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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Pathetic Case of Suicide at ToWnsnd.

A suicide with peculiarly pa
thetic phase, occurred last Saturday
among the hills in the little town of
Townsend in Wlndham county.
About four years ago George A.
Gushing, aged 6I, lived in Monta-
que, Mass, with his wife and four
children, He was a carpenter, and
went to Orange to work, leaving his
family in Montague. Hearing of
his wife's improper relations with a
man named Ross in his absence, he
went to California, bought land,
built a house and then sent for his
wife and children with the hope that
his wife would again make home
for HIM.
In answer to his letter, Mrs. Cush-
ing wrote that she thought they had
bette, first sell their place in Monta-
que. Papers for this purpose were
drawn and sent to Mr.. Gushing,
who signed and returned them. The
wife did not appear, however, and
tiS hCNl NuoihiiS iSait was 'ii'l
Mrs. Gushing had bought farm in
Townsend and moved there with
Ross and the children. This was
two years ago.
Last week Friday night stranger
appeared in Townsend, where he
spent the night. Next morning he
sought out the town clerk, made
careful inquiry about Mrs. Gushing
and the children, and finally started
on foot for the farm, four miles dis
tant. He was last seen alive about
1870. An hour or SO later his own
little son found him lying in lane
IS rods from the mothers house,
with bullet hole in his head.
Gushing left a letter to his wife re-
primanding her for her conduct, but
saying that all had been forgiven,
and asking that his body be buried
near there on land bought with his
own money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Talk of an Electric Road to SPRING
field,

An electric road from Springfield
to Charlestown, n. H., which has
been talked much about of late, now
seems Il. probability. Last week
prominent men, representatives of
several roads, contractors and one
gentleman from the Westinghouse
company, discussed the matter with
the business men OF Springfield, and
although the meeting was not wholly
made public, enough is known to
assure the road if the property hold
ers will vote $4,000 towards the
project, the business men to take
$4,000 in bonds, the remainder to
be taken in bonds by the builders
(about $5o,ooo).
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
FeicnvIIIe.

The remains of Orson Il. Gram
dali, who died of consumption Nov.
9TH at his home at Newton Upper
Falls, Mass, were inferred at Bail
ev's Mills cemetery on the 9th.
Much sympathy is felt for the be-
reaved parents, who were called up
on to part with daughter last
April, she being victim to diphthc-
ria.
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins was unable to
occupy his desk last SUNDAY owing
to the critical condition of his wife.
who was recently injured in rail
road accident near Winchendon,
Mass, and IS unable to be conveyed
home.
B. NJ. Newton has been earring
apples to the northern part of the
state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Bethel.

00CO0J.
NJ. G. Stafford was in Connecticut
the first of the week.
!. ]. NJ. Atwood was down from
Randolph last Tuesday.
DR.. Huntington of Rochester was
in town Monday putting in new tel
cphone connections.
The mail train south Tuesday
forenoon was delayed nearly three
hours by an accident.
NJ. S. Adams of South Royalton
was up the first of the week.
II. h. Wing of Boston recently
spent some time with the family of
Edwin Fisher.
Mrs. Frank Mccullough is very
sick.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

To be smothered in food was the
odd fate that befell two fine horses
on stock farm near Wells, Mimi,
the other day. In the bin over the
stalls in which these horses were
stabbed were 1,4oo bushels of oats.
The bin broke and the horses were
smothered under the oats.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Not to BE Caught.

Il am on my way home, doctor, ="
said a parsimonious city alderman,
who was fond of getting advice gra-
It's, meeting a well known physician,
land an: thoroughly tired and
worn out. What ought to take?"
Take a cab," replied tho intelli,
cent medico.-Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
The Villain Checked.

