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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-27
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.

LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, IS.
KELso b CLALK, } Windsor County
MARY L. CLARK, s Term, 1876.
Whereas the petition of Kelso i. Clark, of
Hartford. in said County, showeth that on
the twenty day of April, A. D. 1864
your petitioner was lawfully married to Mary
l.. Drury, of Barre, in tn, County of Wash
ington and State OF Vermont, by the Kew. F..
S. Bliss, oil said Barre, minister { the gospel,
at said Barre, and that he, your petitioner,
continued to live with the said Mary J. i'll
the faithful d-char &C of all the duties Of the
marriage citation, until on or about May I'D,
A. D. 1866, when the said Mary l.. wilfnlly
deserted your petitioner, and has ever since
and for more than three years wholly ne
elected to live with your petitioner, ana mas
neglected and refused to discharge any of
the duties incumbent on her as the wife OF
your petitioner; and your petitioner says
that during all of said period since said mar
riage he has resided in said County OF Wind
sor. He therefore prays that this Honorable
Court will order and decree that the petition
er be divorced from the bonds of matrimony
with the said Mary l.. (Drury) Clark. and
that he be declared 10 be sole single and I'M
married; and your petitioner further says
that the said Mary l.. resides, and for several
years last past. has resided and still does
reside out Of the State Of Vermont,
And it appearing that the libellee9 resides
without this State, so that personal service
cannot be made upon her, it is ordered that
notice of the pcndency of said petitioa De
given to the said Mary l.. Clark by publish
ing the substance of this petition, together
with this order, three weeks successfully, in
the Spirit Of tie age, u newspaper printG;i. at
Woodstock, In this State, the last pubhca
ton whereof to be at least six weeks previous
to the commencement Of said Term OF Court
which said publication shall be deemed sui,
toient notice to the sad MARY L. NlorK 10
appear and answer said petition.
Dated ut Woodstock this 18th day OF Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1876.
RUSH p. BARRETT, Deputy Clerk.
s. L. PlNGREE, Attorney.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

TINE Teachers Institute in WINDSOR
| County, for 1876. will BIO holden at
Ludlow, Sept. 20 a. 30,
the morning sessions beginning ate o'clock
each day, and with a session each evening.
The Superintendent Of Education will be
aided by competent instructors.
School Officers, friends Of Education and all
citizens are invited to attend
Town Superintendents, Clergymen and
others. are requested to help extend the
notice Of the Institute and to promote gen.
eral attendance.
EDWARD CONANT,
Supt. of Education.
Randolph. VT, 1876.
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DISSOLUTION.

THE copaatnership heretofore existing nm
| der the name and firm Of RICHMOND Il
PlNNEY i. By mutual consent this day dis
solved.
The Books may be found at the Market OF
o. l.. RlCHMoND and the accounts settled by
either of the subscribers. An immediate set.
Element is earnestly requested
O. l.. RICHMOND,
y. II. PINNEY.
Woodstock. Sept. 4th, 1876.
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Barnard.

Your correspondent saw on Mon
day last on the farm ct A. E. Bowen,
Esq, an apple tree in full blossom.
They picked two bnshels of apples
from the same tree the same day. AL
so, Mr.. Bowen has two filters OF
chickens Matched the last of May that
commenced laying on Sept. 9th, and
on Sept. 25th he found nest of IL
eggs and one of those chicks setting
on the same. How is that for high ?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-27
We understand to-day (Wednes-
dav) to be the first day of the Fair.
Sept. %, 1876

