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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

WHITE MOUNTAINS Conductor Hi
ram Moulton from the ewing Road"
to the Fabyan House, was run overly
two lumbry-cars 9th of May, about
five miles from this Twin Mountain
House, aud both legs crushed to jel-
ly. They were amputated, but he sur
vived the operation only thirty min
utes, dying at 8 o'clock the same
evening. He leaves wife and one
child. lie was young man much
beloved and very popular on the road,
and bis sudden and fearful death casts
a gloom over the whole line.
His funeral was attended at Lisbon
on Sunday !; three Masonic Lodges
and large crowd of people being
present trains deeply draped in
mourning, carrying passengers each
Way
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

THE GRAssHopPER PLAGUE IN
KANsAs,-Reports already come from
Kansas Indicating that not even the
severe vegetation-kiIling ''cold wave
of the past week is to have the lede-
ming features Of freezing to death the
grass-hopper pests. a Kansas lady
writing to a friend in Chicago, under
date of April 10, says
Il spent last Thursday at the farm,
and never saw SO many grasshoppers
!" q %T ct: OF al lc are very gH4 ne
plants around our flower beds are COM
pletely covered with them, and it was
impossible to walk without killing
them. The rose buds and all the
plants were stripped of every leaf, and
not a blade of grass was left. The
wheat is completely ruined, and the
cllnch-bugs are waiting for the corn to
come up.-Erchange
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
The Butter Trade.

1t is a little blue and disc6uraging
time for farmers when they can get
only % cents a pound f)r butter, but
we hardly think tie present deprcs-
sion can be lasting. 1t is clearly
traceable to three causes 1st, di-
minished foreign demand, which is IL
able at any time to increase End, the
nard times, which will unquestionably
be easier with the revival Of industries
in the spring and summer, and Sd, the
knowledge on the part OF consumers
that butter manufactured at this time
OF year is not so good as that which
will be produced in a few weeks. Con-
sumption is therefore from hand to
mouth. Poor people spread their
butter u little thinner in hard times
and use onl y about half as much. 1t
is probable that a more active demand
will soon set in and prices will adj
vance. 1t would be unreasonable,
however, to suppose that former prices
will be reached, or if reached that they
will be sustained. Everything else
has taken tumble, A pound of but j..
ter will now buy more dry goods than
1t would a year or two ago. SO that
low as the prices may seem, it is rel
ativc'y about as advantageous as hith-
erto. Twenty cents is as good as for
ty when it has the same purchasing
power. But the danger is that when
shrinkage sets in tgoes toofar. There
are bears in the butter market as well
as in the gold market, but we believe
that the bulls will soon toss them on
their horns-,S. .1lJaus Messenger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

The "Henry" heirs have sold the
"Gile" farm to John B. Parker Of
Rockingham for $4,000,
%. p. Dunn, lessee of Pollard's
cheese factory commenced making
cheese therein the Sd inst.
The ''school- marms" Of Chester
are justly renowned for their beauty,
virtue, intelligence and prudential
committees in neighboring towns have
succeeded in capturing a number of
them for the summer term.
We do not believe there is anoth-
er instance like the following one in
the world: In the grand list of this
town there is recorded, in the regular
order Of birth, the names of ten broth
ers and sisters, and each one has list
of several thousand dollars.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

AN OLD CAsE.-An ancient Beech
er trial may be found among the
proceedings of Connecticut court
held at New Haven May l, 1860, just
two hundred and fifteen years ago
In this case, the kisser was Jacob NJ.
Murine, and the kissee was Miss
Sarah futile. 1t is demonstrated
that Jacob ''tooke up or tooke away
her gloves. Sarah desired him to
give her the gloves, to which he
answered he would do so if she would
give him a kysee, upon which they
sat down together, his arme being
about her waste, and her arme upon
his shoulder or about his neck, and
he kissed her and she kissed him, or
they kissed one another, continuing
in this posture about half an hour. -
On examination, the amatory Jacob
confusedly admitted that "he tooke
her by the hand, and they both sat
down upon n chest, but whether his
arme were about her waste, and her
arme upon his shoulder or about his
neck, he knows not, for he never
thought of it since till Mr.. Raymond
told him of 1t at MannatOs, tor which
he was blamed, aud told he had not
layed it to heart as he ought. -
Jacob and Sarah were each fined
twenty shillings. Such decisions and
penalties enforced in Brooklyn would
beggar Plymouth Church.-Chicago
| Times
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
Ludlow.

