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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
BROKEN BRlC-A-BRACS.

Mr. Major, the famous cement man, of
| New York, explains some very interesting
facts about Majors Cement.
The mu!ti,udc> who use this standard ar
ticle know that il Is many hundred per
, cent. better than other cemrnts for which
do not know why The sinpi" reason is
that Mr.. Ma iur uscs the best materials
ever discovered and other manufacturers
do not use them. because they are too eX-
pensve and Il" not allow large profits. Mr..
Ma or tells IL that one of lie elements of
! his cement cost. - - IL pound, and an
other costs 2G5 u gallon, white II large
share of the -u-yaiIyd c"m"ntS and liquid
glue upon the market are nothing more
than siNtcrn-cent glue, dissolved in water
or citrc acid, ana III some cases, altered
slightly in color and odor 10y he addition
OF cheap and Useless mat erals.
Majors cement retnilS ut fifteen and
twenty-five cents II bottle. and when u
dealer tries to sell Il substitute YOU can de-
pend upon il hat his only object is to make
larger profit.
The profit ON Majors cement is as much
as any dealer ought Ia make on any cement.
And this is dunbiy true in view of the fact
that each dealer gets his share oi the bene-
fit of MIR Majors advertising. which now
amounts to over 5000 II month, throughout
the country. Is all iSh"d in 1876.
Insist ON having Majors; Don't accept
any finland advice from Il druggist
If You are ut al handy Gind YOU will be
likely to find hat YOU are good deal more
SO than YOU inagincl You can repair your
rubber boots and family shoes and any other
rubber and leather articles. with Majors
Rubber Cement and Majors Leather Ce-
ment.
And you will be surprised mt how many
dollars Il year you will thus save.
If your druggist can't supply you. it will.
be forwarded by mail; either kind. Free of
postage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
SOUTH POMFRET.

One of the features of the Teago
sociahle here last week Friday even
ing was the geography class. Sides
We're chosen by Miss Hattie Fay and
Miss Cora Atwood. Neither intend
ed to be outgene! allied by the other
and much shrewdness was displayed
by each in the making up of the
sides, as the result proved. Each
one was required to name each for
eigu country and city of over 100, 900
inhabitants they had ever been in.
Each state counted |, each city ,,
Canada s, foreign country 5. The
sides numbered IT each, and Miss
FaS's count was ,63, Miss Atwood's
a+S. The three largest counters on
Miss Fay's side made I54 points
Geo. Philips 81, II. n. Bruce S. and
Mrs. Charles Brunette A.. On Miss
Atwood's side w. Mayberry IS,
Charles Brunette 81 and Mrs. II. n.
Bruce IS. were the largest scorers,
making I6I points.
There was a large gathering of
friends and neighbors at the resi-
dence of John Peri,am and family,
now sold to Elbridge Perry, Tues
day evening. They are soon to re-
move to North Randolph and the
gathering proved that they have
many friends here who will be sin.
cereIy sorry to have them go away.
Cephas Harding, one of our old
est men, is very low and failing fast.
Elbridge Perry's hired man, Asa
Allard, is suffering from a numb
ness Of his hands, declared by DR..
Kidder to be milking paralysis,
cansed by too much milking. This
paralysis seems to be getting quite
common.
Mis-. W. b. Hutchinson docs not
seem to improve much and and her
friends are quite concerned about
her
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
FRANK SHAW MUST HANG,
Sentence OF the Supreme Court.