day. to be the first day of the Fair
PROT. Caldwell gave a mesnerlc
seance at the Town Hall, Friday eve
ming, to a small audience. After talk
inc awhile about nothing, he got
some fifteen or twenty upon the stage,
requested the boys to close their eyes,
etc, but he had not electricity enough
m him to do much with them. One
or two he had slight influence over,
but the most Of them he considered
stuff cases" Well, they we're tough.
A .bolt" from the heavens would not
make some OF them wink. He adver-
tised for two evenings, but he got
mighty discouraged after the first eve
ming and thought it best to look up
some grecner pasture Saturday morn
ing. And he went.
Apples are selling in Quechee,
prime winter fruit, at $50 per barrel;
pie apples FROM so to 60 cents per
barrel. Potatoes are scarce and high.
"A number of our citizens have
lust returned from the Centennial, and
they are loud in praise Of the big
show.
On Sunday evening next there
will be. what may be termed, an All
tumnal Service. at the Universalst
church. The exercises 10 begin at Z
o'clock.
The dog population Of Wood
stock is large. Might kill off some
100000 and then have enough lett for
If you want your building to
burn, have a smoker on the premises.
The confagratlon can be hastened by
asawdust spittoon to empty his pipe
into.
THE weather opeus quite cool
this morning. and we see some Of the
boys have built up a little fire on the
inside. Careful, don't burn up your
house, there will be two days more of
the Fair.
A visitor that is daily expected
Jack Frost.
Windsor County Fair opened I'M
fair Tuesday, and rained nearly all
day. The Fair always brings rain,
and we wish they had appointed it six
weeks ago, then it would be a benefit
to the growing crops To day tWed-
nesday) opens fair, and the prospect is
. that it will continue far. The entries
are large, the ''stuf' is good, and if
we have good weather it will be a
good show.
Wells and clsterns have got their
fill and people are looking cleaner.
The political canvass wakes warm
in Indiana anG Ohio, and the outlook
is favorable to the Democrats. The
Germans are tlocking to the standard
of Iilden and Reform. The republic.
cans swing the "bloody shirt" and lie
like blazes, and nothing is too dirty
for them to u tier about Mr.. Tilden
Press on, Democrats. and victory i:
ours.
Look over our advertising col
umns If you want to purchase any
thing.
j. B. Jones has a big stock o
goods, and no mistake.
How about those little bills Of
ours ?. We want the money!
Quechee.
Several of our citizens are 'do
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-27

Vote for TILDEN and REFORM
next November.
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j. e. JONES !!
DRY GOODS 4!
Among the goods received during
the past week may be mentioned
20. 900 yards
Brown and Bleached CottoDs.
14.00O yards
Percalts and Prints.
1000 yards
Colored Skirtlngs in all grabs.
1000 yards
Cotton Flannels at all prices
and remarkably cheap.
Ginghams.
A large line in new shades and
patterns.
Flannels.
A Zig stock white all wool and
Cotton and Wool Flannels
Scarlet and Blue Twiled Elan
nels Opera Fjannpls in colors
and a great variety OF Shifting
flannels.
WOOlens.
A good assortment Of The latest
styles.
Dress Goods.
A great number OF new pieces
both handsome and cheap.
Black Silks
Some very choice pieces in
Dress Silks, also Black, Brown
Drab and Grey Trimming Silks
Black CashmereS and Drap DEtes.
The best assortment ever open
ed in Town and lower prices
than have been known.
Under Flannels.
For Ladies, Gents and chill
drens wear.
CROCKERY,
CHINA,
CARPETS,
MATING,
WALL PAPER,
WINDOW SH AIDES
These goods were all bought befor
the advance of prices in market, ye
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GRAND OPENING

IN ALL THE
Novelties Of the Season.
Dress Goods
IN ENTIRE NEW SX4DES|
of Bottle Green, Browns, Navy Blue,
&C., &c.
Black Silks
AT OLD PRICES.
Having bought largely before the
recent advance | shall sell them
VERY LOW.
Black Dress Goods
of every description, equal to any in
the market fer
DURABILITY AND FINISH,
FULL ASSORTMENT OF
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL
SHAWL.S.
Gentlemen. Ladies and Childrcns
MERINO UNDERCLOTHlNG
AT VERY LOW PRICES,
Wool Bed Blankets, White and
Colored, Horse Blankets, CHEAP.
Cardigan Jackets
A, Vnprcccdentiy low Prices.
Ladies Calico Wrappers and Aprons,
VERY CHEAP.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION is CALL
ED TO MY STOCK OF FLANNELS,
WATERPROOF CLOTHS, BEAVERS,
BROAD CLOTHS. DOE SKINS, CASSI-
MERES, TWEEDS, &C., &C. ALL CAN
BE ASSURED THEY WILL FIND THE
LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRI-
CES AT MY STORE.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
LADIES BELTS,
IN new styles and colors.
Ladies' and Gents Silk Cravats,
Scarfs, Bows, &C.
Lace Goods
in variety OF styles tor neck wear.
Cotton and Wool Yarns Of every
description.
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Wzmds0y Co. Meas.

~ ne price of the SPIRIT OF THE AaEi
One Dollar and Fifty Cents a gear to Ma
Subscribers, and 1850 Village Subscribers
,ervsd by Me CARRIER. fnot paid in Gdoance
so GEMS extra oillbe charged in each case
ORoe 345scribsrs same as MailSubscrtbers.
Woodstock.
Meteorology.
Meteorolgy for the week ending Saturday
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Meat Market.

