Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-02
VERMONT

day aud burnt w their court house,
The records were saved, Loss sl5,,
900 insurance $1,000,
Mrs, A, A, Gregory died at No,
Troy, on Thursday from falling down
stairs in the darkness while attending
o sick child,
la The Lamoille County Court
last week, Marx II, Davis was sen
fenced 10 two years IN The States
prison for horse stealing, The jury
sci the value Of the horse At $3.50
a man who would steal $3.50 horse
ought 10 60 10 prison for lite,
AS result Of the establishment
Of u new hank Al Vsrgannes has re'
duced IL rates OF Discount from y 10
q per cent,
"A brute living IN bristol village
knocked down his thirteen year old
daughter with u club, recently, aud
then kicked hcr until she was help
less,
An aaalcur printers convention
was called 10 meet at tho state lIonsc
on Thursday aud there were four boys
present, who like their elders were
intent upon tho honors OF Office, aud
each wanted 10 bo president Of the
convention, Finally two from West
Randolph combined and elected ono
| from there, the other two boys each
voting for himself,
Chester Doten, q switchman on
the Central Vermont Railroad, tell
between the ears aud a platform at
Montpelier Junction, Tuesday after
noon OF lust week, receiving serious
injuries.
All that part OF The Troy (Metho'
Dist conference lying in Vermont has
been set of to the Vermont confer
cncc, except Poul'ucy, at which place
tho Troy conference academy is stua-
ted, by u vote Of one majority. The
Bennington church Is taking active
measures TO call Il convention OF the
churches interested, and /, is freely
stated that Il secession may he the re-
suit. Rutland aud Burlington SYM
pathise in the independent movement,
"A brakeman named Bythro was
thrown from n oar AT I.yndonyille,
last Thurday night, receiving injuries
from which he Gied in fifteen minutes,
Capitalists from Fall River have
purchased the cotton NIL, at Middle.
bury, with its water privilege, for
Sl2 900, cash. The company re.
presents capital of upwards of $50
900 and expects 10 employ between
100 and 800 operatives
The famous case Of Holly vs..
The Vergenres Machine Company,
involving the validity of the Flanders
pump patents, will be heard before
Judge Wheeler at Rutland, June 22d.
"A young couple of Ncrth Troy
who have been married scarcely three
years, have moved seventeen times
during that period.
"A Berkshire farmer has 4 heiter
with six tea,s, the two extra ones
milking as freely and plentitully as
either Of tho Others
While BERTHE, II six-year-old son
of G. Markham. was playing about the
mill yard OF the Switzerland Falls
Marble Company, Thursday, he was
caught between two derricks and
crushed 50 that he died in few
hours.
The Montpelier Farmer says
Marx Cutler has sold his big bay
horse to Hon. Frederick Billings OF
Woodstock for $3.50 1t was a very
handsome and stylish horse. One OF
the best in town.
MIR. and Mrs. William Butler
of Caslltton were married 81 years
AGO. and their family consists of ten
sons, five daughters, f"rty-six grand
children, and four great grand chill
dren seven of the boys were III the
army at the same time during the
rebellion, and all but one of them is
still living. Mr.. Butler is "a, and
Mrs. Butler II, and they bid fair to
see many years yet
NEW HAMPSHIRE.