.

There were % births and 81 deaths in Dur
Iington in October.
William Frink of Bridyewater was killed
last week while working in the woods.
A hunter Mt Pownal caught II panther in IL
bear trap and received s25 bounty from the
county clerk.
William Carl of Bristol here hat his leg
broken below the knee while sktdding logs
in the Notch
Miss Josephine Rohrer, who christened
the bnttleship kentucky. was former resi-
dent Of Burlington.
The state line house situated half in
Pownal and half in Wiliamstown was re.
Gently sold for 5000.
The foundation OF the cereal food factory
at Burlington has been completed. The
building will be 5Oxl6O feet.
An importation Of fur amounting TO S25.-
900 for export recently passed into this
country via the port OF Richford,
Harry JeHords OF Barre has discovered
what he believes to be- n vein of the finest
marble in the world ON his farm in Brook
field.
Tho Royaton telegraph Office has been
closed. All messages now have to be sent
vin Rapid telephone to South Royalton to
be transmitted.
Allie Limoges, an cmployc of Cranes
cular saw, had the end OF his left thumb
nearly cut oil.
Mrs. RoNana Eoi!c, who was tho oldest
person in Chelsea, has jus. died at the town
farm. She would have been 30 years old
had she lived until Dee. $.
John Plympton of Chester. u brakeman
on the Rutland railroad, was caught be-
tween the ears while coupling. He was
badly bruised and two fingers Of his right
hand were cut oil.
A. J. Coffrin, the principal witness in the
highway robbery case of State vs.. George
LABEL and Henry uabree whi.h was to have
been tried in Washington county court, was
found dead in II barn in Eden.
Miss Lucy skinner OF Royalton has just
received tho gold spoon which Is presented
every real daughter OF the revolution who
joins the National society, Daughters OF the
American Revolution. She Is nearly 80 years
old and very proud OF the honor rs we'll us
the prize.
The winters arrangement for the steamer
Chateaugay i'll effect Friday December |,
are that the boat will lie ut the dock In
Burlington over night and will leave at
n. m. and return ut 3.4 p. III. The service
will continue un'il December 25 inclusive.
unless prevented by the ice.
These petitions In bankruptcy have been
filed: James l.. Carpenter OF Hartford, u
-
flS7 so. James A. Codding of st. Albans, Q
iaborer; liabilities S203. so, assets $75;clnimed
AS exempt. jerome Poquetto OF North
Hero, Il farmer; liabilities S590.07, assets
elO6, claimed rs exempt.
The administrator Of the estate of Chand-
Ter Paul of Montpelier has discovered that
property and money belonging to the estate
Mrs. Cowdty, who has been pauper in the
poor house in Montpelier for some years. and
| u Mrs. Holmes. While living in Montpelier
Mr.. Paul paid tax of only $50 year.
Mrs. AdeIine f. Davis, widow OF Harry
Woodward of South Royalton is dead Of
pleurisy. aged 05 years. She was sick but
one hour. Her husband died 81 years ago.
RoyaltOn House until his death. when his
only son, Charles, took the business aud
carried it on with the assistance OF the
mother.
Those who have hunted through the
woods for ginseng which is quoted ut a5. so
II pound will be interested In the report that
there is In the northern part OF the state flf-
teen acres of ginseng under cultivation
The crop Is SO valuable that the plot is sur
rounded by n high barbed wire fence and
the wires are connected with bell that will
clectrify people II they attempt to get into
the inclosure.
The Eighth cavalry will be the next regi-
ment to be stationed at Fort Ethan Allen.
| The regiment Is now in Cuba and will be
ordered home to arrive some time during
tine coming month. There are now at Fort
Ethan Allen only forty men. They are the
| detachment of the Seventh infantry which
| came to the tort from Plattsburgh when the
Third cavalry lett for the Philippines.
What was probably low water mark for
Lake Champlain for this season was reached
| on October q, continuing for about week.
Mpn ,pab nf tha,R mi inf Ara, ubrid
reached point 13 feet and 8 inches below
the railroad grade. This is ga inches from
| extreme low water mark-October 49, 1880.
| Extreme high water mark was 4 feet 81 {
inches below the grade, on May 4, 1896.
| In blasting TO widen the road in Wash.
| ington near Chelsea line recently the work.
| men discovered some line gold ruartz which
was sent away to be analyZed and found to
be valuable ore. The farm on which 1t was
unearthed belongs to John II. Clough. A.
L. Newman Of Washington, who has bought
the right to work the claim has already pro-
duced ore worth $20 per ton and has very
ayorable prospects for good harvest.
| The company that Is building the Roches-
ter electric road is financially embarrassed
| and work has been practically suspended
for the present. Ward & Douglas. the Barre
| contractors, may be secured to finish the
road as far as Stockbridse this fall. The
road is In running order from Bethel to
Gaysville now. Tho $4,000 raised In the
valley for the company is payable only when
the road is completed. Some plan OF com-
pleting the road will doubtless be put
through.
The Rutland railroad has ordered Of the
Schenectady locomotive works four new
mogul freight engines They are to be- de.
livered by February /. Two hundred new
freight cars have just been delivered to the
Rutland railroad by the Pullman Palace
Car company. They are box cars equipped
with air brakes and patent couplers and
have each a capacity OF 60, 900 pounds. The
road has also ordered OF the Wagner Car
company six new full vestibule passenger
coaches for use on its through trains.
| John Wells Of Randolph has dog which
Is nearly u fuli-booded bull and weighs 50
p2unds. His speciality Ia handling Wild and