UlTIE undersigned having purchased the in
/ terest OF Is. IL. PINNEY i'll the
Meat and Provision Business,
will continne the business ut the Store re-
Gently occupied by Richmond & Pinney.
Thankful for past iavors, he hopes for II con-
tinuancc OF patronage such rs his efforts to
keep good market merits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-27
NOTICE EXTRA.

NUEEVkI H n Il 4.
On the first week OF each month commence
ing in November. Hills up to the first of the
month whether small or large ,ciH be present.
ed for payment unless Il previous arrangement
is made for longer credit.
O. L. RICHMOND.
Woodstock, Sept. 4, 1876.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
THE VIRGINIA RETURNING
BOARD.

The Virginia Board Of Canvassers met
in the Capitol Monday afternoon. In the
disputed election for Senator in the Meek
lenburg district the Board gave the certif-
cate to JONES the colored Republican can
didate over MCPHAIL the white Conserva-
tive. When the case Of the 4th Con gres-
sional district came up Mr.. HINTON the
Conservative candidate protested by conn-
sci against the certificate being CIV
en- to JoRGENsoN (Rep.) on the ground OF
y. s. troops being sent into the district to
control the election. After hearing the
arguments the board adopted minute TO
the effect that having been called on to
take cognzance of the fact that troops had
been sent into the district with the design
and effect of influencing the election, they
declined to do 80 because their authority
was limited by law, to the duty of verify
ing the abstracts OF votes before them and
ascertaining AMI certifying the result.
JORGTNsoN WAS given thu certificate.
The Baltimore "Sun," commenting on
the action Of the Virginia Board, says:
A brighter contrast to the work of the Re
publican boards In the Southern States
could not be desired. A board known o
be composed of Conservatives, and in a
State giving 43, 600 Conservative maj ority
and with every par. isan-perhaps we might
say patriotic-motive t., increase the Dem
ocratic majority in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, refuses even to do what it
might possibly 60, lest it offend the law
which is its guide.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
A Ladsy's Complaint of the Vir-
gimia Banking and Trust
Company.

Editor of VSndicdtor:
I have in vain tried to gain
some information about the Virginia
Banking & Trust Co., and not being able
tosucceed appeal through your columns to
know what | am to do. [ am told the mat
ter has been given over to Trustee, but
neither from them, nor from the lawyer,
Mr.. Waddell am l able to hear nor gain
any tidings The enclosed letter which L
addressed to Judge Hendren remains I'M
answered I suppose it is because | am
only lady and not worth an answer from
a gentleman.
/ called at Gen. Echol's Office twice, and
each time met Major Bell; l tried to get
information from him and was told moth
ing but to hold on. | find, however, am
holding ON to nothing. while Others hold
on to houses. 1t seems TO me that every
depositor should share alike, If there is any
Justice, ard call fer justice in this mat
ter. [ am only a woman and do not know
what steps to take: am also without in
flueutial friends who might make me hold
ON to house OF something else. L am a
foreigner besides, who saved that money,
that in case of sickness might not have
to live on charity, being stranger in a
strange land, and [ trusted III the tine
names of Virginia and Trust 20. 90 not
know if other deposltors are as much in
the dark as myself but it seems to me- they
are wonderfully quiet about the matter. |
hope that those who are interested will
unite with me and try and find little
light on the subject. also enclose copy
of another letter to know il there is any
truth in the statement made to me then.
[ am, Mr.. Editor,
Yours respectfully,
M. L. SCHMIDT.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01

MEETING OF THE VALLEY r. r. Dr.
RECToRs.-The Directors of the Valley
Il. r. held meeting On Tuesday in Balti>
more, q full board being in attendance III
;luding Gen. Echols, who was elected in
place of Col. Hartman. The proposition of
the National Security Coal Iron and I'm
provement Company to lease and build
he road was not received at this meeting,
Of the directors, though the object of Ii e.
meeting was to receive proposals for a.
ease. MI. VIM. Mines, ,Jr., President.
and Gen. Boyce, Vice President, of the.
Shenandoah Valley R. r. were present and
at their request the meeting was adjourned
10 December 18th, when it was probable
hat those gentlemen, who are the present
lesses of the road will have an offer of per-
manent lease to make. If they should, the
offer will be reported to the meeting of
stakeholder which is to be held in Staun-
ton on the 10Th inst.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01

