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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
Sharon.

SndTOn.
E. b. Baldwin and daughter
start for Dakota about July /. Mrs.
Baldwin is now in the West and will
return with her husband during the
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Noyes have
been stopping at the White Mountains.
They returned Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Follett, of
Cameron, Mo-, arrived in town last
week. They went West fifteen years
ago. They will not return to Missouri
till fall.
$. w. Chambers and wife, who
have been visiting in Warren, returned
Saturday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

BALLou's MAGAZINE for July has a
continuation Of that popular story of
the day, "rhe Belle of Australia" by
William Ii. Themes. The hero of the
story is lost in the scrub of Australia,
and has a novel adventure with party
of natives, a monstrous black snake,
and a bewildercd Chinaman. The
night encampment is well described,
and will interest the reader. Ballou's
is full of good things. Only $50 Il
year. Ii cts. a number at the book
stores. Themes & Talbot, Publishers
% Hawley ST., Boston.
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Barnard.

A CARD.-The husband and chill
dren of Louisa Mirrick desire to eX-
press their sincere thanks to their many
frieuds for their kind assistance during
her last sickness. They would espec-
tally thank those who prepared wreaths
of flowers, and otherwise assisted in
the funeral services, and also the choir
for the respect and regard shown by
their attendance at the funeral. God
only can repay those who have been so
kind, and may his blessing rest upon
them. WILLIAM w. MIRIcK,
ALDUBA M. ADAMS,
SUSIE L. MIRICK,
EDNA l.. MIRICK.
Barnard, June 10, 1888.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
VERMONT.


May Edison of New York city has
been spending few days at Chester.
West Randolph people are tearing
down their fences.
1t is rumored that Harris has sold
the St. Johnsbury Mder to the foreman
of the Lyndon Union.
Potatoes are sold in South Royalton
for so cents per bushel.
Thomas Allen of Missouri. lately de-
ceased, bequeathed $500 to the Ben
nington battle monument fund.
G. A. Brown of So. Royalton, after
a long search for his stolen team
throughout the state, found it by the
road side in Bakersfield, recently.
A Richford COW was found dead in
the pasture the other day. An "au-
topsy" disclosed large darning needle
in the heart, and the doctors" thought
it "kilt" her. Very likely.
Considerable local feeling has been
created at Vergennes by the killing Of
dogs by the local police under the state
dog law.
O. II. Young Of East S. Johnsbury
eighty years old, has mother living,
whose one hundredth birthday will oc-
cur in September next.
Yacht Hebe, from Burlington for
Rouse's Point, capsized in a squall of
Colchester Point, Lake Champlain,
Thursday. The captain and mate
were drowned.
Sixty men have been enlisted for the
military company in st. Johnsbury,
nine more than is required by law
1t is expected that the company will be
mustered IN at once.
Among the internal arrangements of
the new library building of the Uni
versity of Vermont, will be a marble
bust of the late Hon. Geo. p. Marsh,
the gift of Mrs. Marsh, and a portrait
in oil of the late Professor joseph
Torrey.
An employe in the paper mill at No..
Bennington, found among waste paper
a diamond ring worth $3.50. Editors
cannot be too careful of their diamond
ornaments when they fool around the
waste basket.
The plans prepared by Mr.. H. IL.
Richardson of Brookline, Mass, for
the library building to be erected for
the University of Vermont through the
liberality of Hon. Frederick Billings,
of Woodstock, have been accepted, and
work upon the building will be begun
at once.
Jesse Bradley, aged II, son of Thos.
Bradley of Milton, was drowned at
Swanton, Friday night, while bathing.
George Drew Of Thetford, 90;
some liquor at Lyme, n. H., las
week, which made him very sick ant
turned his entire body black, even to
the whites of his eyes.
Gallup & Hawley have now about
sixty-tive Italians at work on the
Lamoille Valley Extension Railroad al
West Alburgh. They are very quiet
set Of men, and their presence would
hardly be known We're it not for seeing
them as they 60 to and from their work
Richard Lynch of Burlington, agec
81, and unmarried, fell from Il boa
while intoxicated Friday night, an,
was drowned. lie was not missed un
til Saturday, when search was made
for the body which was found Satur
day afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

