Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-02-17

have occurred.
Several deaths have occurred re-
Gently from canker-rash in Albany.
j. Y. Green, of Newport, believes
that his buildings were saved from fire
at the time Major CIRCUITS buildings
burned, through the power of prayer.
He says that if he ever prayed terv-
emily it was then, and the wind very
soon changed and his buildings were
saved.
- The docket for the March term Of
Washington County Court shows POI
cases on the law side, of which nine
are State cases. The number of chan
Gerry cases is thirty-seven. The term
begins March 9th.
Timothy Burdick of Underhill,
died on the 25th ult,, aged "a. He
served in the war of 1912, and was in
the battles of Lundy's Lane, Fort
Erie, Chippewa and Queenstown.
Among the new constitutions" at
Brattleboro, is the Bickford Knitting
Machine Manufacturing Go. They
have a capital stock of $4,000 and
have just begun the manufacture of
their knitting machines which are
said to be the best machine for knit
ting ever yet presented. 1t certainly
has the best of commentators.
The Burlington Sentinel says that
the Sisters OF Charity, Of that place,
have volunteered their services as hos
pital nurses during the prevalence of
the small pox in that city. Such ac,
ton on the part Of the good Sisters, is
indeed magnanimous and deserving
the plaudits of all good citizens.
All sorts of stuff goes through the
post Office nowadays. The Brattle-
boro Record says "At the post office,
the other day, bottle of whiskey was
discovered in the mails, directed to
Readsboro."
Miss Brooks of Mortified, a
daughter of Spencer Brooks, admins
tered sound punishment to fellow of
eighteen, named Kelley, in the streets
of that village, one day last week.
Kelly had thrown in her way some
obscene publication, besides circulat-
ing slanderous reports about the young
lady, and she, not to put too fine a
point upon it. horse-whipped him for
the insult. Mr.. Brook was near at
hand to see fair play, and everybody
SAYS Miss Brooks did what ought to
have been done to the low-minded fel
low.
Religious revivals are in progress
in some of the churches III Burlington,
and the interest has become quite in,
tense. Several have become converts
The directors of the Mad River
Valley Agricultural Society have vo-
ted TO hold the next fair of the society
at Waitsfeld, Sep. 22d and23d.
We see by the Montpelier Argus,
that Vergennes sis nice little city,
with a Common Council and Mayor
400 by 4S9 rodsi in extent"
"A correspondent of the Bellows
Falls Times, writing from Colorado,
Jan.25th, says the snow has almost
disappeared, and the weather is as mild
and pleasant as in April.
"A Vermont farmer stroked his
grave locks and sadly remarked: 81
didn't really know how old and feeble
1 was until I went to lick James this
morning. He's only sevnteen, but |
couldn't make him holler.'
1t was not Z. E. Jameston that
was shot atIrasburg, but his brother
VIM. Janeston, in the affair mentioned
last week. The ball passed within an
eighth of an inch of an artery in Mr..
Jameson's neck, He is doing well
and will recover.
Rev. j. Ishman Bliss, rector ofSt.
PauTs church at Bennington, sent in
his resignation on Thursday last, to
take effect Immediately after Easter
He intends to retire from the pulpit
and take up his residence in Burling
ton.
There Is a schoolma'am in Add
son county who lets her best behaved
scholars chew her gum little while.
Small pox is spreading in Mont
gomery and East Berkshire is frantic
with excitement and three cases of the
malady.
Miss Lizzie Hall ofSt. Johnsbury,
who expected to go to Turkey as mis-