Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-07-26
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Town Hall, Saturday evening was not
reputable to either Party,-to use rs
mild q term as We can IN speaking OF
Il, II was tho first one We ever attend
cd, aud if this Is the way the republic
cans do business We don't want to At
tend any more Of them, There were
two tickets In the field, One read Us
follows Delegates who will support
Warren G.. French as candidate for
Congress, Justin i, Mckenzie, Vim,
Il, johnson, John y, Eaton, Norman
Paul, Luther q. Greene, Daniel g.,
Spaulding, VIM, Il, Hewitt. Col. T.,
q. Seayer presented this ticket. Lewis
Pratt introduced the following ticket us
delegates for Poland; Prosper Merrill,
Norman Paul, j, =. Richmond, II. II.
Woodbury., Henry W. Walker, Fred
erick i. Kendall, j, T.. Montague.
The vote stood, French 50, Poland, 10.
Frcnch's majority, 0. A thorough
campaign was inaugOrated by tho
Poland men some weeks ago, aud tho
friends of Mr.. French were not mae
tive either, and the result was q full
caucus. This was all well enough, but
when Democrats, minors, and idiots
were induced to take hand, and votes
counted at the close that We're rejected
at first, it was carrying the thing too
far,-cvcn to justify the adage, "thai
all is fair in politics." Democrats had
no business to vote for either set of
delegates inducing idotc republicans
and minors to vote for this or that list
Of delegates was not reputable business.
Mr.. Austin Fairbanks offered vote
while the board was counting, but it
was refused on the ground that he was
known to be democrat and that he
was voting for Poland. Considerable
excitement was created, and Mr.. Fair
banks laid his vote down and told them
they could count j. or not, just as they
pleased. On opening it, it was found
to be a French vote and counted. Mr..
Fairbanks undoubtedly intended to vote
for Poland, but in the excitement, and
having two ballots in his pocket, he
evidently laid down the wrong one.
1t should have been taken at first or
not counted at all. Mr.. Fairbanks
claims to be independent" in politics.
Some ten democrats voted, and nearly
all for the Poland delegates. Norman
Paul, in allowing his name to be used
on both tickets, was the subject of
much comment, and the boys Ego for
him" about it. We have nothing in
common politically with Mr.. French or
Judge Poland, but we were sorry to
see such an organized effort and so
much bad feeling engendered to beat a
townsman-it was uncallcd for.
Miss Fanny Johnson, of Boston,
who is well and favorably known to
our citizens as u summer visitor at the
hotel here for many years with her
mother, has opened a studio in Jones
Block, over j. S. Eaton's clothing
store, for the purpose of teaching the
art of painting. She is Il niece of Mrs.
Bushrod Rice.
Mr.. Chas. Woodruff has just put in
a new fume to his grist mill and is put
ting up an addition to his store in the
stone block, opposite the Jail. Charles
is stirring, enterprising young man.
The Methodist parsonage and out
buildings on Mountain Avenue, are now
undergoing thorough process of i'm.
provement and enlargement. We I'M
derstand Hon. Frederick Billings has a
hand in this work also.
A far away party inquired of local
friend, the other day, if that old Nc.
Master, that used to print the AGE be-
fore the war, was living yet. Of course
we are. Great men live to be old.
Sophicles, the Greek philosopher and
poet, was 80 years of age when he was
called up higher.
l.. w. Wilson has re-opened his
grocery store in Fairbanks Block, for
the purpose Of closing out his stock in
trade, and great bargains will be offered
in all goods, except few staple arti.
cles, such as sugars, etc., which will
be sold as low as the lowest. Drop in
and see him.
Mac, ofthe AGE, says he saw Earle
OF the Landmark, the other day, ant
he looked clean. We thought the days
of miracles were past Burlington
Clipper.
Those who pretend to know SO.
that the Barnum show of this year is I
greater humbug than Barnum himsel