Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
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Of the state board III agriculture, aud
Isaac W, Hammond deputy secretary NJ
state,
Tie Odd Fellows In this state report n
surplus fund Of slso, oOOo. Their annual
income IL s5i, 900,
A new depot Ia bc built nj TltOn; II
will DO aos5O feet In Size,
Steamer Lady Of tue Lake II 10 bo
thoroughly repaired tho coming winter,
The supreme court opened NJ Kccnc,
recently, The late treasurer Of the Ash.
uelot savings bank Of Winchester was
~ have been tried nj this term, hut lc "
sick, lie will bc examined by compG.
tent physicians. and II the sickness u
leigncd. tho trial will take place, but
II genuine, the trial will be- postponed,
The Manchester and Kccne railroad
Will bc sold under foreclosure Of mort.
gage the Goth. The Boston and Lowell
or the Northern railroad IL likely TO buy
II,
The Crawford house In the White
mountains took In $4,000 during the
season, mr. Increase Of $4,000 over last
years receipts. The Fabyan house took
$40. 900 less, and the Mt. Washington
railroad $4,000 more than last year,
The grand jury, which has been occu-
pied nearly three days hearing testimony
concerning the Towncs. Bugbec poison.
ing affair. completed It's lab0rs and. rot
wilhstanding the required secrecy OF the
Jury room. II has leaked out that no in
| dictmcnt was found.
Massachusetts.
The Boston provident society elected
officers recently. During the year
ending September 30 II has relieved 10
l20 persons and distributed $4,000 worth
Of food and fuel, Over $4,000 was
spent In all. and $50 men were furnished
work ut the woodward for wages
amountingto S225O.
Many Boston capitalists are interested
in the Iverness oil and land company of
Nova Scotia. which has just bought 3d.
900 scres of oil land in Cape Breton
The c0mpany's machinery and tanks,
which will DO In place In n month, have
capacity OF $4,000 barrels.
A branch of the Boston, Winthrop
and Port Shirley railroad is going to be
butt into Winthrop Center.
The suit of Bates college at Lewiston.
Me-, against the executors of the will of
BENJAMIN i. Bates of Waterlown was
opened ut Cambridge recently. The
college claims that in 1873 Mr.. Bates
offered TO give IL 500, 900 on the condi-
ton that like sum was raised by the
college within five years, that this sum
was raised nm / that the executors have
never made good Mr.. Bates promise.
The defendants deny that any agreement
was ever made by Mr.. Bates, and claim,
besides, that the college did not fulfill
the alleged conditions.
Tho will of Horny II Durant wos filed
n, Roston rerentlv' Io matos lis wiio
ponIine A lis eyocn,riW and -, her.
death Welleslev COLLAGE bncom o. ho rcs-
diary legatoe of his pntire estate Ue
leaves her $4,000 in trust, the income
to be used for the education OF his BROTH
er's daughter, and wv, 600 for the sup
port OF his brother, William +. Smith.
Mr.: Durant makes y condition on
whlc' ;ie c1lese s',l' rec, feeelv ,h .nc lcgs-
~ Nv .lis WIZ oe'l.'i; , INV .i,c Ieal Is.
,a'e' tHccpI TWO slii''i io's' s''"'l hc'er
oe solo,
The anniversaries, OF CornWallis' sur
render used 10 DC celebrated nil over the
country, ana tlie towns near Boston were
among tne lasI 10 give up iiie yearly
muster. Kun used to how like water
in these towns, ana Boston common was
the arena OF sham nights. Ihe warriors
wele niolley Glowu iloil' lnr anu near
ana ,nsteau OF tne nouelh oveicoat alnu
blanket neatly rolled ana carried on inc
so,u'er snou.uer' ,aa'-ST H. KEY vi
run IN WIS ,h t t;ii t stsn a. NE uaS Saow
~ w .l,c .lllie ioi PaS ing oi Iin lungs
nomese,, anu ili'ny nn pneh 1 pens ;,h
was rappeu Oh tiie Lelu hha suoI WIN
g;ia'ei stHnes ny SONY i h s orEtner pa.-
lao a un.ll it .hat anu uau iee,ng grew
given up.
hnooe 's'ano.
EDWARD L. movies, IOf twenty years
connected with the providence clty
government us councilman, alderman
ana mayor oiea recehtl " aged " years.
An autopsy on the body OF an unknown
man lound IN the river at Providence, IN
olcaies li'at ne was iiiuroereu. lhere ~
no clew To Inc murderef.
The troops ut Fort Adams expect to
leave for their new station at San Fran
cisco early next month. The guns,
horses, etc, TO save expense, VIII ne mu-
tua!ly exchanged WIN tlic 4til artlllery'
winch IS 10 relieve the Isl, whose mead
quarters are at Fort ADAMS.
Ihe French visitors VIII arrive at New,
port the 29tl, and during the gay VIII
be shown the houses wlllcn sneltcred
ROchambeau, Lafayette ana Washlngr
ton 100 years ago. Ihey VIII visit the
torpedo station. Fort Adams ana tile
sra1n's SLIPS s;,; ,me ,I Han ahas
Anu a,ter H'Si.lis sne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. tIo m
noha INV VIII w S1ren u p''' ~ 'le o''s-
mo- lhey leave luesu"y'
Connecticut.