Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-08
Meteorolgy for the week ending Saturday,

600 O66 1857
Sunday, 9th. with west wind. Pure
GIRO cumulus clouds in the middle OF the
day. Barometer falling with rising temper
AZURE.
Monday, 2Sth-lt began to snow early in the
morning and the storm increased till night,
with N. E wind. barometer falling with
slightly rising temperature.
Tuesday, 29th. The storm continued till
o'clock in morning when 9 inches Of snow
had fallen. Nearly clear at noon but GIRO
stratus clouds in the evening. Wind S. W.,
with rising barometer and falling temper
ature.
Wednesday, March 1st.-Stratus clouds thro'
the day and some flakes OF snow. Wind
came to the S. w. In the forenoon. Bar.
falling with rising temperature.
Thursday, 2nd-Stratus clouds in the morning
and evening, but cumulo stratus in the mid
die of the day, with northerly wind lar
ometer rising with rising temperature.
Friday, 3d.-Clear in the morning and even
ing, but light GIRO stratus clouds in the
middle of the day. Wind S. w. to N. W.
Barometer slightly rising with falling tenn
perature through the night, and slightly
rising in the afternoon.
Saturday, 4th.--COld and clear in tho morning
but warmer with cirrus and GIRO stratus
clouds in the afternoon from the north west
VIII Tile the surface wind was from the north
east. Bar. falling with rising temperature.
Town Meeting was largely attended
on Tuesday. The meeting was presided
over by our neighbor of the Standard. He
did well, and gave general satisfaction.
The usual number Of local orators took
their coats off and had hand in debate.
Some Of the criticisms of DR.. Powers on
the w. r. r., were "prctty thin," and to
see men who know him to be sworn ell
envy to the Road fall in with him, is thin
ner" yet. The Doctors resolution is well
enough. The town has rights that the
railroad is bound to respect, and we are
glad the committee has been appointed.
Aheie 10 nio'lS} III lnc ~. H., 1IclSuIy
now for the town, and had it been paid
over it would have saved great deal of
''cheap talk" in meeting. We don't think
the town should be too eXactlng at this
early stage Of the enterprise. Give the
men who manage it chance to "turn
themselves" We have just got the road
by the "skin Of our teeth" Let us wait
year before we 60 into this cent per cent.
business. 1t is like Il young couple COM
mencing life, there is lots Of little things
that they must have to start with; it is
just so with our railroad, and they must
come out of the earnings, and Tom Pow
ers can blow as much as he pleases about
it. 1t is for the interest of the town and
the road that they have those things to
a7ork with. The words "bought, )" 'thief,"
''pass," "soulless corporations" &C., are
not as potent as formerly; and, as Uncle
Lem Spooner would say, at is we'll"
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year.
l.. 0. Greene, Moderator; John S. Eat
on, Clerk; H, c. Lockwood, i. C. Ken
dali, G.. Fl. English, Selectmen; Geo. Mel
lish, Agent; Jason ID. Hewitt, l. T. Full
lerton, H. N. Atwood, Listers; Lewis
Pratt, Horace T. Durham, Auditors.
DR.. Powers attacked the railroad and its
managers in his usual way, and introduced
the following resolution, over which there
was considerable debate:
Resolved, That Committee of three be
appointed by the meeting to look after the
interests of the town in the matter of
guaranteeing the payment Of interest on
certain bonds Of the W. r. R. Co., aScer-
tain the rights and obligations Of the par
ties the amount of bonds disposed of, or
in any manner used, the earnings of the
road, and how disposed of; and take le-
gal advice if necessary, and report at an
adjourned or future meeting.
The resolution was adopted, and it was
voted that the committee be appointed by
the Selectmen. After due delberation
the Selectmen reported such committee as
follows Henry A. Walker, L. r. Jen-
nings and Geo. Mellish.
Fred Howes, Inspector of Lumber and
Shingles; Joel Eaton, Sealer of Weights
and Measures; H. F. Royce, Overseer Of
the Poor; Thos Il. Powers, Town Agent;
Eli Ballou, Supt Of Schools; G. r. Chap
man, Trustee Surplus Revenue; j. Ii.
Murdoch, c. o. Thompson, L. II. Slayton,
Town Grand Jurors.
Ballots were taken tor Collector and
Henry b. Reed had 165 and VIM. r. Hew-
lit 1913, and II. B. Reed was elected. The
"bids" for collecting were as follows
Reed, $3.50; Hewitt, $500. Mr. HIS bid
included the censtableship. A vote was
taken to make the offices separate, hence
the result.
C. F. Benjamin, 1st Constable.
The Poor House question was settled by
referring the matter to the Selectmen, as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of charging the house
and the probable cost of the same, and
that they report at future meeting.
voted to raise $50 cts. on the Sl.OO with
same conditions as last year, and 10 cts.
discount fall is paid on or before the 18th
OF July. Voted that the usual number Of
hremen at the South Village don't believe
the boys have seen the engine this winter,
and the usual number in this village be ex-
cmpted from poll-tax.