GoDEY's LADY's Book for July
opens the iifty-fourth Fyear of the
Magazine, and we can say, without
exception, that it is the most beautiful
and most attractive number that we
have ever seen of this magazine. 1t
reappcars in new cover, new paper and
new type. The offer to furnish the
Magazine in a Binder for $500 we
believe will be accepted by many ladies.
For sale here at the bookstores.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

"Your son has been knocked off the
railroad and killed." exclaimed man,
approaching an Arkansas Colonel. -
"Who knocked him OFF," excitedly
demanded the colonel. ga railroad
engine" swell, that begins to ex-
plain matters, for l knew devilish well
he wasn't knocked off by any ordinary
man. He was one of the boys, let me
tell you."- [Arkansaw Traveller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
Barnard, June 10, 1888.

Charles Langheimer, the German
who is known as "Dickens's Dutch
man." whom Charles Dickens met in
the Eastern penitentary on his visit to
Philadelphia in 1912 and immortalized
in his american Notes." was dis
charged from that institution recently.
He has spent forty years of his life
thpre
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

A man named Warner, believed to
he the person who outraged and stab
bed little Nettie Lyons, at Sheboygan,
Mich, Tuesday night, was taken from
the Jail at that place, Thursday night,
by mob of 800 men and hung. The
girl identified him as her assailant, but
he maintained his innocence even after
being once let down to see if Il confess
sion could be extortcd from him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
The following letters tell their own
story.

"yALDosrA, GEoRa A, July2), 1882.
Il sold one of your Patent Dust Proof
Cases about ten months ago, and the other
day it came back to me with the request to
make it wind easier. On examination found
that the stem was rusty, and inquired into
the cause Of it, The gentleman stated to me
that he was starting some saw logs that had
lodged in the bend of the river, when his
chain caught in bush and threw his watch
into about twelve feet of water. and he was
about two hours finding it. When he got 1t
out it was running and he thought all right
III about three months he found that the
stem was hard to turn and sent il to me,
can say that the watch is all that the Com.
pany claims for it ana recommend it to all
railroad and mill men.
b. W. BENTnY"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
HERE AT LAST.
After Long and Weary waiting Re.
lief IL Brought TO thOsclS no Need II.

AIteT "Eaby hkcs
lief is Brought TO thOscIA ho Need II.
well, Pat" said an Orange county Physic-
ian to complaining Irish patient some years
ago, FOR that pain in your chest you had bet
ter 60 home and put on mustard plaster
can't think this minute of anything better.
And BY the way" added the doctor turning to
friend, II wish somebody would invent a
real good plaster-something aatually help.
full for such cases "a Pats. Maybe they will
sometime, when its roo late for me- to use 1t.
When BENSON'5 CAPCINE POROUS
PLASTER was placed on the market about
ten years ago the doctors hope became fact
Because OF the rare medicinal virtues in-
herent in it, its rapid action and sure results,
the Capcine is fast diaplacing the slow acting
plasters of former days. for oil affections to
which plaster is ever applicable. Pri co 50
cents. In the middle Of the genuine is cut
the worp CAPCINE.
seabury & johnson, Chemists, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Abiah, father of Rev, Moses Kidder
of this village, died at Belmont, N.
IT,, last week, aged 0G years, 8
months and 20 days. He was prob
ably the oldest man in the state.
President Buckham, of the Vernon
University, has our thanks for an invi-
tation to be present at the meeting of
unwilling the Lafayette statue, at Bur-
lington, on the Goth inst.
We are under obligations to Senator
Morrill, for valuable public documents.
New DANCE HALL.-The old Ira
Powers, or "well house," so called,
opposite the factory, was opened as a
dance hall Saturday evening, Murty
Pecor, manager, and it was success.
The way they went sup the middle
and down the outside" call hards
round,' ETC., would have pleased a
looker-on as much as the dance of the
witches did Tam O'Shanter, when he
roared out to the "suple jade and
strong" as she was raking it down to
the music of old Clootic, "Weel done,
Guilty Sark." Tam had to flee for his
life, but there was no danger here to
enthusiastic admirers.
The factory bridge is getting bad
reputation as a resort for bad charac-
tiers these summer evenings, and the
proceedings there are obnoxious to the
gcntler sex who pass that way, and
should be stopped by the authorities.
The Band of Hope will meet at
the Sons of Temperance Hall, on Sat
urday next at 2.3O p. m.
Why don't our people here go to the
Basket Picnic at Taftsville the Fourth.
The Good Templars propose to COM
binc one with their County Union
Meeting in Spauldings grove, and in
vite all-both Good and other Temp
lars, and every One-to be present.
Go and have good time. Teams free
for all ladies from depot to grove.
PENCIL MARKs.-The County Court
wound up Friday.-Plenty of wet,
and "garden sass" is booming
Can't Capt. Staples "Horrjbles" be
resurrected for duty on the Fourth p
There is now every promise off big
apple crop.-Heavy thunder shower
this morning-an inch and quarter
of water fell in few minutes. We
are now enjoying the longest days in
the year.-It is time for native straw
berries to put in an appearance
John Macauley is dangerously sick
liver complaint. frame of the
new engine house is up.-Dr. Ed
ward II. Williams of Philadel phia was
in town last week Work on the
library building is being pushed; Hon.
Justin f. Mckenzie is the Superintend-
emit couldn't be in better hands,
The Episcopal Church is being shin
gled.-IIon. Frederick Billings and
family are now pleasantly located at
their summer residence here. Where
are you going on the 4th? Can't
we get up something here'-NIichael
Myers has Il durham COW that gave 10
quarts or 33 l-2 pounds of milk at
milking one day recently. How is
that for a COW IF you want to make
an early call on citizen now, look in
his garden, where the earl bird
catclcth the bur,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

