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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
POMFRET.

Lloyd and North Livingston are
visiting their parents.
The Bugbee family held a reunion
at Justin Bugbee's last week.
Miss NJ Irtie Thatcher starts for
South Dakota next week.
The yourg folks held il corn roast
at Denison Ilewitt's Friday evening.
&. II. Vaughan and wife are at
Massena Springs, n. y, for il few
days.
Our expert stone masons and brick
layers, Victor Bushway and Walter
Woods, are working on the lounda-
ton of E. y. Dana's house.
Some of our hill roads are almost
impossible. When we raised half
as much road tax we had very good
roads. Too much money alwal
has been and always will be Il curse.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic voters of the town
of Pomfret are requested to meet at
the town hall in said town Aug.
Goth, 1900, (Monday) at 4 o'clock
p. M, to select candidate to repre-
sent the town in the next Legislature
of Vermont, also to select ticket
for justices of the peace and to do
other necessary business.
HARVEY \. Bruce,
Town Committee.
Pomfret, Aug. 18th, "A. d., 1900
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
Yin AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK


along distance telephone in thei'
officc.
Commander John NJ. MCGOWAN,
III. 5. n, is at the Inn with his fam.
lily. He wa, in command ct the
Monadnock. which went to China
last winter, but he was obliged to e.
turn to this country on account of i'll
heath.
s Inn arrivals:
New Nork-Dr. George c. Gage,
". and Mrs. l.. Littleiohn and son.
Boston-Alr. and Mrs. L. D.
Richardson. Misses Ethel and CLAIR
lie Richardson. Mrs. \. II. Porter,
N. 6. Elliott.
Z Edward W. Wvcr aud family,
Nohurn, Mass. MIR. and Mrs. II.
lib. Iourdan, Brooklyn, y. v; {.
sH. Shoemaker, b. ID. Parish, Miss
\ Causland, Miss Leadbcater. Phi a.
delpha; VIM. Wilson IIraton,
Mamaroncck, \. ~; Mr.. and Mrs.
y. Norman. Master l.. Aubrey Nor
rnan, Miss Mary l.. Sabine, Brook
a Nne. Mass.
81 George W. Marble has bought his
3athers interest in the stock and
busness of the saw mill and grist
!Smill properties. The real estate Mr..
marble bought several years ago
n There is more than usual interest
Tin the town representative question
This year, but there seems to be little
active work in behalf OF any candi-
Stlatc-or if there is, it is very quietly
&Conductcd. The senatorial issue is
deeply involved and the personal
Xprefcrencc of the man who goes
70 Montpelier will be pretty well
known. The Grout Republicans, it
said, have selected Il popular town
official as their candidate, and again
Y is reported that if a Grout man is
ut on the Republican ticket by to-
Qay's caucus the Dllinghamitcs will
Aput up man of their own particular
# fand. There may be some fun ut
pc caucus.
Is Warren {. FrencI, Tr., of New
# ork is visiting his parents here. ar.
Wing Monday.
S Mrs. O'Bvrne and Miss Kelly of
a>annah, Ga. are at Capt. L. a.
smiths.
I'M MIR. and Mrs. C.B. Price o, Salem,
Lass. are at l.. Dana'S. Mrs
sR. II. Price is at Miss lIatch's.
8 Mr.. and Mrs. b. s. Ki,tredge of
Sedan Rapids, Ia.. are at Mrs NJ.
#E. Hunts.
# Miss Julia Swi,zrr went to Bel.
!SlpwS Falls Thursday.
2 !. IL. Winslow and son Burnside
r. the guests OF W. +. Jones.
& y Rchekah picnic will be held at
Nest Bridgcwatcr next Tuesday,
Aug. u. All Rebekahs, Odd Fc.-
4 lows and their families are cordially
invited.
# 'ne OF the pleasant events of he
E?ea>on was the musicale at the Con-
glrgational church Tuesday after
hoon under the auspices OF the Kings
Daughters. The church was we'll
piled and the program of eleven
Plumbers arranged by Mr.. S. b.
~ hitncy was finely rendered and
WAS thoroughly enjoyed. The pro-
gram opened with an organ solo,
Prelude in +. by Rink. Introducing
hymn of Suilivan's. PLAYED by Mr..
Whitney. l he second number was
solo hv MIR. King, whose singing is
always heard with great deal of
pleasure here. The other vocal
numbers were bv Mrs. Wilson. both
h'r selections being swcctly sung.
he other artists assisting in instru-
mental numbers We're Miss I.ufiin,
piano. and McsSrS. Ordwav and
Hubbard OF the Inn orchestra and
then solos, duets aud trios of these
"eII'known artists completed II pro.
gram that was listened to altentiyely
i'om beginning to end
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
Mrs. Dow, Miss Dow, Miss Mack
and Miss Maud Powers,
VETERANS AT BARNARD.