Too SERIOUS FOR THEoLoGY.-Du rine
the days when the bad Tilden election
news were coming, there was tall broad
shouldered rough looking individual hang.
ing around our bulletin board who had bet
as he said seven dollars on the result. ''Sev.
Ell dollars gentlemen and man don't want
to lose that every day." About noon Sat
urday telegram was posted which read,
"Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina
all gone for Tilden. God is just" The
paste wasn't dry on the paper before he
sailed out of an adjoining saloon where be
had been waiting for the news, He got on
the outskirt of the crowd and listened to
the reading. On hearing the concluding
sentence he turned to those around him in
an appealing way and said, "Oh come now
I've got seven dollars on that thing-its
too serious-I want to know who's elected,
don't want no theology mixed up with
it.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01

snuffs, and keeps constantly on hand a good
and velI-selected stock Of the best brands
He does an exclusively cash business, for
which he offers special inducements, and
his business has been steadily increasing
ever since his location here.
BYERs & EAKLE
occupy the opposite corner, with their large
wholesale ard retail grocery. The firm
first came before the public as Byers q
Summerson, at Dinkle's present stand on
Augusta street, in the fall of 1870. After
two years there, they bought out James II.
Blackley, and moved into the store now
occupied by Mr.. Hamrick, where they re-
manned about Is months. About this time
Mr.. Frank Eakle, who was in business
with Chas. G. Wheat, bought out MI.
Wheat, united with Byers, aud they carried
on their business at tie Richardson corner
until 1st Oct, 1875, when they rented their
present location, which has been long
known as the old Powell corner.
Byers & Eakle have an extensive business
acquaintance, and so a large business.
Nothing that goes to make up complete
stock of groceries is wanting in their es-
Enlistment, and the convenience OF good
wagon and team and a trusty driver, who
attends to the safe and prompt delivery
of purchases, is one which is ap-
preciated by their customers. The con-
Germ has also a thrifty branch house in
West Eud," just outside of the corpora
ton. which is in charge of Mr.. Marshall
Byers, a capable and courteous young man.
MI. Peyton Summerson is the efficient
clerk and book,keeper for both establish
mentS.
The gentlemen of the firm are both Au-
gusta men, and have many friends in the
city. MI. Byers is a member of the City
Council, and an active and efficient public
servant.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
THE. FIGHT TRANSFERRED TO
CONGRESS-.

The results in the disputed states
may be very safely set down now as: 1,
the states of Louisiana. Florida and
South Carolina will be counted for HAYES;
2, from at least two of these States will be
sent up to Congress two sets of electors,
and 8. the two houses of Congress, in which
the Democrats have an overwhelming
majority, will throw out the fraudulent
HAYES return, which will insure the seat
ing of TILDEN. In this view it is i'm
portant to note that the leaders Of the Be
publican party have made the right to
throw out IA electoral vote principle of
their party. ABRAHAM LINCOLN sid, in
a message in 1865:
I'm has own view, however, the ssz-s
houses of Congress convened under the
twelfth article Of the Constitution haze
electoral eotes deemed by them to be it8gal.'
Senator boutwell,, OF Massachusetts,
In 1873, said:
81 agree entirely with the suggestion
made bY the honorable chairman Of the
committee [Mr. MoRToN1 in regard to the
power to count the votes and the duty to
count the votes, that one Was con ferred
upon Congress and the other enJoined upon
Congress. The power and the duty are in
Congress. Congress must exercise the
ssower and perform the duty, and it is not
possible under the Constitution M r. to transfer
Conssststio,, no tribunal to decide that on any
otles QUESTION arising IN the course Of count.
ina tie yesas. t9caWse 1t is duty IL posed
o4 as s o0rSg sss not They s sss
to traasfe1. its performance to anybody else.
Wlsether tbs porer is thgre for soeat or for
ecoe, there 1t is; and sssta tse Constitution Is
ALTERED there 1t must Te,flaage.'
Senator CoNKLIN said. in 5he sss'1lae de-
bate:
"But go farther than to mainta'n che
naked power of Congress to inquire. in
inquiry and employ the facts in our action
slpon counting or refusing to cou,ej electoral
Gotes for President or Vice-President.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
Yours, etc.
, 6CC.,
R. G.. MAYO.