~ The late governor of Georgia,
Alexander H. Stephens, could not
walk, and the present governor, Henry
D. Mcdaniel, is great stammerer,
and cannot talk except with difficulty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
."CLINroN, iowa. AnriI %. 1891


81 wish you would send mo spring for the
VIM. Ellery Watch So By the way this
Elery is watch sold in your Screw Bezel
Case to farmer last fall The first of Janu-
airy he lost the watch in the woods. snd found
it this week in about foot of water. 1t had
lain three months and over in snow and
water, with but slight injury to the watch
only hair-spring.
G. S. RAYMOND"
The above wsre very severe tests, and de-
monstrate beyond q doubt, that for any re-
sonabe length of time during which watch
might be under water it would receive no in
ury whatever.
We make watch cases in both gold and
silver, and as Perfectly Dust-PrOOi
Stem Winding Watch Case Cha!-
leDge the NOfId to Produce its Equal.
For Sale by all First Class Jewellers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
WALTHAM, MASS.

This case is formed IN one solid piece with
out joint or seam, opening in front only, thus
avoiding the usual Cap. and securing greater
strength and durability.
These Watches ara all open face. The
bezel, into which an extra strong cryctal is
fitted 18th an especially prepared water proof
cement, is attached to the case by screwing
it thereon, and thus forms an alright juno
ton with the body of the case, which is proof
against dust and moisture.
TO railr Dad men, travellers, miners, lumber
men and others who are almost constantly
exposed and who have to make frequent re-
ference TO the watch, these qualities are of
the utmost Importance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
STATE OF VERMONT, At a Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFoRp,ss Court held ut

STATE OF VERMONT, At a Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFoRp,ss, Court held at
Woodstock, within and for said District
on the 2lst day Of May, A. ID. 1888.
Present, Hon. John Porter, Judge.
Lucinda F. Willismson's estate. Woodstock,
tesate.
!. D. Williamson. administrator Of said estate,
proposes to render an account of his ad.
mnlstration and to present his account
against said estate for examination and
allowance at Probate Court to be held at
Woodstock aforesaid on the first Wednesday
Fourth day) of July next. The Court
therefore orders that notice of the same be
given to all persons interested in said estate.
by publishing Copy Of the record of this
order three weeks successfully in the Spirit
Of TIE Age,a newspaper printed at Wood
stock aforesaid, they may appear before said
Court and contest the allowance of said
account, if they see cause.
A true record.
HENRY s DANA, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

W. A. Rice, formerly super, ltend-
ent of the state prison at Windsor, has
located at Clyde, Kansas, and is to
open the banking business.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
ORGANS g. PIANOS.