The annual reunion and basket
picnic OF the Windsor county veter-
ans was grand success. Weather
fa> ored the veterans this year and
the sunshine brought big crowd to
Silver Lake park.
The speakers were Gen. w. w.
Grout, Hon. Hugh Henry and Hon.
Kittredge Haskins. They are all
favortes with Grand Army audi
ences and the veterans listened to
their addresses with as much pleas
IRE as ever.
Deweys Band of Quechee fur
nished excellent music during the
dav.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18

MA\rED A strong and capa-
lle glil To do general houScwork, in
Il f,,miIv of -four. Wages $500 per
weeI> if she is competent to go for
ward with the work.
Isl Address Mrs. Edward ". Morris.
hartford. Windsor Co., Vermont.
TOUND--A purse containing a
few dollars, which party can have
BIZ proving property and paying for
this notice. O. L. Taylor, COLES
Hill House.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

BOSTON, New York. North and Fast. IL. 90 A.
'14 NJ. g. DOR. NJ.
bridgewnter and Rutland, $50 A. NJ, and
8M 800 =. NJ.
3outh Woodstock and Fclcl.ville, 800 p NJ
BArnard and Bethel. so A.M
a Office hours from i.3I A. NJ. to9 T. NJ
Hundnys, l! to =. NJ.
, FREDERICK CHAPMAN. =. NJ
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BARNARD.

BARNARD.
Miss Mabel Hudson of Spring.
field, Mass, is at &. Z. Wilson's.
DR.. E. M. Wilson spent Tuesday
at White River Junction.
+. H. Wood of Everett, Mass. is
visiting in town.
Dan Perkins of Everett, Mass, is
visiting in town.
Mrs. f. Nj. Wilson of Middleb orc,
Mass, is visiting in town.
MIR. and Mrs. Ebenczer Holmes
of Marion, Mass, are at the Silver
Lake House.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
WOODSTOCK WINS.
DEFEATS DARTMOUTH II TO

DEFEATS DARTMOUTH II TO 7.
The game at Sharon lmbered up
the locals in good shape and with
Winsl wv behind the bat again the
home team began to play ball. The
visitors were badly ratified in the
third inning, when the locals scored
ten times, but excepting this break
the game was a fast one, Woodstock
play Ing steady game to the JOY of
the grand stand. Mitchell pitched
great ball-hits were few and scat
tered-while Winslow's work was
an inspiration to the whole team, his
throwing to bases nipping several of
the Dartmouth splinters. McCarty
and Andrews were the visitors hat
terry. Young, Mower and Sawyer
made fast inield for the locals.
1t is understood that the Dart
mouths we've somewhat surprised at
he result Of the gln..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18

To Cure a Cold IN One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QuIN1NE TABLETS
All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to
cure. E. W. GRovE's signature is on each
box. Csc.
The Age and Weekly Tribun
or one dollar year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
TIME TABLE,.

W trains daily Sunday excepted. Flag
Station. Trains Nos. ). Il. I and stop on
Signal
n This Company reserve the right to cancel
Trains without notice.
a j. G. PORTER,
N General Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18
Notice to Taxpayers

1899 Grand List of the Village of Wood
stock. VT have been delivered to me fol-
collection. and taxpayers are called upon to
pay their respective taxes to me within
ninety days from Saturday. June 80, (by
Sept. ~. 1900.
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid during that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by the
Constable, with costs.
HAROLD S. DANA,
Village Treasurer.
Woodstock, Vt. June 81, 1900.
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NOTICE..

Fred Clough, aged "a, was
drowned while bathing in Lake
Champlain at Burlington Saturday
evening. One OF the peculiar fea.
lures of the accident is that the
brother OF the drowned man, Judson
Clough, was killed in the same local
ity two years ago this summer, his
neck being broken while at play in
the water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-18

The fall of Pekin is reported in
Fridays dispatches.
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SHARON 6, WOODSTOCK 3.

