Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-10
E. A. SPEAR,
UNDERTAKING
AND
Embaln1ing,
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT.
A FEW NEWS ITEMS.

Nsther Sampson. years old. was
atruck and killed at Everett, Mass, by
aIselectric car.
~ The badly decomposed body of an un-
known man was found floating in the
Neponset river, Boston.
The Harrison county courthouse at
MARSHALL, Tex, recently finished. was
burned with its contents. causing loss
OF 49, 900.
Al a meeting of the Haverhill (MaSs)
school committee II. T.. Mexican was
reelected superintendent of schools, by
q vote of Is to l.
tn battleship Iowa has sailed from
San Francisco for Port Orchard, where
the vessel will be placed in the drydock
and thoroughly scraped.
A terrific cloudbutst and thunder
storm at Peru. Ind. did great damage.
levelling several houses and demolishinS
80 derrcks in the oil field.
The commencement exercises of BOs-
ton university for all departments We're
held in fremont temple. Degrees We're
conferred upon 2O3 students.
Aflzona and st. Louis capitalists have
Incorporated under the laws of Arizona
the Arizona United Copper Mining COM
pauy, with IA capital stock of 100000 OCO.
Governor Wolcott has appointed Will
lam Brigham special Justice of the
Maflboro, Mass. police court. MIR.
Brjgham resigned from the house of
representatives last Saturday.
Brigadier General Davis. governor
general of Porto Rico, is preparing to
make radical changes and a reduction
OF Expenses through the dismissal of a
number of Porto Rcan officials.
The American Steel Hool, company,
Pittsburg, has announced IL general ad
vance in wages at all their plants. The
tonnage men. which includes all the
skilled workmen. will receive an in
crease of 10 percent
The Wareham (Mass.) board OF trade
hsa voted to join with Onset Bay this
year in holding a celebration of 1nde-
pelldence day at Onset Bay. instead OF
holding rival attraction at Wareham
Narrows. as in years past.
The Yale Gun club championship was
won by X. G. VanName. 1899. Of New Ha-
ven. The expert rules event was won
bySA. B. Maynard, 1900, of Utica. The
walking match was won by c. b.
3chley. 1900. of New York city
The Bradleys of Boston are said to
have purchased a large tract of phos-
phate lands on Edisto river. about 80
miles from Charleston. The purchase
Includes 5000 acres of land bearing high
grade rock. and is a majority of unmned
lands left in the state.
~ V. Rice of Ohio has been appointed
& opecial agent of the census bureau to
act as purchasing agent. Mr. Rice was
tnnember of the Forty fourth and Forty.
0fth congresses. was Il brigadier general
ofvolunteers in the Civil war and is a
oetsonal friend of the president.
The bureau of animal Industry Of the
department of agriculture has received
thypugh the department of state q com
Munication from Oliver j. u. Hughes,
United states consul at Coburg, Ger
many stating that there is gradual
aeerease in the consumption of meat in
that portion of the empire
When the attention of the secretary
Of Che navy was called to the very small
atnount of money thus far contributed
fox home for Admiral Dewey, he said
tH4t he thought it indicated no lack IF
apprec iation of the admiral. but rather
am4lnclnation to await some expression
o&lopinion from him as IL whether such
= olft would be agreeable to him or not.