Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-07-07
NEW ENGLAND ITEMS.

Walter C. Kay, foreman of the polishing
department of the Mansfield Elastic Frog
Company, at New Haven, CT, was caught
in the betting recently and whirled three
times over the shaftng before the machinery
coul be stopped He received very serious
injuries. The doctors think he will re-
cover
Lorenzo Lopez, the old ylan whoattempted
such wholesale slaughter of his family on
the morning of June 20 at his residence No.
Henry street. Fast Boston, has since died of
his self-nilictcl injuries at the City Hospital
Ex-President Arthur, now at New Lonlon,
Ct. is gradually gaining strength and feels
that his general condition has improved since
lie came there.
Deputy Collector Lille of Brattleboro,
with Special Agent Larkin of Boston,
raj tel Alfred Worden's Illicit distillcry i'll
Marlboro recently, SEEING 800 gallons Of
cider brandy. Worien was arraguel, and
gave bonds in $1,000 Marshal w. w Henry
and Deputy Spraglln took possession of the
seized property today.
At Il recent exhibition of the Forcpaugh
circus ut Gloucester, Mass, Miss Annie Nam
IS, While in the Jockey race, was thrown
from her horse winch stumbled. She mar
rowly escaped being kilIel. The horse broke
a fore leg and h0 IL he slaughtered. IT was
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and was drowned.
George Wright, a sewing machine agent
of kceuc n H. was drowned at Putncy
Ferry ny ms morse packing lliIo lhe 'Ie'"L-
t + landing
a despatch from Captain Ihibabcau to
Gloucester, Mass, datet Meteghan; y. .,
states that schooner bIoomer OF ina por6
Is aShore at that place, AMI partly lliicu WIN
wafer. me Boomer IS owned by Heniu Il
Gib'on OF Mcte3han, \: - on'tiT Valuet al
Slool a'iH insured lof 1'u' I'D IT., tne boston Nltl
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The jury at Che!ser, W., IN inc case OF the
State VS.. Sarah Sloan, charged with killnS
heryouns child. has rendered a verdict OF
| guilty oil manslanghtcr.
| The noted trial of the Dorseys, for the
murder of Benjamin Burton at Newport II.
| l.. has ended with II verdict of guilty as to
both, and life sentences for both.
Rev. Timothy DWIGHT, ID, LID, has
/ Teen lDallruratel president or \ ale college,.
I1or,orJ ,,on ,bo freshman boot roco re
/ ,,nti,, bnIi "t Nav, london nv five I~ngths
over Columbia. The Yale boat cap5ized
before the g d of the first mile The water
was exceeding rough
Colonel Levi X. Fuller, Republican nomi
nee for Lieutenant Governor, has given $40.
600 to the Vermont Academy al Saxton's
River. AMI r. i. Strrtoyantof Boston, 5000
to be used in the erection of additional build
ing, for the use of the academy. IL is pro
ro'ed to double this sum for tho purpose
named
Richard r. HAYNES, of Bennington, VT,
offers the creditors of the Bennington Woolel
Company thirty cents on the dollar and il
accepted VIII start up the mills inside OF q
month The three heaviest creditors heat
his papcr.
Comnancirg this month Inv ordor If III,
,ost naino dnrtort,1ont ~ Woohinatcn FIN
ppostoiiica ot Weirs viii hn Tina w. irs in,tna,
If Weirs Erilne Vyrirs I,ndinr and othe
fishing are S i'll n prominent attraction il
Lake Winnipiseogec This change was mad
through efforts of Hon. Stillson Hutchings o
Washington.
William w. Gaul, the milliman who dis
appeared from Methuen, Mass, ten days age