SfNhoN ", WOODSTOCK )
The game at Sharon Wednesday
was well contested on both sides,
Sharon if anything out playing
Woodstock. Woodstock's batting
was poor, but there was some eX-
cuse for that, us a great many men
who should have been given bases
on balls had strikes called on them
No man could he sure of his batting.
Mower, the first man up, had three
strikes called on him which were
way above his head. The next two
men were treated in the same man.
ner. An error by Spaulding let in
two runs in the second half. There
We're no scores made until the fourth
inning, when Desc got round the
bags. No more runs were made
until the seventh, when Sharon got
in four.
In the seventh inning H,zen led
off with Il single; Billings struck
out; Hunt made two-base hit
which scored lIazen. Skinner fol-
lowed with Il single, scoring Hunt
and going to second himself on ii
wild throw. Reed singled and
scored Skinner. An error by Taylor
scored Reed. Roberts flied to left,
and Dolan was tn own out ut first.
In the eighth Sawyer was hit in
the head with pitched ball. A
balk sent him to second. Winslow
singled and came home on two wild
throws.
Score by innings:
2 3 4 6 I . lot
Woodstock. % 0 % o 8
Sharon, D 4 q q
Batteries-Barrett and Sherburne,
Desc and Winslow.
DARTMOUTH rs, WOODSTOCK IS.
Last Saturdays game with Dart
mouth on Vail field was another tale
of disaster for the locals. The score
stood 10 to IS, but the visitors let up
on their speed in the latter half of
the battle. The batteries were
Sampson and Folsom for the Dart
mouths and Young and Clark for
the home team. For the first few
innings honors were about even and
then the visitors took the lead and
had no trouble in keeping it.
BALL GAME TO-DAY.
The Woodstocks will play Bridge
water on Vail Field today at three
o'clock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

31st 1900, were $65S, 19o.61, as compared
With $3l6,5 39. 16 for the year ending July
! Slis1tsf l899. = balance Of Sos. 1854, left
on July 31st, 1899, to the credit OF the
prison binding Irvine fund, has been
spent, and the cash receipts for the
year 1900 amounted, on July 31st, to
$449,494,60. .r ~-5,%< !. -. .%...z.
During the year that our friends of
I the opposition have had control of the
prison twine: plant find that they
purchased exceedingly large amounts
Of sisal, the monthly statements have
before referred to showing upwards OF
7,0OO,O00 pounds Of fiber purchased. T
am uniformed by Warden Reeve that
the average price paid for this large
amount of raw material was a fraction
over 1-3 cents per pound, and that
there remained on hand Aug. LIST, 1900,
1,175.539 pounds Of sisal and 1855
pounds Of manufactured twine.
I find by the market report published
in the Cordage Trade Journal Of Sept.
6, 1900, that the market price of sisal is
from 3-8 to S IL cents per pound, and
the tendency is toward lower prices.
The prison Irvine plant is thus shown
to be in possession Of 1,175,539 pounds
of sisal at the end of the season, for
which it has paid almost cents more
than the current market price. I also
find in the same trade journal, that the
market price quoted Sept. 9Th for
Standard Sisal Irvine is Z to Z IL cents
per pound. I find from the statement
made to me by the prison authorities,
that from Sept. 8, 1899, to Feb. 8, 1900,
the farmers who had ordered twine
from the state prison were charged 10
cents per pound for mixed" Irvine,
land from Feb. s to Aug. 1, 1900, 10 cents
for sisal and IL 12 cents for mixed,
| and as the prison Irvine is sold at a
figure but very little above cost, and is
manufactured at low cost, owing to
the cheapness Of prison labor, it is not
likely that the surplus stock of fiber at
F.! the prison could be manufactured and
| sold at lower prices except at a loss.
| The farmers who ordered their Irvine
! from the state prison in the spring and
| early summer at the prices above
! quoted, have had the modification of
seeing Irvine of the same quality Of
fered by jobbers at to cents, or to
cents lower than the prison tWine.
/ I am informed by the prison author
I itiessthat on July 81, 1900, the outstand-
] ing accounts of the prison Irvine plant
| amounted to 1915, S65.34. It has been
| customary for all bills for Irvine to be
! paid up by the farmers by Dec. list
each year, but the indications are that
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there will be a large sum uncollected
on Dec. LIST of this year. The only term
which can describe the management of
the prison Irvine plant by the present
administration is the word "un-
businesslikei'' and the results of
their efforts at the end of the
season are not such as to breed
confidence in their future binding Irvine
efforts to manufacture a large stock of
political capital the board Of prison
managers lost sight of business princi-
pies in the manufacture of Irvine.
The Parties compared.
The record Of the achievements OF
the Democratic and Populist parties in
their self-appointed role of reforners,
is not one Of which they have any rea-
son to be proud. Their brief 4irruptions
have not been to the advantage of the
state or to the interests of the taxpay-
ers.5 They have been given three trials
and found lamentably wanting on each
occasion, and there is no Indication that
If they are given fourth opportunity
they will do any better. Like the fool
ish virgins, they are anxious to partici-
pate III the marriage feast but they in
Yariab1y forget to provide oil for their
lamps. Their record has been one of
failure, and.-worse* than failure OF
disaster. Sszs #%5g#s;* IN s.. *#
On the other. hand, the Republican
party has been the promoter and orig
inator Of all that has been useful and
beneficial to the state Our laws and
institu tions have come from Republic
an hands, and stand to-day monuments
to- The. delity and intelligence Of Re
publican lawmakers and officials. That
the Republican party has: earned the
confidence Of the people is evidenced BY
the fact that, with the brief Interrupt
tons have before referred to, It has
been entrusted will the complete adj
nlstratio lon Of the sta te's affairs for
forty consecutive years How the trust
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