Frank Shaw. who was convicted
Of the murder OF Dspnty sheriff
Hoffman OF White River Junction,
was sentenced to death in the
supreme court at Montpelier We'd
ncsday morning, Judge J, II. Wat.
son delivering the opinion.
BY the decision the respondent
takes nothing by his exceptions, and
is sentenced to be hanged on the
first Friday in February, 1908, and
in the meantime he i, to he confined
at hard Labor in the states prison,
except the last three month, ot the
time which is to he passed in >oll-
tarv confinement.
The respondents exceptions taken
during the trial in the County court
were all carefully considered 10y
| Judge Watson, and the question OF
the iIIcgalitv Of Shaw commitment
from which ne escaped from the
Windsor county inl was exhaustive
| Is treated. and the theory of the re-
,pondrnt's counsel thi, the respond
cnt was illegally restrained of his
liberty because unlawfully commit
ted to ili. when surrendered by his
bonismcn on the charge OF killing
deer, ana that consequently he had
4 right to break Jail, and that the
sheriff could not arrest him therefore
without warrant, did not stand the
test applied b. the supreme court.
| The evidence bearing on the claim
Of the respondent that ne was not
informed by the sheriff or Hoffman
that they were there to arrest him
was carefully treated and the sur
rounding circumstances developed
in such a way rs to leave No doubt
that shay knew the shcriifs We're
I there demanding his arrest. the
clam that he acted IN sclt-defense
a>Aicu u,lning in connection with
the surrounding circ, instances.
ruE SENTENCE.
In summing up 'tluGc watson
said, "judgmcut ought to ht and is
rendered. uppn the verdict
Shaw was thru ordered to stand.
TO the inquiry of Clerk Smile as
to whether ne had anything to sly
why the sentence Of the law should
not I've pronounced upo" nim' Shaw
rpDliel. IL have not"
The respondent took his sentence
coollv and not muscle qulvered as
the fatefui words. INLAY God have
mercy on Nour SOUL fell from
Judge Wat,on> lips.
Shaw was taken to state prison at
Windsor WcdneS lay noon by Shcr-
if Jones',
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
POMFRET FARMERS MEETING
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY \.

y farmers meeting will be held at
Ponlret on Friday, Feb. s. under
the direction OF the State Board OF
Agriculture. The program, begin
nlnG ut 10 4. M. fulIoWS:
Alorning:--
" rlcomc-D. ID. Hewitt, prcsi-
dent of romfrct Farmers Club.
Silos and Ensiagc-C. +. Smith,
oiIisvilIc.
Falm Machincry-C. ]. Bell. Wal-
den.
Afternoon -
Sheep DISQUALIFICATION. George
Aitkrn. Woodstock. member OF the
Boald.
The Grass Crop-D. IL. Morse,
Randolph.
Questions.
ENcning:-
Food for Dairy Cow to Buy or
Raisc--llon. Ernest Hitchcock, of
Plt,sto mcmbel OF the Board.
Address - Coz, ]. II. Brigham,
Washington, ID. G.. Assistant Sec
retary Department OF Agriculture.
There will also be several musical
selections. All are urged to join in
discussion of the topics presented,
and 10 question the speakers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
New lorH. Jan. 80.
CHURCH SERVICES.

st. James-Serviccs at 1890 and
) o'clock. Rev. John Davis Ewing,
rector.
Univcrsalist - Usual services in
the morning and evening.
Christian - Morning service at
Io.5o. with sermon. Sunday school
at IL o'clock. Junior {. E. at 5
O'Clock. and \. +. 5. {. E. at 7
o'clock. Welcome to all.
Methodist l. piscopal REV. Chas.
+. Partridge, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 1850: His O'Clock, Sun.
day school; OILS p. M, Epworth
League; evening service, I p. M,
Tuesday, mid-wcck service. \ COR
dial invitation is extended to all
these services.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
WEST " OODSTOCk.

Mrs. Isaiah Benson is on the sic
list, attended bv DR.. Sacrwin.
We do not understand that l.. W
Sylvester has got to lose his finger ;
hopes dire vet good for saving some
of it.
Grace Cady has returned home
from f'itchburg. Mass, where she
has been caring for her sister.
Our honest horse dealer, Cnas.
W. Smith has been shifting horses
several times recently, the present
one making 54I different horses he
has traded for and every one good
goods after he got them.
Road Commissioner &. l.. Woods
has been quite busy this week set
ting up accounts. preparatory to his
settlement with the auditors Feb. /.
1901.
Miss lane Spear slipped and tell
on the ice one dav last we elk. iniur-
ing her so she is unable to leave the
house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
UNoUESTIoNABLE PROOF.

IN article which has recently been
put on sale in this district, and is be-
coming well known, is Pages Poul-
try Food. The numerous testimo-
mails in praise Of this egg producer
are of such high character that they
are indisputable. They are written
by people who are we'll known
throughout New England, and who
lend their names to nothing that is
not gilt edged. send your name on
a postal card to {. 5. Page. Hyde
Park. VT. and get Il circular.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
"One Thing Lacking,
Editor of The Age:

