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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09
Town Meeting.

AN"A AhSSoA%6'
The hall was fairly we'll filled
when the town meeting was called
to order by first selectman George
M. Rood at 1915 Tuesday morning.
Interest in the meeting was not great.
as no contest was expected over any
of the offices, except that of road
commissioner, for which there were
several candidates. Hon. w. Z.
Johnson was chosen chairman. The
annual reports of the town officers
were first taken up, and accepted
after some discussion. Regarding
the department of the poor, II. {.
Lockwood said that for years the
town had been aiding lot of able
bodied bm lazy and shittlcss people,
who wouldn't work as long as they
could get Il cent from the public
treasury. lin Thu, way the town was
educating 4 class of pmrpcrs which
was each year growing larger aud
larger, and he Thought the time had
come for radical change Of policy.
Several errors which had occurred in
the printing Of the town report, were
referred to, and ON motion of !. Il.
Pcmber the town clerk was author
lzed to make necessary corrections.
Hon. W. {. French spoke approx
inglv of the school superintendent
report, which, on his motion, was
accepted.
The new school director and the
road commissioner were chosen BY
ballot. There were half a dozen
candidates for the last named office,
and four ballots were found neces-
sary. S. D. Houghton received I55
of the 2o4 votes cast on the last bal
lot and he was declared elected.
Following are the officers elected:
Moderator William Z. johnson.
Clerk-GeOrge W. Paul
electmen-George NJ. Rood, Philip
Royce, W. II. Smith.
Treasurer Frederick c. Southgate.
Overseer of poor-Horace F. Sherwin
First constable Eugene A. Thomas.
Listers-J. E. Montague, Hollis S. Perry,
L. ]. Slayton.
Auditors-H. c. Lockwood, c. c. Buck,
&. o. Thompson.
Trustee Of public money-Chas. F. Chap
man.
Fence viewers Nathan Cushing, 0. L.
Seaver, Elmer Sherwin.
Grand jurors B. Merrill, o. L. Rich
mond
Inspector of leather Thomas Smith.
Pound-keeper ID. Bishop.
Surveyors of wood, and inspectors of lum.
Der and sh,ngle1-C. W. Sayward, Mason
Mills.
Town agent-Horace F. Sherw,n.
School director Charles Cox
No change was made in the pres
ent method of collecting taxes, and
the meeting adjourned after voting
to raise a tax of 100 per cent, to APP
propriate $50 toward defraying en-
pense of Memorial day observance,
and fixing the compensation of
school directors at $I25.
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Uueci1ee.

