Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-11-10
VERMONT.

"A hoCh vi "ooul ZuO VIII SScSS
lit III Greensboro lake, in Orleans
county, on Wednesday night.
p. S. Paine of Hardwick, claims
to be a little ahead in the matter OF
potato raising, having harvested LOCO
bushels from three acres.
The Bellows Falls Times agitates
the building Of a narrow guage rail
road from Bellows Falls to Grafton.
The St. Charles Catholic Fair at
Bellows Falls, which closed this week,
was as usual grand success, the re
c"ipts for three nights being about
$1,000.
The watch key factory Of Derby
& Hall now finish an average of oven
400 keys per day, aud will soon have
the capacity of their machinery SO en-.
larged as to considerably increase
their production. They are not yet
able to keep up with their orderS.-B.
r. Times.
The greater number of those
holding the Vermont Central railroad
equipment bonds due November /,
1873, have accepted, dollar for dollar,
the income and extension 8 per cent.
bonds.
"A young humming bird flew into
the window of Mrs. A. A. Dennis
house several weeks ago which she
captured and put in a cage. 1t be
came tame in a few hours and will ca,
out Of her hand. 1t is fed With sugar
and water, 1t is allowed to fly about
the room, and popularity is that it
will not battle unless it can get under
a stream of water with which it is ac-
commodated. 1t is very handsome
and of course an interesting pet in
the family.-Be1lows Fails Times. -
FAILURE AT MoNrpELIER.-The
suspension Of H. E. Fifeld, of Mont
pelier, dealer in flour, grain and gro
ceries, is reported. 1t was unexpect-
ed. The liabilities are reported $4O,-
900.
FISH AND GAME. An adjourned
meeting of the Vermont State Associ-
alton for the protection of fish and
game was held at the Van Ness House
in Burlington, last Thursday evening,
and the following officers were cho-
sen: President, DR. NJ Goldsmith,
Rutland; Vice Presidents, J w New
ton, st. Adams, DR. G Gale, Brattle.
boro Corresponding Secretary, NJ G
Edmunds, Weston Recording Secre-
tary, II N Newell, Shelburn Treas
urer, B b Smalley, Burlington; Di-
rectors, w Y W Ripley, Rutland NJ
S Colburn, Manchester George G
Smith, st. Adams Rev Henry Fair
banks, st. Johnsbury LeGrand b
Cannon, Burlington.
During the week ending October
3Oth, 4,l24 through freight cars pass
ed over the central and Rutland di-
visions of the Central Vermont Rail.
road.
The executive committee of the
Y. M. G. A., of Vermont, will hold a
series Of gospel meetings in Whining
ton, commencing Friday, Nov. 18th,
and continuing until Sunday, l4th
inst
Saturday morning.. batween two
and three o'clock, a short time before
the arrival of the night express from
Boston, a man living short distance
this side of Roxbury station, on the
Central road, thought he heard voice
in the direction of the track and
dressing himself proceeded IN the direc-
tlon of the sounds. AS he approached
the track, he saw two men running
away, but was not near enough to dis
tinguish who they were in the dark.
He found that they had partially re-
moved the spikes and chairs from one
OF the rails, evidently with the inten-
ton Of throwing the train from the
track The train could DO heard COM