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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

STATE OF VERMONT, | At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD 49,. Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District on
the fifth day Of March, A. d. 1879.
Present, Hon. John Porter, Judge.
Joel Yarrington's estate, Norwich, intestats
Eben T. Sargent, Administrator. of said
estate, proposes to render an account OF his
administration and to present his account
against said estate for examination and al
lowance at Probate Court, to be held at
Woodstock, Aforesaid, on the first Wednesday
(second day. Of April next. The Court there
fore orders that notice OF the same be given
to all persons interested in said estate. by
publishing copy Of the record Of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit Of me
Age. q newspaper printed at Woodstock:
Aforesaid, that they may appear before said
Court and contest the allowance Of said ac-
count, II they see cause.
A true record.
HENRY s. DANA, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

The April number of PETERsoN's MAGA-
ZINE is first class. The frontispice,
"Puss in Boots" with story, is good /;
the Fashions are up to date, and nice |;
the design in "Crewel Embroidery" will
please the ladies'; "Where the Deed was
Done," Is a weird looking picture and
illustrates the novelet, "The Tragedy OF
Trevylan," in this number. Peterson
keeps up with the age. Price 80 year.
Chas. J. Peterson, Publisher, Phila. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19
THE
Boston Press & Post
Semi. Weekly Edition.

This edition is designed to meet the
wants of those who are content with a
Semi Weekly paper, but embraces most
of the substantial features of the DAILY
1t is specially adapted to those residing
in the interior, particularly persons in
terested III Commerce, Navigation, gen
eral business and Miscellaneous News and
intelligence. Its price was last year so
reduced as to place 1t within the reach of
all such, and for journal Of its class it is.
the best and cheapest in the world.
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TIE. .We7Vs,
GENERAL Ne US.

GENERAL NE WS,
The man who married whole
family lives in Traverse county, Mich,
Ills fist wife died, and he married
her sister, She too died, and then
he married the mother OF his Two tor
mer wives,
Birch, q Norwegian has recently
walked the 1870 miles from Montreal
to Quebec Il i5t hours actual walking
time an snow'shoes,
aBiIIy MeGarrahoi Is quite lion
IN Washington since he lhrashed
Dom Plat,
This Il the coolest wlnter remem'
bered IN Ireland, Birds have been
discovered eating each other
A Telephone was riggee up IN
a Montreal pulpit tho other Sunday,
and u sick parishIo0er was enabled to
hear his pastors sermon IN his bed
quarter ola mile away
An Oxford, Mich, girl OF tour
teen, desiring TO marry, and fearing
that her youlhfulnesS would hv regard
cd by the clergyman ~ an objection,
altered tho date Of her bhth In the
family Bible, aud took the sacred
volume along when she elopcd with
her lover.
Six murdercm were executed
Friday last Deylin at Cambridge,
Mass, Pinkham At Concord, n, H.,
Gavelin at Windsor, w., n China
man In California, and two white men
in Oregon, There was nothing re-
markablc or sensational 10 any OF the
circumstances attending the hanging
of any OF these men,
In less than six months almost
100000 hogs have been killed at
Chicago. Yet there Is no falling of
in the population OF that place
-Fores, fires have opened early,
this year, in Dakota Territory. This
il revival Of business that does not
seem to be appreciated.
Tho Trustees Of the Dexter, Me-,
Saving. Bank have finally issued q
lengthy statement in regard to the
affairs Of the bank, favoring the sui
eide theory.
Most everything is booming nova
days but il strikes us that San Antonio,
Texas, booms as we'll as any town we
know Of. Last year they built 27s
dwelling houses there, so business
blocks, 10 workshops, ! school build
ing, Jail and one church
"A colorel convention Is to be
called in May, to meet in Richmond,
to consider matters connected with
their rights and privileges as citizens
"A very pious old gentleman in
Eastern Maine died recently, and lett
a large estate to a missionary society.
He also left the interest OF $1,000 to
his only sister to aid her in paying
her board at the almshonse. Noble
old man
The later reports from the scene
of the recent floods in Hungary are
worse than the first. Szegedln is
desolate, thousands having been
drowned and the thousands OF home
less refugees are dying of starvation
and exposure. The distress is terrible
Sixteen thousand horses ana cattle
and ninety thousand sheep have been
lest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19
EDg @ge.
Wednesday, March 10, 1879