Miss Jennie Tinkham is spending
a few DAYS in Massachusetts as the
guest of Mrs. Fav.
James Bradley recently paid visit
to Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. Phil Lussier's parents of West
Woodstock visited him last Sabbath.
Many of our citizens read with
sorrow the announcement of the
death of our former townSman, Hon.
Daniel l.. Ncedham. which took
place at his home in Massachusetts.
a few years preceding the war of
the rebellion Col. Needham and
family. in the company of DR.. Peter
Pineo, came here from Massachu-
sets to reside. DR.. Pineo became
our resident physician and surgeon,
while Col. Needham purcha sed and
took possession of the Harrington
farm, now the town farm. Both
men possessed more than average
ability, and were respected and hon
ored by the town, whose highest
offices they repeatedly held. After
the close of the war they returned to
the Bay state to spend their declining
years, and DR.. Pinco died several
Years later in Boston. :. OF the four
children which the Colonel had by
his first wife only one survives, So il
is reported.
John Newton Of Franklin, y. L..
paid his friends here visit last week &,
It being The tirst return he has made
to his native place in twenty Years,
Mr.. Newton looks natural only old
q and heavier than when here last
He is It mason j, occupation, AMI l.,
married.
Frank Stevens OF Bridgewatcr is
tied his brother Fred, last week.
On Saturday night last, Mr.. Fred
Stevens was called to Bridgewater
by a dispatch advising that his father
was at the point of death.
Mrs. Nellie Cowpcrthwaite of
Brooklyn, \. V, is spending a few
weeks with her friends here.
The town reports have been issued
and distributed. The report con-
tanned therein Of the chairman of the
school board, ID. l.. Gushing, is an
excellent paper and one well worthy
of perusal. The report closed as
follows:
SIN conclusion we say the object
of all school work is to furnish the
best possible education to the chill
dren, to employ to advantage the
time spent in school. With this end
IN view, studies should be intro
duced, courses arranged and teachers
employed. Keeping in mind the
large number who leave school at
the age of IS and the still larger
number who complete their educa-
ton in the Grammar school. Hence
there is no time for experiments, bur
approved methods already adopted
in the best schools of our land or
other lands must be introduced.
Only efficient teachers should be
employed or retained, for the school
is what the teacher makes it, and the
harm done by an incompetent teach
CT cannot be repaired"
While running ii grinder on Mon
day MIR. Frank Banagan got the fore
finger of his right hand caught and
crushed in the machine.
Lee Baker stuck a tack in his knee
ON Monday, making a dangerousand
painful wound. ~@.&
Mrs. John Dewey departed for
Boston on Monday. d"
Mr.. Carr of West Hartford: en-.
tered D. c. Lander's service as clerk
this week.
A rainbow surprise party by Que
chez school at Mrs. Dayidson's
Thursday evening, ',, -,
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Calmly Content.

The boy stands on the burning deck.
The flames about him glow;
He smiles, because he knows ut home
He'd have to shovel snow.
-CliCagO Inter Ocean.
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A Prisoner in Bed.

Mrs. Mary A. Upper has
been released, at Wilton, Me-,
from the custody of extreme
female weakness and nervous
ness which kent her = nric-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09
POST OFFICE NOTICE

LIST OF LETTERS remaining uncaled
for in the Post Office, at Woodstock, March
g. 05
Chas. II. Cutting.
ii. II. Frost
j. Garfield.
Ernest f. Robinson.
Arthur Spaford
Frank Sanborn.
Hannah Woods.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09

The New Nutb Sunday Sun and
The .AUE. Une \. $3.50.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09

liberty of health, so that after
taking two bottles she was
able to 60 out Of doors and
surprise her husband and
friends by her Improvement.
She says: Women should
beware of dizziness, sudden
faintricss, backache, extreme
l2ssitude, and depression.
They are danger signals of
female weakness, or some de-
rongcment Of the uterus or
womb. Take Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and be thankful for your life
a, ! am. 1t only costs a dol
lar 10 try it, 1t will pay.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09

~ A>A q" r 10
oner in bed,
unable to walk.
LyaIa E.
PfnkAam's'.
Ueerta6hCon,-
bound went to
the root Of her
trouble, and
gave her the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-09

u g. s',MNi'
For f Interests Of our customers But do not claim to be
3s any thing than duty this respect; we only claim
6ht irond honest with tile trade, and best we can to
promote their interests We do claim, however, in this con-
house in this section lay claim to- we are enabled to offer
greater benefits to those dealing with than they can derive else
where This readily prove any who will give us
anopportuny to doso. And further evidence refer you
to of customers who have been with us for
many years; hut crucial and satisfying test we ask YOU
uy's BY placing few orders with noting the quality
of the goods the prices and the attention paid to the smallest de-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12