Editor of The Age:
y gentleman from New York re-
Gently visited Woodstock with one
of the members OF his family and
was extremely delighted with the
beauties of the place. and the charms
of the winter season there, as we'll
as with the comforts Ohtalnahle at
the Inn. He suggested that there
was hut one thing lacking to make
the place Il fiji nous resort in winter,
and that WAS skating.
1t seems to me that it would be
we'll for those who have the interests
of the place ut heart To- consider
some plan by which there could
always be good skating offered as
an Involvement to visitors. This,
with the sleighing, coasting and
snow-shoeiny would certainly give
" oodstocli tremendous prestige as
4 winter resort. am not sufficient
Is ia niliar with the conditions there
to know how this could be done,
whether systematic noolng of the
mill pond could be done, or whether
some portion of the river below
could be used; but there seems to be
enough water in Woodstock during
the winter and should think there
is enough ingenuity and money
there to see the scheme through.
trust that ii will have the assist.
ancc of your able and forcbc cdito-
rial columns. know Il good many
who would delight in going up
there if they hld everything IN the
shape of winter sports offered them.
Respectfully yours,
&. l.. Z.
Now YORK. Ian. 20.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Vermont Pensions.

Vermont pensions: Additional,
William ). Moulton, East Charles
ton. SIS; restoration and increase,
Arson Foster. dead. Cavendish,
ST.; original widows, ETC.. Pauline
I. Foster, Cavendish. ST..
War with Spain: Widows. ETC.,
Leila y. Sullivan, mother, Wind.
sOr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

"What's this:" exclaimed the
Boer general in 4 tone Of annoyance.
"Alore prisoners"
"Dear me. | wish they would
show some consideration Tor the
fact that we arc irving to conduct a
war instead of running a boarding
house. '--Washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
BRIGGS.


W. X. Barrows has been under
the weather for a few DAYS. attended
w.. ~. p,,,l,r
Lon hyde is Singing the pant
brush in \. Briggs store.
\ Mr.. French and wife Of Massa-
chu,etts are stopping at Alonzo
Bakers for Il few weeks.
! Y. Br;oos and wife visited his
,ri,, .;.,., ;n W';llow \-ua th,. ,-,h
and nth
rL :.; ,...,. u,.Lo
nc '''q""' "' P'Iae': u, 49, ""e'e
eau o"y So,!e nay as e>e'!
, ,,,I mas out ''t''e II amy 70 spare
" '.''e WIN '''y w '''o"' ''"'N'
'N'
30. Robinson, who passed away
at Brldsewater Corners Jan. a3d,
was man universally respected IN
our community, where he mad llved
tor many years. Although ms edl''
in his boyhood isolated from the adj
vantagcs OF the present day, he was
Il man of sound Judgment to de-
gree that in all affairs OF town
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

IN .NNTED-To exchange one
PAL Of heavy work harness for hay,
WOOD or claphoards. II. :. PEnHN.
West Woodstock. VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Spool Silk.

Cutters Ioo-yard Sewing silk.
colors only, no black. for this
sale.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Innings.

Remnants of Lining Cambrics.
good colors and black, at I
Black Silcsia and Black Pcica-
line, the I5c quality, now 6
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Handkerchiefs.

Ladies' and Childlcn's Cotton
llcorstitchcd llundkerchicts.
regular price Sc. reduced to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

The best quality Turkey Red
Damask, absolutely fast color,
90 inches wide. zeal value soc
per ward. reduced to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Hosiery.

Ladies rwo.clasp Kid Gloves,
the 81 90 kind and none better
ut the price, reduced to
7oc
Ladies' and Misses Cashmere
and Fleece Lined Gloves. all the
.5c kinds. reduced to
TO-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
FIRST GAME OF THE CENTURY
The A. G. L. and the 0. A. n. Foot Ball
Teams VIII Contest Over the Pig
Skin Nex Tuesday-It VIII be a New
Years. and New Century Game.

Much interest is now centerei on the
coming foot ball game which is to be
played a. a New Years Gift for the
lovers of foot ball. at Hilton park on
next Tuesday, between the tao old
rival athletic associations. the Atlantic
Coast Line and the o. A. n.
The o. A. N. team will be composed
mostly Of its old players. among them
Hatch, Sinclair, Bellamy. Morton. Nc
MILAN n others who have repre-
sented h blue and red" in other con-
tests.
Wigs, Hopkins, Dock. F., Tu:ran-
tine, Armstrong, Hergenrother. Ram
ey, Wooten n other well known pig
skin pushers will support thu BLACK
and orange" Of the A. c. l.
The game no doubt will be a fast
one, as o teams are composed of
good material. The college boys that
are at home and who are foot .ballists
will be found on these two teams.
The lineup Of the W. teams will be
given in Tuesdays paper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
a GOLDEN HOLLY.
Mr.. w. A. Faison, of Sampson, Sends
cimens of the Tree.

