Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-01
NEWS OF THE STATE.

A West Fa,rlee correspondent re-
fers to the light hay crop like this
-. H. Cook was captured and near
ly killed by grasshoppers while trv-
ing to secure small load of hay
from the Phineas Kimball field last
week."
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Original, Andrew ]. Holt,
Bridgewater Corners. Increase,
Harrison w. Lowell, Fletcher.
Original widows, ETC., Hannah Til
lotson, Washington; Rosetta NJ.
Cowing, Quechee.
Increase, Wallace p. Ballon,
Bethel. Original widows, etc., l..
Emma Wiley, Gouldsville; Eliza
beth J. Winn, Wallinglord; Jane
NJ. Scoville, Rutland.
Domestic troubles caused Mrs.
Buno Riley of South Burlington to
attempt suicide. Saturday evening
at o'clock she was seen standing
on Winooski bridge waiting for a
freight train to run over her. An
alarm was given, and as she saw the
approach of the officer she jumped
60 feet into the river. She was res
cued and taken to the Mary Fletcher
hospital.
Pansies in December and snow in
August won't hold candle to this:
While Archibald Mack of Windham
was moving in the field near his
home Il few days ago he moved over
a live alligator. 1t was very sen.
sible animal, for it had come all the
way from Florida and before had
found no place in which it wished to
take up its abode. Mr.. Mack has
reason to feel greatly f1attered.
The case of Marshall Way, who
murdered his wife at their home in
Wheelock, May 20, was concluded
in Caledonia county court, last week.
1t was attempted to show that Way
was insane at the time OF the act but
the defense only succeeded in en-
phasizing the fact already known to
the people of that vicinity, that Way
was a brute in his family, being es-
pecially abusive to his wife. Way
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to
States prison tor life. He is 50
years OF age.
The Woodstock Baptist union
held basket picnic at Cavendish
gorge Tuesday afternoon, 800 being
present from Ludlow, Chester, Bel
lows Falls, Saxton's River, Spring
field and Groton. There was an adj
dress by Rev. George Clough of
Mechanicsville.
Conductor George Bryant of the
Boston and Maine Tuesday lost his
tight hand by its being caught be-
tween cars while he was coupling
them.
Sayles Hoisington of Rochester
SAW an old bear and cub in his COW
pasture few days ago. The 4th of
this month while driving over the
hill from Lympus, he saw large
deer standing in the road short dis
lance from him. One day this week
he saw a large deer in his mountain
pasture and Mrs. Hoislngton saw
one feeding in the. moving about 40
rods from the house.
Massachusetts surveyors have
made an interesting discovery at
Stamford, while surveying the line
between Vermont and Massachu-
sets. They have discovered that
the notorious State Line house, at
which a murderous brawl recently
took place, and which has been
raided many times by officers from
both states, is practically on Massa-
chusetts soil. The line passes
through the house, leaving only a
small part of the north eli in Yer
mont. For years it has been be.
lievcd that the line passed through
the middle of the main part of the
house, and the belief has defeated
the ends of justice many times.
will now be established
and Massachusetts officers will have
Jurisdiction in the future.