Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11
Calender for June, 1870,
Miss l., i, Woodward will receiv
pupils for SiNdIsd and tho PIANO,

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pupils for SiSdIsd and the PIANO,
Chapman adverliSes "Lon6ou Pur
pie" that will knock the stuililng oul
Of the "Alurphy Bug"
The evenings arc not propltious for
liomeos and Juliets they are either
too cool or too wet to dwell long Oh
the balcony, piazza or front gate,
Hon, Frederick Billings has fifty
men on his pay roll this summer en-
gagged In building, farming, etc,
Big fellows always work themselves
to the top somehow, You cant buy
a bushel Of potatoes or box OF straw
burcs without seeing this fully illus.
nated.
See +, n, Billings new column
advertisement, lilo has stacks OF
seasonable goods, aud Is selling them
"dog cheap
"Caliiornia Jack" was brought into
court Thursday morning TO receive
the sentence on the two indictments
OF which he was found guilty: first,
tor breaking into the town clerk and
treasurer's office, in Chester, he re.
ceived ten years in the state prison at
Windsor, and for the second, breaking
into the store OF Robbins & Marsh,
Chester, nine years in the same insti.
tuition. In answer to the usual ques-
ton whether he had anything to say,
why the sentence Of the law should
not be passed upon Inn he SAID he
had: 1st, he was not guilty; 2nd, he
ought not to have been confined in
states prison 3rd he had not had a
fair trial. The Judge in commenting
on these points said he had been
found guilty by three jurics, but there
was an old truism that had long since
passed into verse, "that no rogue ever
felt the halter draw with u good opin-
ion Of tho law The court had borne
more, granted more, and yielded more
than in any other case ever tried be.
fore in this county; also that the &C.
tons OF the prisoner had been very
unusual and had great weight against
him, that the court was very sorry
this was so, and that the prisoner had
not yielded to the advice of his coun,
sci, who had done everything possible
to be done tor him.
Painters are abroad in the land, and
are making woodwork, against which
the broad back of time has leaned
heavily, shine. Mr.. William Davis,
an excellent ard faithful artist, ard
longtime right hand man in the shop
Of Messrs Marsh q Slayton, has struck
out for himself this season and Is
meeting with deserved success. He
has just completed painting Col. E. R.
Jennings house and Mrs. Elizabeth E
Powers, and critics of art say they
cannot be beat in these parts. His
shop Is on High street in the
Henry T. Marsh building.
Hon. Josiah Josselyn, of Bridge
water, has our thanks, and the thanks
of the household, for generous cut
of new cheese. Josiah always re-
members the printer, and it is needless
TO say in this connection, that he
makes the best cheese of any man in
America.
A tramp dropped into town the
other day-liked the looks of the
place, thought he would honor it with
his presence for few days and look
1t over. He asked what kind of fare
the fathers furnished gentlemen of his
profession. When told they Jared in
the county Jail, he said he believed he
would move on to the next town.
Hon. Frederick Billings left last
week tor Dakota territory, to look at
ter the interest of the Northern Pacif-
ic Railroad, in which he has $1,000.
600 invested.
The Tracy Block on Elm street has
received coat Of paint, and the old
livery sign in front of the building.
that has withstood the wind aud
storms of many years, has been re-
moved and the stable closed.
We would like to hear from those
who are owing us for long time.