Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-01-18

wood men have been busy, This
morning winter struck us-the rea
Vermont article-22 degrees below
zero
Dance at Harlow's Basket Factory,
Pomfret, Friday evening, Music
4 pieces, Dancing and supper sl,OO'
Cheap enough,
Mother Moss, an aged "cullud pus-
son." Is boarding with Jailor Hewitt,
She was stopping on the lack DuIton
farm, and one evening Quechee man
was working his way home, but getting
stirred" when no arrived at this point,
the good man Of the house took him In
and cared for him until no 'recuper-
atcd," During his "snooze" the Moss
woman relieved him of his wallet con.
tanning some ten dollars, which was
traced to her directly, hence her in
generation, II will give her steady
job for awhile at Rutland.
The annual meetings of engine com
panics No. 2 aud were held Monday
evening and the following officers
elected; No. 80. G. Kimball,
Clerk and Treasurer c. w. Sayward,
Foreman j. w. Ford, LIST Assistant
L. p. Tewksbury, End Assistant Fred.
Howes, First Lending Hoseman Levi
Washburn, First Suction Hoscman.-
No. 2-Eugenc Thomas, Clerk and
Treasurer Norman M. Hoisington,
Foreman John Gobie, LIST Assistant
Joseph Bourdo, 2nd Assistant; Geo.
Perry, Leading Hoseman; Frank
Darby, Suction Hoscman.
AT the Railroad Meeting, Wednes-
day, the following board Of officers
was elected for the ensuing year =
A. G. Dewey, S. S. Thompson, Chas.
Dana, Frederick Billings, Lewis Pratt,
f. N. Billings. j. +. Mckenzie Chas.
Raymont, and Otis Chambcrlin. This
is the old board with the exception that
the vacancy occasioned by the death Of
Francis W. Clarke is filled by the
election of Frederick Billings, and j.
+. Mckenzie is elected in place Of
Edward Dana. After the corporation
dissolved tho Directors met and re-
elected the old officers, as follows
President, A. G. Dewey; vice prcsi.
dent, Charles Dana; clerk, l.. o.
Greene auditors, Lewis Pratt, +. N.
Billings, II. F. Durham; engineer,
Hosea Doton superintendent, James
G. Porter.
The W. Il. Report gives us the fol-
lowing showing for the year ending
Sept. 80, 1881;
Earnings Cor the year, S2l, 495 "a |
Operating Expenses, including
rental OF engine and cars. 10 $50 66 |
Paid Town Of Woodstock, $500 90 |
Number of tons OF Freight transported, 1925
Number Of Passengers transported, Is S3l
Number Of Miles Ran, about, 10000
The Sons of Vermont, residents of
Chicago, held Grand Banquet at the
Palmer House in that city on the 18th
instant. We return thanks for the
"invitc" to be present. Norman Will
liams, Esq, a native of this town, is
President of the organization.
The Guiteau trial is drawing to a
close. The assassin wrote q long
article defending his conduct, and in
tended to fire it off at the jury, but the
Court ruled it out of order. Scoville
is now making his plea for the defence.
He sticks to the insanity dodge.
The Windsor County Agricultural
Society assembled at the Town Hall
on Thursday morning last and elected
the following officers: w. G. Dan
forth, Barnard, Presidend; G,as. H.
Markham, Pomfret, w. c. Bement,
Rreading, Vice Presidents Norman
Paul, Treasurer Ora Paul, Secretary.
The report of the treasurer shows the
society to be in prosperous condition.
Prof. George Marble, who has been
wrestling with rheumatism for two or
three weeks, is better, and will con-
duct his dancing school in Fairbanks
Hall, Friday evening next. There
will be new music for the OCCASION
Also, an ''extra" at the close of school.
Be on on hand with your "calico."
POmfret.
School district No. s in Pomfret
numbers about eighty inhabitants.