Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-23
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VERMONT NEWS.


lW.n granted Additional, Elrkiel Week
D., sh,lhurn., sio' ,'~rse W, Martin,
tfacham, Slu
iley, j, ", Mricaif, minister ~ the
Unitarian church IN Huntington has de
rlined the recent call eNi,nd-i him fr"n,
,on-ord, y, u,
siN p"rsons in West Rurke have died
fruM water Iplsoning, Twcniy'sN
others, who wer. si'L from the same
raus" will recover
i,cy. u. u. Atkins. who wns recently
cailr'l io the J'asi"ralc ~ The First
church IN burlington, ir"m t;rccnhcli
Mass. Inns been Installed,
i,uiland dogs arr hcing poisonrl, John
iipN'li' valuable collie, lIr, 4, W, Siru
halls i"N terrier, nnd John u. Bates
| hlarl; 'olli" nrc an,onr The viciiMs,
senator i,oss Inns returned IL his H.
Johhshnry lu,nr Tor the summer, Cen
gr"ssmnn ", ", Circuit viii pass the
summer ~ hi large farm NJ Kirby,
iIcrcy Ward. ~ years old. the son
~ Scinh Ward. of Fair Haven, colhinii,
i'd suicide 10 Isrnson, owing Ia de-
sI'"n,lrncy aud poor health, 10y taking
paris green,
The Rutland Railroad company N ~,
p"nding several hundred dollars IN aud
| around It's passenger tc,ni ~ Wnndon,
aud win make u the finest station build'
ing on the line,
The Concord. \. H.. Unitarian church
soiriy hns extended u cnll t0 Rev, j,
u, Meicalf or burlington, 10 succeed
Rev, Frank J.. i'halcn, Who resigned
some months age.
bennington lodge. 4. u, H.. will oh.
The locnl j.. VI, Y, A. u, will obser,.
August ~, IN the snmc way, which will
l,c its 18th annual celebration,
Mr.. and Mrs. u. T.. liibbard, the
Misses Justine aud Charlotte llihhnrd,
Master Ford Ilihharl aud Miss Florence
Whitney will spend the summer with
Mrs. e. u. Iiibl'ard ~ Fast Franklin.
The listcrss appraisal valuations for
the i,wn of buckingham. for l!kN'.
shows an increase over the preceding
year, The total footing H. %l,SsO. 10 ns
against Sl,Wm,Iil IN lSS!' an increase
of S,Ga.5!,S.
The 81 .lohnsbury assessors make the
total grand list Of the town 81 .:.,l..S
which is I per cent. OF the total valua.
ii"n. This Is an incrcns" Of nearly
$1,000 over last year. and the lnrgcs,
list since 1891.
\ cahlcgram has been received at Fort
Ethan Allen announcing the death IN
Nigan, Philippine Islands, of Sergeant
'lajor Edward :. Thornton Of the Third
cavalry. The deceased leaves II widow
and two children ut the Fort.
First Lieut.. George W. Gntchcll Y. y.
NJ tn Battery II. 9Th L. :. Y. Art. Lieu
tenant Gatchrll is well known In ma
tionul guard circles in Vermont because
Of his former association with the
militia.
Major Niedad G. Martin. Quartermns-
ter L. =. A.. Is one of II detail of Il hoard
Of officers To meet at Sheridan, WyO.,
torcIOrt upon the most suitable site for
II permanent military post near that
place. Major Martin IL II N"rnonter and
entered West Point academy In 1873.
Mr.. md Mrs. Henry VI. Fnrrand cele.
hratel their golden wedding anniversary
\. Heath, ut Barre. recently. Mr.. and
Mrs. Furrand lived IN their younger
years In the town OF Colchester where
they were married Jmne I, fifty years
ago.
A lunatic by the name of Blanchard,
who escaped from the asy lum at Water
bury, was found at his home IN Nrr-
gcnncs. a woman patient jumped from
II window and ran up the street some
distance but was caught by Miss Ed
wards, one of the nurses, and returned
without any trouble.
4 war trophy of no little interest has
recently been added to the collection
IN the chapel at Norwich University at
Mortified. H is Filipino flag, badly
torn and much mended. 1t was captured
by II company Of the Hith u. =. v.
which is commanded by Capt. Charles
W. Mead of The class of 81.
The house of q. w. Peck Of Rutland
was struck by lightning during recent
down the chimney throwing the grldlTs
of the stove, and Mrs. Peck. who was
standing near. was knocked to the floor
unconscious, where she lay for some
time. She also received burns about the
hands and face
Henry johnson. aged - years, while
walking on the Fast mountain ut Dan
by recently, fell and broke both bones
of his right leg. He crawled two miles
The accident occurred about noon and it
was . o'clock at night before his cries
for help were heard and assistance So
cured.
II. II. Town who lives Oh his farm at
Chubb's Crossing, has n Jersey calf,
born with only three legs. and has the
longest unbroken row of corn in the state
of Vermont. 1t takes mp three acres Of
land. On his farm is big coneshaped
Town drilled round and round, cork
screw style, clear to the summit.
Burlingtons grand list this year is
near! $4,NN in excess Of that OF last.
The following table compares the valua-
tiOn OF property. number of polls and
grand list for the years 1850 and 1900:
1880. polls, 41j1; real estate. $S.4SS. 40;
personal, &;.:Nl 800: total grand list,
Si2SGlM:S. 1910, polls, ~; real es-
nj
toal grand list, S132.43J.tI.
or the immortal 80 who voted the
liberty party presidential ticket in Yer.
mont in 1910 eight have been found
now living. These are Jonathan $. Per.
kns of Rrookfell. Joel q. Stimson Of
Norwich. Lewis Holmes of Sutton. AlOn-
70 Chamberlain of Spencer. la.. q. W.
Seaver of b1rt"n. Alonzo Moore OF
Lyme. y. H.. +. Il. Bell OF st. Adams,
Timothy Peters Of Westminster.
Curtis l'ooler, who is confined in the
Chittcnicn county Jail at Burlington "n
the charge of having murdered .\leck
Deveneam of Westfor,l some months ago.
is giving Sheriff Reeves and his assist
ants not II little trouble. PoOler has
not been q tractable prisoner and Of late
has brought himself into very much more
light by attempting to cs.
cape from the confinement of the Jail.
-. ~. III buTHuTu leII lTpul u
sea fold in his barn recently. breaking
The collar bone and fracturing his ribs.
Putnam has no remembrance of falling
and no OIH' being on the premises, it il
supposed that he lay some time in an
condition. After Il time.
however. he was able to go to the house.
where he suffered alone through the long
night and it was in this condition hc
was found in the morning.
George +. Royce and John W. Cram.
ton of Rutland have had an expert max
estimates on the power recently bought
|N them Oh Furnace brook at Pitt-furi
Mills. The two waterfalls arr only .Wi
feet apart and by combining their power .
il is expected that much better results
will be- obtained !han il they were used
separately. An electric plant will bc
built near the falls and the power pro-
,ided will all De used iu PittsfOrd.
Western Town In Ashes.