1900 with those for 1898, that Is, the first
full year of Democratic administration
with the last full years of Republican
administration Of the department, it is
seen that the expenses of grain in
spection during 1900 exceed the 1898 ex-
penses by $16,274.47. If the cost Of the
board of grain appeals is added to the
1900 expenses, this excess is increased
cars of wheat inspected in 1898 than
were inspected in 1900, yet the cost OF
inspection was greater by SIG, 274.47, ex-
Guiding the board of appeals, and this
increased cost is sufficient to pay q
additional employees $500 per year each.
Whether or not the employees staff was
increa sed to that extent, am not pre-
pared to say, but it could be done for
that amount Of money. :
These figures do not bear out the
statement Of Gov. Lind that the So
called Democratic reforms have been
carried out without increased expendi-
lures. They show that the contrary is
the case. .& r L sG*
The State Prison Binding Irvine
X " Plant. %$5>%ss. f* NJ. s I
: The farmers Of the state are vitality
concerned in the management Of the
binding Irvine plant OF the state prison.
1t is to their immediate interest that it
should be conducted on an economical
business basis. In 1898 the opposition
made great promises as to how they
would improve the mana cement Of the
plant and increase it's usefulness to the
farmers, if they were given the power
3 AS q result Of the election two years
ago the opposition secured control of
the management Of the state prison
tWine plant, and tt is instructive to
now review the work of the new adj
minstrel ton. ...=55.s
From the monthly statements OF the
expenses of the state prison at Still
water, find that 5i1nd er the present
admins ton, the ear nditures Of the
Irvine plant for the year ending July
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ticularly IN reference to the manufac-1
ture Of binding Irvine. 81. 81 s: D .s
State Grain Inspection. %S#.
II In his speech Of acceptance, Gov.
Lind discussed the state grain inspec-
ton department. and certain changes
which were designated reforms which
have been effected therein during his
administration. In concluding his re-
marks on this subject, the governor
said: ~ s<:4S .}1' IT, %.#|
Il will only add that these reforms
"A the grain service have been, ac-
complished without any increase Of ex-
penditure: on the contrary, the ex-
pense of the. service during the crop
year just closed. under Mr.. Reishus'
administration, was $2.201.7S less than
the cost of the service during the pre-
ceding year Of Mr.. Clausen's admins
tration. y
The former chief grain inspector ter
minated his services with the Depart
ment about Aug. l, $780, so that during
the first seven months Of Gov. Limbs
term of office he was in ostensible
charge Of the department., although a
number of changes and appointments
were made for him for which he was
not responsible. I draw attention to
this in order to show that no fair COM
parison can be made between the last
year and the preceding year, as the
term Of the Republican chief inspector
overlapped the first year of Gov Lind's
administration.
The only fair comparison is one be-
tween the last full year, when inspect
or Clausen held office under a Repub-
lican governor, and the full year dur
ing which Inspector Reishus has held
office under a Democratic governor.
| that is, between the years of 1898 and
| 1900
I wish to. be absolutely fair with our
opponents, and for that reason I will
| quote a few figures from the Fifteenth
Annual Report Of the Railroad and
! Warehouse Commissioners for the year
ending Nov. 30, 1889, which was made
| by Chief Grain Inspector E. S. Reishus
| The figures for 1900 were taken from
| the reports of Mr.. Reishus to the state
auditors office. These figures show
that the expenses of the grain inspec-
ton department for the crop years
! ending Aug. 81, were as follows:
! 1898. 80. .$l47, 522.2 ~
| 1000. ....... 1'4,ouo.17
| Io5'.. .......' Afo'1-O.o'
| IoSc... Ao1,ooA'A@
1899. %. 100. go. .......... PIG, 764 81
1900. 49,. go. ............ 207, $685.
Board of appeals, 1900 ...... 14,233.0(
Comparing the expenses for the veal
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DEMOCRATIC RECORD ROTTEN
TO THE CORE, AS USU Al

