Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-12-31
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE AGE
Chelsea, w.. Dec. "a. 1916,

Chelsea, w., Dec. "a, 1916.
Ma. EDIToR:-This term Of the county
court has been one tina, will long be re-
membered by the good citizens of tho
county Two very extraordinary individ.
uals, have visited the place during the
term, Doct. Powers from your place, and
Doct. Cobb from Burlington, both great
men. Doctor Powers lectured at the
congregational church, Monday evening,
on the subject Of temperance. Doctor
Cobb leclured at the Court House, on
his "marked strap and both gentlemen
had full houses, tho believe DR.. Cobb's
audience was the most numerous.
DR. Cobb, as you are undoubtedly a.
ware, is an eminent literary gentleman
poet laureat OF the University of Vermont,
and an older man than DR.. Powers. 1t is
no disparagement to DR.. Powers TO say
that DIR. Cobb drew the fullest house, con-
sidering the age and great literary fame
Of the latter. DR.. Cobb's two lines on
your village are sullicien, to immortaize
him.
"Tn Woodstock is Medical College,
"Wnere young doctors 60 to increase their knowl'
edge"
| merely give them as specimen, to
show The public what transcendent gen.
ius DR.. Powers had to compete with, and
that he could not have chosen a more un-
propitious time to visit this place, But
DR.. Cobb is as magnanimous as he is en-
inent, his lines on DR.. Powers are worthy
of them both, and reflect honor alike on
both. | give but portion.
"Ofiearning and science he well may bragg,
With eloquence he asonishes creation,
Ills voice should be sounded through the nation,
Then TO Mexico he ought 10 be sent
Where some new oratons he would invent,
To charm our armies, and frighten the foe,
Have mighty influence wherever they CO."
DR.. Powers temperance address was
admired by all, and unhesitatingly pro-
nounced
"Such as none heard before or will again"
1t was some hour or more long, and nc
one there will soon forget it. Though
long, he was not tedious,--hc possesses il
a great degree the happy faculty Of
"Fascinating old and young
By the music Of his tongue,
Poets have sung of
can earthly trnrty--which wears The shape
lOf heavens as man is mmick'd by tho ape.'
and if the Rev. Doctor Skeezux had beer
here we should have realized it. RespIen
dent sight! Doctor Cobb, Doctor Pow
ers, Doctor Skeezux different in their age
and persons, in mind
"-they'rc alike,
A common coin, as ever mint could strike"
They are all doing much to ameliorate TIT
condition Of the fallen race OF Adam, lo
which they will undoubtedly have their re
ward.
attended Divine service at the metho
T.. ill.,, .I~th alterhooii, aho heaT'
the gospel as dispensed by the Rev. Mr.
Copeland, and some excellent singing fol
the country, from fine appearing choir
especially the female portion of it.
The good people of Chelsea are begin
ing to fix up things; have fenced the
commons, a la, Woodstock; and are abou
building new Court House, the town be
ing at one half the expense, for which
they are TO have a town hall, in the base
ment story. The other half raised by
county tax. There are two Daguerrean
Rooms in full blast here, one by Messrs
Morgan g. Partridge, from Stockbridgt
and the other by Mr. Howes from Troy
N. Y.
But very little business before the cour
Judge Redfeld gives good satisfaction
and on the whole is an able judge. N,
state cases Of importance, and no attempts
to make trouble about rum selling a!
there is no grand jury, Mr. Peck is here
from Washington Co. Col. ]. Kent, Jr
Marshall, ha, been here, | am informed
tho did not have the pleasure of seeing
him. Ex-Judge Hcbard appears detected
ON his lineaments is written, in language
plain, that he who runs may read;
"When came hither, was lord high constable
And Duke Of Buckingham; now, poor EdwarC
Bohun.
| have touched the highest poin, os all my great
| ness;
And that full meridian of my glory,
| haste now to my setting. shall fall,
Like n big Mushroom in The morning.
| And no man see me more"
The truth is Judge Hebard should moi
have taken the Office, at the time he did
1t was great mistake, from the effects Of
which he will not recover for long time
if he ever does.
Little wanton boys that swim on blad