Hon, s, J, Randall was elected
Speaker Of the House on Tuesday
The vote resulted as follows LA Tor
Randall, ia5 for Garfield, ~ Tor
Wright, and Tor Kelley, Mr. l'an'
dali having received majority oil oil
tho votes cast was declared elected
Barlow, from Vermont, voted with the
Greenbaekers,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

Seth E. Pecker, the well known
Boston liquor dealer is dead. The
boys here knew the address of his
house well when the prohibitory Law
wos more stringent in this state than
II 10 now,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

The uial OF Widow Oliver against
Simon Cameron for 100000 damages
for breach of promise ofmarrioge was
began in Washington Monday. The
widow was on the stand, and charged
the venerable Simon with having Sc
duccd her under the promise Of mar
riage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

The preparations for organizing the
ForyriXth Congress were nearly
completed Monday evening The
Democrats OF tho House, In caucus,
nominated Hon. Samuel j, Randall
Tor Speaker on the first ballot The
Republicans nominated Hon. D. A.
Garfield, Nothing was done by the
Democratic Senatorial caucus beyond
fixing Thursday as the time for elect
inc officers, The Grecuback' lsepnbll'
can faction will not have any consider
able influence,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

The wise man has his tcibles, as
well as the fool, but the difference
between them is, that the ioiblcs OF
the one are known TO himself and con
cealed to the world; and the fo,bles
OF the other IRE known to the world
and concealed from himself. --Mason.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

The LIBRARY MAGAZINE for March will
be ready on the 2Sth--not dated in ad-
vance, as is the custom-its contents be-
Ing mainly from the foreign publications
Of same date, thus giving what is newest
in the literary world. Sl.00 year, or 10
cents a number. AMERICAN Book Ex-
CHANGE, Publishers, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

Now that it is almost certain that
Mr. Randall will be Speaker, the
cross-road republican journals cry out
"Tilden's influence! Tilden's intiu-
euce.r Tilden? Tilden? The name
sounds familiar. Amt he the man
that was elected President in 1876?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19
BIRTWS.

In Brldgewater, March 10th, son to
John Is. and Francis d. Royce.
In Bethel, March 8, son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Burnett,
In Quechee, March 8, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Churchill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

Stanley Matthews says he shall
keep away from Washington 10 the
future. 1t would have been better
for his reputation If he bad always
done 10.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

All Christians do not agree with
the Psalmist in his estimate Of Gods
house. He said: "a day in thy
courts is better than a thousand"
They say, by their habits at least :
"Half q day is better!' We agree
With David.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19
Dom Piatt,s paper, the Washing.

Dom Pia,t's paper, the Washing
ton Capital, says A. W. Faber re.
Gently deceased ''invented the first lead
pencil in the United States" Not Piatt
Dom sight. It's base Fabrication.
William Monroe of Concord made lead
pencils before Faber's mother was
courted.-Mariboro Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

A LIFE SAVED FOR FIFTY CENTS
Fact, for he had q terrible racking
cough way down on the lungs and
one bottle of DR.. A. J. Flagg's Cough
Lung Syrup cured it, (not dried it up)
and removed the cause, and 10, well
man made, all for fifty cents.
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Dissolution Of Partnership.

The Partnership Of EATON & PINNEY is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. Eth
or partner is authorized to settle accounts.
JOHN s. EATON,
b. H. PINNEY.
All accounts due the firm must be arranged
before the 25th of this month. or they will be
left for collection. EATON Il PINNEY.
Woodstock, March H. 1879.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19
Stage Line from Woodstock to
Rutland.

