Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-22

accept the Dartmouth Presidency
lie was very popular as man, as a
preacher, and as q teacher.
Orders have been received here
from Stewart d Co., New York City,
to close their grist mill, boarding
house, &c, next Saturday. This will
make it bad for farmers and other
patrons Of the mill. What is to come
out of this wholesale shutting down
Of business here by those millionnaires,
no man can tell. 1t would appear as
if they owed W Woodstock "gradge,"
and was trying to pay up. The pub
lie will miss very much the presence
Of Mr.. Liberty Marble, the compe.
tent, careful, honest, and accommodate
ing miller, who has run the business
of the grlst mill Tor many years. They
can't find man who will make his
place good.
Woodstock turned out pretty
well to the Centennial-she sent about
one hundred representatives. The
Woodstock Cornet Band, Under the
lead OF Mr.. Ed. Ordway, who is u
born musician, made a very fine APP
pearance on the old battle ground,
and Is said by good judge that out
Of the twenty OF twenty-five bands
present, there were not more than
three or four that ranked higher in
music or personal appearance, and
those were city bands. The Centen-
NAL local and city papers made favor
able mention Of their playing. Wood
stock can't be beat on musicians and
Bands by any small hamlet. The
boys enjoyed themselves and say they
were treated handsomely by the Ben,
ningtonians.
We believe Nancy-we Will call
her so tor fancy (she is dead now
was the name OF q balky mare owned
by one of our burghers. She baked
with him one day last week up in the
Fay nelghborhood above West Wood
stock, when he commenced a series
Of cruellies on her, such as filling her
ears with stones and ,ieing the tips
Of them, putting sand and gravel in
her mouth. throwing stones at her,
whipping her numerically, and
lastly, putting twist of stout rope
around her neck with two stout
men to pull on it. This was not
enough, he took hard wood stick,
nearly two inches through, and took
twist in the rope and twisted it
until the rope left an indentation in
the wood, SO we are credtably in.
formed but he was not satisfied, he
took one more twist, which shut of
the free air of heaven from the poor
animal and she fell dead at the brutes
feet. The case ought to be prosecu-
ted, and the authorities are dere-
lie: in their duties if they let it pass
unnoticed. Here is the first section
Of the Law on ''cruelty to animals =
"SEc. /. Whoever overdrives,
overloads, drives when overloaded,
overworks, tortures, torments, de-
prlves of necessary sustenancc, cruelty
beats, mutilates or cruelty kills. or
causes or procures to be so overdrivep,
overloaded, driven when overloaded,
overworked, tortured, tormented, de-
prived OF necessary sdstenance, cruel
ly beaten, mutilated, or cruelty killed
any animal ; and whoever, having the
charge Or custody Of any animal, eth.
er as owner Or otherwise, inficts I'M
necessary cruelty upon the same, Or
unnecessarily fails to provide the same
with proper food, drink, shelter or
protection from the weather, shall for
every such otfen,e be punished by
Imprisonment in Jail not exceeding
one year, or by fine not exceeding
two bundled dollars, or by both such
fire and imprisonment"
Nancy was not so fortunate as Ma.
poleon down in Maine, Napoleon is
the balky horse ola Brimfield grang.
er. The owner recently loaded his
wagon with hay and told Napoleon
to start. Then he built fire under
the horse, which had the desired et
1ect. Napoleon went his length, and
soon the owner saw smoke. Business
was lively. Napoleon went to the
barn, but the wagon and some rods Of
a neighbors' fence went to ashes.
Give your horses lump of sugar
ifyou wish to start them out of theil
naughty tricks.
Several of our citizens are at the
sea shore and the mountains. Mr.
and Mrs. Frames w. Clarke leave tol
Old Orchard Beach tomorrow.