Ludlow.
AS Mr.. Michael Gilligan was at
work splitting wood for Sheriff Slim
son., one day recently, stick flew,
striking his face within half an inch
Of his eye, injuring his face very Sc
verely. 1t was very narrow escape.
The Farmers and Mechanics
Union met last Saturday at Hammond
Hall, the president, Hon. Calvin
French, presiding. The society voted
to dissolve the present organization
and re- organize under new constitu-
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
PrOctOrSViIle.


Melvin Wright, Esq, of Sarato'
ga Springs, formerly of this place, is
now temporarily stopping here and
has just made donation Of 25 vol
umes to the village library, Of which
he was the principal founder. We
have now over one thousand volumes
of very readable and well selected
books, besides the branch of the
Fletcher Town library of about fifteen
hundred volumes, all in the care of X.
Taylor, librarian, at the post Office,
and all in good shape, to accommodate
the reading public.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
Norwich.

Norwich.
We are requested to give notice
that the Rev. Thomas J. Taylor, of
Windsor, expects to hold services in
St. Barnabus Church, on the 'Plain"
on the the following Sundays-M May
23d, 3Oth and June 9th, at 64 o'clock
in the evening. Bishop Bissell will
visit the parish on Sunday June 18th,
in the morning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

1t is said that Miss Ida Greeley
made it a condition of her marriage
engagement that her intended hus-
band, Colonel Nicholas ,Smith should
embrace the Catholic religion. To
this he willingly consented.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
e'aVeIlNiSla.

eAEenNlSA.
The recent fires have made sad
havoc with property here, but it is
hoped that the Baptist church will
soon be rebuilt, and that the old Full
lerton factory will yet arise from its
RUNS to give employment to worthy
operatives, as formerly.
The claim of f. W. Whipple for
insurance on the Fullerton factory,
has been compromised by the insur-
ance companies Tor @ov,vvv.
Robert Fitton, proprietor Of the
lower mill is now running the san G
on full time, night and day, and is ev-
identity making money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
-"Mark Twain used to run a |

MARK Twain used to run boat
down here, didn't he p inquired a
traveller ola Mississippi pilot lately.
Mark Twain ?" repeated the old
riyerman, "Mark Twain Do you
mean him as was Sam Clemens =
Wal, yes, he did try pilotin yer
awhile but he couldn't do it, couldn't
do tall, hadn't the genius. But | tell
We what" continued the grizzly veter.
an, giving his wheel twist, ''if ye'd
a-gin him boats nough while he was
a-practicin' he'd a-clared the river of
snags for shuah."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

One Of the physicians who had
been greatly annoyed by numerous
questions concerning the condition of
a certain patient, was stopped while
Oh his busy rounds by man with the
old question FLOWS Mr.. --?"
"Sck" replied the physician. "Does
he keep his bed q cot course he
does you don't suppose he's fool
enough to sell his bed because he's
sick, do you p North Adams
Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

Plymouth.
The Vermont State Spiritualists
association will hold their annual con-
vention at the Wilder House, Ply
mouth, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, June 10th, 18th, 18th
and 18th"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
Barnard.

Barnard.
The people of Barnard are re-
quested to meet at the Town Hall on
Saturday May 22nd at 5 p. M. to take
measures for the proper observance Of
Decoration Day, All are invited, and
especially the Ladies, to be present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
Windsor.

