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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
At the Cnurc hes Tomorrow.

Notwithstanding service at
1890. Junior meeting $50 O'Clock,
Epworth League 6.I5 o'clock, Even
ing service 7 O'Clock.
Cong,egational-Sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Franz; &. Putnam.
Unversalist-Usual services.
There will be no ser.
mon; other services as usual.
St. James-Sermon by Rev. Geo
]. Sutherland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
DEWEY's CORNET BAND.

Brown of Qucchee. This depart.
mcnt was quite well filled, the best
breeds being represented in good
numbers. II. p. Clark of Wood
stock was superintendent.
Among the exhibitors of swine
We're !. Z. Lewis, Bndgcwater Cor
ners, Clifford & Rix of East Bethel,
Scott Tinkham of Quechee. A. G.
Hoitt of Taftsville, The show of
well known breeds was large and
me, itorious.
Besides the exhibit of Jerseys BY
Billings farm, which is always a
prominent feature of cattle shows in
this vicinity, there was fine show
ing of Jerseys, pevons and other
breeds. Oh Devons A. b. Preston
of Sharon showed II head and NJ.
+. Preston of STAFFORD l6 head.
E.. Benson of Woodstock showed
10 yoke of cattle, taking two second
premiums.
Like other departments the sheep
made fine showing with large
number of entries.
The races each day were holly
contested throughout and were seen
by IL hig ami interested crowd. Cleo
&. Coxe's Swanton Bov started IN
the ..s4 class, but too fast company
put him into fifth place.
"Whv do you use Hon in add
dressing a letter to him!'
"He was once a delegate to a
County conyent,On,"- Chicayo Post,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
TUNBRIDGE.

MIR. and Mrs. Spencer Ciogston
celebrated the 5oth anniversary of
their marriage Aug. 10Th. Their
five children are all living and IL
large number of relatives and friends
were present at the celebration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
EAST BARNARD.

The town loses one of its best citi.
Gems in the death of Edwin Allen,
who passed away last Saturday
night. He has always been very
active in public affairs, and both in
Il business and social way he occu-
pied a prominent place among our
people. He will he greatly missed
in this and IN neighboring communi
lies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
POST O.'L'lCE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

Bosom, New York. North and Fast. 1000 A.
NJ. 3.00P. NJ.
Bridgewnter and Rutland. $50 A. NJ. and
3.00p. NJ.
south Woodstock and Felclville. 800 p. ".
Barnard and Bethel. 4. so A. NJ.
Office hours from 6.3J A. NJ. to9 Z. NJ
sundays. IL to 1P. NJ.
FREDERICK CHAPM IN. p. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
TAT rSVI[.I.l,.

We ,egret to say that 4. III. Sea.
yer is again confined to his bed.
James Brownell started Wednes-
da, for Northield where he expects
to attend school.
Mrs. Thales Emmons and sons
Edwin and Master Roy returned
Tuesday from six weeNs' stay in
Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. w. ]. Strong is visiting at
f. S. Spaulding's in Woodstock and
]. NJ. Blake's in South Woodstock.
Homer Darling IS in Manchester,
N. H., to attend the burial of Mrs.
Sarah Reynolds.
Rev. F. ID. Handy will preach in
Village hall Sunday Immediately
after the close of Sunday school.
Mrs. Alec Lussier of Dewey's
Mills is ut her mothers, Mrs. Geo.
Osmer's.
Mrs. 6. ID. Osner is at the juno
ton this week helping her sister
through the fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16

WANTED-A good table girl.
Apply at Collegrtlill House.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
VERMONT
MILL SUPPLY EXCHANGE,
Randolph, Vermont.

New and Second Hand Machinery bought,
sold or exchanged.
Oak Tanned L Gather Betting. Lace Leath-
er, Rubber Go DDS. oils, Greases, Steel
Roofing, Roof Paint, Etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16

