Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-21
VERMONT NEWS.

Hay is plenty at Troy, and selling
at $50 per ton.
Barton Landing has a new hotel
called the Hygeia.
One hundred and three carloads
of potatoes have been shipped from
Barton Landing since the harvest be-
gun last year.
Over $4,000 worth Of Howe
scales have been ordered at Brandon
by San Francisco man for his Pa
cifc coast business.
The annual Conference Of the
Vermont Methodist Church is to be
held this year az Barre, the last week
in April.
"A young child of d E Hall Of
Brattleboro, had narrow escape from
death the other day--being given a
dose of laudanum inste ad of worm
wood.
The sheep trade is reviviug in
Addison county, and buyers are look
ing for focks to take West
Mrs. Molloy addressed 1900 peo-
pie at Montpelier, Sunday night.
During the three weeks she has been
in the State 1890 have signed her
pledge, 600 OF them in Montpelier,
embracing druggists, lawyers, saloon
keepers, and many hard drinkers.
The Brattleboro Phgnir is prob
auly mistaken in thinking that the de
cree of Judge Johnson, in the Valley
railroad case, settles the litigation.
The case will probably be appealed to
the Supreme Court by the Central
Observation-Disclosures Tree Press.
"A young lady Democrat Of South
Rutland paid up her wheel-barrow
wager like a man wheeled the young
lady OF Republican proclivities the al
loted distance and, ovsrtLrning the
vehicle at the end ofthe route calmly
deposited her on the doorstep al
home.
The committee of the Methodis
district conference having investiga
ted the charges of forgery against Rev
f. D. Hopkins, Of st. Johnsbury
have found him guilty and dismissed
him from the church.
st. Johnsbury, with Fix churches
isn't satisfied, and proposes to have
two more, Congregations and Epis
copal, his spring.
The conviction and sentence o
the murderer, LlPage, at Concord
meets with universal approval in St
Albans. 1t is reduced almost to a eel
tainty that he murdered Marietta Bal
on Aids hill, two years or more ago.
The Brattleboro subscription t
the Brattleboro and Whitehall railroa
amounts to about $4,000 and ther
seems to stick. The town is under
= stood TO be opposed to bonding, an
=. the question is where shall the remain
ing s3O,OO0 come from.
The members of band whic
; turned out in Montpelier to celebrat
the Inauguration of Hayes got into
. row among themselves. Pistols wei
drawn and eyes were BACKED, but
policeman prevented any bloodshed.
The Bennington county demo
Gratis surprise themselves by electiu
A j Gray Of Manchester, county con
missioner, over Judge Norman Mi
lington Of Salisbury, who was up &c
reelection.
"A juvenile wedding took place o
the evening of March 6 at the res
> dence Of Mr., Spencer L Fuller {
Monkton, the parties being a daughte
of Mr.. Fuller, aged 16 years, and NJ
Orvis Halleok of Monkton, aged
years.
. The Burlington superintendent
Of schools says in his report, I'D
> what We may, children will be Dor
into the world ignorant This is III
, doubtedly true, and the superintel
dendent ought to do something abor
it.
The Messrs. Fairbanks, of 81
Johnsbury, have run their immens
scale works on full time during th
entire winter. Nothing 10 hinde
They have good fat governmer
contract, making scales tor Post Off
, ces, &c, &c.
9 Hon. Samuel II Kellogg wa
elected Town Clerk of Pittsield fc
the 51st time, at the annual tow
meeting.
There is in North Fayston