Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-12-26

K. Tucker, Of Barnard, for a combina-
ton mill saw and palmer. This inven,
ton is said to be the best improvement
ever made in lumber manufacturing
machines.
A correspondent Of the Ludlow
Gazette says to prevent rats from eat
ing apples and vegetable, cover them
with newspapers. The rustling of
tie papers when stepped on frightens
them away. An old rat is not fooled
in that way
or competency without doing some
thing for the relief of the needy
They have a genuine case ofsmall
pox in the Washington county jail,
and they intend it shan't get out No
bail will be accepted
The " Aunty Lampson, mention
ed in connection with Mr.. Greeley's
last days is Miss Susan H. Lampson,
Of East Poultney,
"A. Mr.. Heath, of East Bethel
VT, who had been low spirited for
some time, hung himself recently.
The Valley F'drmer is the title
Of new paper just started at Windsor
by L. J. McIndoe Of the Journal.
On the first of January the law
requires the clerks of school districts
to ascertain the number of scholars of
school age.
Guerrilla Mosby has made rain
on Philadelphia, and captured a belle
of that city with lots of plumber.
According to the report Of the
commissioner Of internal revenue,
there are only four persons in Vermont
engaged in the manufacture of intoxi
eating liquor. Figures won't lie
will they?
Gen. VIM. w. Grout of Barton,
is announced to lecture upon {. Robert
Burns" in various towns in Orleans
county.
The young ladies of Oswego, N.
Y, have Gear drilling sociables.
There is an abbey in Ireland, says
Billy Florence, where they show two
skulls of Shakespeare. one when he
was a man and one when he was a
little boy.
The Washington correspondent
of the Boston Globe says it is reported
that Hon. Geo. p. Marsh, our minister
to Italy, desires to return home on &C
count of failing health, and that he
will probably be succeeded by John A.
Bingham of Ohio.
Coop TEMpLARs.-The tenth an
nual session of The Grand Lodge of
Good Templars of Vermont will be
held in Burlington, commencing Tues
day, Jan. IA, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. m.
M. X. Hotchkiss of Albany has
leased the Stevens house in Rutland.
The Vermont Manufacturing
Company of Mortified, has sold dur
ing the past year, chairs to the amount
Of $50, 900, and bought over a million
feet oflumber. They declared stock
dividend Of 20 per cent, and voted to
increase the capital stock to $20,O00
The New York Herald questions
the impartiality of Judge Poland as
Chairman of the Committee to investi-
gate the Credit Mobolier, saying no
man in Congress has aided in putting
through more Railroad schemes than
Judge Poland.
The Vermont Mutual Insurance
Company issued GAL policies during
the month Of November.
Statues of Ethan Allen and Jacob
Collamer are to be placed in the old
hall of representatives at Washington;
the former to be made by Mead, and
the latter by Powers.
Bret Hare recent lecture in Bos-
ton consisted mostly of funny stories
about early California life Speaking
of the raiment Of the miners, he said {:
Their dress was peculiar, and they
were so handy with their needles that
the amendments introduced to their
clothing frequently became the most
prominent part of their costume