Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-02-06


confined IN Burlington Jail,
The Orange county iaI Is TO be
held al bradford on September 2ith,
25th aud Goth, and purses are open 10
the competition Of The world,
Mrs iluldah Hook, over 90 years
old, Fletcher's oldest inhabltant,
broke her shoulder by falling from q
lounge recently, aud Is not expected
to recover,
Henry g Danionh while fishing
through tho Ice for plcksrel on Joe's
pend, q few days since, accidentally
dropped his waleh-whleh was a good
silver ons-lnlo tho water aud Il went
10 tho bottom ~ about fifteen feet u
wateE-[Dauyllle Star
The oldest inmate of tho liullmg'
ton poorhouse has been there eigh'
teen years, aud h nlncly'lhree years
old.
1t Is said that The owl shot by
Frank Plant Of Essex Junction, Oh
tho 18th u November last, with u
steel trap aud chain attached, Is one
that was trapped at illnsdalC, ~ H.
aud which escaped about five weeks
previous TO tho time Of shooting.
1t Is reported that nearly $1,000
was spent at The Burlington city aeen'
cy tho past year for liquor, TO be used
for "mcdical and mechanical pnrpo'
ses,
Il u Whiting, the well'known
book and stationery dealer Of ST. Al
bans and former publisher Of the Mes
sengcr, has suspended OWING TO the
failure Of l. l. butcher IL Sons, he be-
ing the signer on their paper 10 the
extent OF $4,000,
Samuel Wells, Esq, u prominent
citizen Of Montpelier, died at his res
dcncc in that village, ON Wednesday
morning, aged So Yeas MIR Wells
was native oil Milton, lie was well
known TO the people Of Vermont as
the Treasurer OF the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, aud lead
ing spirit in the Democratic pirly OF
the State,
AT Il funeral in Waterford II few
days ago Mr.. James IIurIburt and his
little son were both buried in one col
fin, the son resting upon his fathers
arm, and both seemed as il asleep.
They both died Of diptheria, the son
few hours alter the father,
People who violate the seventh
commandment are pretty severely
dealt with Montreal way, two former
residents Of Montpelier having recent.
ly been fitted by outraged husbands
for confidential positions in NOLAN.
mejen harcmS,-- Montpelier Argus
The said husbands must be proud Of
their work and wives.
Gen. fitzpatrick will lecture IN
Montpelier, under the auspices ofPost
Brooks, on Monday evening, February
II. Subject; Sherman's March to
the Sea.
Peter Rivers of South Hero, was
arraigned before q justice OF the peace
the other day for cruelty to animals,
and fined S25 and sentenced three
months in the county jail.
--Vergennes has anticipated the
State workhouse, by providing labor
for the unemployed and those who are
passing through the country asking
for help. Those persons are given
employment at eighty cents per day.
All tramps who want assistance are
to earn their bread before
they can have it.
"A young man and bis wife came
from West Wheelock one day last
week, to do some shopping, at East
Hardwick. While the clerk was
waiting on the lady, the young man
looked over the boots. He managed
to get a pairunder his overcoat aud car
RED them out to the sleigh. When he
CAME to settle the bill he found that
boots had ssriz.' He concluded to pay
he bill.
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