Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
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railroad, for an injunction to restrain the di-
rectors from executing the deed of sale to
the Central Vermont, before Judge Barrett,
already spoken of in these columns, has been
concluded and Judge Barrett has rendered
his decision, denying the petition. The
effect of this decision will be to allow the
officers of the Vermont & Canada to go on
and complete the sale in accordance with a
vote of the majority of the stockholders, at
the recent meeting held at Bellows Falls
The Town Meeting Saturday was slimly
attended, and of short duration. VIM. E.
johnson, was elected Moderator. Lewis
Pratt nominated Harvey F. Royce for over
seer Of the poor, and he was unanimously
elected. A Committee was appointed TO in
form him Of his election, and they reported
that he accepted the offer rather reluctantly.
Then the meeting dissolved. Mr. Royce
will make a good man for the place.
Norman Taylor tested his speed on the
Fair Ground Track last Tuesday, and made
his six miles in "a minutes, and seconds
JUDGE BARRETT's LECTURE in the Town
Hall for the benefit of Young Men and
Boys will have a very excellent influence
we trust in our village over Young America
The Lecture was redundant in style and full
of weighty matter which ought to be in
culcated upon our young men and boys till
they are effectually reformed.
Another Lecture by the Judge was an
nounced for Sunday evening, May 3Oth,
predicated on ideas in the first chapter of
Proverbs The Judge is entitled to great
praise for his able efforts in the cause of
Moral Reform.
FRIEND MoMAsrER-In your last issue
my eye fell upon an article from the White
hall Times on the subject of usury practiced
by San old farmer living in the State of Yer
mont" who apologised for taking nine per
cent. instead of the legal six, by supposing
that the "Lord looks down from above, the
figure will be reversed, and the nine will
look just like SIX" reminds the writer of
an occurrence he once witnessed when lad.
My father had borrowed of a neghbor
sum of money and agreed to pay nine per
cent. interest, and on payment of the note
the legal six per cent. only was computed
and paid, and the note handed my father,
with queer significance in manner easily
understood. But, said my father, handing
the loaner the extra interest, | have not
forgotten the agreement and propose to
meet it. "Ah, well, wife, bring the Bible,
and if Mr.. -- chooses to place the extra
in the leaves of the good book, we will let
him do so, into the Treasury of the Lord"
In this case also the loaner was a strict
Church Member-whether a Christian-less
certain. X. n.
"Fotty" cr~>.la:.-s, --.Lo hae chow,
signs of insanity for some time, was taken
to Brattleboro last week.
We were glad to see j. B. Jones riding
out one day last week. He has been con-
fined to his house by sickness for five months
most Of the time to his bed.
Judge Barrett said in his lecture at the
Town Hall, Sunday evening, that there was
no difference in animals. ''There was no
difference between the horse in gilded har-
ness and carriage and George Bradley's de-
mure brute" THAT there was no grades
in dogs-that dog was a dog, that's ALL"
Now we beg leave to differ with the Judge
in these particulars. Instances Of the sagac-
ity, yes, reasoning powers if you please, of
the horse, dog, and others of the brute crea-
ton are on record, but we have room only
for one instance The celebrated John Ran
dolph had a favorite dog, he lost his master
one day, and coming along to where three
roads branched off, he was in doubt which
road John took, so he followed up one road
piece until he was satisfied that his master
has not gone that way he returned to the
fork of the roads again, and took the next
one, followed that up until he was satisfied
that he was wrong then he stopped and
reasoned thus GAS John Randolph is not
on these two roads he must be on the other"
so he cut across lots to the other road, and
found him. Now every dog would not
know enough to do this. We might pro-
duce enough of similar instances to fill a
volume, but this is enough to show that
there is as much difference in the brute as in
the human creation.
Locals are scarce, as the base of 'em are
engaged in cultivating the soil. The great
scarcity has caused somebody to go to
manufacturing. He takes chubby boy,
places him in an elevated position, frog fash
ion, takes his sling, and shoots at his sit
down part, at two cents shot, and he has a
"loca."
Remember the spelling match at the
Town Hall, Friday night. The proceeds,
after paying the prizes to the scholars, as
stated last week, will be divided among the
4 spoilers who stand up longest in the gen
eral spell.
See Mr.. Taft's advertisement He has
just received large stock of seasonable
boots and shoes, and is selling them cheap
for cash.
Rev. Chas. Southgate has resigned his
pastorship of the North Congregational
Church at st. Johnsbury, and his resigna.
ton has been accepted by the church.
B. Frog makes his voice heard at even.
ing now, and Mrs. F. responds with her
melancholy peep.
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