1t a man is too f1v he Is apt to get
into the soup.-Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16

afterwards lived Her husband died
two years ago.
Four children, ]. E. and Charles
r. Montague, Clara Montague and
| Mrs. George Vaughan, survive her,
all of whom reside in Woodstock.
The funeral services will he held
at her late home on Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
The recent accident here has sug-
gested again the need of an overhead
passage or subway Ivy which the
dangerous railway crossing may be
avoided by the hundreds of people
who daily 60 to and from the sta
ton. Ex-Gov. Pingrce was on the
ground soon after the accident oc-
Cured and at Il suggestion he has
drawn up a petition to the state rail-
way commissioners which has been
signed by every business man in
White River Junction and Hartford,
requesting them to use their efforts
toward securing from the Central
Vermont road an underground or
overhead crossing. The matter is
serious, the daily peril of hundreds
of people beng sufficiently familiar
to admit of no dispute. If the state
railway commissioners have any
powers they should be exercised in
this instance, if ever.
BRIDGEWATER VILLAGE.
r. S. Smith and wife of Bristol
arc visiting in the place.
Miss Marion King. who has been
stopping at the hotel, returned to
her home in Northampton Thursday.
A waltzing party is advertised for
Saturday evening at Union hall.
Mrs. Mary Smith, who has been
visiting in Castleton and Rutland,
returned home last week Friday.
Several from this place attended
the State fair at White River Juno.
ton Wednesday,.
Harry Davis of Boston is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlan do
Davis.
Frank Copeland has purchased
Henry Woods place in the edge of
Woodstock.
Chandos Josselyn has purchased
Walter Dodge's place at the Corners.
Chas. Bea, has finished hi, work
for & Nj. Bradley. Ernest Capron
takes his place.
E. A. Davis has bought horse,
harness and buggy of y. O. Robin
son.
Uncle John Woods died Thurs
day afternoon ut the residence of hi,
son, Chas. Woods. lie had been
sick but Il short time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
EXPERT JUDGES:

II. NJ. KIMBALI Newport, N. H., Judge of Horses.
j. O SANFORD, Stamford, VT, Judge of Cattle.
&. w. FlAGG, Braintrce VT, Judge of Sheep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16
Death of Mrs. JUSTIN S. Montague

Mrs. Justin S. Montague died a
her home in Woodstock Thursday
evening, Sept. "a. She was So
years of age and foi the past thirty
years has been much-loved resi-
dect of this town. Her death was
quite sudden, resulting from heart
trouble. She had been i'll within a
few weeks, but was thought to be
very much improved.
Mrs. ruth Maxham) Montague
was born in Carver, Mass, and
came to Bridgewater with her par.
ents 81 years ago. Fifty.eight years
ago she married Justin S. Montague,
they making their no ne IN Bridge
water. Twenty.nine years ago they
came to Woodstock, where they
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-16

"Whv do YOU use Hon in add
dressing letter to him?"
''He was once delegate to a
county convention" -Chicago Post.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
IN THE HOUSE.

MI Stone of Springfield was in the
chair.
Action on 81 message from Gov. VOL
colt. with his veto of the bill restoring
days of grace on sight drafts, was
read. On motion of Mr.. Tolman of
Pittsfield, action on the veto was post
poned to March 2. The message states
that uniformity of laws of the several
states is desirable. and that two-thirds
Of the states of the Union have already
abolished days Of grace on commercial
paper.
Mr. Howe of Littleton offered an
amendment to the bill providing that
all conventions for nominations of
candidates shall be called not later
than As hours prior to the expiration
of the time of filing nomination, that
its provisions shall not apply to towns
of less than 5000 inhabitants.
Mr.. Saunders of Boston explained
that the bill did not apply except to the
city OF Boston, or to cities or towns
which had accepted the Boston caucus
act. Mr.. Saunders then moved to
strike out entirely section one Of the
bill, and Mr.. Fitzgerald moved an
amendment to section two, providing
that all such conventions shall be held
not earlier than four days after the
caucuses, and not later than 4S hours
prior to the time set for the filing of
nomination papers.
Mr. Fitzgerald's amendment was
adopted, 80 to SO, and the bill as
amended. ordered to a third read
ing.
The House adjourned at $40 o'clock.
Considerable interest was shown this
morning at the hearing before the leg
islative committee on mercantile af-
fairs on the bill to regulate charges
and services of telephone companies
ana placing such companies under con-
troll of the gas and electric commits
sioners. J. A. Bailey opened the case
for the bill. He said telephone rates
in this state are altogether too high,
and that the rates charged in Boston
were higher than IN any city of the
country excepting New York.
George Albree of Swampscott. who
had been engaged for II years in the
service of the Bell Telephone Company
III the west and for six years with the
New England Telephone Company. ia
vored the bill. He cited the Montreal
Telephone Company, of which three Of
fcials of the American Bell Company
are directors. At first it had q monop-
oily but a competing company was or
ganized and the rates went down from
800 year to $25 Then the companies
were allowed to consolidate with the
condition that rates for business tele-
phones be SCI a year and for residence
telephones $50 a year. In regard to the
Massachusetts Telephone Company, he
stated it could not give service for
$72 year.
Mayor Quincy Of Boston said he IA
vored the bill on the general principle
of state supervision of quasi-public
corporations. He was of opinion that
the time has now come when state su-
pervision can be applied TO telephone
companies without injuring them or
hampering the service.
The hearing was adjourned to 10. 80
tomorrow morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
NOTHING ASTONISHING

