Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-02-16
Windsor Items.

known rs not only very ingenious ana
skillful mechanic, of the many which
the Armory can boast, but as something
Of IN inventor His " horse car brake"
has attracted a great deal Of attention,
and is pronounced by those who know,
the best thing Of the kind yet produced,
A few weeks ago he showed us a very
convenient "bevel'' (the right Of which
has been purchased) Of 'entirely unique
design, which was whitfield out by the
tireside one evening, We shall expect
to hear OF something better ere long.
THE AscUrNEY MILLs.-Old acquain.
tances of the Armory would scarcely
recognize it, such a thorough removal
ton has taken place within. 1t is heat
ed by steam and will be lighted by gas.
The looms and spindles are all in posi-
ton and active work will be commenced
upon the cotton in few days The
Windsor Manufacturing Co. still con.
tinue their machine operations.
POCKET PICKED.-We are sorry to
learn that the Rev, DR.. Douglass, the
devout and accomplished Rector Of St.
Paul's Church, Windsor, had his peck
ct picked at the depot in springfield,
Mass, and $40 or over taken theretrom,
while passing through that place on
recent journey.
Ex-Congressman II. ID. Washburn,
surveyor general Of Montana, who died
recently Of a pulmonary disease, was a
native of Windsor, VT, born in 1882.
White River Valley Agricultural
Society.
Meeting of the Directors Of the Ag-
ricultural Society of White River Val
ley at the Depot House, Bethel, VT,
Feb. II, 1871. A full board present.
The discussion had reference to the
fence and other fixtures for the fair
grounds, when |. d. Davis Of Barnard,
moved that Il Committee Of three be
elected to contract for the building Of a
suitable fence about the Fair Grounds,
and John Robinson Of Royalton, n. f.
Clark, and }. ID. Gushing, Of Bethel,
were elected. l. NJ. Mcintosh moved
that the Vice Presidents be added to
this Committee, and that they then re
port at an adjourned meeting the plan
and expense of buildings needed for
the Fair
The Board then elected the followin g
additional Directors viz:
Joel Ranney, Of Pittsfeld,
A. S. Allis, of Brookfield,
j. G. Bates, of Hartford,
Henry Tracy, of Tunbridge,
Geo E. Hyde Of Chelsea,
J. II Marsh, Of Sharon,
Rufus Simonds, Of Hartford
The Board then adjourned to meet
at the Depot House in Bethel, on Sat
urday the 25th inst, at 10 o'clock, A.
NJ.
L. KENT, Sec.
By collision between a wood and
freight train at Cold River Bridge, on the
Rutland Railroad, Saturday, six persons
were seriously Injured, the engineer, it
is feared, fatally.
E. f. Rdlon's dry goods store, in
Rutland, was damaged $4,000 worth
by fire, on Sunday; insured for $4,000.
The Fletcher Library, the gift of the
late Richard Fletcher, of Boston, was
in Proctorsville on Saturday.
AT the Temperance County Conveu-
ton held in Woodstock on Wednesday,
Leland D. Horton, of Bethel, was NOM
mated County Commissioner.
A Grand Isle man, who emigrated
to Minnesota seventeen years ago, re-
Gently reappeared in that town, wear
ing the identical old plug hat, of dis
tressing proportions, that he had at the
time Of his disappearance He was
re cognized at once.
Graves Block in Fairhaven, VT, was
totally destroyed by fire on Sunday eve,
involving a loss of about $4,000 to the
owner of the building and its occupants.
Insurance, $4,000.
In our haste this week we are CON-
PEELED to omit many things that should
appear in this number. By next
we shall be all right
The Grand Masonic Ball comes off
on the 22d inst, at Woodstock Mr..
Fairbanks is making preparation to {
give the boys Of the ''plum and rule"
as good supper as they ever sat to-
He has reputation for setting good
table, and he will make it good on
this occasion.
The house of Nahum Parker of Mid
dlebury was entered by burglars, on {
Sunday, during the absence of the fam I
lily at church, and 5000 in money and '
$4,000 in Government bonds stolen. !
An increase of interest has been
in the church at Sharon, VT, ,,
during the past year. The Sabbath
school and prayer meetings have doub- :
led both in numbers and in interest, and '
seventeen have been added to the church. 8
"A school-teacher in Norwich, who t
wanted to make an impression on two of
his boys whom he caught fighting, pro-
posed that they should be tried by a jury ,,
of their fellows. The proposition was
and the charges proved, but