Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-28
Maasa chusetts.

he could digest and forged u check ioi
$3.50 recently. lie was caught ut Fitch.
burg with a trunk full OF powder, bul.
lets. guns, pistols and u few feet Of novels,
bound for Omaha.
The Boston common council concur
with the aldermen ut last. and the old
statc-house will be repaired ana leased,
All things considered, the attendance
at the Mechanics fair In Boston, has
been quite large, though II Is plainly ev.
ident that, rs In the case OF the Institute
fair when first opened, many people arc
waiting until the exhibits are In q
Thoroughly complete form before making
their visits. The big cider press, the
collar machine, the daily paper Office,
the big engines with their huge belts,
the art museum and the military mu-
scum, the photograph studios, the crock
cry and glass departments, the camera
obscura, the leather machines. the dry
goods temple, the roaring cataract. and
floral pyramid-all are sources OF inior-
nation and delight to the crowds that as.
sembled in their vicinity, and all arc In
ull blast daily.
Ht DOstOt Vilu
party for the proposed short route from
Springfield to New York have begun op.
erations according to n rough plan laid
out. Three lines will be surveyed to
find the most favorable one, and quite Il
long time will probably be required to
settle the question.
The Boston cooperative stores will
hereafter be conducted on the plan Of the
civil-servicc stores of England. They
promise to deal only in the best articles
and give every buyer 8 per cent. dis
count from the average market price.
Every stakeholder will be given list of
40 stores where nc can buy goods 10 per
cent. lower than the ordinary price. A
share costs 81,
Highwaymen are busy between
Gloucester and Salem and have made
two attacks within n few days.
Senator Pendleton of Ohio speaks on
civil-service reform at the Boston Music
hall October "a.
William Cunningham and George
Pistall, employed in arranging the ma
chinery at the cow pasture sewer, Bos'
ton, were killed recently by the break
ing of capstan bar which hit each man
on the head.
The Central Vermont railroad and the
roads south of White River Junction
are going to build a grain elevator of
100000 bushels capacity at the Mystic
wharf terminus of the Lowell railroad
in Boston below Chelsea bridge.
The Perkins institute for the blind at
Boston begins the year with more stud
ents than it has ever had.
The first train over the Massachusetts
Central was run to Hudson, carrying the
full board of railroad commissioners.
They thoroughly examined crossings and
bridges and are satisfied with them.
The road will be opened to the public
soon.
Rhode Island.
Sadie White, little Providence girl,
was seized on the sidewalk and taken
away in team by two men the other day.
Her parents have had trouble and recent
ly separated. 1t is supposed that her
father was one of the kidnapers.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's suit against
George H. Norman of Boston has begun
ut Newport. She asks the court to re-
strain the defendant from using a dam
which he has built on the sources of
valuable stream flowing through Law
tons valley, where she has real estate.
She claims that the dam curtails the
water-supply on her estate. The dam
was built with the view OF supplying
Newport with water in case of accident
to the reservoir in the adjoining town OF
MiddletOwn. He bought large tract
of land in Portsmouth and built the dam
complained of at great expense. Mrs.
Howe a few months ago secured tenn
porary injunction, and she now hopes to
make it permanent. The case attracts
good deal of attention.
The Woonsocket agricultural and in
dustrial fair has opened. The exhibits
are no larger than usual but are very
fine.
Connecticut.
Daniel S. Minor of Hadlyme, aged SO,
has been put in Jail on complaint of his
daughters, it is said, who charge him
with furnishing no money for their sup
pOTI Ut lIclI mOtileT 3. MT. NllHOC Sepdr-
ated from his family for private reasons
Is years ago, and until last year support
ed them. The old mans friends were
indignant and wanted to keep him out
of jail, but he said, III my own children
wish to put me in Jail l do not propose
to prevent it,"
DR.. Coggswell, who offers to give
fountain to the city of Hart
ford, was an inmate OF the South Coven-
try potr-house when boy. Some per-
sons took an interest in him and gave
him money enough to start. He went
TO California and made fortune rs a
dentist.
A peculiar horse case is being tried ut
James s. Parsons's $4,000
steed caught nail in his foot while
being driven along the highway and
died of lockjaw, and Mr.. Parsons sues
the town for damages.
A. F. Woods, a New Haven druggist,
has sued the parallel road company for |
5000 Office rent. The sheriff who served |
The writ says he could find only 800 |
worth ofproperty to attach.