81 will follow YOU to the utmost
ends of the earth" Kissed the villain.
"No, you won't" said the heroine
calmly.
"Why won't II" queried the vii
lain, aghast at her GOODNESS.
because Pm not going there, "
she replied.--Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Notice to Taxpayers

The Tax Bills for Town Highway and
Sci DOL Taxes ON the 1885 Grand List OF
Pomfret. Vermont, have been delivered to
me for collection, and tax payers are called
upon to pay their respective taxes at my
store within ninety days from date tby De-
cember 2, 1880.
The discount provided by law will be al
lowed on taxes paid during that time.
All taxes remaining unpaid December 3,
1895. will be collected by the constable with
costs added.
Charles III. Vaughan,
Town Treasurer.
Pomfret. VT. September 2. 1895.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Ponfret.

Posnfret.
Ira Price of Randolph has been in
town few days tuning pianos.
Mrs. II. Bruce and Mrs. Walker
visited at Mrs. Obed Whipple's last
week.
The Sunday School at the Centre
has closed for the winter. 1t has
now circulating library.
Moses Shipman is running the
stage during F. c. Perrys visit in
Massachusetts.
MIR. Livingston of Woodstock has
been in town this W EEK selling ready
made clothing, underwear, etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

Major Josiah Grout leads the pro-
cession and the kindly way i'll which
he is received should be an encour-
agcment for all alleged candidates
for the governorship to fall in quick
ly and make things interesting. The
name of the next governor of Yer
mont is known to favored few, but
only to Il few. so to the outsider the
first man ''mcntioned" is just as
much a possibility as any one of the
dozen or more tina, may be trottcd
out. This incurcs a surprise for
those not on the inside, and gives
the "voice of the convention" a little
appearance of spontaneity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

There are many goo reasons why you
hOuld use Ono Minute Cough Cure. There
are no reasons why you should not. IL in need
Of help. The only harmless reu.a.ly that pro-
dmccs immediate results. A. B. Morgan
Woodstock: Scott Tnkham, Quechee; l.. j
NJ. Marcy, Taftsyille; agents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

plenty of money in that distant coun-
try, "Ncw England" ought to for he
is a beauty in every way. 1t is SAID
that this is the second horse ever
shipped to Africa from the United
States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Vermont Horse Gong to Africa.

Messrs Smith Il Wright of Mid
dlebury, will ship the young stallion,
"New England" recently purchased
by them of E. c. Ryder OF Wey-
bridge, to South Africa this month.
II any horse could make man
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
$I.oo a year!
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLD.

THE THR1CE-A-WEEk WORLD.
The Twice-a-week edition of the
New York World has been converted
into the Thricc-a-wcck. 1t furnishes
3 papers of 6 pages apiece, or
eighteen pages every week, at the
old price of one dollar year. This
gives $50 papers a year for one dol
lar and every paper has 6 pages
eight columns wide or IS columns in
all. The Thrice-a-week World is
not only much larger than any week.
ly or semi-weekly newspaper, but it
furnishes the news with much great
er frequency and promptness. In
fact it combines all the crisp, fresh
qualities of a daily with the attrac-
tive special features of weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

Doolin-Oi heerd yez are on IL
shtroike, Casey' Casey-Oi am.
Oh shtruck for shorter hours. Doc
lin-An' did yez git thin? Casey
o. did. Shure, Dim not wur-rkin'
at all now.-Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Good Plan.

What did your tailor charge you
Tor that suit?'
Nothing"
What! How did that happen?'
He didn't charge it. paid him
for "-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

Jubilant Republican statesmen
who are arriving in Washington to
take their seats in congress are do
ing considerable talking about the
future plans of their party, but from
it all it is learned there is vast
amount of uncertainty as what the
policy of the party will be. "The
Republicans are plainly puzzled to
give a cogent reason for their glee-
fulness," says the Manchester Union.
"They realize that in the recent bat
tie of ballots they achieved simply a
negative victory, but they refuse to
confess it. They realize their cam
didates, when chosen, achieved sue
cess by default, either because of
temporarily, irreconcilable factions
in the Democratic party, the deter
mination to rebuke arbitrary party
bosses or Indifference born of local
causes. They can point it no vic
tory for McKinleyism or prohlbitive
protection, the only issue which they
pressed in the last contest and lost
most cmphatically, or to amy other
reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

