Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-24

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IN his barn. 1t was Is inches high and ~
inches long.
A committee has been appointed IN Chss-
.er to look after the erection Of buildings
for furniture plant.
Isaac b. Hubbard OF Middlebury Is dead,
aged 20 years. He was born In Rochester,
where his burial took place.
william Dolap, IA years old. son Of Thos.
Dolan, was run over and killed BY HUT
, land railroad engine at the Rutland depot.
Bellows Falls, Mt its ,wn meeting, voted
to give the use OF the opera house free OF
charge to the Methodist conference In April
for any meetings 1t should desire to hold
there.
n site club OF St. Johnsbury and the Lyndon
| club closed with honors even. The st:
| Johnsbury club was ahead on the billiard
games by 53l points and the Lyndon club
led on duplicate whist by so tricks.
At the recent town meeting in Woodford
| George W. Bickford was reelected :own
clerk for the 26th consecutive time. In
ShHftsbury Myron Barton WAS reelected Tor
| the Goth time to the same position. HIS
father served as town clerk Of that town for
! IS years.
Edward c. Blanchard OF Peacham Is dead
after short illness with pneumonia. He
was town clerk for many years. clerk OF the
Congregational church and was one OF the
towns best known citizens. He was o0
years old and leaves widow and several
children.
Colonel George II. Bond OF Brattleboro
has been notified OF his appointment ~
messenger to the United States Senate, his
appointment dating from March Is. Colonel
Bond sold his coal business several months
ago and has gone to Washington to begin
new duties.
The Bradford Board OF trade Is receiving
letters from many enterprises relative to
the superior water privileges on Waits
river, and the location Of manufacturing
plants. 1t is understood that the westing-
house people will start the paper MILL there
during the coming season
The first progressive dinner party ever
held In st. Johnsbury has just occurred.
The courses were served at the homes OF
Mrs. W. G. Tyler, Mrs. Arthur F. Stone,
Charles II. Horton and Mrs p. F. Hazen, and
the guests had a merry time In making the
rounds. Inc guests numbered Is.
Rufus H.Perklns, a native Of Rutland, who
for ten years was resident Of Manchester,
N. H., Is dead. aged 40 years. Mr.. Perkins
at on time lived In Strafford. He is sur
vived by his mother, OF Hartlsnd, two
brothers, Henry Perkins OF Copperneld,
and Walter Perkins Of Alexandria, N. H.
Gen. Robert Avery, vice president and
general manager OF the Burlington 4 Hines
burgh Railroad company, has completed the
purchase OF the Essex Junction water power
upon which he has for some time held an
option. The water power consists OF dam
at Essex Junction owned by W. B. johnson
Il Co., and Hunter Il Shiand.
These petitions In bankruptcy have been
filed Ward Il Bradley, ]. B. Ward Of Bur-
lington and Edwin b. Bradley OF Williston,
liabilities S64S, assets $50. all exempt; Eu-
barber, liabilities $780, assets e2SS, exempt
1924; Patrick ID. Mills Of South Burlington,
liabilities 1857, assets &l0sl, exempt e1ls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Stafford Of Cam
bridge claim the distinction OF being, ss Tar
as is known, the oldest couple In the state.
They were married 60 years last January.
MIR. Stafford celebrated his 9lst birthday
months his senior. Neither requires the use
OF spectacles to read, but are greatly inter-
ested In the news OF the present time.
Horatio s. Loomis Of Montpelier, retired
merchant and a director for the past 70
years in the Montpelier National bank, 10
dead OF pneumonia. Mr.. Loomis was born
and always lived in Montpelier. For more
merchant there, retiring from business
about 20 years ago. He leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Dodge Keith OF Chicago and Mrs. Henry
Howe OF Washington.
The United States treasury department
has given notice that 7. H. Lance has been
elected as vice-president OF the Caledonia
National bank at Danville, In place of George
B. Davis, deceased. Notice is also given that
the New York State National bank ct Al
bany, N. Y, has been approved as the re-
serve agent for the Barton National bank,
and that the Albany City National bank OF
Albany, N. Y, has been approved as the
reserve agent OF the Killington National
bank OF Rutland.
The committee having the matter IN
charge has secured pledges OF about e46oo
Of the $4,000 to be raised toward rebuilding
the tannery at Bethel. This sum is to be o
gift outright, and is to be given to some ~
sponsible party who will 60 ahead and put
up the buildings, which are estimated to
cost from $12 900 to el5,00 Messrs. Phelps
and Harrison, the lessees OF the tannefy
that was burned In January, agree to lease
IL constructed for them and pay fair
rental. They would employ about 100 hands.
The case Of state against J. J. .Eagan,
charged with the larceny OF the charter OF
the local branch OF the Granite Cutters
union from the hall Of the Catholic Order Of
Foresters, at Montpelier, has been nol
former took the charter and held that hs
had right to do as he did. That the char
ter never cost any member Of the branch .
cent, that It belongs to the national union,
that 1t has hung uncalled for In tho hall OF
which Eagan was janitor, and In this capse-
ity he removed 1t and sent 1t to headquar.
ters as he had legal right to do.
The homo OF Robert Easton who lives
about three miles west Of Middlebury vii
lage In the vicinity Of Cornwall has been
destroyed by fire. The fire caught Where
the stove pipe goes through the floor to the
room above. 1t was put out In that place
but It ran along between the joists and broke
soon beyond control. The goods in tie
upper part Of the house were saved, but the
provisions which were In the cellar and oil
OF the creamery utensils were . total loss,
Mr.. Easton had NO insurance, bis policy
having run out about month ago. The
'ioss to him will be fully eS00O.
: County Commissioner Daniel Worcester
has been In Northfield looking overt the
liquor agency matter that was enacted as
the town meeting. whom It was, voted 70
liquor In the town agency, and also the
names OF those who made application and
were refused. Commissioner Worcester hes
vetoed the action OF the town meeting and
will refuse to allow the agent to comply
with the action OF the town meeting. NJ.
WOtCesseH hoiuo suds tuo sVWu VI NoktnuosU
has nothing to say about how the agency
shall be run or what rules shall be adopted.
By statute the town can say whether or not
1t wants an agency but outside Of that the
prop,r conduct OF the agency 10 under
the power Of the county commissioners.
The new passenger engine recently 70.
ceived by the Bennington 4 Rutland rail-
road has gone into service on the through
train between New York and Montreal. The
engine is the largest and most complete Of
any that runs on any road in Vermont. The
tender, that has capacity for 10 tons Of
coal and $4,000 gallons of water, weighs
80. 900 pounds when loaded. Tho engine 10
lifted with an electric headlight, and electric
lights for the cab and deck. The dynamo
Is located between the headlight and the
smokestack. The bell can be rung BY steam,
hand or compressed afr. The cab - Of stsdl;