Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-12-07

the following candidates Elder Fly
Col. Hockings, Prof, Taylor, Alabama
joiner, Senator Kaniil, Artificial Smith
and the Rev. William Anderson.
A STRICKEN MEMBER,
The committee on elections, reported
that II had Investigated tho case Of
Glad Tidings Ward, an honcry men,
Der at Knoxville, charged with to'
much absence of mind, and tho follow
ing letter was rcad'
KNoxvILLr, Tenn, Novcmbcr9, 'sl,
GENrs-I think Mr.. Ward means tC
do right, but his mind Is so preoccupict
that he picks up property belonging te
others without seeming to know it,
lie has been found in smoke-housc'
and chickcn.coops and other out'oi.thc'
way places at most unreasonable hours
and is now in Jail for walking of with
q hand-cart without knowing it.
Very truly, j. II. II.
Alderman Fourth Ward.
The Secretary was ordered to strike
Mr.. Wards name from the books and
warn the other Knoxville members that
the next one who displayed the least
evidence Of Observation-Disclosures would
follow Ward in II hurry.
COMMITTEE on CONFERENCE.
The Secretary announced u letter
from New York asking if the Lime
Kiln Club was on friendly terms with
Congress aud prepared to work in har-
money with it during the coming ses-
sion. Reports to the contrary were
abroad in the East, and the friend of
the club were anxious to know how
matters stood.
so far as my official knowledge goes
dis Club and Congress am on dc best
of terms, replied Brother Gardner -
While ! am opposed to any ideah
lookin' toward de consolidation Of de
two bodies, | still believe dat de well
far of de kcntry requires us to work
in harmony. We arc willing to meet
dat comparatively influential body half
way in all matters lookin' to de good
of dc kcntry. To prove to de kentry
at large dat dis club does not desire to
monopolize entire public attenshun
doorin' de comm winter, / will ap-
point Waydown Bebee, Giveadam
Jones and Holdback White q commit
tee to confer wild an equal number of
congressman to agree upon mutual
course to be pursued for dc mex six
The Secretary was instructed to for
ward certified copy of this action to
David Davis, and to request that
gentleman to name his committee as
soon as convenient.
THE MUSEUM.
Pickle Smith, who has charge of the
of relics and the care of the
museum, reported that some fiend had
entered the room by climbing over the
roofs and carried away one of the
skulls of Oliver Cromwell, sent to the
club from Boston. He had placed the
case in the hands of the detectives, but
thus far no clue had been obtained to
the identity of the guilty parties. The
Secretary was instructed to offer re-
ward of S. for the return of the relic,
and in case it could not be recovered,
70 procure skull of some of the rest
of the Cromwell family.
NOT ONE CASE.
The President stated that he had
Dcen asked on several different oc-
,asions, if the aesthetic lunacy had
gisibly affected the colored people of
he North. His own personal observa-
ion had not furnished any evidence in
he affirmative, but he would like to
near members express themselves.
Hyhaven johnson said that ueigh-
,or of his had run all over town to
purchase second hand bedstead, and
hat she had finally secured one twenty
hree years old, but he thought from
he hot water treatment given it that
The did not prize j: as relic.
Trustee Pullback knew of case
where colored man had paid seven
lollars for coat supposed to be twenty
light years old, but it afterwards came
,ut, that he expected to find money in
he lining.
Elder Toots said that his third wife
iad evinced desire to pay seventy
,ents for an old earthen platter which
lad come over on the MayAower, but
when informed that if she did she