Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-02

J, \, l,annlstrr has bought tho grocer,
busin,ss pi u, \, lioughion 4 90, " Norris
Vile
john Campbcll AMI Anna y arlcs, both
" NJ, Armand, warr ~ rrrirl recently ~
Pigeon Hill
Hon, D, &, Archibald II Manchester Cen
tre delivered tho Memorial iay ai iFcss he-
fore Skinner Post NJ Manchester
III" H. H. bow farm IN llc iiishgate
| springs Toa I, SwanIon, has hsan sold NJ
auction TO Ms, Ida ", bow for sfll
George Montgomery NJ ~, Armand has
goh" 10 Paris to visit ~" exposition, hd
expects o. be- absent about two months,
John shrrman's barns ~ E,s, Fletcher
have been burn.i, together with their con-
tents, The hrr WAS caused 10y lightning,
John Bashaw ~ sheldon. 2, years old. Il
dead oi consumption, lie lrnyo, u widow
and two small children The burial was In
Fairfield.
| Mary, daughter of Mrs. l.. ~, Pierre Of
Abercon. Que. was married NJ Abrrcon ON
Decoration day tu drorg" Wellington beer'
wort of llichIori
| J.E. Willis of West Briigrwalrr sawed or
| the first lnser of his right hnni rcasniiy on
| the Sitter saw, which he was running ~ d.
| n. Mndaen'S shop,
| Fro transmitted from u defective chimhey
has destroyed tho house aud shed OF u,
| Young Lamb near Randolph, Tho insur'
| ancc covers the loss,
The marriage engagement IL announced
| Of Miss Sara J.. Perkins, daughter ot Mr..
| aud Mrs. u. T.. Perkins of ~, Albans, AMI
DR.. j. Waldo Upton of Waterbury.
| Hon. Elias Lyman Of burlington has just
| celebrated tho 18th anniversary OF Ills IN,
| gnSrment In the coal business there Local
| business men assisted at the celebration.
Cards OF Invitation have been iss,iti Tor
| the marriage In sutton Tuesday, June }, OF
Bert L. Wells editor and publisher of the
Lyndonvilc journal, and Miss Mae l.. Colby
Of Sutton.
The voluntary bankruptcy petition has
been died by Henry ". Osyood, n salesman
Of South ltoynlton. His liabilities are s279s,
Of which $56S IL unsecured, aud his assets
1880, OF which so Is exempt.
A voluntary petition In bankruptcy has
been filed by sylvester Il. Perry Of lmrrc. n
carpenter. INs liabilities are slj05, OF
which :5O5 nrc unsecured, aud his assets
$iil0, OF which S7lO Is exempt.
The smallest bankruptcy ease to be filed
under the new law has been entered by
Harry T.. Smith Of Barre, u granite polisher,
with liabilities OF S57 and assets Of Si00 all
OF which Is claimed rs exempt.
j. ". Wright, II large poultry dealer. who
lived ut Chimney Point, dropped dead re-
Gently In Albany His death was caused by
heart failure brought on by over-eNerting
himself IN trying to catch Il train.
Mrs. Otis stenrns OF PerkinsviIle has com
mitted suicide by hanging herself from
hook In the ceiling OF the Kitchen. She at,
tempted suicide about ten years ago ana
spent some time In an asylum ut Brattle-
boro, but was discharged as cured.
DR.. John b. Nichols, who died recently Ia
Potsdam, N. Y. was born In Jonesvlle and
educated at Hinesburgh and Burlington,
where he studied dentistry. His first wife
was Melinda Gillett Of Jonesvlle. who died
In 1865.
william Webb OF Newport was out fishing
AMI hunting with his gun strapped on his
buck, loaded, with the barrel pointing tow
ard the ground. In moving the fishing pole
he hit the trigger. causing the gun to go of.
the shots entering the lower part OF his leg
and foot.
A fruit rarely seen in Vermont. the nase-
berry and mango, has been distributed In
Brattleboro by Edwin ID. Whitney, who has
recently returned from several months stay
In Jamaica. Mr.. Whitney was accompanied
to the West Indies by son OF S.M.Spencer,
a former BrattlebOrean.
At a recent meeting OF the directors Of the
Chumplain Transportation company and the
Lake George Steamboat company the va
cancy In the board OF directors and treasur-
er's office, caused by the death OF G. NJ
Spauding OF burlington, was filed by the
election OF A. c. Spauldlng, his son.
DIR. Millington was recently on the road
u little way from the village OF Londonderry
when lightning struck so near that it
rendered him unconscious. When he re-
covered he found both thills to his carriage
broken and the harness completely OH his
horse. which also seemed to be stunned by
the shock. The doctor borrowed another
pair OF thills and went on his way.
solon X. Berry is dead at North Tketford,
aged IS. From the age Of 2l years up to the
time OF his death he regularly held public
office, sometimes holding two or three posi-
tions at the same time. He served as &C.
lectman, overseer aud In other positions
He was for many years deputy sheriff, and
ceedings, notably 10 the case OF Abbott, alias
Almy, the murderer Of Christy Warden.
Franklin H. Keyes, for 40 years a resident
OF Watertown, Mass, q school teacher, hotel
keeper and business man In New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, Ia dead Mt the age OF so
years. He wis born In Acworth. N. H., and
when young man moved to Guildhall, VT,
where he opened q dry goods store. He
held town Office the entire time OF his resi-
dence In this town. He afterward managed
a hotel at Burke, Vt. Forty years ago he
settled In Watertown.
jhief OF Police L. F. Brownell has received
a letter from Mary Quinn OF Derryhole,
Ireland, asking II her husband
John f. Quinn. was buried In Burlington.
Mrs Quinn and her four children have been
Co. kko hnah ahnn nj futh 10
five years. They believe ho was brought to
from Chicago, where he died.
Nov, IS, 1898, to be buried with his sis
ter, Mary Gillespie. A John E. Quinn
was buried In st. Josephs cemetery Ia No
sember, 1898. The body came from Chicago.
This information, secured by the chief, will
% forwarded to Mrs. Quinn.
Mrs. Francis H. Taft, SO years old. has
ist died ut the home Of ner son. George r.
Taft, in Springfield. Mass. where she had
lived for about three years. She was born
II Zelotes and Mary Wood. She was married
o Chauncey Ford OF Randolph and In
October, 1857, to Royal +. Taft Of West
the latter dying in 1885. .host
VI her married life was spent In West Town
hend and Jamaica. She leaves three
Pain OF West Moreland, N. H., Misses Lila
J. and Marcia G. Taft OF this city. Willis II.
raft Of West Townshend and George F.
Taft OF Springfield.
Mrs. EIvira Curtiss, wife of Ma jor Fred
rick A. Seymour Of Wet Hartford, Conn,
s dead. She was native Of Vermont, the
laughter OF Philo Curtiss OF Rutland and
he granddaughter OF Salmon Carter. The
ather Of Mrs. Seymour commanded COM
,any OF militia under General William Henry
Harrison. at the battle OF Tippecanoe. Cap
ain Curtiss was also on the lines when Hull
The family removed from
Vermont to Ohio early IN the history Of the
tate. Mrs. Seymour was 16 years old at
he time and made the trip in a two-horse
wagon. Her husband, who survives her.
vas the major OF the Seventh Ohio during
he civil war. and at one time commanded
l brigade In Slocum's division
Sad Fate OF Prospective Bride.
South Manchester. Conn. May 2s.-