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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

STATE OF yERMoST( Al Probate Court
DIsInIor OF HARTFORD held At Woodstock
Within aud for said District on the four
teenth day Of September, A. d., 1880
Present. Hon, John Porter, Judge.
An instrument purporting 10 DO tho last
will aud testament with eodieil thereto an,
nexed) OF Orman Terry late OF Bethel 10 said
District, deceased IL presented to tho Court
here by Jacob Smith, ono OF ,he executors
therein named, for probate aud II ID order,
cd by said Court that all persons concerned
therein DO notified TO appear before said
Court, ut tho Probate ONCE In Woodstock
aforesaid, on tho first Wednesday (siIth day.
OF October hext. and contest tho probate OF
said will aud said ,codieil u they see cause
for which purpose It IL further ordered that =
Copy OF tho record OF this .order DO published
three weeks successfully, previous to the
time appointed for proving said will iand said
codicil In the Spirit Of TIE Age, q newspaper
printed at Woodstock aforesaid.
A true record.
HENRY S. DANA, Register.
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The St. Louis Republican says
that n citizen of Carbondale, who IS
one of the weallhiest men of southern
Illinois offers to wager SIS. 900 that
Lyman TrumbuH will be elected gov
ernor of Illinois, $4,000 that Hancock
will carry New York, 5, 900 that
Hancock will carry Indiana, and S, 900
that Hancock will be elected president
of the United States of the above
propositions to be accepted or none.
The gentleman is in earnest, and il
any enthusiastic Republican wishes TO
invest his money let him address, Dem.
ocrat," care OF w. p. Lightfool, Sec
rotary Hancock Clue, Carbondale, Ill.
The offer will remain open until
September 25.
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Weathersheld.


BY some INSTALLATIONS the
Town Fair and the Patrons Fair were
both appointed the same week, al
though the Town Fair was the earlier
day, and advertised the exhibition of
horse-raciug, and the greatest republi.
Can politician in New England, the
Changers presented better display
Of every farm product, and drew twice
as many spectators.
TIE good people of Hendricks
Corners have had their patriotism re-
vived, and have flung to the breeze a
fine Star-Spangled Banner, with the
names of Hancock and English at
tached.
-Rev. s. E. Rockwell is taking
three or four weeks vacation. His
pulpit will be supplied during his alb
sence.
While E. E. Gregg was taking
his pen of sheep home from the fair,
a valuable eve was thrown from the
wagon and so injured that it was nee
essary TO kill it.
Henry H. Carter, of Gibson, N.
H., has been visiting his native town,
after an absence of eight years. "Hen-
ry' is prospecting on his farm of 400
acres. He makes some 5000 ponds
of sugar and has the present season
500 bushels OF apples.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22
lInrtlanSl.

Hartland.
Last Thursday, while Will Davis
was driving colt near N. w. Dun
bars, North llartland. It became
frightened. kicked twice, breaking the
harness and clearing himself from the
gig, which was tipped over. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Davis was not hurt. The
colt was secured without injury to it.
self.
Frank II. Leonord has recently
returned from Rome, N. Y, and re-.
sumed hi' place in the store Of Marcy
Il Co., at the -Four Corners.
Several leading Changers in town
attended the Grange fair at Perkins
vile, last Thursday the 10th.
Mr.. Sherman, of the firm of Mar.
tin & Sherman, has taken the position
until recently occupied by w. G. Gof
in the store Of VIM. II. Golf, White
River Junction. Mr.. Sherman is O
son.in.law of Mr.. GoH, and rumol
says Mr.. Sherman is already proprie
tor Of the store. We congratulate
him, if so, upon his good luck.
John Haley, an enterprlsing
young maa eff North Hartland, il
building handsome cottage house on
land he has recently purchased Of
VIM. Petrie,
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White River Junction.

