Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-06
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Woodstock.
Caucus to elect delegates to the
Republican District Convention, at
White River Junction on the 18th
inst, will be held at the Town Hall
here, Saturday next at A o'clock p. m'
This is the hour set for all the towns
in the District to "caucus."
The weather for the past week
has been cool, and fires and heavy
clothing are in demand.
The village engine, Ottaquechee,
No 8, and the Factory engine, Yer
mont, No 2, were tried on a challenge
by their respective companies on Sat-
urday evening last. The trial took
place on the banks of the Kedron,
in front of Mr.. Standish's old tannery,
and quite number of persons
collected to witness the trial. The
old neD engine, Harrison p. Allen,
Captain, did good work-better than
it was ever known to do before En-
CINE No 2, Isaac ID. Williamson,
Captain. did good work, and when we
consider the defect in the suticon hose,
its position-the only one that could
be obtained-the absence Of many of
the members, we are inclined to con-
slider it the victor. No 8, probably
threw water the highest, although there
is various opinions regarding it.
No. 9 was filled with water, drawn
up side Of the Congregational meet
inc house. and she sent water from
ten to fifteen feet higher Than the
spire. True, there was no suction;
but when No. 3 threw the highest
by the river, there was no suction
either-they cut it of. 1t was ad-
mitted by all, so much so that we
won ten cents in specie on it, that No.
2 threw water higher over the church
than No. 8 did by the river. No.
3 could not hold water enough to
make the trial at the church. The
trial decides nothing, but we hope the
rivalry will be kept up-it is a good
thing-the engines will be ready in
case of fire. Now that the suction
hose has been repaired, thing that
should have been done before the
trial, our faith in No. 2, all things
being equal, to whip the old neoc
engine, remains unchanged. The boys
on both engines did their "level best"
and we shall be pleased to see them
try it over again some evening, by
throwing on straight line, and
measuring. Mr.. John II. Pinks
agreed with the Village Trustees to
put No. 2 in a condition to throw
water over the spire of Congregation.
al meeting. house for $40. The work
satisfied our dads. Monday evening,
No. 9, with twenty men at the
brakes, threw water 1870 feet. This
was after Mr.. Pinks had repaired the
suction hose.
George w, Mower, whose death
we chronicled last week, was 40 years
of age. Mr. Mower had travelled
much in early life, visiting California
once or twice about the time of the
gold discovery Alaska, and other
States and Countries, of which he
was never tired of describing He
was generous, noble hearted and free
from guile as a child if he only had
a crust of bread he would share it
with a needy fellow mortal. His
knowledge, derived from books and
observation in his travels, was great,
and he was entertaining compan y
when he was George w. Mower
For a man of his habit his mind was
remarkably clear to the end. Had
it not been for the evil of intemper-
ance, which no doubt he inherited, as
the "sins of the fathers" etc. ;he would
have been one of the best of men,
He had one failing-no man ever had,
less. His warm heart is still,
He sleeps in that'low green tent
Whose curtains never outward swing.
Sunday before last six persons
were baptized by Rev. Mr.. Kidder,
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