Windsor.
The Windsor Cornet Band gave
their first Saturday evening Concert,
at the Band Stand, on Saturday even
ing last, and the enthusiasm of the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

"A meeting of business men was
held Tuesday night in Chicago to take
measures for the Oshkosh sufferers.
A committee was appointed to solicit
subscriptions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

A Splendid new Line OF Black
Alpacas and Black Briljiantmes,
Handsome Black Cashmeres and
Rich Black Silks, Selkirk Suitings,
Care Fondant Suitings, Mohair
Suitings, Vlgogncs, serges, Silk
Franchise, Cretomne Mixtures, Mo
hair Mixtures, Iona Cloths, Fayal
Cloths, Suez Cloths, Roubaix Poplin9
New Plaids, and a complete line of
other DRESS GooDs, all fresh and hand
some, and at Prices Ertremely Lon.
J. b. JONES.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
HH3rtEanN.

HartIand.
We lately saw sample OF sugar
made by N. 0. Bugbee, OF Hartland,
which for quality surpassed anythin G
we have seen this year. He
made - lbs Of sugar from 80 gallons
of sap. He has made 800 weight
like sample.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
-
Ai,aHOVer.

AnatOVer.
r. G. Baldwin of this place, made
over 500 pounds of sugar from At
trees.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

New York hasn't paid King
Kal's cigar bill yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

North Hero was settled in 1884.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
Il O G All N II W s.

a. The price of the SPIRIT OF THE AGE is
One Dollar and Fifty Cents a gear to Mail
Subscribers, and $1,75 to Village Subscribers
serued by the Carrier. IfnOt paid in adodnce
so GEMS extra ,oiH be charged IN each case
Office Subscribers same as Mail Subscribers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
REDUCE YOUR WANTS.

This is the cheapest way of gain
ing abundance known among men.
When our necessities are few it costs
little to supply them, and lay by a
surplus. That which keeps us and
the whole country poor cramped
for money-anxious and oppressed
with debt, is the endless catalogue OF
our artificial necessities the things
which are not all essential to real
comfort, health and happiness-but
which the spirit of ostentation, per
sonal vanity and rivalry create a
quasi necessity for. When we come
to the hard pan of life, we find that
good, nutricious food. shelter, COM
Portable bed, fuel and clothing are
about all that constitute the appllan
ces of material comfort, ard these
are consistent with very light per-
sonal expenditure. 1t is when we
must be fine as our neighbors, and
our pride will not suffer an eclipse,
that we enter into the domain of un
iustihabIe and extravagant expendl-
ture and take the road to bankrupt
CIV and ruin. In these hard times
let us abandon expenditure for show,
and content ourselves with solid com
forts. - Macon Telegraph.
That is the great trouble, people
do not live within their income. -
How many clever, loving wives
run their husbands in debt, never
stopping to ask, Husband, are we
spending more than we make !" but
demand this and want that, and he
tries to crafty her, and finds that
all of las, months wages are gone,
house rent due, food and fuel bills
are presented, and the man with a
heavy heart finds that he must bor>
row, thus getting deeper in debt
Not wishing to trouble his vile, he
says nothing to her about it, while
she serenely asks for money, uncon-
scious of her husbands distressing
financial endorsements, and that
the fashionable clothes she wears
are unpaid for. This is wrong
Husbands should tell their wives of
their circumstances, and true wife
will sympathize with her husband
and "reduce her wants"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

Ar Toronto, Ont, a girl who had
been led away by promise of mar
riage, hearing of an elderly lady who
was mourning the death of an adop-
ted child, asked the latter to take the
infant of which she had become the
mother. The lacy feared she would
not gain her husbands consent, and
so had recourse to a stratagem. AT
her direction the girl left the child
on her doorstep, remaining in the
vicinity until the infant was carried
into the mansion. But the husband
refused to receive it and finding its
mother vas Immediately arrested for
child desertion, and only released
after SIX weeks of imprisonment
She then as last resort sued the
author of her misery, and has sue
ceeded in obtaining a verdict for
$1,000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
FILE THIS PAPER.