each one appeared to have certain lrieho ~;
Common Tugs ranged In price from -
TO $40, medium from $50 70 80 am
good So to $3.50; common snort leal
$50 to $40. common long lear ;5.D e 70
50; short brown leaf went from 10 %oi
fine from $40 TO $14. Black wrappe,rs
were scarce. 4 few sold at 81 10 ~
Real fine ones. however. VIII readliy
bring from SIS to Sis.
Mr.. Alex. Harthill reports the Louis
vile (ky) tobacco market for the week
ending saturday. March .. 1889 as iol-
lows:
The total receipts and offerings were
rather lighter this week
Oneyings Of hurley for the week New
cropl'This week. 2.2ls hogsheads: last
week. 22SS hogsheads: week in 1894.
2TH hogsheads: week I'm 1S,r, 1905 hogs
heads. Old crop-This week. 15I hogs
IN 1904 lai hogsheads; week in 1873,
Neither in the quality. character or
condition OF the offerings. nor i'm the
prices obtained, was there any specially
important new features. There was the
same large supply Of low grade red Trash
smokers and filters, with corresponding
scarcity OF co!ory bright. and particularly
OF good grade tobaccOs. which continue
10 be as scarce as they have been for
weeks past with prices for all good
color and quality strong at outside figures.
At times the market was irregular
for some sorts but under prompt reiec-
tjons prices cannot be quoted lower, while
al the close Of the week there was greater
uniformity IN sales. and the market
closed firm and unchanged for all grades
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
to-day: J. X. McMurdo, Ashland, Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12

Happy Jack. the Colorado cowboy
was "A Kentuckian by birth said the
amateur ranC hman. "kcniuckys sons ~
the far West are typically very tall men,
good tempered and of indomtabie cour-
age. and Happy Jack was no exception.
Many were the stories told about the
ranches Of his great strength. devil-may
care courage, and qJhnt sayings. lie
was of great height and breadth OF
shoulder, thin, sinewy, and active, with
pluck equal to every emergency and that
cheerful temperament which found oc-
casion for mlrthfulness i'm every stua-
ton Of life and had given him his beatifc
name among his fellows. ] first met him
at the Horse Creek Ranch, where one
night late in autumn he stopped with ms
fellows. They had come up from the
gouth with herd Of beef cattle which
were put into one of the coTals over
night while their cavalcade was turned
out in the horse pasture
Happy Jack was ZIP next morning ear
lest of all. and, while the rest Of the
bovs were going 10 breakfast, he had sad
died his gray horse, a vicious creature,
as spreadv and active as his master and
having led II to the front OF the ranch
house was about to mount The morning
was cold and frosty, and Jack wore over
his regulation cowboy equipment an Oh
army oVercOat. 10,
said one Of the cowboys from the Neran-
da.
"Wou, Jack drawled 4 reckon he'll do
alb, ut as he's mind 10, and he's generally
got a mind TO buck
'1Ie settled into the saddle the horse
went up into the air, ana for the tfst
hundred yards his progress was a HgVag
nitchirq fore ana aft like wherry among
breakers. He used every bronco trick TO
throw off his rider. who, with the cape
of the old soidierG overcOat narping up
TO meet the brim of his broad sombrero
showed an absolute uuconcern as 10 what
n .formance the horse might take II INTO
his head 10 try. The horse at last dis
covered that bucking was useless and
wearisome, and Happy Jack was soon
down in the pasture rounding up the
horses.
He had got them together and driven
them back to the ranch building before
the other boys had eaten their breakfast.
That was the kind of worker Happy
Jack was. -,
"F,yerthing that Happy Jack did or said
was done laughinsly. He carried no re-
yolver. but as he adjusted his saddle
CONTINENTS before starting away from
the ranch / saw rhat among the things
carefully slowed away in his cantinas or
saddle bags was long knife with a shin
ing blade a foot long, and what that hints
al when seen in a Kentuckian's outht
everybody knows.
Harry Jack was a philosopher who was
prepared equally for peace or for trou-
bic"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL. March 11.--Wheat was
down &c from where II closed Saturday
AT the end of to-days session. The
news Of the day aid not cut much OF a
figure The speculative mind was rather
inclined 10 prospect on the GOvernment
statistic report OF farm reserves Issued
later In the day. IL was rather an I'M
easy, nervous market, and although eH-
hiblting some degree OF strength durinb
the morning, eventually fell away on a
tip that the farmers have l2i,UW,oVO
bushels still In their barns. The start
was fraction under the final quota
tons of Saturday, an easy curb being
carried 10 the floor, but an absence per-
nItted OF rally ia the first few minutes
without exception, the English cables,
public ana private, reported hrmness
and caused some buying disposition in
this market Yhe visible supply de-
crease OF OF $50 bushels was close 20
the reduction expected. but IT was never
thcless rather d disappointment 10 the
bulls, and was stood of by an increase
l,4i4.OOd bushels, which further aus
cOuraged holders. The English visible
supply decreased HOO bushels. May
wheat opened at j4Mc., sold between
50HC. ana JiI3c.. closing at 5i%sc" 1sc. up;
Cash wheat was firm and l2c. per DusHel
higher.
Corn-A strong and higher corn mar
ket was seen throughout the entire SeS-
sion to-day. The relapse Of wheat was
Intellectual as a depressing factor the
trade anticipating something starting
from the Agricultural Department At
Washington on the farm reserves during
the afternoon. It was asserted, win
some show Of confidence that mere
wOnld be at least i0OOOVD bushels less
than at the corresponding time year
ago in farmers HANDS, which was viewed
IN a favorable light by holders ana pc
lieVers In values. The visible supply
increased 1000 bushels and the amount
on ocean passage was the same as on
last Monday. May corn opened at +rt44
4JtSc.. sold between iGisc. and 1JAc., CLOS
ing at lGlsn46l4c. %G1gc. higher than on
Saturday. Cash corn was strong ana
&c per bushel higher than Saturday.
Oats-Still oats were not advanced;
They Scre still dull and low and inclined
10 take their motive from the Other
grains. leaning more particularly TO the
tone of wheat. The visible supply de
creased $4,000 bushels. May closed with
a fractional gain from Saturday. Cash
oats were firm at i4c. higher than oatur-
day.
frovisions-Longs in product mad a
merry time to-day, and with shorts Inc
feeling was correspoDdn8ly miserable.
Beginning firm on the temper OF the hog
market at the yards, there was no ces-
satlon Of the buying until the tap OF me
bell at the close, very little recession
from the extreme top prices being noted
As usual. on occasions Of extraordinary
strength the power behind the advance
was said to be Armour, ana prODaDly inc
statement was not far wrong. The close
was l2Hc higher than on Saturday iOr
May pork 1J01T.c. higher for May IaId
ATsaNH VaN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
TIE cLoSIN QUOTATIoHs OF
MONEY
onari,gs and sales nj the kioh nnond To-
bseso RIohspgs-lntsrssl Revenue
Cen.ctions-forsiEn Advieea

