Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-31

from the miserable Tracy-Feton survey
about 100000 at the Mt, Holly gap, ant
about one half of the expense of Felton's
windmill, JEWELS Brook.
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD.
We have barely time to announce, Just
as our pape. is going to press, that the
corporation organizedsby the unanimous
election of the following
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CHARLES PAINE, Of Northield
; S;:s' 5s $ S. z SS!% Boston"
R 5l%ns R. Dn hA%onox, of Montpelier,
JOHN PECK of Burlington.
The board Of Directors met and organ
lied by the election Of Charles Paine, of
Northfeld, President, Samuel II. VALLEY,
Jr., of Boston, Treasurer, and L p Wal
ton, Jr., of Montpelier, CIerk.-The full
organization, ready to commence the work
will doubtless be made ere this sheet
reaches the reader. - Watchman.
We are happy to learn that the road
has been perfectly and totally finished as
far up as the mouth of White River!
ChHtenden Co.-The democracy of
|
Chttenden Co. held convention at Essex
on the 10Th inst, al which John S. Web
ster (who will be remembered as the gen.
tleman who demolished Skaters speech
in the Legislature on muck and manure, J
and Asahel Peck were nominated for SEN
ators. Z. D. Mason, C. E. Burton and |.
Huntington were appointe Co. Commit
Itoe.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the convention.
ReSolrcd,, That, our County Conven-
tons, hereafter to be called for the pur.
pose of nominating Senatorial Tickets,
choosing County Committees, and trans
acting other County business, shall be con-
stltuted of delegates chosen by the demo-
cratic voters of the several towus in Chit
tenden county reguarly called for tina, pur-
pose.
Resolred. That each town shall be en-
titled to one representative in said Couven-
ton, and one additional representative for
every fifty democratic votes pollcd in said
town Tor Governor at the previous election.
RcSOlrcd, That no person shall be per-
mlttcd TO vote in any such convention,
who shall not before offering to vote, pres
ent such Convention the proper creden-
tlals of his appointment as delegate to the
same.
Rcsolrcd, That all candidates to be
recommended to the people for Office shall
be chosen by ballot in full convention.
RcsOlccd, That the County Committee
are hereby directed to call all future meet
ngs in conformity to the foregoing reso-
lutons.
Serurier, one ofNapoleon's ablcst Off
GERS, gives in his Military Memoirs the
following sketch OF scene after the battle
of Austerlitz: AT the moment in which
the Russian army was making its retreat
painfully, but in good order, on ice on
the lake, the Emperor Napoleon came
riding at full speed towards the artillery
you are losing timen he cried; fire
upon those masses, they must be engulph-
ed! fire upon the ice!' The order given
remained uneXecuted for ten minutes. In
vain several officers and myself were placed
on the slope ola hill to produce the effect;
their balls and mine rolled upon the ice
without breaking it up, Seeing that |
tried simple method of eevatlng light
howIlzers, the almost perpendicular fall of
the heavy projectles produced the desired
effect. My method was followed imme-
dia:ely by the adjoining batteries, and in
less than no tine we buried 35 900 Rus.
slams under the water of the lake
"How do you do, Mr. SMITH"
edo what"
"Ahem! how do you get along?"
Don't get along at all, I'm standing
still"
GLOW do you find YOURSELF"
"Find MYSELF didn't know that ]
had been lost"
"Wcll, how have you bcenl'
81 haven't been any where"
"Pshaw! how do you lecI'"
"Feel of me and sce."
"Well,wc do you enjoy good health 2
enjoy good health-who the devi
don't"
"But, is your health good'"
"Did you ever know any health tina
wasn't good?"
"Well, good morning, Mr. Crabap
ple."
mo, its not good morning, its a.
muddy as Satan"
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