Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-04-07
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Will be unusually small.
--Peacham has just had case of
faithful courtship lasting thirteen
years. Finally he mustered up cour-
age enough and married her.
A ROMANCE AT BENNINGToN.-Ira
W. Philbrck died at the Stark House,
Bennington, last January, and his re-
mains were taken to Concord, N. H.,
by woman supposed to be his wife.
On Wednesday of last week a lady
appeared at Bennington and claimed
to be the rightful Mrs. PhiIbrick, and
showed Q certificate from n Boston
physician to that effect. She says
Phllbrck left her seven years since,
and that she has not since seen him
until her eyes fell upon his lifeless
body, on its arrival at Concord. She
claims that the only time she ever saw
"wite No. g was on her arrival with
the remains there, when she wife No.
y objected that "two wives" should
bury him. Consequently wife No. 2
disappeared, and has not been seen by
her since. The woman who claims to
be wife No. is at Bennington to OBJ
tain the necessary physicians certiti
cate Of death, to complete proof Of
loss, and thereby secure the $4,000 ill.,
suranco upon her husbands life. The
agent. through which the insurance
was effected has written to DR.. Potter
in behalf Of the lady who claims to be
wife No. /, and he will promptly com
ply with her wishes.
"A meeting of the State Council Of
Sovereigns Of Industry is being held
at Odd Fellows hall, Rutland. w.
II. Earle, President of the National
Council, will be present.
Captain Chubb has turned deaf
ear to the neighboring towns that
have so loudly called to him, and now
proposes to rebuild his fish rod fac
tory in Post Mills, at an early date.
Hon. George +. Edmunds has at
last shown a manly independence
worthy of United States Senator
from Vermont, having last week made
avery able argument on Louisiana
matters, the tone Of which was such
that Mr.. Howe, Of Wisconsin, at once
accused him of making Democratic
speech.
R. J. CoAty, Of Montpelier, has
been appointed Assistant Inspector
General for the first district of Yer
mont Grand Army Of the Republic,
embracing Washington county.
The people of ST. johnsbury pro-
pose to have 4 new bank with a CAPT
tai stock of S150,000.
1T is probable chat the Senate
did not confirm the nomination of J.
c. Tyler as consul to Odessa, because
a number of citizens OF Brattleboro
protested.
-Rumor has'lt that after the first
of April the wages Of the clerks in the
railroad offices at ST. Adams will be
reduced ten per cent.
The medical class in the Univer-
sity Of Vermont, at Burlington, the
present term, numbers IS, the largest
for several years.
Hon. Schuyler ColtaX has been
invited to deliver the address at the
state fair with great probability Of his
acceptance.
Mr.. II. b. Davis, for ten years or
more connected with the Caledonia
office as foreman, left st. Johnsbury
recently, with the good wishes Of his
employer and hosts Of friends there, to
take charge of the Vermont Watch
man, at Montpelier. Davis is not on
ly an excellent ''typo," but good, re-
liable man every way.-No,th STIR.
And now they talk of a new bank
at North Troy. Amt there 4 little
danger of running free banking into
the ground ?
--Roys Jones, formerly of North
field, Vermont, was accidentally kill
ed last week Tuesday, at Clinton,
Iowa.
The small pox is disturbing the
Rutland people. John w. Cranpton,
proprietor of the Bardwell House, VIII,
has been sick for some time, now is
found to have the disease, while sew
eral other cases in the hotel are report
ed, causing all the guests to make a
hasty retreat.
Mrs. Bingham who was murdered