The democrats OF West Lebanon
raised a beautiful flag last Thursday,
with the names aud portraits Of Han
cock aud English thereon, They al
so held their district convention at
the same time and place,
Mrs, A. J, Grover has had some
rooms fitted up across the way near
Perin's store, and moved her stock OF
goods into the same
The new dwelling Of the Hon,
Noah u. Stafford Ia nearly completed,
II ID the incest private residence 10
the place,
The baud went 10 Norwich last
Saturday night TO play for a republic
can flag raising,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

STATE OF VERMONT, I At a Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD. rs. Court held ut
Woodstock, within and for said District. on
the seventceth day Of August A. d. 1880.
Present, Hon. John Porter, Judge.
Louisa Brooks's estate, Bethel, intestate
Whereas, Merrick Sylvester. Administrator
Of said estate, has presented to said Court
his petition In writing, making application for
license to sell certain real estate Of the said
intcstate, situate in this State, and described
in tho inventory returned to said Court. to.
gether with all other real estate Of the said
intcstato, II any such there be within this
State Oncluding also an order Of sale OF the
personal estate Of tho said intcstate) for the
reason that 1t would DO beneficial to the heirs
and those interested in said estate, that said
real estate should be sold although the same
may not be necessary, to pay the debts duo
from tho said deceased on the charges OF ad-
ministration
Thereupon the Court appoints the first
Wednesday (siXth day. of October next.
as time, and the Probate Office in
Woodstock aforesaid, as u place OF hearing
and deciding on said application, and orders
that notice Of said application be given to all
persons interested in said estate, the reason
for the same, and the time and place of hear.
ing, by publishing three weeks successfully
in the Spirit of the Age, n newspaper printed
at Woodstock, in this State, which circulates
in the neighborhooi OF those interestt (all
which publications shall be previous TO said
time OF hcaring,) q copy OF the record OF this
order, that they may appear before said Court
and be heard III the matter of saidapplica-
ton, ifthey see cause.
A true record,
HENRY S. DANA, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

Springfield.
Prof. J. w. Sanborn, of Hanover,
n. H., is to deliver the address at the
Town Fair,
Uncle Jack Nourse is back and
has few new and quite good stories
in bis reportory.
The band played al both of the
Perkinsville fairs last week, and won
many encomiums for their most excel.
lent playing,
Editor Stiles has telephone line
connecting his Office with his resi-
dence,
The Ellison Bros carried Al pei
sons from here to Charlestown at the
time of the excursion to Boston last
week.
III. II. Howe, NJ D., has COM
menced the practice Of medicine at
West Hastfor6.
MIR. A. w. Tarbel has gone to
Havenl. Mass, and will engage in
the selling OF sewing machines at $50
Merrimac street.
Those who went to Montreal
,rith tho .ycurciOn ri Loot Thursday
report the fair there as being the
largest thing out"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

Only 1874 votes are needed to secure
tho election. Hancock's friends eau
safely count on 2l5, with a prospect
Of that number being enlarged by
many more votes from the doubtful
column. This estimate is recon-.
mended to the consideration Of those
Republicans who think Vermont COM
prises tho whole Union, and who fiat
ter themselves that our State election
last Tuesday made the election OF
Garfield ccrtain.--[The North Star,
Sept. 18th.
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Moody Meetings Al N0rlhdeld.

Extended yspets Of The ten days meet
ings At Nor.hfeli in NJ, WITNESS, oh
aud 10Th SEPT, 10th papers seat, postpaid
paid, for - Deiiar, JOHN pouGALL
\ 90. I Fg.aLiin e. New York, eEM s,,
eight-psgs Weekly, containing choice selee-
lions from celebrated authors, On " 10 cts,
o year, Bix copies seat as samples Tor 10 ets,
SABBATH READING, weehiy-Coh'
taiaing q sermon, y, y, Lesson, and iIeligi
Gus matter, Doc, 4 year, samples nee,
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Probate Court of the District CT Hartford,
Commissioners to receive. examine and adjust
all claims and demands Of all persons against
the estate OF SULLIVAN While, lato OF
Bridgewater, said District, deceased, and
the claims Of the deceased exhibited in set
of to the claims Of the creditors, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose OF
examining and allowing said claims at the
Dwelling. house Of Sullivan White. late de
ceased, in Bridgewater, on the 18th day
Of October 1880, and the eighth day OF
March, 1881, from 10 o'clock A. NJ. until
o'clock p. NJ. on each Of said days, and
that six months from the 18th day Of Sspt'er,
A. d. 1882, il the time limited By said Court
for said creditors to present their claims to
US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bridgewater, this 10th day Of
September, A. d. 1880.
E EiSA a s sAsTTiucK, commissioners.
ALFRED SARGENT, Admir-.
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POnlfret.