The Messenger recently contained an
article with reference to a letter to Mr..
James Sprunt, Of this city, in which
the statement was made that Profess
sor Massey, Of the North Carolina Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
had discovered a new tree-a holly
with golden instead Of red berries.
Mr.. w. A. Faison, of Sampson coun-
ty, a few days ago sent The Messenger
two sprigs of-the golden holly, and it
is the first specimens of the tree we
have seen. The foliage is very hand
some and there seems to be no differ
ence in the appearance and shape Of
the leaves from the ordinary holly.
The berries, however. have very much
the appearance of china berries.
Mr.. Faison writes the following let
ter concerning the golden holly:
Pleasant Retreat, Sampson County, N.
c., near Warsaw, Duplin County,
December %, 1900.
Dear Sir:-I saw an article in The
Messenger a few days ago about the
golden holly, and Professor Massey as
it's discoverer. Professor Massey did
not discover tHe Tree. some years Udck
I wrote to him and Mr.. George Wander
bilt to know if they had ever seen the
tree. Mr.. Vanderbilt wrote that a
Sprig had just been sent him from one
of the western counties-the name of
! the county I have forgotten. I had
sent a sprig to each OF them, taken
from two trees near me. on Mr.. Owen
Fryar's land. There is another tree
me, OF Mr.. J. R.. Morrisey's land.
All the trees are in one-half q mile of
my home. Professor Massey wrote me
to send him some cuttings and that he
would try to propagate It. He wrote
me that he had never seer the tree and
had written to a distinguished florist
north about it, but he had also never
seen the tree. Yours truly.
w A FAISON
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
The Late Rev. Joseph w. Taylor

The remains of the Rev. Joseph w.
Taylor will arrive here this afternoon
at 1:20 o'clock on the Wilmington, CO.
lumbia and Augusta railroad, and will
be taken Immediately to Bellevue Gem
etery where the funeral services will
take place. In accordance with request
of the deceased, the service will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. w. Potter, pastor
of Bladen Street NJ. E. church, South.
The pallbearers will be Messrs. William
A. French, H. Mel. Green, S. G. Hall,
and J. w. Alderman.
Mr.. Taylor has been in bad health
for some time and his death occurred
at Hahira, Ga, at 7:30 o'clock on Fri
day evening, as in a tele-
gram received here by his daughter,
Mrs. A. S. Holde He a been trou-
bled for some time with a kidney affec-
ton and an operation was performed
at Atlanta with the hope Of giving him
relief but all to no avail.
The deceased leaves six daughters
Mrs. w. H. Newell, of Norfolk, Va;
Mrs. J. D. McEachern, of Jacksonville,
Fla; Mrs. j.. F. Jones, of Newson, Va;
Mrs. J. F. Owens, of Hahira, Ga; Mrs.
A. S. Holden. of Wilmington, and Mrs.
j. ]. Clemmons, of Florence, S. c., late
ly of this city. His son, Mr.. Robert
Taylor, died at Hahira a few years
ago and is buried here.
Mr.. Taylor has two brothers residing
at Wilson, Messrs. Robert and Jessie
Taylor. He was a resident of this city
for many years, and after the wal was
extensively engaged in business. He
was a member of the firm of Colville &
plant at the foot of Walnut street,
fronting on the river, where the Cham
pion compress now stands. The mill
was destroyed by an explosion, and
Mr.. Taylor then engaged in other bust
ness enterprises. When he left here
about ten years ago he was engaged in
the livery business on Front street be-
tween Chestnut and Grace streets. At
ter leaving Wilmington he went out as
an evangelist and has since been en-
gagged in the ministry. 1t will be re-
membered that he was here a few years
ago and conducted a series of tent
meetings. He was a Baptist and was a
man of deep and earnest Christian
character. He had many friends in
Wilmington, and they deeply sympa-
thize with the bereaved family in his
death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
AFFAIR
Christmas Entertainment For the
terrain Church Was Given Last Night
Beautiful Tableau and Choice Re-
freshments.