l am now prepared to furnish Organs anu
Pianos from the best manutactorys in the
country from S22 to $1,000, havi-g mad,
special arrangements to buy for cash
will guarantee better bargains than can
be found elsewhere. Call and see our
beautiful new Upright Piano.
Send for catalogue and prices, stating
terms ofpayment. cas- or installents.
\. s. NOSE.
Ground Floor, Colby Block,
Windsor, Vt.
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- There are II negroes with white
wives in Windsor, Canada.
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A Perfect Remedy In go Diseases

AsHFIELD, MASS.
am verging on eighty years, and deem
1t my duty to suffering humanity to soy
that my long life Is due to BRANDRETH's
PILLS which have been my sole medicine
for half century. know the last forty
three years of my life Us owing solely to
their use. Your PILLS saved me many
times after the best medical skill in sever
al States had given me up as hopeless
have had many converts 20 purgation
with BRANDRETH's PILLS, and have seen
them perform almost miracles Of cure
For children, n few doses have cured
measles, scarlet fever, and hopping cough.
In all female troubles and weakness !
have never known them to fail. In adult
males / have known them to cure the
worst cases Of dyspepsia, rheumatism,
kidney diseases, dysentery and diarrhea;
even dropsy, paralysis, aud apoplcxy have
yielded to persistent course Of BRAND
RETH's PILLS. In fact have found them
them the true Life Elixir. They act as
continal preventives against the efIetcs of
time, disease, and labor.
JOHN II. MANN.
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R. E. Lees son il. q ,farmer.-
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The most reliable, carefully prepar.
cd and best purgative Of the pres
ent nge IN
BRANDRETH s PILLS.
They are compounded of Roots, Herbs
and Gums of the most healing and bcne-
fetal kind.
AS Family Medicine they are unrival-
led, curing Headache, Constipation, Liv-
er Complaint, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia--
clearing the hood ofall mpurities-acting
on the Liver, Kidneys and other import
ant organs, removing the waste tissues,
ard adding years to the lives of all who
use them.
For fifty years they have been used by
the American public, and their constant
ly increasing sale show how they are APP
preciated.
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Don't you do it !
WHAT e!

Pau 10 or % cents for a Family Dye whe
you can get Diamond Dye for 10 cents and
every color warranted. At
o. II. FREEMAN'S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

This is about the time that the
American youth stands on the sunny
side OF the barn to dry his hair before
he goes in to tell "the old lady" that
he hasn't been in swimming.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

A meeting of the Methodist Preach
ers of Springfield District will be held
here June 25 to the 2Sth. Preaching,
essays and discussions will be in order,
and crowd is expected.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Abiah, father of Rev, Moses Kidder
of this village, died at Belmont, N.
H., last week, aged 96 years, 8
months and 20 days. He was prob
ably the oldest man in the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Charles Carlisle handed lis copy
of the Wilmington (Del.) Daily
Republican, one day this week, in
which it is stated that "One hundred
and twenty-scven car loads of straw
berries were shipped over the Dele
ware Railroad June 4th from the
various stations along the line, making
total thus far" says the paper, "of
$50 car loads" How is that for
strawberries?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

1t is rumored on the street that r..
L. Durant aud Will Hewitt, two of
our most enterprisng young men, will
shortly start for Bismark, D. r., with
view to a partnership in TINT grow
ing city of the far West. We can i'll
afford to loose such boys.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

President Buckham, of the Vernon
University, has our thanks for an invi-
tation to be present at the meeting Of
unwilling the Lafayette statue, at Bur-
lington, on the 26th inst.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Frank p. Archibald, at his marble
shop on High street, is turning out
some of the handsomest work in the
State, and at prices that will not fright
en- you Or take your "bottom dollar. "
just drop in and see.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-05