NEW YORK, March ll,-American
sugar SIN maintains the leading feature
In the stock market To-day the SUI SUI
was traded IN to the extent OF s1.VV
shares, and the final sale was. at lo-5s
or within J.. per cent of the best price
attained. The bulls were active throUBh-
out the day. and this morning whem t IN.
offerings OF operators VINO eVloeH',S 10
ueved that the moment was nc OK
uoved that the movement was a csIhpdleiii
against The shorts were quickly apSoIp1-'
sugar opened X per cent. hlgher al ii,1.3
rose TO 1924. rcccdcd 20 lolH ana Ia'' ~,
10 i01sSalOli5. net gain Tor the oaS
OF 3as per cent. Refined sugar was Pu'
up Lie. or per cent. or = peI, 49,
for the past week. IL is undtt ~ nd
another advance IS contemplate, an liz
that within thirty days or 50 the iuydIIce
will be equal 20 &c. DuIlHs nv - he
ing there was excellent b"2l.s NE -
Vcloped when II was announce '1i@'
Clarence McKim & CO.. VINO nav -
doing business for certain bear vpJi 80,
had failed This firm was car Ilc1 49,
ssid 10 be- Ions OF Missouri Pacihc ana
Louisville and Nashville ~ ''ta 800
trading prices advanced = a!!..n
cent Baltimore and ONO anu d""1i''
Later on Louisville ana NaSH' ~, 70.
York Central. Jersey CeHIai, anu 80
souri Pacinc were sold frecy: I(ClI,S5
VILE and Nashville fell to 4'4, Ne" lolh
S,.,,I "a ,rI.. Jersey Central 20 ~ ana
Missouri Pacific 10 l>a Near the close
sugar sold up 20 lu2's, and the ,WiQle
nst sympathcjically closed nrm. in me
inactive stocks American Express rose
. 10 13 AMI Bay date Gas l 10, l'.2;
Tho biumiuous coalcrs were strengtheLeu
bv the agreement reached by the ONO
rroJurers on saturday Hooking Fallt|
advanced iI Wheeling and Lake EIlo
3. and preferred IT,. Net changes snow
advances Of 10 %3, per cent, sugar
leading. chicago Gas lost . ana MIS-
touri PACING and New York Central =
Der cont starch preferred fell 3 TO IL,
THO total sales were 1870 shares. OF
which 1920 shares were on the sugar.
81 Paul Western Union and New YORK
central Tl. bond market was lr-
regular iu tone sales aggregated ll2,FD
shares listed and 9iW1 shares unlisted.
Money Oh call has been firm at "a" per
cent last loan al - per cent, ana cIOs-
ing offered 81 per cent; prime neI-
camille paper. % .H5 per cent l}ar Sii-
vor. Gpt,. Mexican dollars. 4N'l. Sterling
exchange steady. with actual business ~
bankers bills at 4S7"iuiSS for sixty days
and l~p, for demand; posted rates. lNNl2
lI4Au. commercial bills. 4SGH0lST2 GOV
eminent bonds steady. state bonds duiL
Railroad bonds hrmer silver at the
board was Dl"~ hld. ..>..,l..
Treasury Balauccs-COin, SS5. 30 900;
currency 3ju1 900
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA, March H. i