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Record says:
A very significant incident occurred
at the big banquet in Boston the other
day. A few moments after the presi-
dent had finished his speech, Rock
wood Hoar, son of the senator from
Massachusetts, Judge advocate general
on the staff of Gov. Wolcott, and prose-
cutting attorney in the city of Worces-
ter, left his seat at the table, offered his
hand to the president congratulated
him upon his speech, and told him that
he sympathized with and endorsed ev-
cry word of it. The president did not
recognize him, but chatted pleasantly
for a moment, and then, after the youn
for a moment, and then, after the young
gentleman in uniform had departed,
was informed that he was the only son
Of the leading opponent of his policy in
the United States Senate. 1t has been
known for some time among Massa-
chusetts people that young Mr. Hoar
was following the president rather than
his own father on the chief issue of the
hour, but he has not allowed his views
to be published.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

more or less marked with warm brown
and little black. A bird well named
for the snowflake, hurried from the
north by fierce winds and weather
comes to us apparently out of the
snow clouds.
The savanna sparrow is common in
summer but very rare in winter. This
sparrow generally has dull tints, mostly
proWnlsh gray above. Its underparts
are whittier than in other sparrows. 1t
IS essentially ground bird, building
lts nest on the ground, alighting on low
brushes and fences, rarely on the teleg-
raph wires.
The song sparrow is the most con-
slant singer among our northern birds.
IN its plain coat of gray and brown,
the song sparrow may be identified by
the nne black streaks that form two
spots on its breast. The tree sparrow,
or Arctic clipper" is often confused
with the summer chippy, but is much
larger. Mostly dark brown above,
Wnite beneath, chestnut crown, wings
Win Two conspicuous bars of white.
The Arctic sparrow may be most readi-
~ distinguished by the dark blotch
upon the breast.
The White-Winged crossbill is prin-
cipally brickred, wings and tail nearly
black, white wing bars. This bird is
much rarer here than the red crossbiM.
Inc pine grosbeak frequents pines and
other evergreens, feeding largely upon
tnelr seeds. It's heavy bill gives it al
most the appearance of a parrot. The
male is strawberry red above, wings
ana tail brown, below paler red. On
the contrary, the female is ashy brown
above, paler below.
The red-winged or swamp blackbird
is of rich blue black, scarlet shoulder
patches edged with yellow. These
pirds are great destroyers of worms
ana insects, which more than compen-
safes for the injury they do to crops
The blue jay is admired by most peo-
pie simply for his brilliant coloring and
Jaunty crest; purplish blue above,
white beneath, throat blue, black col
lar, wings and tail bright blue barred
with black and white tipped He has
been judged a thief and murderer, but
1t has been found by investigation that
they destroy very few birds or birds
eggs.
The crow, another enemy to the
farmer, is a sagacious bird, cunning
and somewhat thievish. Still during
the winter months and early spring, he
does a great deal of good, feeding on
destructive insects and field mice,
Like the blue jay, the crow de-
stroys few young birds or birds eggs.
B. l.. d.
Wor. Natural History Society
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
LoTHRoP's OPERA HOUSE.