The st. Johnsbury Republican
presents Hon. Josiah Grout of Der
by as a candidate for governor, with
the customary flattering endorsement
that he is "a man of the people, who
could safely be depended upon to
fill the position of governor with
fidelity to every trust which that po-
sition involves"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

dose that performs Il cure Is the best. Dc
Wits Little Early Riscrs are the SINAI est
pills, will perform y cure II, Il are the hest
A. Il. Morgan, Woodstock; Scott Tinkham.
QucchCe l.. j. NJ. Marcy. Iaftsvillc: agents,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
DE WITS
C0L|C and CHOLERA
Pleasant To NHPE Safe TO
take, ~. use

relieves pain Instantly. reliable, safe, sure,
speedy. II cures Diarrhea, Dvsentcry,
Cholera Morbus, Summer Complain, Cholera
Infantum, Bowel Complaints of all kinds.
Never fails, leaves the system in natural con-
dtiOn. stops severe gripping pains, suits all
cases.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

The Rutland Herald has much the
best of the argument when it says ::
IF Brattleboro, confessedly I'M
able to handle the liquor traffic under
prohibition after nearly half a GEN.
fury of experience, chooses to stick
to it, we'll and good. But it has no
right to say that Rutland shall con-
tinuc in unrestricted rumselling and
endlass decentralization with it with
out chance to try another method"
What is sauce for Brattleboro or
North Hartland isn't sauce for Rut-
land, and the sooner large towns OF
the state are allowed to regulate their
liquor traffic IN their own way the
sooner there will be some attempt at
a reform of existing conditions. And
a change cannot possibly bring about
worse state of affairs, whatever
may be done.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

Nothing SO distressing as II hacking
cough. Nothing so foolish as to suffer
from it. Nothing so dangerous ifall loved
to continue. One Minute Cough Cure
gives immediate relief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
No. Pomfret.

No. Pomfret.
ID. W. Roberts has obtained the
agency for the Sharplcss separator.
Mrs. May Davis and children have
been visiting her brother, +. l..
DAVIS.
Miss Lula Chamberlin of Bethel
spent last week with her cousin.
Alice Washburn.
Misses Lila and Lena King are
expected home this week.
There was Il social "Wednesday
eve at the church.
Miss Annie Sherburne is expected
home next week for short vacation.
Howard Bushway has sold his
place to Victor Bushway.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
No Use!

No Use!
There's no use in wranglin'
With the folks you meet
When the sunbeam's tanglin'
In the roses sweet.
There's lots ~ clover,
And there's lots q ground:
The war is over
An the world turns round.
Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

The Age and the Thrice-a-wcek
World for one year, 81 .o5.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Only Hoods
Local Dealers Sell More Of Hoods
Saraaparilla Than Of All Others,

sO0HAssVss ~ nv SsssOsOs
Druggist H. B. Chapman has conducted
the business at Woodstock, VT, which
his father stablished 80 years ago. He
managed the business for the estate
after his fathers death, and it has been in
his own name for seven years. He saysl
"The sales OF Hoods 6arsaparilla are
equal to those OF all others combined"
Druggist Alva B. Morgan dates hi,
proprietorship of drug store in Wood.
stock, VT, from 1894, and he was previous.
ly manager Of store at Bellows Falls for
over year. He was also clerk in
Lebanon, N. H. He says:
"I sell q great deal of Hoods Sarsapa.
rills and my sales OF this medicine are
more than all OF the others put together"
The record OF remarkable cures effected
enables us truthfully to say that
Hoods Sarsaparilla
ls the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominently in the public eye. 81; 8 for S5.
HOODS Pills easy to buy, easy =. to take
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Her View.

y Boston giil Of } years has wres-
tied with the suffrage question and
settled it il IL letter to Tho Tran
script of that city:
why should women vote? They
shou1d not. What will become of
the household without them and the
children? Women canEot do every.
thing. Thoy do half Do tho sufTra.
gists suffer? Not at all. They will
suffer when women begin to vote"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

When she was a Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem Castorla.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