RICHMOND, VA, MarCH H. I0'V'
No offerings of tobaccos at auction Oh
Change to-day. .,o,ar,,
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
Wrappers, hogsheadn, nllers, /, sIlOh-
ers, IS, leaf (dark, H. IetaI' OF hosS-
hcdds. -. d..
The tobacco inspector reports today:
lnspections-Brlght, 10 hogsheads; darn,
- hogsheads. Reinspecions-B Bright III
?,ogsheads, dark, IS hogsneads; Ana
Myers. Planters SeaoroeSkS on 81 nur nne-
Shockoe, Crenshaw's, Vaughan ana FL ~
Iorson's tobacco warehouses report to-
day: Receipts, o. packages; deliveries
tinted States internal revenue collec-
tions for the city of Richmond, va" 20
day: Cigars and cigarette, Sill 10: pug
tobaccoc, S2,9l9.J+ Total. S6fyS5.Of
sales of loose dark tobaccos on the
Richmond breaks for the week epdinS,
Saturday. March o. 1885: Crenshew .
warehouse Sold 80 765 poun1s; hlgheSt
price. SlU.75: Shockoe warehouse sold
81 80 POUNDS; highest price. S9.%9 49,
A large and attractive break Of loose
tobaccos at the Southern" for to-mor-
a good break for tomorrow. weather
permit ting at Shelburne's warehouse.
good break for tomorrow at the
"Stonewall' warehouse
Messrs. Che les w. BONNER & Co. re-
port the Lynehburg Nal r6acco m MdTcb
for the week ending saturday, Match
8. 1882 as follows: -
Sales for week ending March 3 1880,
GA. SO pounds; sales for week endlnS
March 8. 1895. $4,000 pounds: decrease
week ending March ., 1895. li7, 800 pounds.
Sales from october ]. 1894, 10 March
q. 1895, s,6s9GW pounds: sales from Oc-
tober l. 1893. TO March ., lS9i, 1870. 100
pounds; decrease for ls94-ls95, 2.Ol7, 800
pounds.
The tone OF the market was decidedly
more active this week and more interest
was manifested in bidding than for some
time past Nearly all grades were fair
Iy equally represented N quantity and
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RAITIMORIC.

