Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-11-09

TIE Cheneys of Manchester, Conn, are
checking, for the present. their silk manu!ac-
ture, and are said to have discharged forty
men.
WHILE Mrs. Emma j. Rowel of Lyndon was
walking down Blackstone street at Boston, her
bag containing $1,000 in checks md money was
sna,ched by n man named Lynch, who, with n
companion, was shortly aitcrward arrested, and
the property recovered.
AMOS CLEMENT, aged GS. hanged himself at
Irasburg, VT, lately, his mind being affected
by hip trouble.
The New Haven, Conn, chief of police says
that the force is not political institution, and
the members must stop talking politics with
citizens on the streets.
Iris perhaps too late to be Of any practical
advantage to the relations of China and this
country, but it is gratifying to learn that La
Hung Chang, the Chinese statesman who was
in favor OF keeping the Chinese students in
Connecticut, has been restored 10 power III his
country.
CHIEF Justice Pierpoint of Vergennes. VT,
who has been in feeble health for some time, is
much improved, although he is not able to at
tend court.
A YOUNG lady of North Berwick, Me-, at.
tempted suicide recently by taking morphine
but, having taken an overdose, she was thrown
into a stupor, from which the doctors with
difficulty brought her out.
BANGOR. Auburn, Augusta and Lewiston are
all contesting for the Maine state fair in then
respective cities, and the Bangor city govern
ment has sent agents to treat with the trus
tees.
A FEW mornings since slight earthquake
was felt at Contoocook, N. II. It was quite
severe at Henniker, and was felt ut Hillsboro
ARTHUR Pierce, II years ofage, accident
ally shot and almost instantly killed Isaac
Packard, n lad Of the same age, ut Conwa,
Junction, Maine.
REV. f.. NJ. GRANT, pastor of the Universal
ist church at Portsmouth, N. H., preached hi
farewell sermon recently, having accepted ,
call at Stamford. Conn.,
AT meeting of the Lowell, Mass, schoo
committee it was voted to appropriate $3.50
for free evening schools the coming season.
The prohibition people of Connecticut ar
going to ask the next Legislature to modify tn
law so they can search the premises of suspect
ed violators by night as well as day.
JACOB WHITE, Providence, r. l., negro
recently deserted his wife and married Mari
| Won Veer. He swore he was wldower, but nj
first wife has obtained legal certificate of thei
marriage in North Carolina, and Jacob is i
jail.
THE building committee of the Claiming me
mortal church at Newport, r. l., vote to Civ
Architect William Gosling of Worcester, Mass
an extra $1,000, rs he lost money by his con
tract.
An anonymous Bostonan, who has alread
given the Perkins institute for the blind 5000
contributes $1,000 more.
The city of Bridgeport, Conn, recently lai
out street crossing the Housatonic and th
New York, New Haven and Hartford road,
and the roads sue for $4,000 damages. III
case is on trial
FRED STEWART Of Haverhill, when returnin
from Wells River, VT, on a recent night, wa
stopped by three masked men, who robbed hir
of al his money and valuables, and then got /
their wagon and drove rapidly away.
MICHAEL SIMPSON, the well-known agent {
the Saxonvie, Mass, wooden mills, has agree
to give SIS, 900 toward building a railroad fror
the Massachusetts Central in Wayland TO Sax
onville, distant three miles, the estimated cos
Of grinding which il TO be about $4,000.
EDWARD Z. ScBIERGE, the president Of th