Grain Inspection Bureau and Prison Irvine Plan
Grossly Mismanaged and Every Attempt Made by
Democrats At Reform Merely Expensive
Experiment. Oficial Records Show Alb
ject Failure on the Part of Lind
and His Subordnates.
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THE FUSION LEGISLATURES OF 1891

THE FUSION LEGISLATURE OF 1891
About, the time that the Republican
state officials were having their final
struggle with the legacy OF debt be-
oueathed the state ]. by the pioneer
Democratic reformers of.1s5S. the DEM
ocratic and Farmers Alliance part
the latter being the maiden name Of
the Populist party before t finally de-
cfded TO cohabit with the Democracy
1850 two nartiea. after some ton.
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which are steadily increasing in value,
and at the moderate estimated value of
$500 per acre would net the school fund
81, 100000 and increase it ultimately to
$40, 494 900. With the addition of the
timber and mineral upon them and the
value of swamp lands, which have be-
come part of the school fund, it will
eventually reach $30,000,000.
Our political opponents have declared
that if they had been in power the
school fund would have been infinitely
larger; that they would have acted
with such wisdom and discretion as to
have doubled it at least. Such is the
claim they advanced in the campaign
two years ago. But they have never
manifested any capacity for improving
upon Republican methods Of managing
the states business. This claim Of
theirs-this pretentious claim-may be
safely left to the people of Minnesota
to pass upon. So. s e4ss. IS szsg<5 zs
The One-NifH General school Tax.
"A beneficial measure in furthering the
cause Of education is the 1-naill general
school tax enacted by the legislature
Of 1897. It provided that q 1-mill tax
should be extended against an the tax;
able property Of the state, to be dis
tributed at the same time as the regu-
lar school apportionment is made in
March and October. Since the adop-|
ton OF that law, and under its provis-
ions, the sum Of s6,519, 1881 10 has been.
collected and paid to the school dis
tricts Of the state, based on the per
capita attendance.
@ss This law was enacted In the interest
Of the sparsely settled rural counties.
SUnder the operation OF the law the
richer counties OF the state are made to.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-09-28
THEY NEED CASH.
People OF Galveston Appeal for Money
TO Build Homes.

Galveston. Tex, Sept. 26.--The fol-
lowing appeal was issued last night
by the mayor and Gov. Sayers:
ITO the American people: 1t is
still impossible to accurately esti-
mate the loss of life and property. 1t
is known that the dead in the city
will number at least 5000, OF one
sixth of the census population. The
island and ad iacent mainland will add
perhaps 1000 to this number. The
actual property damage is incalcula-
bic in precise terms, but we have the
individual losses and losses in public
property such as paving, waterworks,
schools, hospitals, churches, etc.. will
easily amount to $30,o00,000. Along
the beach front upwards of $500
houses were totally destroyed.
"Were our task but to afford tenn
porary relief for the wounded and or
phans, an appeal to Texas alone
would suffice. The wounded and or
phans are comparatively few, since
only the, sturdiest were able to COM
bat the maddened elements. But a
greater and graver work confronts
us. Some kinds of homes, be they
ever so humble, must be provided for
the 10000 people now huddled in ruin
ed houses, public places and impro-
vised camps, to the end that they may
not become paupers, but may speed
lily set up their households.
eve believe the charitable people
of this nation will not be content to
merely appease hunger and bind up
| the bruises. but will in n very large
measure, and with more far-reaching
effect. contribute to the restoration
of this people to plane of self-sup-
port. 1t is for this purpose that we
make this appeal"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-09-28
Gen. John VI. Palmer Dies.

Springfield, H., Sept. 26.-Gen. John
NJ. Palmer, ex-United States senator
from Illinois, died at his residence in
this city Tuesday. Heart failure was
the direct cause of Gen. Palmer's
death. He had been in i'll health for
more than two years. He was born
in Kentucky September 13. 1917. lie
entered the civil war as colonel of ii
linois volunteers, was promoted to
major general of volunteers and lie,
the Fourteenth army corps through
the Atlanta campaign. From 1869 to
1873 he served as republican governor
If Illinois. Later he became demo-
crat and in 1891 was elected to the
United States senate. In 1896 Gen
Palmer was presidential candidate OF
the gold standard democrats.