POmfret.
l would hereby give notice to the tax.
payers of Pomfret, that I will be at East
Barnard ON the Goth inst, West Hartford
on the 2lst, at North Pomfret on the 23d,
at South Pomfret on the 25th, at Wood
stock on the 2Sth,> Pomfret on the LIST.
day Of October next and each Of the
above places from 10 till 8 O'Clock, ex'
cept East Barnard and West Hartford,
which will be from till 4 o'clock, for the
purpose Of receiving taxes. Pay and
save the discount.
EDWIN ALLEN, Collector.
Pomfret, Sept. IL, 1880.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

George w, Ripler, from Chicago,
went TO the residence of his divorced
wife, in Milwaukee, and shot her in
the neck Surprising her dead, he
went into the back yard and shot him
self in the mouth.
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Windsor,

Windsor.
The Constable is putting in a
new west end bay window on State
street.
jeff. Wilder and "Bert" Patrick
were out cunning Tuesday and holed
some squirrels, which they undertook
to drive out by setting fire to some
forest leaves stuffed into the hole, sea-
.sored with rifle powder, but when ig-
nited it drove the leaves and powder
into "Bert's" face, somewhat dis6gur-
log II for time and seriously burning
his right eye.
The Garfield and Arthur flag was
furled up Tuesday by the east wind.
More news from Maine probably was
the cause.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

An Iowa man who got hurt by q
fall reiusdd to take brandy to stimn.
late him, and the doctor sat down on
a bundle of wheat and saw hiw die.
detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

The largest receipts Of wheat, corn.
rye and barley, ever known at the
New York Produce Exchange were
announced Mondsy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

STATE OF VERMONT I At Probate
DIsTRicr or HARTFORD, m. Court held At
Woodstock within aud for said District on
tho fourteenth day OF August, A. d. 1880.
Present, Hon, John Porter, Judge,
John Maynes estate, Barnard, tostate.
Henry Ward, Executor OF tho last will aud
testament OF said. testator, proposes to
render an account OF his administration and
to present his account against said estate
for examination and allowance OF . Probate
Court to DO held at Woodstock aforesaid on
the first Wednesday (Sisth day. OF October
next. Tho Court Therefore orders that notice
OF tho same DO given to all persons interested
In said estate, by publishing Copy Of tho
record OF this order three weeks successfully
In tho Spirit oJhe Age, a newspaper printed
at Woodstock aforesaid, that they may appear
before said Court and contest the allowance
OF aaid account, If they sec cause.
A true record.
HENRY s. DANA, Register.
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The Electoral Vote.

Upon tho basis of the Maine cleo
ton We give the following estimate OF
the Democratic electoral vote In No.
,,a,.kar,
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Briagewster,

ssss"aN"~"~-H
Wales IIlden, q maa no years Of
age, has picked and sold four bushels
of blackberries this season,
"A fair sample Of the wisdom 10
the Republican party about Southern
claims, was manifested by two citizens
OF that party while passing up the
street the night after election, One
raysi "Well, We shan't have tho rebel
debt TO pay now Baboock Is elected,
CHARLES IIeseltlne has purchased
the hill farm, so called, Of II, ID,
Briggs tor $3.50, which was sold a few
years ago for 5000,
We believe II TO DO the peremp'
tory right Of all eIrlzens Of this COM
monweallh to enjoy his or her opinion
In matters OF politics or religion, but
We should Judge by the. aplmosily aud
contempt manifested by some Of tho
Republicans In this burgh, especially
since tho election, that q Democrat
has no rights beyond what they think
proper but this eau DO endured when
confined TO q worldly policy, but when
II IL manifested among members Of
tho same church who differ In opinion,
We think 1t Is carrying things too far,
HARVARD.
Charles A, Thayer has gone to
Stamford, Conn, where no has stu
alton ma manufacturing establish
ment,
Our physician, Mr. A, Mcmillan,
aud Miss Clara Wood, were married
last Wednesday morning, aud started
Immediately for Boston,
AN accident occurred on the
north road last Friday afternoon,
which came near resulting fatally to
Mr. Frank Stiles, Ito was descend
ing the hill near Willis Pages with
his thrcshing machine, when some de-
tached apparatus slid forward, irighten'
ing the horses, and in coming in col
lision with q rock tho front axle vas
broken and Mr.. Stiles slid out and
was dragged short distance under
tho machine. At first II was thought
that he was fatally injured internally;
hut AT present three broken ribs and
a few bruises Is thought to be the ex-
tent Of his injuries.
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Indiana will rebuke the attempt to
steal Maine.
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w, u, Il. TIME TABLE.