The attraction at Lothrop's opera
house next week will be the successful
melodrama, 1.-TWO little vagrants."
While possessing all the heart-thrill
ing pathos and soul-stirring excitement
OF the modern French drama, it is far
from lachrymose, and completely de-
void of the morbid emotional features
too frequent in most melodramas of
the present decade. The story begins
strongly and ends strongly. A uniform
ity of dramatic power and skill is an
parent from the first scene to the last
no situation or climax fading into COM
mon place or insignifcance, and each
action without the slightest exagger
alton. To sum it all up, it is present.
nently natural. The realistic features
of the play are enhanced by admirable
scenic effects, which are duplicates Of
the European production. The beau
tiful and impressive character of Fan
Fan is in the keeping Of Miss Mildred
Holland, whose acting is described as
superlatively good. The enormous sue
cess of this drama is a guarantee of it's
remarkable intrinsic merits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
MANN'S LECTURES.
He Opens His Course By Paper on "The
Romance Of Two Worlds"

Romance Of Two Worlds"
VIM. Justin Mann delivered the first
in his series of four lectures at Memo
rial hall last evening on the Romance
of Two Worlds"
"A world bursting into song: a world
possessed with passion for legend
and romance; a world listening to the
poetic tales of chivalry and to the
story of the old German mythical he
roes Such was the world" said the
speaker, when, almost ready to emerge
from the darkness, 1t awaited the
dawn"
In reviewing the great masters of
art and their work, he said there was
but one art. 1t was the expression of
harmony, of beauty, of the aesthetic.
OF that in man which fills him with the
divine. Every bound in human prog
ress is the result of an impulse from
art. When the time is ripe, some one
will rise and show to the world the
vision of peace in such lines of har-
mony, such form of beauty that men
Will catch the lesson and turn away in
disgust and horror from the distorted
and ugly countenance of war.
The discovery of America was the
result Of that new bound of the human
spirit which makes the renaissance the
most fascinating period of the world $
history. 1t was a grand time to live in
this time Of the romance of the new
world. II Is grand picture to gaze
upon-to think that while Florence and
all Italy We're bathing in the glories of
the renaissance a wonderful new i'm
pulse was stirring in the forests of the
yet undiscovered America 1t NAV
seem startling statement to those un-
acquainted with the facts, but the
first confederated government in Amer
lea was successfully organized while
the old world was dreaming only of
Asiatic provinces that might by a
faint possibility be found beyond the
waste Of waters.
The speaker then told the real story
e. g. Hlawatha and the legend of Gard.
The new philosophy of history will
seek to correlate the results aimed at
by the new disciples and in the special
departments of knowledge and to es-
tabhsh the vital unity. There is a
certain unity in the two pictures he
had draWn-that Of the old world in
the time of the renaissance, the time
of discovery, and the picture of the
aspiration and accomplishment Of the
dwellers in the undiscovered American
forests. Art was the controlling i'm
pulse in Italy, in all Europe. So art
was the impulse that stirred the mind
and heart of the real Hiawatha and
gave birth to the myth legend Of the
American Indian. 1t created the first
constructive political genius of Amer
lea.
AS the three epochs Of our national
history, discovery, settlement and ma.
tionality were great world epochs, sc
we are in the midst of another national
epoch, and it will prove again a great
world epoch. The same beauty anC
harmony and unity will again assert
Aself We can but feel that we are
admply a part of that -politica
whole which is being shaped into lines
Of beauty and harmony. We can but
hope that the vision OF Columbus was
q vision for the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
ARION CLUB.
officers Elected for the Ensuing Year.

OTtcerS EiScteu TOR me Ensuing Year
The Arion Club met Wednesday evening
at the home of II. W. Moore, % Amherst
street.
The business of the evening was the
election of officers, which resulted in the
election of the following for the ensuing
term: President, Miss Amy j. Williams:
vice president, II. Ward Moore; secretary
Miss l., G. simmons; treasurer, Miss b
j. Wilton; critic, Fred Williams
The, committees appointed by the new
president We're: Executive, II. Ward
Moore (chairman), Clarence Kinney, Har-
~ Cutting; ways and means Harrison
w Moore (chairman), Henry Monroe
Roy w. Moore; membership, Fred VIII
liams chairman, Miss Eva M. Greene.
Miss Lila G.. Simmons
An eXtemporaneous program was in or
der for the remainder of the evening, and
consisted of piano solo by Miss +. q
simmons, an extemporaneous address on
Washington by Clarence Kinney, a reel
tation by Henry Monroe, reading Nv
Roy w. Moore, and college songs by the
club. 'o
Next week the club will meet at the
home of Mr.. A. G. Cutting, 73O Pleasant
street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
PREMIUMS FELL,
Results of the Insurance Rate Cutting
War in New York City.