Last night at Abbie Chadbourn Me-
mortal hall, the Christmas entertain
ment for all the young people connected
with the First Presbyterian church O.
Sunday school was given and it proved
to be a most enjoyable occasion. A
large number of the young folks were
out and also many Of the older people
The hall was prettily decorated with
wild smilax and holly
The entertainment vas in the nature
of tableaux and the children who took
part acquitted themselves most credi-
tably. The first scene was Snow
Man" and those in it were Masters
Rufus Hicks, GLASGOW Hicks and Earle
Crosswell. Next came Fairy Tales
beautifully rendered by Miss Clarabel
VanDyke and little Miss Annie Smith.
Then two cute little Misses, Emily Toon
and Mary Crosswell appeared in a tab
leau entitled TOO Friendly. "A
Bunch of Roses" was formed by Misses
Emily Toon, Nan Holiday, Lucille Pol
vogt and Margaret Holiday. Then
Miss Emily Toon made her Debut,
assisted by Masters Earle CrossweIl
and Rufus Hicks. Little Bo Peep"
was impersonated by Miss Lucille Pol
yogt and Good Night" was presented
by Miss Elizabeth Wood. Misses ABB
bic Chadbourn and Lizzie Kirkham rem
dered some beautiful selections on the
piano, and Mr.. Burruss Corprew sang
two or three popular songs and was
heartily encored.
After the tableaux delicious refresh
ments, consisting Of ices, cake, confec-
tionaries, ETC., were served to the large
crowd present.
The committee of arrangements was
composed of Miss Elizabeth Robinson,
Mrs. r. w. Hicks, Miss Lucy Chad
bourn, Mrs. J.. G.. Barentine, and
Misses Margaret Smith and Kate
O'Hanlan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
Cotton

New York, December 29.-The cotton
market opened steady, with prices 1 to
8 points higher, the advance being most
pronounced in the near months. The
primary cause for the improvement
was fear on the part of January shorts
that over holiday developments would
prove adverse to bear interest. Dis
patches to the effect that exporters
were becoming nervous, owing to the
small mes of desirable grade cotton
on sale in the south and predictions for
materially smaller receipts after the
first of the year, intensified the longing
of near month shorts to even up. The
Die were steady, as a been expect
ed. Foreign business, small though it
was, went to the bull side of the &C
count and helped to give the market
a steady start. Investment business
was totally lacking and few orders
came from the south or the west. The
late months, in the morning, were left
severely alone. The December position
was entirely nominal. On the call an
export house / 9.S9 for a small lot
n offered several hundred bales al
1910. Receipts at the ports n interi-
or were moderate. The market for fu-
lures closed quiet and steady, with
prices net 5 points higher to 1 point
lower.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
sEDGELEY HALL CLUB NO MORE
Its Property at Carolina Beach Sold
Yesterday to Mr.. Andrew Smith, who
will Make q Hotel of It.

In pursuance of a decree Of the supe-
rior court of New Hanover county at
the January, 1900, term, Herbert Nc
Clammy, ESQ, who was appointed re-
ceiver under said decree, sold at pub
terday at II m, the lot and handsome
club house of the Sedgeiey Hall Club. at
Carolina Beach. The sale was made to
satisfy the claim Of several parties in
terested, the debts of the club being
about $1,000. The largest claimants
were Messrs. s. & W. H. Northrop, who
furnished lumber to build h club
house in 1898.
The only bidder at the sale yester-
day was Mr.. Andrew Smith, h well
known real estate man, and h proper
ty was knocked down to him at his bid
Of $1,000. The property consists Of a
spacious beach lot, and a handsome
two-story club house on one of the
most elevated portions Of Carolina
Beach. Mr.. Smith intends to add to
the building and convert it into a hotel,
and will have it ready for business
when the next seaside season opens.
Sedgeley Hall Club was chartered
February 10, 1898, with the following
as corporators: w. A. French, Jr.,
Dan O'Connor, D.. c. Love, D.. McEach-
ern, w. A. Wilson, Jr., H. McClammy,
F. r. Halves, and M. w. Divine. The
capital stock was $4,000. divided into 200
shares of SO each. The charter provid-
ed that members should not be individ-
| ually liable for it's debts. The original
membership list was 136, but many of
| them failed to pay in their shares and
the club started off under embarrass-
| ments. Finally Messrs. S. & w. H.
| Northrop brought suit for their claims
and though the club was open last
| summer, it's membership dwindled to
about so or 60, many members having
| dropped put as they were apprehensive
| on account of the litigation in progress.
The officers of the club as last consti-
tuted were as follows:
President-Colonel w. A. Johnson.
Vice President-D. c.. Love.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. A. Will
son, Jr.
| Governing Board-W. A. Johnson, d.
| C. Love, D. O'Connor, John J.. Fowler
| and James F. Post.