Mrs. Edwin White is very i'll.
Mrs. Mary Watkins is ut Ludlow
taking care of sister, who is i'll.
Mrs. Mary Hatch and sister. Miss
Chase. are visiting friends at Wood.
stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

The price of The Age and World
remains the same, ST IS year, not
withstanding the increase in the
number of pages of The World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Agricultural Institutes

Following is list of Institutes
planned by the Board of Agriculture.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Stories

\ Good Short Story will
be found in every issue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
Market Reports
Pictures

The news of the world
lavishly illustrated. A
Pictorial record OF all i'm
portant events,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY

New York and Washing
ton Lettcrs-Political,
Social and other subjects
of Genclal Interest treat
cd by able correspon-
dents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-23

laonlye Dllle easy to buy, easy to take,
1OOO > TIUuS easy In effect. Is certs.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
The ArdmOre Fire.

ARDMoRE, I. T., April 49,
Yesterday Ardmore could boast
of being the largest and mos
prosperous city in the Indian
Territory. This morning the
entire business portion of the city
was wiped out by fire and today
100 business houses, among which
were many two and three-story
bricks, are smouldering masses
of ruins. The aggregate loss
entailed is variously estimated al
between s500,0O0 and SS00,O00
with the latter figures probably
coming nearer the correct amount
The insurance will foot up tC
but one-third of the loss.
The fire started at l o'clock this
morning in the large livery bari
of Harper & Cecil on Caddo
street. 1t spread with marvellous
rapidity and within less than al
hours time nearly every business
house on the street was in ruins
The city has no fire company OF
water-wOrks, but the whole male
population turned out and dies
perately fought the flames. i
was soon apparent that tht
business portion was doomed
and efforts were directed towards
saving the residence section.
Twenty-six livery horses wert
roasted alive in Harper g. Cecil't
stables. A man named Neu, {
stranger, who was permitted tt
sleep in the barn, was so badl,
burned that he canuot recover
The cause of the fire is not known
there being various rumOrs as tt
it's origin, but it is undoubtedly
ineendiary.
The large Federal Court build
ing and jail was destroyed
Eighty prisoners confined in thu
latter were removed to th,
Baptist church beyond the DANCE
line and placed under a heavy
guard.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27

cent. but if the amount, 100000
900 taels, is paid within three
years no interest will be
demanded.
Japan is also entitled under the
treaty to the most favored nation
treatment, and has the right TO
navigate the Chung Kiang, Foo
Chow and Hong-Kong rivers; to
import goods of certain grades,
and machinery free of duty, and
to establish factories. A new
treaty of commerce is to be con-
cluded, to be based on the exist
ing treaties with foreign powers.
China is to comply with the
customs laws of Japan, and,
finally, part of the expenses of the
occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei and
Port Arthur by the Japanese
troops are to be borne by China.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
Governor Turney, of Tennessee, Oh
Silver.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 20.-The
Constitution will publish to-
morrow an interview with Gov
ernOr Turney, of Tennessee, i'll
which that gentleman talks very
strongly for free silver. He says:
"The gold Democrat in this
state has great leaning towards
the Republicans. The Tennessee
Democracy, however, is fully
welded TO the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. to the perfect
and unrestrained equality in the
mints of gold and silver and at
the ratio justified by the usage of
trade. | am free silver man
because | believe that silver,
with gold, is the constitutional
money of the country and that
Congress has no more right to
restrict the one than the other.
"Yes, | have read President
Cleveland's Chicago letter, and it
strikes me as a bid for third
term. canuot see what other
motive it could have. | am sure
OF one thing, however, and that is
that he will not succeed in his
ambition. The people of the
country are for the free coinage
of silver, and opposed to the idea
are only those resourceful men
who own large blocks of capital
"There must be no mistake
about our position in the next
nomination, and The platform must
not be encumbered with super,
tiuilies. There will be but one
issue before the people, and that
Issue must not be clouded. In
the campaign of next year the
West and the South must stand
together with "a Western candi
date. 1t is unfortunate that we
have felt compelled heretofore to
go to New York for candidates
but now that day has passed
The free coinage of silver would
give an expansion to the country
and an era of prosperity would be
sure to follow. Business hal
been ruined by Mr.. Cleveland'l
policy. | was delighted with Mr.
Haryey's reply to the President
and especially that part wherein
he establishes that Mr.. Cleveland
lis more careful of the interests o
the bankers than of the farmers.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
Choctaws viii Face Trial for Murders

