Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-05-26
VERMONT NEWS.

Wisconsin,
There we're - deaths Ia Rutland durins
the month " April,
| MIS-, Laura hlarges, widow u n, \ siur
yes, 10 dead, aged di years
| 4 sou was born reaeatiy O. Riy ani Mfs,
u, ", burke, formerly oT North Hero,
Mr, and Mrs, VIII Hest II North Here arc
tho happy PaIrRis ~ n little daughter,
| Principal Greene has bsen Engaged 10
teach the hichford high school another
year,
| 4, 4, Leppsr has secured tho contract 20
| build the new school huru NJ Montgomery
| Centre,
q, u, Wood has been appoihted census
enum.raior for tho town ~ Georgia and
will begin his iulics June !,
Joe La Frank has sold his farm On Fast
I'LL, Montgomery Centre, To Peter May
Tor n consideration ~ s2aOD,
A daughter was born recently to Mr., AMI
Mrs, Mark Hall, Hni n sou TO Mr., ani Mrs,
clyd" Abolir, ail of licrrick,
Esv. Father q, y, Provost Of NJ. Albans
has sold thu place known NJ tho Locke
house IN Fairfax TO A, Emile duorin,
A new baggage room ~ feet square. II
being built u Few feet north Of the Central
Vermont railroad depot NJ Nouhneld.
fl's tst'H w iNr b''u
sentenced Ia u year IN III. house of corrrc.
iion NJ Ruiinnd for perjury IN n liquor trial.
Tho saddle hors, used 10y Colonel u, u.
Clark while stationed NJ Chekamausa was
,oli ut auction recently Ia Montpelier Tor
$50.
Colonel Edward J. booth Of Burlington
has received u medal from the English gov.
eminent for honorable service during tho
Fenian raid of 1870,
Major General 90. Howard OF Burlington
was ro'olrctsd president OF the American
Tract society ut Its seyenty-ilIth annual
meeting In New York.
Professor and Mrs. W. ". Hili Of tho
state training school are the parenis OF q 10
pound son, MIS-. iiili was formerly Mis-,
Clara cilley OF Fairfax.
The trustees OF the Franklin library hav,
received about 10 volumes. through Mira
Anna II. Hungrrford. tho gilt of her do.
ceased sister, Mrs. Mary Georgen.
Mrs. Betssy d. Tanner, mother OF Mrs.
Henry Wells OF Burlington, died In Vienna,
on May l3. She was No years old and at tho
time OF her death was travelling In Europe.
While playing Oh the turntnble OF tho Dol
aware Il Hudson Canal company ut Castle.
ton. u young son OF Lewis Humphrey caught
his foot In u cog and received very sewers
injuries.
Eugene Royce,a i2-year-old oy OF White
River Junction, placed u railroad torpedo on
u steel rail- and pounded II with u brick re-
Gently. Three OF his fingers were bndly
lncerated.
Representatives OF tho Baker Underwear
company, which recently located nt Rich
mond. bought $l500 worth Of sewing ma
chimes In Burlington the other day for their
new fnctory.
Burlington merchants are considering tho
advisibility OF giving a street fair, tho COM
Ing summer. Exhibits will DO made on the
sidewalks under canvas, and entertainments
be provided II plans mature.
J. 3. Villas, tho Montpelier electric power
man, will put In an auxiliary steam plant ut
Middlesex ut once, 80 that In ease OF short
age OF water the work OF generating elec-
tricity may not be interrupted.
Vermont pensions recently granted are:
Supplemental Martin v. Is. Ashley, Castle-
ton. GO; increase, Levi i. Moore, Ludlow,
GIT; Abel c. Hebard, Norwich, eS; Silas
Burdoo, South Woodstock, $l7
Cornelius =. Keeler, q native OF Hyde
Park, died ut Chatham, Mass, recently.
aged rs years. He has an enthusiastic
sportsman and his death was the result Of a
cold contracted while on a hunting trip.
Charles Bushman OF Shelburne expects
two expert miners In about month to begin
will have tho work carried ON until 1t Is
proved whether the mine will pay or not.
A Sunday school has been organized ut
Herrick with j. II Abells Us superintendent,
ID. +. Minor Hs assistant superintendent,
ldia Dickinson, secro;ary; Jenney Hal, or
ganist, and Mrs. Pliney Sherman, treasurer.
At the annual meeting OF the members OF
The MIssisquoi Valley Cemetery association
Of North Sheldon the following trustees
were elected for the ensuing year: {. l..
Marsh, b. A. Beatty. B. 9. Gallup, =. W.
A. Mason.
A Salinas, California, paper states that
Mrs. Mary Ann HOkstadt OF that place, the
widow OF John Hokstadt, u veteran Of the
war OF 1912, died ut that place on April IL
last, aged 90 years. She was born In High
gate, July l6, 1901. Hor maiden name WIS
reachOut.
The immense bridge now being con-
,tructed nenr Mandalay In Burmah, India,
and desc ribed as the highest bridge In the
world, is being erected under the direct per-
nett Turk uf burlington.
Mrs. Sarah Hitchcock OF Bakersfield has
recently died after a short illness. Among
those who were In town to attend the funeral
we're Mrs. Sarah Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gates of Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Hayden OF Underhill and Mr..
Hayden and family Of Westford.
These petitions In bankruptcy have been
He'd: Alonzo s. Page, q laborer OF Derby,
exempt $75; Charles +. Cahee, a merchant
,f Bennington. liabilities Sl04s, unsecured
blOS9. assets $7l5, Of which $3.50 is stock
n trade, exempt $3lS.
A l5-year-old son Of Daniel Mitchell Of
Burlington was placed in jail recently on
he charge Of bicycle stealing. He was
taught at the Methodist church. For sew
,ral evenings bicycles that had been left at
he church, while the owners were inside,
~ companion who escaped.
Mrs. John Shufelt OF Wuterville died very
nexpectedly recently. She had been sick
out appeared to be better. She ate her
breakfast and said she felt better and would
ut up. She was helped into a chair and
lied almost instantly Of heart failure. She
caves little daughter ard a husband,
ather and mother, brother and sisters.
The Hon. c. NJ. spaulding, a prominent
lis home In Burlington. He was born in
Jericho in 1927. He had made his home in
Burlington for the past 20 years. He was
,ne OF the organizers Of the Howa Ma
onal bank and was director and treas
lrer OF the Champlain Transportation Co.
At the time OF bis death.
Mrs. Mary Wells Burdick and her daugh-
er, Mrs. Lucretia Clarke OF Factoryville,
,ear Chester. recently celebrated their birth
lays. Mrs. Burdick Is 96 and her daughter
Is years old. They live alone and are the
,ldcst mother and daughter in this state. IL
lot III New England. Mrs. Burdick's father
vas revolutionary soldier and fought at
he battle Of Bunker Hill
The Green Mountain Product company
arm at Mortified passed into the hands OF
\. A. Low OF New York, a brother Of Seth
Low. No more manufacturing OF bottled
FOODS will be carried on there and the ma
,hinery has been sold and shipped away as
veil as the greater part OF the stock OF bot
les on hand. There is no prospect OF any
hing whatever being done there this sum-
ner.
The fall term Of Chittenden county court
promises to be long and interesting. Two
murder cases will be tried, those OF Gilbcrt
farmer, charged with the murder Of Agnes,
Willis, and Curtis Pooler, charged with the
and death Of Aleck Deveneau In
The Knott 4 Closson cases will
.lso be heard at this session. The presiding
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