Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-02
V,ERWONT NEWS.

18 TO 20 cents.
1t is expected that Henry Ward
Beecher will lecture at Montpelier,
May %.
--Tatro, who brutaly murdered
MIS- Butler at lliehgate, some months
ago, was on Saturday found guilty Of
murder in the first degree.
Flown Clerk Newton of Brattle.
boro was severely bitten last week by
a dog, which be had just licensed In
the language of the great Julius, he
reproachtully said, go to, brute"
--25,O00 bushels of potatoes have
been shipped from North Troy since
last fall, and S17,500 left IN place Of
them.
Ten thousand headstones for SOL
diers' cemeteries were shipped from
the Sand Blast works at West Rut-
land last Thursday.
"A man in Berkshire sent an ap-
plication for q dog license to the town
clerk, and by way OF description Of the
canine wrote: He is rather meaner
than the average dog; intellectually
he bears a. striking resemblance TO
our town representative.
The Fairbanks have decided
south Park to the village ofSt. Johns
bury, On condition that 10 buildings
shai! cvel be erected thereon, no tent
for shows, no b9Il playing, but that
the same shall a.way2 be cared ior Az
All oypamvnial parh for thu village
The father Of Congressman Joyce
has lust died q. his home ia North
field.
Tie farmers are pusling their
Spring work rapidly, aud considerable
araiu has been 2owed and soIe plant
ing douo IS tar north nj st. AiGans,
--Eor want Of capital to bridge over
the hasd t.mes the Vermont Farmer
at st. Jolnsbury has gone into the
hands OF 4 receiver, by whom it Is to
be conducted uutil sold.
---Georso Perkins, 20 years old,
was Friday aYraigned before Justice
Green at Vergennes charged with as
sault with intent to commit !. rape on
Rose Yattan, aged 7 years. He was
bound over to the County Court. Per
kirs is considered halt.witted. The
parties reside in Panton.
The Vermont and Canada Rail
road Company met at Bellows Falls
"Wednesday Of last week, to consider
the plan of reorganization proposed
by the Central Vermont company.
The latter road offers TO consolidate
the two companies, and TO give in pay
menL the bonds Of the Central Ver-
mont company, to be secured by new
first nortage on all the property OF
both roads.
Mrs. Martha Morey Of Stratord
celebrated her lS2d birthday Monday.
Ii We had not found the above IN
that venerable and truthful sheet the
Danyille tStur, we should be incliued
to discredit it. 1t looks big to us any
way.
"A young lady, in Richtord, named
Brewer, recently attempted suicide by
taking poison. Disappointment in
some love affair is said to have been
been the cause.
The Trustees Of the Nj ary Fletch'
er Hospital at Burlington are perfect
ing the plans for the new bui'd'ng'
and the work of construction VII
doubtless soon Ge i'll progress.
The Rutland Globe says the tuau-
ayers of the Central Vermont railroad
have issued no general oroer request
ipy the engineers in their employ to
withdraw from the brotherhood Of 10
connective engineers.
Dr.. J. NJ. Currier, ct Castiaton,
! has donatei biz large collection OF Ii
dian relics 10 the State CABINET. II
contains nearly 1000 specimens, and Is
rich in Illustrations of the domestic lie
of tbc aborigines OF Vermont. Ihis
collection ii considered the most val
uable OF any IN the State.