Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-10-20
NEWS NOTES,
DOMESTIC,

DUNES ! ~.
Nearly 10000 people were in attendance at
the last day of the Sagadahoc county fair at
Brunswick, Me-, the receipts amounting to
over Sl2OO The total receipts for the three
days are 5000, leading all former records by
$500
The Governor and council of Maine heard
petitioners for the pardon of Lewis e. Hop
kins, but reserved their decision, as the wife
Of the prisoner claimed she would be in
foar Of her life were he released Hopkins
killed an Indian at Richmond several years
ago.
The monument erected to the memory of
the soldiers and sailors of Machias Me-. was
dedicated on the 18th. An address was
made by Judge Rounds Of Calais The
monument is of HaIlowell granite and cost,
with the lot, $500.
The jury in the case against George W.
Ella Of Allenstown, on trial in tho superior
court at Concord, N H., for alleged cruelty
to animals, disagreed, and were discharged
Arthur H. Deeland formerly postmaster
at East Rochester, for stealing q registered
letter, has been sentenced to years impris-
onment by the United Stat IS circuit court,
Levi Reynolds of North WaIpolc, II, an
employe Of the Connecticut River lumber
company, ran against a saw which was
fastened to a revolving shaft and was proba-
bly, fatally hurt
The I'D annual meeting of tho Vermont
State Medical Society orened at Montpelier,
Vt, on tho l4th. There were proposed and
admitted to membership DR., j. II. Wool
ward, of Brandon, University of Vermont,
50, and the College OF Physicians and Sur
geons of New York city; DR.. p. H. Nc
Sweeney of Burlington, University of Yer
mont, 's6; DR.. H. L. Gale of Barre, Univor-
sity of Vermont, 49, DR.. G, j. Allen of
Watfleld, University of Vermont 81, and
DIR. A. j. Miller of Bratteboro.
N. N. Necld, managing partner of J. G.
Ferguson q Co., Chicago pork packers, has
ruined the firm by speculation and fled to
Canada, Bogus warehouse receipts for
S25O,OOO were issued New York banks will
lose
All the brewers in Detroit have decided
unanimously to organize for the purpose of
resisting any and all dictaton by the Brew
ers' Union or any other labor organization.
The custom house authorities at San Fran
cisco, Cal, have seized S20,UOO worth of
opium, which was consigned to the disguise
of tea to Chung Yek e. Co. of that city. 1t
was brought over in the steamer Belgsc, from
Hong Kong and Yokohama
From September to October0, 2l7 ,542 ra-
tions have been distributed by the Charles
ton, s. c., earthquake relief committee Mt
cost of Sl4 S393S.
Hon. S. S. Cox, has arrived at New York
from Constantinoplc. He will not return if
he can prevail upon thu president to accept
his resignation as minister to Turkey.
Gen. Miles report regarding the Geronimo
surrender has been submitted to tie War
Department
Governor Hill of New York has committed
the sentence of the Thesis boycotters to 100
days imprisonment
A bullet was fired through window of
the Polish church at Pittsburg, Pa, during
services last Sunday, narrowly missing Rev.
FIR. Mi.kewitz, who was officiating at the al
tar. 1t is alleged that it was an attempt al
assassination
No progress has been made in settling the
strike in Chicago.
Abram S. Hewitt has been nominated for
mayor of New York by the Tammany Hall
faction.
At a meeting of the Manhattan directors,
in New York, it was resolved to reduce the
fare on the Sixth avenue elevated roads to
five cents on and after November1, 1856.
Further talk of the establishment by the
Canadian Pacific Company of a line of steam
ers in competition with the Pacific Mail has
caused decline in the stocks Of tho latter
corporation,