Windsor County Fair will be held
here, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day Of next week, Nuf sed,
The house fly Is getting a little
rheumatica In his hind legs.
The potato bug has gone into hl'
hole--or rather into the ground,
Having destroyed the potato vines he
Is now going for the tubers,
There never were so many apples
before, or such large ones-lhat Is,
"hardly ever"
The woathe: cont innes warm, with
occasional rains, Springs and wells
are very low veterinary OF them dry
entirely,
Persons owing Us are requested to
ray, We have reached tor our bot
tom dollar.
We do not publish anonymous
communications, but the following Is
TOO good to be lost;-
FRIEND McMAsrER; - Will you
please turn your rooster OH his back,
Us Maine Is sure Republican; and
greatly oblige the Republicans Of
North Pomfrel. Yonrs,
A CITIZEN.
Can't do it, friend. The latest news
this "wednesday morning, in the
Boston Traveller, n Republican paper,
Is that Plaisted is elected by small
plurality. The "rooslel' is all right.
The Hancock and English club are
requested to meet ut their rooms Fri.
day evening. We have heard from
Maine, and we want to hear from the
late John Whites anvil-if there is
anything to Spiritualism, the old man
will be around spiritually # not mate
rally, aud take u hand in firing it.
Some yillain-a Democrat no doubt,
has started the story that water
melons are not healthy, This is u
campaign lie to "intimidate our col
ored brethren" Don't take any stock
in it-eat hearty of 'em, and vote the
Republican ticket.
Our summer boarders are leaving
for their homes every day. Mrs.
James NJ. Griffin, OF Elkhart, Indi.
ana, who has been visiting friends
here and in Barnard and Pomfret. re-
turned home this week. Mr.. Griffin
Is an engineer on one Of the trunk
lines in that State, is an ardent Demo
crat and has hosts of friends.
See our Illustrations, a specia.
artist has been employed on them
since the election in Maine.
People attending the Fair will find
it to their advantage to look over the
advertising columns OF the AGE.
rvHfnITI
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

Jones just suits New Hampshire
folks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

DVERTISERs! send for our Select
II List of Local Newspapers. Geo. T.
Rowell & Co., 10 Spruce St., N. Y.
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HATS and CAPS.
New Furnishing Goods,
Of every kind,

My store ID ruu, our goods FIRST
CLASS, equal In every respect to cus'
TON MADE, and my prices IN Low AZ
the LOWEST, As my goods are az
bought for CASH down ! am aIre 10
give nETTER rRicts then you can get
anywhere else, AZ have adopted
the CASH SYSTEM and sell only
for READY FAY | can give LOWER
PRICES then ever and no one will have
to pay for bad debts contracted bv
other parties.
Thankful for past iavors l hope BY
our low prices and tair dealing TO r-.
ceive largo increase In our business
in tho iltarc,
II. F. ROYCE,
Woodstock, May 10, 1850.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

There never were so many apples
before, or such large ones-ihat Is,
"hardly ever"
Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

foul language, soil the streets with tobacco juice. and fili the air with the smoke of vile tobacco. night police force is said to be greatly needed.
 The Richmond iron works have bought Ira s. Johnson the wood lot on his Warner hill lot, Hinsdale. The wood is to be deliv pred at the old saw mill near the premises I where the company are to burn it and ship it rom their Hinsdale station. MT. Johnson expects to deliver third of it, (which is about 1900 cords, by April 1st,
 Royal R. Willard, a miller of North Egre- ! mont, has been doing quite stroke of 'crook- ed business" Last June he ran away from home on account of domestic troubles, leaving
 a wife and three small children, and gave out
 hat he was going to West Virginia, instead iof which he went to New York state, where
 he spent the summer. He returned the other
 day, and representing himself as a drummer hired & team of Tillotson, Lenox drove to Egg
 remont at night, and carried off the wife O lseely Doty, the mother of two grown ul
 sons. Willard is 30 and Mrs. Doty 43. Ct
 Burlington officers are looking for Doty
Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