HARTsHoRNE, |. T., April "a
The Gaines County Choctaw Court
will be in session at the court
grounds in this county, midway
between Pamela Station and Viii
burton. on the second Monday i'll
May, with Noel Holsen as presid-
ing judge, and Alfred Mcclure as
prosecuting attorney.
During this term of eourt all
the parties implicated in the Joe
Huklatubbu killing, six in mum
ber, Moses Williams, klngsbury.
Harkins, Solomon Parke, Thomas
McGee, Robert Miller and David
Owen, will be retired and if con.
victed will be shot.
The difficulty began here near
ly three years ago, and extended
over the il counties of the Choc-
taw Nation, and engendered all
the feuds and fights that have
occurred in the Territory since.
Itis not generally known that
the last Choctaw Council. on the
heels ofits closing session, passed
an amnesty bill, WHICH included
these SIX nen, and poor Silas
Lewis, who WAS shot lasl
November.
Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith fye times sta.ed the
execution of Lewis, but eventually
Welded.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
Senator blackburn, Of Kentueky, Comes
Out In Favor Of Free Silver.


LOUISVILLE, KY, April 20.-In
an interview published in the
jGourier-Joarnal, Senator Black
burn In unmistakable terms out
lined bis position on the silver
question.
For the last twenty years have
earnestly and persistently insisted
upon the restoration of silver
metal to that place in the money
system of the country which il
always held prior TO the passage
Isof that disastrous act oi
decentralization passed in 1878. !
am in favor of opening the mints
of this country 10 the unlimited
coinage of the silver metal on an
equality for coinage of gold. !
am opposed to m0nemetallism and
just as much opposed to silver
monemetallism, without reserva-
ton lam q bi-metallist i want aud
mean to continue TO insist upon
the use of both metals on even
terms as the redemption money OF
this country.
/ would be glad to see this
result brought about by the
action ofan international confer
lence provided it could be done
without delay. l Am opposed te
this government waiting for any
such conference to act. | agree
with Daniel Webster. He
declared that the Constitution o
the United States made gold and
silver the redemption money Oi
this country, and that neither
Congress nor any state had any
rightful power to substitute any
other nor to destroy either One
or the other of these materials.
| If Congress had the power tt
demonetize silver it must be con
ceded that it had the same power
to demonetize gold. / am in fayol
of the restoration of silver meta
at the ratio of l6 to l, believing il
the light of experience thai
covers century that such ratio
will establish and maintain
permanently the parity betweel
the two metals. l believe We
should take this action at thu
earliest day possible independen
of the policies or views Of othel
nations. The people are rapid,
coming to know the issue befor'
them is not gold monometallisn
upon one side and silver mono
metallism on the other, but it i
rather a contest between th.
advocates of a single gola
standard upon the one hand ant
those who demand the use of boil
silver and gold upon the other.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27

Arkansas has never been a doubt
fnl stale. Bat if both political
parties should come South for their
Presidential candidates aud the
Democrats Were 10 nominate Hon.
: James X. jones aad the Republicans
Were toa,ame Hon. Henry q. Caldwell
the canvass would at least be very
Interesting one.-Little Rock Gazette
With the Gazette and Judge
Caldwell representing the gold
side of the financial question and
Senator James K. Jones repre-.
senting the unlimited coinage OF
both gold and SILVER, Arkansas
would under such condition
give Senator Jones 10000
maj0rity. The sooner the Gazette
gets to seriously realizing that
Abe PEOPLE are in solid earnest
on the question ofthe unlimited
coinage of silver the better il
will be for it.