CHANCE OF TINE. Leave Woodstock at
a. M, and arrive in Rutland at p. NJ
Return same day, connecting with Ludlow
Stage at Bridgewater: Fare SO. Express
Business done at low rates. Stage runs from
Bridqewater to connec. with Msil Train out,
and return on its arrival Headquarters at
Eagle Hotel, Woodstock, Vt.
C. Is. CARPENTER, Contractor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

There will be three l9raclites in the
next Congress-Senator Jones' and
Representative Edwin Einsteln and
Leopold Morse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

Mosby is for Grant in 1880, When
the latter purchased Mosby he bought
the cheapest Virginia commodity at
the highest market price
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-19

Died, In Washington, d, &, March
9Th, Mr., Il, r., Of U, =, A. aged N
years, 2 months and 3 days Ills
friends did MI IN their power to re-
suscItate him, but 1t was ofno use-he
was dead ! dcad!i deadlll Ne
guieseat IN pace,
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28
GE0RaEToWN NEWS.
by Republican Reportera.


The funeral OF Mr. J. j. Dodson n very promi-
took place yesterday afternoon, services being per-
formed at Christ Church. The remains were In.
tered at the Congressional cemetery. The follow
ing gentlemen were the pail bearers Thomas j.
Berry, Thomas l., Hume, II, G. Shustor, William
NJ. Gait Henry Semkon, William Shustcr, " lillian
H. Cl0got. The deceased was Ia his sixty.seventh
years.
There seems to be n satisfactory revival Of bust
ness along the river 'front.' and merchants are CORE
spondngy happy. Quite number Of arrivals and
departures of vessels Is noted.
Dr. Richie remains IN pretty much tho same
condition ns at last reports. No indications OF Il
change for the worse can be detected.
The good people OF this thriving port having
been somewhat infused with the go-ahead spirit of
the National Fair, thought they would not lot
themselves be entirely OutdOne In the grand pro-
cessfon to-day. Accordingly several Of tho more
onterprsing merchants prepared their turnouts for
the general admiration of the public. Among
those represented arc Mr. Samuel Croplcy, who
mans tremendously large wagon drawn by eight
Cropey's store will decorate the aforesaid wagon
and indulge in appropriate antics. Mr. ScrVener,
well known MS the eXculsiOn-bOat manager up at
the Aqueduct bridge, also furnishes double team.
Then comes Mr.. Tenney & Sons, the -four dealers
who with their usual enterprise contribute one Of
with banners and other poraphernalin. Mr.. j. j:
COOK VIII have n fourhorse team attached to good
staunCh carriage, In which will he seen sturdy
blacksmith welding the nightly sledge and turn
ing somersaults three In q second. Next and last
comes Fugllt the restaurateur, with a single
turnout large pyramid OF oyster shells will be
the feature Of this particular spectacle. Mr. Fugltt
proposes TO make the same more interesting TO the
settling mass of humanity by throwing overheard
freshly cooked fried oysters at Irregular intervals.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28

Al Leave Washington: -
5S Ex TREk hS 5y q AdSG. Ros Is
n BSoTe Sy s,ops 1IhPsy1 tsre d A
q Mount pV Wns Relay ss
0iso-Bsltimorc, Annapolis, and Way. (piedmont
strasburg, WINCHESTER, Hagerston, Frederick.
soeo-tBATfiMoHE AND LAUREL EXPRESS.
ter 81 EoSa anS wSy
SoANXEW Y9TE PHIh A LIP A,r BosIo T y
% H3Ts cXHrEkAaQ 9 Esl5dseN a AMD
town, and Valley Branch except 81 sunday.
Through car to stainton, Pullman Cnrs 10 Sln,
cinnntl daily. Grafton 10 Sandusky daily. except
Saturday.
s:oo.i0n Sunday only-Batimore Annapolis, and
-BALTIMoRE EXPRESS. Stops at gladens-
burg, College Beltsville, Laurel, Annapolis June
ton. Jessups, aud Hanover
i5S-SE@ %oRR, PRiIA b bgPa Ly AND Bos:
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lS0aaBALTIMoRE, BIApESsBuRa. AND hAU
REL EMPRESS Frederick, Via Relay Stops
AS tPelat q Rocks fisderick nagssstown, Win;
of Rocks and Why stations only.
HPPPnYP%2Ss Sqd &GkE AND
TfMoRE EXPRESS. Norfolk, except Sunday
BOAT ' at ca%tSn gtops al Badensbars and Laurel
eso~iPSint Of Rocks sad Way stations.
Observation-Disclosures ii,E Eloott City, via
si5HtCiiicAGo, COLUMBUS, AND PITTsBURG
EMPRESS. Sleeping car TO Chicago. Pittsonrs'
ioI5rfS Ew S york, pHILA DELPHIA, AND BAL.
TfMOEE EXPRESS StoIs at Bladensburg and
Laurel. Sleeping car TO New York, and special
sleeping to Philadelphia
iloO-ts'T. LOUIS AND CINCINNATI EXPRESS,
Pullman cars.
tDaily. tSundny only. Other trains daily. except
Sunday.
All trains stopat Relay Station.
For further Information apply ~ the Batlmore ana
Ohio ticket Station, and GO3, 0lp
and 1875 Pennsylvania avenue-where orders will DO
tax en- for Baggage 10 be checked and received at any
point In the city. . W. NJ: ELEMENTS,
Master OF Transportation.
/. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent,
GEO, IS, kOONIZ General Agent
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS.


