Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-05

| w NuIllcSl uuN, DV, thermometer OJ.U
Coolest days 18th & 22nd " $50
Range Of temperature jl0O degrees
Mean of max ther. for the month, 73.0
E" " min. " 400
Mean temperature at oclocl, Il. m. j7S
IN. jS.l'
for the month. G2.O
Mean orcIoudiness att o'clock a. m. ) A
?, p. M M. 4d 4.1
for the month, j4
Mean force ofwind at o'clock Il. m. IL
pm. ~
for the month, l.0i
Number Of days on which rain
has fallen, II
Number of days without rain, 10
Amount Of ain in inches. l.5l
Amount Of rain since Jan. 1st, II, l6.40 in 5
In Il c month of January of the present
year there was l.9G inches of rain in Feb
ruary, 300 inches; in March, 3.37 inches in
April, . 81 inches; in May, 3 a inches, ant
il June, 1876 inches, making a total of l6 40 in
The month was Unusually dry and vegcta
tion suffered i'll consequence Of the small
amont OF rain and the previous dryness Of the
season. The greatest rain during the month
was on the 18th, when there fell some more
than tErce-fourths an inch. There was also
rain on the llth, and on jthe following days
but the whole amount was less than one third
Of an inch. Rain fell also on the 7th, 2Oth,
2ith 2Slh, ana 20th but in very small quan.
titles. In June, 1869, there fell 2.Sj inches
and in June, 1870, 5.3j inches, though the
later season was extremely dry.
Thunder storms occurred on the Sd, 4th and
18th, the first two Of which were at distance
to the north and northwest ; but that on the
18th passed directly over the village .fWood-
stock. The Lightning struck the house OF Mr..
+. n. Billings, doing some damage TO the in-
terror, but without doing much injury to the
outside.
l'ross occurred on the 10Th, 18th, 23d and
Both, but did but little injury TO vegetation.
"A copious shower of rain Tuesday
night has given all nature jog,
Died, in Woodstock, very sud
denly, Tuesday night, Mrs, Leonard
Washbun. She was in this village
same day in her usual good health
Apoplexy, probably.
Also, in this village, July Sd, of con-
sumption, George, Oldest son of Geo.
r. Chapman, Esq.
The funereal quiet of this village
on the "Fourth" was broken by the
advent of an intoxicated man named
John Ducree driving a horse belonging
to Judge Porter He got himself, the
horse and the harness generally mixed.
Sober citizens rescued the horse, John
departed, and peace prevailed again.
III anybody has an egg which is in
any way remarkable, we should be
pleased to see it: somehow there is Il
great dearth of cgg-yarns lately. 1t
would be some consolation to know
that any well regulated hen even med.
itatcd Il big egg.
The drouth and the CRASH oppers
have cut off the feed in the pastures, 50
that some Of the farmers hereabouts
are compelled to fodder their stock.
This'is strange thing for Vermont at
this season of the year. They are
having p'enty Of rain iu some parts of
the State.
The OuaQucchcc Savings Bank
has declared dividend OF per cert.
upon deposits, which have lain since
Jan. /, 1867, and smaller per cent.
upon deposits made since that time -
With its regular interest and dividends,
this Bank pays over s per cent, per an
mum on money allowed to remain for
any length of time. S. b. Munger is
the Treasurer.
The Spring Term of our village
schools closed, the Primary on Friday,
June 23, and the others on Friday Of
last week. AT the examinations, some
twenty scholars were admitted to the
intermediate, from the Primary schools,
the members Of the second division Of
The Intermediate, Numbering seventeen,
were admitted to the Grammar School,
and of the Grammar School, all the
scholars present at the examination,
seventeen in number, were admitted
to the High School. Others will be
admitted who may pass an examination
before the beginning of the next Term.
The graduating class in the High
School, six in number, passed the ex-
animation, and were preseoted with
their diplomas, with some pleasant
nnG profitable remarks, by the Hon.
Julius Converse, after which, the
Principal, Mr.. Ballard, read short
poem inscribed to the undergraduates,
entitled, vacation has Gomez The
examinations were conducted chiefly by
Mr., Hosea Doton and Mr.. II. 5.
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