Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-27
WHOLE NO. 1896.
State Items.

shouldered STOPPING down to eat it.
The freight depot of the Rutland
and Burlington railroad at Middlebury,
with $4,000 worth of wool and other
merchandise, was burned on Wednes.
day night.
There are Sc acres of onions SOW
ed in the town of Cornwall, and 40
acres of sugar bcets
"A penitent Brattleborean says -
"Having advertised my wife last week,
while under the influence of intoxicat
ing drink and the advice of others,
hereby give notice that said advertise
ment was without just cause Or provo
cation, and is hereby retracted."
Col. K. NJ. Brown has returned
from his trip to Dacota, and his elastic
step and the material addition to his
corporosity speak more eloquently for
the climate of that new country than
he possibly can-though he does his
best.-Montpelier Watchmaa.
Rev. DR.. Edward Boums, Presi
dent Of Norwich University, for about
20 years previous to 1866 and Profes
sor therein since, died at Mortified on
the 14th, aged about Y.
Martin & Lyndes steam saw-mlll
in Plainfeld, with lumber house and
large quantity Of lumber, was burned
on the 18th. Loss from $4,000 to
$4,000. Insurance $4,000. 1t is
supposed that the fire caught from the
smoke stack.
A gentleman in Barnet keeps
son of the Emerald Isle" to do his
chores, black his boots, etc. One day
Pat had two pair OF boots to "shine
up" One pair were long-legged and
the other short. The gentleman call
ed for his boots, and Pat fastened to
him with one long legged and one
short-legged boot. GLOW is this ?"
says the gentleman, Il don't under
stand it "Be CORA" says Pat, ''it's
meself that doesn't understand that
same at all, for by me sowl the other
pair is in the same fix"
Among the attractions for com
mencement week in Burlington, will be
a grand CONCERT by Gilmore's Band, on
Monday evening, July 81, with Ar
buckle, the great cornet player the
farewell levee of President Angel, on
evening, August I'd, and a
excursion on lake Champlain,
Thursday evening, August Sd.
"A Bennington man celebrated the
Fourth rather too freely, but managed
to get home and attend to his "chores"
after fashion. While he had kept
perpendicular he could carry his load;
as soon as he laid down it wouldn't
stay. To his wife's question as to
what allied him, he replied :-"Milk,
wife, milk that's what's the matter;
drinked too much warm, and its sour
ed on me-" "Oh! yes" said the lady,
''that story is all right. but that smell
is rum" "Then the cussed old cows
prob'ly been celbrat'n Importance day"
said the incbriate, as he turned his face
again toward the basin.
Mrs. Lydia Nye may justly claim
10 be the champion female pedestrian
Of Bennington, having walked, last
week, thirty miles within eight hours,
over a rough aud mountainous road
Bennington is to celebrate the
Battle of Bennington on the 10th of
August. Beecher, base ball and bal
looming will be among the attactions,
In Franklin, a young man named
Robert McCoou, was instantly killed
by lightning during the thunder storm
ou Friday of week before last. The
lightning struck the upper par; of "A
she'd, passed down the roof, tearing off
l portion OF it, thence down the post
BY which leaned McCoon striking him
IN the head and tearing off his seal p.--
It passed down his body, ripping off his
boots then it passed across the shed
nto the kitchen and milk room, tearing
lp the floor in several places. During
he same storm Mr.. Geo. Pomeroy OF
he same town had two cows killed,
and barn belonging to VIM. McFeet-
,rs was struck and consumed by fire.
-Wm. A. Fitzpatrick was run over
md Instantly killed at the ST. Albaus
depot on Friday. He leaves
l widow and three small children.
DR.. Sheldon, the Rutland County
Commissioner and the selectmeu have
lad little "onpleasantness" in regard
o The appointment of liquor agent for
Brandon. The seectmen dsire change,
,ut the Doctor stands upon his rights
md has appointed the agent OF last
year. The selectmen decline to pur-
chase liquor for the appointed agent,
which leaves him in the condition of
my retailer who sells without alicense.
Henry NJ. Foster, who absconded
rom Montpelier, some time ago, aud
'ecently forged a $500 draft in Chica
20, has also committed theft to the
amount of nearly $1,000 worth of dry
goods from the firm of A. G. Downs Il
Co., in that city. The forging and
hieving have been settled by his uncle,
,. Peck, and Foster has left for parts
unknown. He is great rascal.
n, Al