pretty story was told some time ago in
mn exchange: "a Young lady from the South
was wooed and won by young California
physician About the time the wedding was
T, come OIL tho young man lost his entire
fortune. He wrote the lady a letter releasing
her from her engagement. Aud what does that
dear, good girl do2 Why she takes lump of
gold which her lover had sont her in his
prosperity as a keepsake, and, having it
manufacturcd into a ring, forwards IL TO him
with tho folio wing inscription; Eutrent mo
not to leave thee, or TO return from following
after thee for whittier thou goost. | will 60
and where thou lodgost, ] will lodge: thy
people shall be my people, and thy God my
God whore thou diest will | die, and there
will ! be buried the Lord do so TO me- and
more also, If aught but death part thee and
me- We may add that fortune again smiled
on the young physician, aud that he sub
sequontly returned to the South to wed the
sweet girl no loved, and who lovcd him with
such undying affection" Reader. this Is all
true. Young ladies who read the Biblo rs
closely as the heroine Of this incident seems TO
have done are pretty sure 10 make good sweet
hearts, and better wives.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28
GREAT
1879
1879.

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spLENb 99Vgh NaaASk sTEEE EAs EQUIP
TRAINS 4 Efs1h fSNE = RON Depot COZ
For Pitisburg and the West, 1880 a. IN. daily, with
pittsburg to Cincinnati, ST. Louis, and Chicago
f4oPc M ds Th P PsEes G Sr e ShGsS
For Canandaigua, Rochester Buffalo. Niagara ralis
and the North at GO q m daily exceps Sun1 Tcrs
70 p M daily except Saprday with PsH ms ysT
and Watkins, at 1850 n m. daily, except sunday;
For New York and the East, l:Sop, M daily except
Sched f Tmed mi ss G Pullman Paror Cara
sSO a m. daily, except Sunday $50. ,,,,.,,
at Jersey City with boats OF Brooklyn Annex"
afording direct transfer 10 Fulton street, AVOID
Ing double lerriage and Journey across No" YORK
For Philadelphia, s;Ss !. m. aud 1880 p: m. daily,
except sunday $50, and lois y m aa,iy: Lam
tied Express $40 a. IN. daily, except sunday. 40,
For Baltimore, $50, S:s5, s@ a m. and s, 40 t;5
?; M aaily; except sunday 1880 n M $50 TAO
For Popes Greek Line G2O a. IL. and $40 p IN. daily
For Annapolis, go a. M and 40 p daily. exccp'
ALEXI SbRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
NAY AMP N IA AtEXANDkIA AND WASHING
For Alexandria, g. 7;i5 s. 10, II a m, and l5, 3, i2o
9, ~ and 1880 ,. IN. On sunday n m' TIA
For Rchmond and the South, $50 a. III. daily, aud
$40 T. m daily except sunday .,,,,,,,,,, a -,. q
RIO, II a m. and !, Q. 40, o. O, !, and u p. H.
on Sunday at \ and 10 H. IA. and y. IN, ,... -
coinmodstons can be procured at the offices
corner of Thirteenth street and Penney WANT
sS e Wsere orders c u
len for the checking OF baggage 10 destinations from
No'''' NJ L. p. FARM ER, General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON. General MhnASer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28
Baltimore ilurlicts,


