Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-01-26
VERMONT.

utlc were 81 III bCliONo
Falls, last year, at an average age OF
40 years, 10 months.
The st Adams people say that if
another boy liar comes there and
raises a muss they will make an ex-
ample of him wuich will benefit the
Sunday schools all over the country.
"A Waterbury man dug his pota-
toes on the Sd OF January.
President G B Hubert, of Mid
dlebury College, is one of the minis
tiers invited to the advisory council by
Plymouth church.
There are now one hundred and
fourteen inmates at the Reform School
M NJ Hill, of Jericho, adjudged a
bankrupt, has paid 100 cents on the
dollar of all his Indebtedness and has
money left This case is unprecedent
ed.
Joseph Gould died at his resi-.
dence in Gouldsville, on Thursday.
Mr. Gould was the foremost manufac,
turer of wooden in the country.
The St Adams Advertiser is for
sale
The meeting of the stockholders
Of the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad, at Montpelier, Tuesday, was
held in the open air, and. on motion
Of ex Congressman Willard, adjourned
to meet at the Wells River depot,
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necessary. pending the proceedings be
fore Chancellor Ross on the question
of appointment of receiver.
Andrew j Foster, of Chelsea,
paid $40 for the privilege of calling
neighbor n liar, and accusing him of
keeping a house of ill.fame. "a wise
head keepeth a close mouth, and we
may add, saves the pocket money.
Whatever may be the result Of
the litigation against the Central Yer
mont Railroad company, which has so
long crippled the energies of lis man
we can assure ex-Gov John
Gregory Smith that he has the SYM
patty of the solid business men of
Boston, and upon this point We write
advisedly. Boston Exchange
In accordance with its usual Gus.
tom during the winter months, the
Central Vermont Railroad is reducing
the number Of its freight trains. Two
or three were taken off Monday morn
ing, and their tiscontinuance, of
course, necesstates like reduction of
employees.
Joseph Parker, of Cornwall, killed
a hog in November, which was two
years old, and which weighed, when
dressed, seven hundred and thirty
pounds.
Rutland county has the largest
amount Of banking capital; Chitten-
len is second in amount; Washington
bird; Windsor fourth Windham
fifth; Bennington sixth; Orange sew
,nth; Addison eighth; Franklin
ninth; Orleans tenth and Lamoille
he smallest.
Mrs Jacob Mertz, Of Bennington,
S one of the heirs of an estate Of
81, 1000, just left her by an ances-
or in Prussia The amount of each |
Individual share is not yet ascertalned,
md as the descendants are quite nu-
nerous, the amount will be quite ex-
.ensively distributed but there will
&c a liberal fortune for all.
"A very singular accident occurred |
1t North Bennington, the other day.
A young woman, while putting her
shoe on had her foot on chair, when |
ler feet slipped off and broke her leg |
ust above the ankle.
The opening of the Portland and |
Ogdensburg railroad to Johnson, is
already reviving the trade between up.
Der Vermont and Portland, which in
ormer days was very extensive.
A correspondent of st Adams,
claims that new facts ave coming to
light indicating thas Lapage, who is
lnder sentence of death for the MUIR !
Ter OF Josie Langmaid at Pembroke, |
Y. H., also killed Marietta Ball, the