--of course everybody knows Jimmy La
 bev. the eccentric Irishman who labors under ! the delusion that everybody but himself IS craxv. This delusion affords the boys and, shocking to say the men, too-opoortunity for all manner of sport at Jimmys expense and he is the victim of jokes and tricks too numerous to mention. The latest is the ter rible fright he was given by the Indian which invariably turns up in the neighborhood Of Pete Hicks place near Dutcher's bridge. It appears that Jimmy went to Hicks farm alter a heifer which he had been summe1ing thefe' and when he got ready to start for home' somebody told him that an Indian had been prowling around for some time back, and he was enioined to be on his guard. In the meantime one of the men employed about the n,ace arrayed himself sin the Indian suit which figured so prominently in one of the Canaan dramatic companys per-
 formances two years ago, and which has fur
 nised so much amusement since then, and stationed himself near the road where Jimmy \ would have to pass with his heiter. Jimmy started, giving no heed to the warning, whict
 he considered nothing s.ore than the usual crazy rawlings, land when o short distance | from the house his attention was attracted to
 the hideous object dressed in red, which he at first took for a scare-crow, but when the
 scare-crow laid eyes on Jimmy and the helt cr,-as Jimmy expressed it in his voluble sto " of the exciting events, in the sanctum last
 Friday, "He shprang for me wid the shpeec 4 av a race-horse and shook big bowle-knltt
 in the air, wid horrible shcrame," whereup on Jimmy wheeled about and ''bate the heifel wid club" and ran her back into the barn while he himself ran frantically into Hicks Ihouse and beseeched the inmates to bolt the
 doors and windows, According to the fright
 oned mans description, the horrible monster
 was at least eight feet high, and it would re- quire 1.-Two hundred men wid guns" to cap ture him. The Indian prowled around tht
 house for a short time after Jimmy's return
 threw bowie knife at Pete Hicks, and finally lwithdlew when Jimmy, with fear and tremb
 Iinc. nc,ede second attempt to get his heifel
 home. Again s,.t >nA monster pursued and sho l of hin, ond tho ,,oo.,o,o :. described by al ! . " -4A- ! eye witness, as ludicrous in the extre...~
 | Jimmy belaboring the heifer Justify with S
 Hub, and running for dear life, with an ex
 pression of mortal terror depicted on his coun
 tenance, and the Indian in hot pursuit yelling
 bloody murder and brandishing large knife
 At Boinay's Jimmy stopped in his mad flight
 or help, repairs and-cider. The story, to
 oe fully appreciated, should be heard from
 Iimmy's own lips. He emphatically declares hat he ''niver had such fright in all me 1 bor-r.n days!" and devoutlv declares that ''it was only be the hlessin' av God that es. caped wid me life." He said he couldn't rest until he had notified the town authorities oi
 tue rampages of the terrible monster.
Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

The Newtown islander suit of Ward vs. Dick, after being in court five years, mas at last been decided by Judge Martin, who glyes the plaintiff $500. damages, and costs amount ing to several thousand dollars.
 A tramp tramped into New Preston the oth CT day, claiming to be blacksmith looking for work. He was directed to blacksmi'h shop, but the poor fellow was so color blind that he couldn't find the entrance.
 Philander Vaill of Cornwall had family reunion recently, when nine of hls sons an0 dauehters with their families, assembled at the old homestead. MT. Vaill is 77 years old, and quite vigorous for one of his years. A Winsted young man has left college to | ha a brakeman on the c. W. R. R. The rapidity with which our Connecticut young men get along in the world is remarkable, and there is nothing like college course to give them a start.
 The annual convention of the Conn. Boarc of Agriculture takes place at New Britain Dec Is, 16 and IT. The subject for consid- eration is, What the farmer ought to know and how he may learn it." Our thanks tC secretary Gold for an invitation to be present
 The story is told that when Geo. D. Pren tice, founder of the Louisville Journal, wa editor of the New England Weekly Review
 Hartford he had occasion to make some refec tions upon John Vanderbilt, brother of thu commodore, who was running boat between
 Hartford and New York. Vanderbilt resent ed it and started out to thrash Prentice, bu had hardly reached the third story O. tn
 building where Prentice was before he foun himself lying on the side walk at the foot c
 the stairs. Prentice published an accoun
 of the matter, inviting Vanderbilt to cal
 again, and saying that he (Prentice) weighe IA stone and swung a pair of fists like tn halyard blocks of an East India schooner.
 Republican.