The weekly newspaper that is
published in your midst is the every
day history of the town you reside
in--of the improvements changes,
deaths, marriages, elections, lee
lures, incidents, accidents, any and
everything, and it therefore should
be not only the aim of every person
in the town and county who can do
so to subscribe and pay for his local
journal, but he should also file away
his paper regularly. The cost OF
having these bound in yearly vol
umes is but trihe compared with
the usefulness and pleasure derived
in having in possession a book,
or series of books, that will trace up
step by step not only the local his
tory of your town and county, but
also the history of that busy, bust
ling active world of which we each
form an integral part for the time
being.
A file of old newspapers forms an
interesting chapter Of reading mat
ter, inasmuch as it recalls the faces
of those with whom we were familiar
in other days, but who may now be
resting beneath the clods of the val
lev, or far removed from the places
that once knew them again forever
Step by step the improvements thai
have been made, the gradual exten
oion Of our town limits and business
facilities, can be traced, compari-
son instituted between the pokine
village of other days and the bust
ling city that we take pride in to-
day.
The many advantages other thar
those we have enumerated will a
once suggest themselves to the read
ers of the JOURNAL, and therefore
we say again "File your newspa
pers !"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
JUDGE HOPKINS.

IT is stated that Judge Hopkins of
the Atlanta Circuit, will soon resign
on account failing health. We re-
greet that the able and fearless terror
to-evil-doers finds it necessary to
take this step, and that law and or
der will lose his valuable admins
trative services. The commission
of crime and trampling upon the
rights of others are so frequent that
the courts are filled with cases, but
trial by jury is almost farce, re-
sulting in the shielding Of the guilty
and oppression of the innocent, all
through misconsiruction of the law,
its deIusive technicalitos and multi
tudinous complications. Reform,
rigid reform must be inaugurated,
fiat footed justice must be meted out
TO offenders, dishonesty punished,
corruption rebuked, and every as
pect Of crime made odious. 1t is
the certainty of punishment that de-
tiers from the commission of crime,
and it is only when the law is faith>
fully observed, need we expect to see
fewer cases in court and the burden
of taxation lifted from the honest
working, law-abiding people.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

The Hawkinsville Dispatch says
that on Friday night laet some wick
ed incendiary set fire to the crib of
Mr.. T. L. Griffin, on the old McDuffie
plantation, in Wilcox county. The
crib and FIVE hundred bushels of corn,
Just gathered from the field, were en-
tirely destroyed, together with about
five stacks of fodder, aud some fats
tening hogs that were in their beds
under the crib. The loss falls with
crushing weight upon Mr.. Griffin,
who was 10 Hawkinsville at the time
with load of cotton.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
COMMUNICATED
UNJUST TAXATION.

All changes are not Improvements,
but without a change there is no
improvement. Therefore, let us
change our officers or their salaries
in both State and Federal, for they
unjustly appropriated to themselves
by unreasonable taxes and unjust
tariffs more than the laboring class
can afford. From President Grant
down to the lowest clerk and door
keeper in our State legislatures all
growing fat at the peoples expense.
And this oppression is felt from
Maine to Texas, then if we can re,
move this unjust burden and will not
do it. They may justly claim us
their slaves.
But what say the people of Geor,
gia, in Cobb and Cherokee counties
who have determined to have re
trenchments They can and will
select a representative that is willing
to do what we wish done, but this
cannot be done by the old plan del
egated convention, for they take the
man without asking or knowing any>
thing about him, whether for
or against us. But we will select a
man from those that wish to do what
we want done. Now in every coun
ty there are several men that are
competent and willing to reduce our
expenses forty per cent. Now to
secure this result if there be five or
ten men running and of the right
stripe, we must have committee Of
one from each district to point out
the man and all the other candidates
will sustain him, That will give us
one of our retrenchers, but when no
opposition let all run.
We have competent men in every
county that would serve faithfully at
five dollars per day and if they
draw more they will pay it to the
county treasury. This though small
would gain great principle. Now,
some say that a Representative to
do so he would be laughed at. Well
suppose they do laugh loud, that
would not shame an honest man, nor
hurt a patriotic people A man
that is ashamed to do right is not fit
for a public servant. If we only
pay our representatives, in Congress
and the State Legislature for what
benefit they do us, they would not
get more than fifty cents per day.
These high salaried officers in
State and Federal Legislation have
brought disgrace upon themselves
and oppression upon the people by
unjust appropriations and having too
many officers paid double their
worth. If we should need fifty
clerks in the State Legislature, we
could get them at three or four dol
lars per day. Then why not do it 7
But the nine dollar men say that
liberality should be shown to the Of
ticers but not the laboring class and
that a small business should be done
on a large scale. We should show
favors to none, but give full justice
to all. JOHN DURHAM.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
DEATH OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President, Henry Wilson,
died very suddenly last Monday
morning, in Washington. lie has
long been in public service and was
as honest as any Radical could be.
A self,made man, he worked himself
up from the shoe bench to the next
highest office in the gift of the PEG
pie, and his career is one not with>
out its lessons of usefulness. 1t is
said he died poor man. Appro
pirate honors were done his death in
Washington and throughout the
country.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

