Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-31

come-the saddest of the year-fol
boys.
The dog star has waxed anG
waned-yet the weather continues
doggy" and Kos are numerous.
The products of the land that 90 tc
the sustenance of human life are abun
dant this year, and prices are declining
The G, A. r. people complain O
i'll success in getting subscribers fol
their course Of lectures. This ought
not to be.
"A big sand hill crane, 14O feet
high, has been seen down the river anC
all the renowned hunters in town have
had shack" at it, without success.
MIR. G. r. Ballard, our folmel
High School Teacher, leaves this week
for North Easton, Mass, to teach, in
stead of North Eastern, as publish.
ed by us short tine since.
Abraham Dunbar, a citizen of this
burgh, "a man and brother" had 8
little domestic infelicity the other day,
because, as he alleges, "the law inter
fered with his rights and privileges
to sling his own furniture about the
house" one day this week. His bet
ter half, who stood in great danger
from the missiles hove, appealed tc
those in authority, and "Abe" had tc
surrender and 60 to jail. Cause Of
Mr.. Dunbars grief, an overdose Of
Tibbetts L. G.
Up at Mr.. Woodwards mill-dan
the other day yoke of cattle came
pretty near being drowned. One Of
the cattle slipped off the driveway
and would have dragged the Other
in had not it been for Mr.. Lockwood
who separated them in season. The
OK swan ashore.
During the day several men were
"poked' into the water, among then
was Murty Riley, and after putting
and blowing some little time in the
water, not being able to swim, he was
fished out, and after getting the water
out of his "brogues," he pointed them
towards home, leaving a streak be
hind him like a watering cart.
MIR. VIM. S. Dana of this town,
who recently graduated at Dartmouth
with high honors, has accepted posi-
ton at the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Philadelphia. We are sorry to lose him,
but our loss is the gain Of the "soulless
corporation"
The drainage Of Pleasant Street in
the region Of the Brick Meeting House,
is fair subject for improvement.
Mr.. Hewitt has seven or eight male
"boarders in the stone part Of his build
ing. We inter from this that he is a
good provider. Notwithstanding this
fact, his guests would probably much
rather take up their abode elsewhere.
The trial of the organ grinders at
Ludlow came to Il close last week.
One was set at liberty, and the other,
Creboni, was bound over for trial at the
next term of the County Court at this
place. Edminster for the State; Full
lam and Deane for the defendants.
Neither of the prisoners could talk Eng
lish and the State refused to furnish an
interpreter. This may be law, but it is
neither justice nor common sense. a
man is supposed to be innocent until he
is proved guilty. Consequently he
should be furnished with the means to
prove his innocence before an Esquire
that he will in higher court. True,
an Esquire's court don't amount to
much, (for if there is anything the Lord
don't know, it is what the decision OF
an Esquire will be, however in case
like this, when man is up for his life,
all the facts, while fresh in the mind,
should be put upon record.
"A. j. Taft shot big blue heron
on Plymouth pond recently, measuring
six feet across the wings. The heron
is wading bird, with long legs
and having the claws of the middle
toe toothed. 1t is remarkable for its
directly ascending fight, and are said
to rear their youngju companies, max
ing their nests with sticks in the tops
of tall trees. The eggs are larger than
those of the hen, light green, and un-
spotted