Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-03-10


Number of day on which. rain or snow
has fallen, 10
Number OF days without rain or snow, IL
Amount of snow, in inches, 1875
Amount of rain and melted snow, 2lO
Whole amount of snow during the
winter 1880 inchos.
Whole amount of rain and melted
snow since January LIST. 5.26 inches.
The month was comparatively fair with
bu. small amount of storm. Eight inches
Of snow fell on the llth, and five inches on
the 10Th and Goth, and both these storms
were followed by high winds from the north.
west and west.
The atmospheric pressure was low and
Auctuating during the month. The highest
reading of the barometer, when reduced to
the temperature of 80 degrees, was 29.723
inches on the 7th, and the lowest was 1854
inches, making the range for the month,
l.l99 inches.
Snow, Mt the close of the month was about
two feet deep, though it may be deeper than
that in the roads.
Ice on the pondSwas about four feet thics.
PosTAGE ON MERcHAND1sE.-By
an act passed by Congress March Sd
1875, the Postage on all this class
matter, which includes pamphlets, &C.
casional publications, transient news
papers, magazines, books, engrayings,
and all kinds of Merchandise, is to be
cent for each oatnce or fraction, in
stead of one cent for each two ounces
or fraction as heretofore provided by
law.
"A lady writing to the Bellows
Falls Times, intimates that Mrs. ID.
II. Raymond committed suicide.
There is nothing any farther from the
truth than this, and she ought to be
ashamed OF herself.
The weather is mild. No break
yet, Of any consequence.
-Whitmore & Clarks Ministries
gave good show Tuesday evening
of last week TO crowded house.
George and Hank were in their glory.
Town Meeting was largely at
tended, and considerably exciting.
There was tilt between John S.
Eaton and Chas. r. Montague for the
Town Clerkship. The vote stood,
Eaton, 147; Montague, 104; and
Eaton was declared elected. The old
board of Selectman were threatened
with slaughter for days before the
election, but the butchers declined to
act at the shambles, and the old board
We're unanimously elected. After two
ballots q new constable and collector
was chosen, Mr.. E. l.. Reed Of South
Woodstock. The bids were, VIM. r.
Hewitt, $500; E. L. Reed, $3.50 (;
Walter Palmer, 1915; and J. A.
Elms, $500. The Street Commission
err system of repairing the roads was
voted down, and the old plan Of high
way surveyors substituted. Tax 20
cents 10 be paid in money. The mat
ter of building reservoir near the
Town Hall for protection in case of
fire, was left discretionary with the
sclectmen. A town tax Of 12j cents
was voted, this is partly TO provide
for the interest on the railroad bonds.
Eighty polls in this village and 25 at
South Woodstock were exempted tor
fire purposes. Mr.. Joseph C. McKen-
zie inquired if the engine at the South
was In proper condition. An ''ante-
diluvian," who, we understand, saves
bis pole by belonging to the company,
got up and denounced the AGE cor
respondent of the week before in a
manner that was anything but gentle
manly. He showed that if he was
not touched upon the raw in the com.
munication referred to, that his pores
were opened anyway. The best men
in the place say the article, was true
to the letter, and that it has had
good effect in stirring the com,
pany to action.
Forty couples "shook it down"
at the Town Hall Thursday evening
This was big throw for Woodstock
The Quadrille Band furnished excel
lent music, as usual.
Mr.. W. II. Otis played the
"Lady of Lyons" and the "Amnrican
Cousin to well filled houses on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of this week.
Mr. Otis is a good man in his pro-
fession, and supported by a good
corps of actors, would be ''star.'
Hon. Prosper Merrill has gone
to Florida to escape the Vermont
spring.
Julius E. Perkins, the Woodstock
boy who had become a famous singer,
dind In nndon rononflu