HE Keely motor has not started
that train of cars to New York yet,
but it has pulled another Philadelphia
newspaper from the pedestal of in>
credulity. 1t is the Bulletin, which
has been to see the wonder, and the
editor freely confesses that to "stand
and look as he stood and looked at
the workings of this mighty force in
the presence of one Of the Judges of
the Supreme Court is simply over
whelming to the human mind " This
is all well enough as to mind, but we
should like to see it begin to operate
on matter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

A TRAMP at South Wyndham,
Conn. entered a house the other
evening while the family were tenn
porarily absent, passed the night in
the guest chamber, and after help
ing himself to breakfast from the
pantry, departed before any Of the
family got up in the morning A
dress which had been lying on the
bed was carefully placed on chair,
and beyond that nothing was dis
turbed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

TIE Mobile Register says; Cup
to very recently Europe was the
word that sounded in the ears of all
Northern persons of this country in
bad health, but now the South is
rapidly taking its place. Our sec
ton of the country is fairly begin
ming to attract that attention which it
Justly merits as health resort, and
so we know the battle is more than
half Won"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

AN English setter dog, owned by
Thomas W. Lane, at West 2oxbury,
Mass, while out hunting the other
day, brought to his master pocket
book containing 1925, which he had
found in the woods. The owners
name was found in it, and the dog
now wears thirty-dolIar silver COL
lar, presented by the owner of the
wallet as a reward of intelligence.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
Georgia, Cobb County

70 all whom it may concern; Mary - Per
kiuson and William II. Parkinson, having in
proper form pplitd to me for permanent let
ters Of administration on the Estate Of /. ID.
Parkinson late of said County This Is to cite
all and singular the creditors and next Of kin of
T. d. Perk nson to be and appear at my otfc-
within the time prescribed by law. aud show
caose if any they can, why permanent admins
tration should not be granted to Mary - Per-
kinsou and William IL. Parkinson on T. d.
Perkinsen's Estate.
Witness my hand and official signature, this
Oct. 4th. le75
Ii. Il HAMMETT. Ord.v.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
Georgia Pickens County :

William Tate having applied to be appointed
Guardian Of the person and property OF Eli Z
Coffev a minor under fourteen years OF age res
ident Of said county this is to cite all persons
concerned To be aud appear at the tenn Of NE
Court OF Ordinary to he held mex after Inc *
pratiou OF thirty days from the hfst puoHeatl"h
ftI,;. ,,,,,,.. and show cause if any they can
wLy said Vim. Tate should not be inlru-ted
With thu Guardianship Of lie person and prop
errv of Ell {. Cofey. Witness my official sig
nature, Oct. %. 1870. o,.., ,.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

HERE'S our man for Governor.
The Rome Courier says, Mr.. John
Aired of Floyd county, paid his State
and county tax to Capt. 5. c. Trout,
tax collector, yesterday, and re-
marked: Il am fifty two years old
aud don't owe a dollar haven't
bought bushcI of corn or a pound
of meat since the war never had a
cross word with a neighbor in my
life, and never swore an oath new
er buy any clothing--haye them
spun, and made at home never had
a lawsuit with any one, never was a
witness in court"