Collnu quct. Middliug ll4mlhkc
Flour dill Hlid weak. Howard Wfcot and West
ern sllpcriinp 81 1i1 d0 do extra. So 75a 60 do.
family, 50 75lp7 hn CHy mills 'urcrfne, s5u5 J0 do
extra, "a 2iG,d 70; DO family sI@7 75 do Rio brands
81 ~. PnApsCo family, S. %,
Wheui-SOutEcIn, active and higher; Western,
dali Southern rcd, 81 tG,l-l5; do. amber, 81 5O66
1855 80 / Maryland, 81 rs; Nu2 Western winter red,
p0I 81 i9A@i is October, Al ~ 40el 1874; Noyem.
bcr, 81 i3M@l II; December, 81 lSGi 40.
Coru-Suuthcrn, firm Western, dun. Southern
white, G0lgG,C; do yellow. G,SpGbc; Western mixed
htpot GfHcj october, OO; November, 62@G2l1c; Dc.
I rmhcr, $4,000.
Onls higher and firm, Southern and Pennsyl.
vania, 43llic; Western, white, iGq4GlGc; do mixed,
sOd44c.
Rye firm at Qi@97c
Hay firm. Prime TO choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland Sl66glG Ter ton,
Provisions firm aud active Mess pork, SHOE
bukmcnts loose shoulders, 10 Offerings; clear rib
sides, no offerings; do. packed, lITm6Mc; bacon
shoulders, DC; clear rib sides, Sb4G hums, lO@llc;
'nril. rCiucd Heroes. 74c.
lmtlcr firm. lrimc to choice Western packed,
100 lSc,
Eggs uctiyeand firm nj 2lc.
Petroleum duh, Crude nOminUlly at SGNd7l j;
refined nOmiuay at7K@7tsG.
Coffee firm Ri0curgOcs l5alSc.
sugar firm snit, 0lEN05sc.
Whkky firm At 81 10.
Frclghts IN Liverpool per steamer steady. Cot
ton 5-l6@ "a; flour, IS il0g3s sd; gra!u. sl3a0d
Rcceipts-Flonr 3g10bbls; wheat, 2l0 lOObu; corn
G800O bu; oats. $500 bn
Shipnenls-Wheat, ll0S00 bu; corn. 1900 bu
Salc.-Wheat lsl9OO bu; corn, 1900 On.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-28


cato
sUSDAY.sonooL teacher-"You must reco-
lect that all am telling you happened one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nne
years ago." "Lor', miss, how the time do slip
away"
The following Is told of young gentleman
who was passing an examination in physics
lie was asked, What planets were known TO
the anoientsP "Well, SIR" ho responded,
there were Venus and Jupiter, and"-after q
pause--"I think the Earth but L IN not quite
certain"
SHE asked her class of little girls who went
into the ark with Noah None of them seemed
to know but one little girl thought she must
say something and, not knowing, used her
natural-born right OF guessing. aud, to the
amusement Of the teacher, replied "His sis
tiers ana his cousins aud his auntsn
COLORADO has tho most delightful climate
in the world and bed.bugs. mother in Israel
residing there requires her granddaughter, u
young hgh'school miss, to read TO her daily
some portion of the good book. While so en-
gagged recently the young lady suddenly
stopped aud exclaimed why, grandma, de-
clare, here is grammatical error ~ The old
lady replied: mo matter, darling; kill it aud
go on"
Two young ladies from Port Jersey, who are
visiting in Middletown, were the other night
escorted by couple of gentlemen to the pond
ut the foot of Mill street, aud given a sail
about the pond In one of the boats. Now the
waters of this pond are generally very placid,
and as its area is not great, its navigation is
not attended with much peril Yet, when the
| boat landed and the ladies stepped on shore,
one of them gave great sigh Of relief and ex-
claimed "Ob, dearl am SO glad to BIO once
| moro on vice versa"