Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-05
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Question of the day--Are you a
"Granger ?"
&C. w. Knapp, a highly esteemed
citizen, died on Monday, ofSpina1
Affection, aged AZ years.
MNEw HARNESS SHops.-Franl
Paine in room over Post Office. A.
A. Nichols in room recently Vacated
by 10. Silver.
Mr.. Stilman French of Pomfret
has captured nine foxes since the first
snow fell this winter. How is that
Tor q man of 81 summers
We have had a "spell of weather
lately. Last Sunday morning it got
on it, and had it not been for that
little fire up to Slab City, it would
have burst every thermometer in town.
As it was Miller's and Doton's in this
village and Z. A Simmons at English
Mills came pretty near going for it.
The following is the record: Sunday,
7 A, M. Miller 80 degrees below zero.
Doton, 80; Monday, Miller, 335,
Doton, 34t, L. A. Simmons, 30
Tuesday, some 6 inches of snow fell
while the thermometer indicated
below zero. In the evening il
moderated and to-day "wednesday
it is sunshlny and tollerably warm.
Persons who have moumed the
ice crop as failure few weeks ago,
can cheer up now. Plenty of it and
good. Ice is a pretty sure crop in
Vermont, where we have 8 months
winter and 8 months pretty cold
weather.
Fired l.. Carter, has returned.
That lawsuit in Bridgewater,
spoken of by our Correspondent in
another column, has caused great ex-
element. The crowd was SO large
that they had to adjourn from the
hotel to the school house. There
were some less than 100000 people
present, many OF them coming from
far off countries. All enjoyed it.
DR.. N. Randall has some railroad
musings" in another column. The
Doctor has worked hard and paid
literally to get railroad, and his re-
Elections are worthy Of consideration
by the people Of the Quechee Valley.
If he has put his wrench on the right
nut, and we think he has, we hope
he will keep turning until he effects
some good. 1t is evident to the most
obtuse intellect, that the present
Board of Directors can do no business
-never-with Governor Smith or the
Managers of the Central VT. Road
Mr. M. Fairbanks failure, recent
ly, has caused considerable of a ':hut-
ter in financial circles, lie was
pressed by party in Boston, and be-
fore the writ attachment was served
he made an assignment of his property
to John s. Eaton, for the benefit of
all his creditors At twelve o'clock,
two nights after, the Boston party
levied on his goods, which proceeding
will give rise to question of law.
His liabilities will amount TO about
$4,000 Mr.. Fairbanks is stirring,
enterprising man, and he has the
sympathy of the community in his
embarrassment Some will growl at
him of course, but they ought to know
that in many cases the man who fails
is OF more benefit to a place than the
man who succeeds. 1t is SO in this
instance. We hope and expect to see
Mr.. Fairbanks on his legs again in a
few months, that his assignment will
rebound to his benefit, and that all his
creditors will have an equal "shake"
in the assets
The Universalist Society will
hold Festival at the Town Hall,
Thursday evening, Feb. 18th.