bar AATOOr.
VIM. Fennely, dealer in boots, shoes,
harnesses, &C., has removed his stock from
the store near the telegraph office, to the
middle store in Hamor block, occupied last
season by l.. II. Baldwin.
The Guy Family played at District Hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings. Of last
week.
The steamer Mt. Desert is reported to
be doing an excellent business this season.
The family Of Geo. S. Hale, Esq, Of
Boston, arrived at their summer residence,
at Schooner Head, on Thursday of last
week.
A great scarcity Of female help at Bar
Harbor, is reported this season.
f. II. Moses of Bucksport, has opened
for the summer his florist store on Main ST.,
opposite the Grand Central Hotel.
The family of Prof. J. Is. Thayer, of
Harvard University. arrived by steamer
Lewiston, on Saturday. Prof Thayer is in
Europe and will remain during the summer
months.
The Bar Harbor band is under engage
ment to the Green Mountain Railway Co..
for the forenoon of July 4, and will conduct
an excursion party to West Sullivan in the
afternoon and evening.
The canvas covering to the new skat-
ing rink was spread on Saturday, June 30,
and the rink is to be opened sometime dur
ing the present week.
The grounds about the Union Church on
Mt. Desert St. have recently been laid out
and graded very handsomely.
S. E. Lyon, Esq arrived at his cottage
at Duck Brook, on Saturday Of last week.
Quite a serious accident happened to-
day Monday to Mr.. VIM. Vincent. mana
ger Of the Coles tarm at Cromwell's Harbor.
During the high wind which blew from the
southwest, Mr.. Vincent stopped his horses
1t one Of the Main st. stores and while At
ending u = matter af -hasiaess. . bundle
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l:OuldsbOrO.

VAST MURDER SUICIDE, OR Meth
III The body of an unknown woman was
found floating in Frenchman's Bay of the
south shore of Gouldsboro, on Thursday.
June -. by two boys who took it ashore on
Schoodic Island and Immediately notified the
selectmen of Gouldsboro. The first select
man and the physician Of Prospect Harbor
attended to the examination OF the body.
1t was ) feet, inch in length, probably
about forty-fve years of age. The unpro-
tected parts were bruised and eaten BY in
sects, the other parts being covered BY cloth
ing we're in good presery alton. The teeth
we're loosened by diseased gums. The right
upper large lnclsor was gone also some Of
the back teeth upper and lower. A slight
irregularity was noticed on the left leg. four
inches above the ankle. The flesh being cut
away il was discovered The, On hone 1.-THE
tibia) had been broken and healed sometime
ago. The clothing consisted Of nght-dr
! chemise and two skirts. They were bound
down BY sheet tied firmly about the lower
| part Of the body A pair Of coarse, black
stockings were on the feet. The body was
\ placed in a neat box and buried on Schoodic
/ Island. Anyone wishing further particulars
can have them by writing to DIR. +. b. Silsby,
/ Prospect Harbor
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK, IS Court Of Insolvency.
In the case Of A. NJ. Il A. J. Fox, Insolvent Deb
tors.
NOTICE is hereby given that a petition has. on
~ this twenty first day of June, A. ID. 1888 been
presented 10 said Court for said County by Alex
ander J. Fox sole surviving member of the late
firm of A. NJ 4 A. J. Fox insolyent debtors Of
Ellsworth In the County Of Hancock praying that
he may be derrced to have a full discharge from
all his debts provabe under the lnsovent Act OF
tie STATE Of Maine. approved February q, 1878,
and amendments thereof and upon said Petition,
II Is ORDERED by said Court that hearing be
had upon the same before said Court, at Probate
Office in E!lswo tn In said County of Hancock on
Thursday the second day Of August A. d. 1883, at
10 O'Clock In tie forenoon and that notice thereof
bepublished in Ellsworth American newspaper
printed or published In said County Of Hancock
once a week for two successive weeks, the last
publication to be days before the day Of hearing !,
and that all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in crested. may appear at said
place and time, and show cause if any they have.
why discharge shoulrl not be granted said Debt
or according TO the prayer OF his petition.
2w27s Attest ;-CHAs. Z. DoRR.
Register Of said Court Of said County Of Hancock.
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Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen.

At the regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Aldermen, July ,. 1888.
Voted, TO purchase the Pennock Road
Machine.
A Committee was appointed consisting Of
the Mayor, Aldermen Aiken and Duttou, TO
confer with the Els. Gas 1t. Go. in relation
TO furnishing gas for lighting the city.
Voted, Tha, the Mayor be requested to
ascertain for what amount the City Hall can
be leased for term of one or more years.
Voted. That South. Cottage and Maple
Streets be accepted in accordance with a
survey and plan made by l.. Is. Wyman.
Petition of l.. A. Emery and others asking
for aid to the Maine Shore Line X. X. was
laid on the table.