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

Rutland harbors one ''small boy
at least, as per following item from
the Herald:
"The janitor of the County Court
House, on making his rounds before
leaving the building on Thursday
night, thought the boiler needed lit,
tie more water. He opened the
valve communicating with the aque.
duct and forgot to shut it again.
Water seeks it's level and that con.
tanned in the main reservoir on the
hill, having filled the boiler,
assembled to the second story and
finding valves open in the radiators,
commenced making reservoir in the
court room. The building presented
a sorry sight Friday morning. "Some-
thing less than five million gallons
Of water had rather dampened things.
Though the floors are filled with brick
so as to be fire proof they had been
soaked through, and the water had in.
vaded the rooms below. These were
all more or less damaged, the plaster
ing being wet and coming off in some
places. The books and papers in the
County Clerks office were consider
ably injured. Even as late as after.
noon the ceilings were dripping some
what"
"A little boy, six years cid walked
into printing Office in Newport the
other day and requested e. A. Stew.
art, one of the editors, to print him
some cards. Mr.. Stewart told him he
would print him some if he would in
duce a boy to attend Sabbath School.
The boy started out after his convert.
In short time he returned and said
he had got one, mentioning the boys
name, saying, II think he ought to
attend Sunday School, for he swears
like the DIP He is happy now
in the possession Of q pack of address
cards
f. B. Smith offers to the girl
that milks, sets, skins, chums, salts,
works and packs as brought for exhi-
bition and premium, to the next La
noble County, fair, held at Morris
vile, made by her own hands, entirely
unaided by any way, the best 5 lbs
Of butter, $500, I'd best 5 lbs. $500,
Sd best 5lbs $l.OO. And to the boy
that raises the hest heifer calf, with
the best points for making an extra
good butter dairy COW, raised by him
self, unaided by any one; for best
heifer calf, $500, I'd best $500, Sd
best 81.
"A Berlin chap the other night
disguised himself with false whiskers
and moustache and then dropped in to
see his girl just for fun. His knock
was answered by the old man, who
mlstook him tor a masked robber,
and boosted him off the doorstep, the
first kick rolled him around in the
snow, and wound up that portion of
the entertainment by enthusiastically
humping the masquerader's head on
the foot,scraper. The youth "who
would wooing go" asserts that "that
gol darned old man never could appre
ciate joke"
--Brattleboro has a lady resident
who processes to be as wonderful in
her power Of mind reading as young
Brown himself, and those who ought
to know pronounce it genuine.
One hundred of BrattlebQro's
prominent people, both ladies and
gentlemen, expressed their approba.
ton of a temperance hotel, on Tues
day evening, by banquet at the Brat
tleboro House.
Judge Smalley's health is i'm
proving constantly.
w. J. Fuller has sold out his in
terest in the Middlebury Register to
R. M. Bailey, a graduate of Middle
bury College, class Of 72.
"A National Bank is to be organ.
lied at Newport.