Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29
Meteorolgy for the week ending Saturday
24.7O 3.43 22.25

and falling temperature.
Monday, Goth Partially cloudy in the morn
ing, but this soon changed to light haze.
that gave rise to very beautiful Solar Ha.
10. 1t was brightest at about half past ten
o'clock and was formed of the usual circle
of % degrees radius, with contact arches
above and below the sun that met and blend
ed so perfectly Oh each side as to form a
very regular eclipse inclosing the first circle
and blending with it at the points of con-
tort above and below the sun 80 as to give
nearly the brightness of the rainbow. In
the afternoon the wind changed to north
east, and it began to snow at o'clock, p.
IN. Barometer falling rapidly with greatly
increasing temperature.
Tuesday, 2lst.-The storm continued till elev-
en- o'clock a. M, when it changed to rain
That ended at o'clock p IN. Nearly ID in
ches of snow fell during the storm. Wind
south east, with falling barometer and high
and rising temperature.
Wednesday 22nd.-Wind varying west and
north west, clearing weather, rising barome-
ter and slightly falling temperature.
Thursday, 23.-Nearly clear, with Westerly
and northwesterly wind through the day.
Barometer nearly stationary with rising tenn
perature.
Friday, 24th.-A very clear day excepting a
few Giro cumulus clouds in the morning.
Evening very clesr and the stars seemed to
stand out on the face of the sky Barome-
ter slightly rising with falling temperature.
Saturday, 25th.- Dense stratus clouds formed
early in the morning and it began to snow at
o'clock in the morning and the storm con-
tinued through the day, changing to rain in
the evening. Barometer falling with rising
temperature.
Snow and snow-watel two or
three feet deep. No sugar weather
in this section yet.
The Republican Caucus was call
ed to order at the Town Hall, Satur-
day last 1T 4 o'clock by the chairman,
VIM E johnson. On motion, Geo. II
Chapman was elected to preside, and
r S Southgate, Scribe. The follow
ing delegates were chosen :-Warren
G French, Chas P Marsh, R s South
gate, L c Kendall, Thomas Seaver.
Subs IL o Greene, VIM E johnson,
Dr. Chandler, Horace Lockwood, j B
Jones. We presume like all those
who meet at Burlington to-day, they
are as true as steal to Grant.
The sixth Of the series of social
parties at Fairbanks Hall will be held
Friday evening. Music, Woodstock
Quintette Band. Admission Is cents.
Dancing from Still 2.
The following is the school board
for the village district for the year en-
suing :--Moderator DR.. Sherwin
Clerk, G r Montague Prudential
Committee, Hosea Doton, Harvey
Royce, Chas. o Thompson Treasur
err, Geo. w Paul; Collector, Joel
Eaton Auditors, DR.. j S Richmond,
VIM R Hewitt, J H Murdoch. 1t
was voted to raise As per cent. on a
dollar, which it is said, will pay cur
rent expenses and liquidate the old
debt. Mr.. Royce is agent to execute
the deed of right of we'll to Mr.. Mer.
rill. The committee were instructed
to collect of the parents and guardians
OF those who attend the schools from
outside the district. There is about
$3.50 now due the district from this
source.
The fruit growers "Discush"
spoken OF last week was postponed,
on account of the severity Of the
weather. We are informed that it
will come off at the same place Mon.
day evening next at the same hour,
Paddy Browns speech will keep
until next week.
The Editor has ''dreffhl babe
code" all over him-and gives full
sweep to the scissors and correspond.
ents this week, with a little "squib"
here and there by him for "stuffing."
The extra town meeting Satur-
day was not very largely attended.
The Selectmen and the Ovtrseer were
appointed committee to receive bids
for an enlargement Of the poor-house.
The Constable business remains the
same several gentlemen were nomi-
mated and elected, but declined the
honor; so it was forced upon Mr.,
Reed, the Collector but he knows,
and others know that he cannot quail
fly. We have innocents at home as
well as abroad, and this Collector and
Constable business shows 'em.to US.
We are indebted to c. S. Miller,
Esq, formerly OF this town, now gen.
efal sppt. western union telegraph
lines tor the report of the destruction
OF Hazel Green, Wis, published on
The outside of this paper.