The treasurer of the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters has compiled a
table showing the receipts of the fire
insurance companies In the last six
months of 1898, as compared with the
receipts for the last six months Of 1897.
The last six months of 1898 was the
time of the great rate war among the
companies, Every one expected to see
the premiums drop off considerably.
but no one imagined what a. tremen-
dous falling off actually had occurred,
In the last six months of 1897 the fire
insurance companies collected in New
York city s4,106, 1872, and in the same
period of 1898 they collected 81, 6o7. 943. a
loss of about 81, 100000 for the six
months.
The companies having offices in New
York had premiums in the last sig
months of 1897 amounting to $1.277,452.
and these show $545,492 in 1898. The
foreign companies collected In 1897
$1,26S,465 and 1855, 244 in 1898. The com
panies of othFr states collected in 1897
Loo, Ala and in 1898 they collected
sos 205
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
Days of Grace on Sight
Drafts Not Favored.
LIVELY TIME AHEAD.
Labor Committee Going to
Marlboro Next Monday.

Boston, Feb. 23-Gov. Wolcott's veto
of the bill restoring days Of grace on
sight drafts, which came into the
House today, is not received with good
grace by many of the members, and it
is probable a strong effort will be made
to pass the bill over the veto.
1t is a rare occurrence in this state
to override veto of the governor, but
with the feeling that has been aroused
in the present case it will not be at all
surprising if such thing happens.
The veto will come up for debate
next week, and there will be a lively
time unless all signs fail. The feeling
the members is that the gov
ernor has made a mistake.
The committee on labor voted to go
to Marlboro on Monday to investigate
the labor trouble there.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

Mr.. C. c. Shayne, author of the 500
personal baggage clause of the Dingley
tariff, explained at his annual New
York banquet how this provision has
benefited the country. The newspaper
reports do not indicate that he denied
the failure of the clause as a revenue
producer, but he argued that it had
benefited American tradesmen and
manufacturers by preventing Ameri
cans from buying clothing and other
personal items in Europe. In six
months, said Mr.. Shayne, the sales at
single store in Paris fell off 800, 900
francs. Hence Mr.. Shayne feels that
his tariff principles have been vindfca-
ted, even though the revenue from the
personal baggage clause has been near
er $15000O than the Two or three mill
lions he predicted for it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

The legislative committee on street
railways gave a hearing yesterday on
bills to require street railway compa-
MES to enclose platforms of cars during
certain months of the year.
The committee on taxation heard ar
guments against Representative Eos
ter's bill for dollar tax on each bar
rel of beer or ale manufactured in
Massachusetts.
The committee on labor met yester-
day morning and voted to proceed to
Marlboro to investigate the labor situa-
ton on Monday A committee was
appointed to make arrangements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

At the Washington banquet of the
Virginia Democratic Association, at the
national capital, Congressman Bailey,
the house leader, renominated Mr..
Bryan as the democratic candidate for
president in 1900, and argued that the
party should accept defeat rather than
sacrifice principle. When the national
convention comes around, some Of the
influential leaders win sing a very diff
ferent song, Mr.. Richard Croker, for
example, has very strong conviction
that the way to manage political cam
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

The cheap GROWERS at the president
because of his modification of Gen. Ea-
gan's sentence, either wilfully or pur-
posely miss the real reason of the for
mer's act. Clemency was recommend
ed by the court martial, and was de-
manded by justice, because it had been
made clear that Gen. Eagan, goadad
to condition bordering on insanity,
was hardly responsible for his words.
His statements We're grossly insubordi-
nate, but he had been bounded by Gen.
Miles and his yellow journal assistants,
almost to distraction. The president
recognized this fact and acted accord
ingly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
STOCK ORDERS PLENTIFUL

Among the home industrials the Auc-
tuation Of Central Massachusetts is at
tracing unusual attention The COM
mon stock sold yesterday at 10 and then
declined to 1874, closing at 151h. A sell
order on the market on $50 shares met
stop orders and caused the decline. The
preferred stock rose to Is, closing at
74Is.
Several new buy orders were put in
for Dominion Coal, which was active
all day from 34la TO 35l5. There was
also bid Of 1852 for IS shares of the
preferred stock with none offered I'M
der 1872.
In this connection a bid of 20 for
New England Coke & Gas stock was
reported, with 81 bid for the per cent
bonds.