To Judge J1ao. ". Hendren, Stanton, Va.
SIR:-Having heard that you are one of
the trustees of the Virginia Banking Il
Trust Co., take the liberty of writing TO
you for information about the statement
that is going to be made. 1t is now more
than year that the bank has suspended
payment, and it seems to me that it is high
time that the depositors should know d
little Of what is being done. | am a. de-
position for 5000, and have saved that money
by the hardest of all labor, that of teach
ing, and [ cannot afford to lose all at
once sum so considerable. | have heard
that some of the depositors have been al
lowed to make over their claim to credi-
tors for real estate; Tor instance. Miss
Baldwin has taken the house belonging to
Mr.. Hartman, creditor, and has since re-
ccived rent, or the interest of her money;
but other depositors seem to remain quite
in the dark about everything that Is going
on.
I called three times on General Echols,
another of the trustees, once at lis own
house and twice at his office, bnt have not
been able to see him, and would therefore
be much obliged to you if you would give
me all the information you can on the sub
ject. Hoping the favor of an answ er,
lam, sir, yours respectfully,
M r, SrIINTDT
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
THE LAST SIX DAYS

The events of the last week show a de-
termined defiance of the law in South
Carolina, backed as usual by the Admins
tration at Washington. The Returning
Board of that State, when ordered by the
State Court of Appeals to produce the pre-
clnct returns, which would have elected
three or four TILDEN electors, held meet
ing, gave certificates of election to all the
legislators, but the Democratic members
from Edgefeld and Laurens counties
(which two would have given Democra-
tic majority in the LegislatuEe), and adj
journed sine de in defiance of the Court.
The Court then committed them to Jail,
for contempt, but Judge Bond of the q.
S. Court, who was on hand, granted a
writ of habeds corpus, and took them out,
and left them in the 'scustody' Of q. s.
Marshals. On Tuesday, U. S. troops took
possession Of the capitol, and no members
were admitted without the Board of Can
vasser's certificate. The Democratic men,
bers gathered in front OF the building and
protested, and then went into session in
another building, and two Republican S
joining them gave them legal quorum.
The Republican members in the capitol
went in and organized as if they had a
quorum, and will, it is said. ''impeach" the
Court OF Appeals judges at once. In the
meantime GRANTS troop, subject to the
order of Gov. CHAMBERLAIN, hold the
capitol. 1t is almost the same state of af-
fairs as existed in Louisiana in 1874
WADE HAMPTON made a speech IN front
of the capitol, Tuesday, urging the whites
to keep the peace. and it is being kept.
HAMPToN's. residence, outside of Colum-
bia, was burned by incendiaries, Monday
night.
THE latest intelligence from South
Carolina comes to the VINDICAToR, in
the following telegram, dated at Columbia.
last night:
"The Democrats, this morning, went to
the State House a half hour before the
Republicans, and took possession of the
House Of Delegates. and are now holding
the hail. Geu. RUGER consents not to in
terfere unless there is bloodshed. Several
colored Republicans have come over to the
Democrats"
In Louisiana the Returning Board was
caught Saturday in having opened the
Democratic returns after they were re-
ceived and altered them. The detection
was made in the presence Of several n ORTIZ
ern gentlemen This is only one of many
such cases. The N. Y. ''Tribune's" New
Orleans correspondent says the Board will
hold its closing session in secret, which
ends all chance of TILDEN electors being
returned.
In Florida the Returning Board was
detected Monday in substituting bogus re-
turns from Baker county which give Re
publican majority, while the true returns
would give Democratic majority which
would insure the election of three TILDEN
electors.
1t may be set down as certain that Con-
greSs cannot possibly accept such openly
fraudulent returns as will be sent to it. 1t
I will open them on the 18th of February.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01

A RESORT TO ARMs.-On Monday last
Mr.. VIM. G. Moore, a colored Democrat
and assistant ''book keeper" at the VINDI-
GATOR Office was before Mayor Balthis
charged by Mrs. Belle Cave, also colored,
with ending political dispute with herby
che jiss funged me ginst de wood pile al d
mos'n choked me to DEATH" 1t appeared
from the evidence Of Mrs. Cave that she
contended the 'Valley Virginian'' was the
only paper that "tole all truth" and that
the journal with which MI. Moore was
connected was under the immediate con-
troll Of the father of lies himself The,
tragedy of the wood pile Immediately fol-
lowed, for which Mr.. Moore was required.
to hand over So to the city of Staunto