BALTIMORE. Mp; March I'll 1i, ooI Ha
firm; western superiine, 81 So@2oOi 10
extra, S21Oa2.40; do. family, S2.6Ol2to
Wheat hrmer; No. . red spot 5S1Sr.i
March. Goitc.; May, GOSsdGIHc.; steamer
No. > red, 57d5Ili &C.; southern, by sample
J9aGlc, do. on grade 5l.aGO12c.
Corn unsettled and higher; mixed spot
49,mI9a.c: March, 49lsd4g3sc.; May
GOllc.; steamer mixed. 4Sin4Shc.; south
ern white, 49ajOc.; do. yellow, 4Sl2Hi9c.
oats firm No. white western @G12n
&c: No. mixed. western, 34do412c
Hay steady At l2.50ql3,OO.
Grain frcights quiet and nrm; steamer
TO Liverpool. 2d02l4d., March; Cork iol
orders Is ID a IS. l0l4d.
Provisions steady; mess pork, Sl3.do,
bulk shoulders, $500; short rib sides ana
clear sides, 500. sugar-cured shoulders,
S725: hams. small $1,000; large, SlO20.
Lard-Refned, S77j. -.
Butter quiet: fancy. creamery, 2oc;
ladle 1odl3c.; rolls, l0ql4c.; store-packed'
SGilOc.
Eggs irregular at l3c.
Coffee quiet: No. Z, $500.
Sugar steady. graduated, $40,
Bonds-Nirginia Centuries. 5oA BID;
Baltimore and Ohio. 54l3q55; Consoli-
dated Gas stock, G2%nG&4; do. bonds,
Gs 1iJ},at16: do IS, 1864.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12

5.T2: Mey and June. $50; July. s.Is; Az.
gust. $50; September. ~; oc,oper' o''i .
etxXsaoin cnfwyp shrdlu shrdlu shrdlnr
shrdiu cmfwyp vbgkqj shrdlu shrdlrold
Total to-day-Net receipts. $50 pa,es I.
Rance 707 bales; Continent. 1886 bales;
stock, 90s. 7Gi bales. ~. oo,,,.
Total so far this week1Net reccipls'
"a. 7I2 bales: exports 20 Great Britain'
u 548 bales; France, 9'U' pdies' 'on-
tinent. 1884 bales .. o,.,a
Total since September lst-Net receipts,
q 057 AGA bales; exports TO Great Britain,
. s16 253 bales: France, GGo,69I bales; Con-
WE,yv ORLEANS, March 1i.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales. $500 bales;
Warcs 5J3; April. 5y33; May. $40; June,
5aG. July, $50: August. 5.3I: September,
800: October, 5.G; November, j6S; De-
cember, j.72.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12

STYWATER-Di at Leo Camp Sol
diers Home, March II. 1895, Veteran
.fANFE STYNATER. of the Purcell bat
terry. Virginia artillery Pegran's bat
talon. Of Richmond, Va; aged sixty
five years.
DAY CTuesiay) at O'Clock =. NJ, Rev.
Or. Hoge officiating
Interment at ShOckoe cemetery.
GOODE.-Died. at the residence Of her
husband. Mr. J. H. Goode. 2i2l Nenable
street. March IL. 1898, at j:iJ a. NJ. Mrs.
MAGGIE GOODE.
lSg5. from the Nenable-Street Baptist
church. at 800 =. VI. Relatives and
friends are respectfully Invited to at
tend.
Boston (MassJ papers please copy.