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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
MORMON SHAFT DEDICATED
Followers Of Prophet Joseph Smith
Stand Bare Headed Through Ser
vice in Vermont Snow Storm.

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South Royalton people, on Satur-
day, extended their hospitality to the
Mormons, the occasion being the
dedication and unwilling of big
granite monument on the site of the
birthplace of Joseph Smith, the
prophet, in the town Of Sharon.
Nearly 500 people gathered to wit
ness the exercises, held in the open
air. A hard snow storm prevailed
all day, but the elements did not
hinder the country folk from making
long journeys to see the ceremonies.
Fifty-three members Of the sect were
at the services, 20 being from Salt
Lake City and the rest from New
York and Boston. Fine speeches
and music of high class character
lied the services, which were con-
Quoted by the heads of the Mormon
Church.
AT II o'clock the ceremony was
opened with prayer by President Jo-
seph F. Smith of Salt Lake City,
nearly all his male listeners standing
with bare heads in the driving
snow, so impressive were the cere-
monies. The other principal speak
ers included John Henry Smith of
New York, an apostle, and Arthur
H. Lund Of Salt Lake City, second
councilman of the Mormon Church.
The music included solos, duet and
quartet selections, the principal So
loists being Prof. ]. d. Eastman Of
New York and Miss Clara Gates Of
the same city. The latter is a grand
daughter of Brigham Young.
After the monument was unveiled
the assemblage proceeded to cot
tage which the Mormons have built
near the monument and lunch was
served. After the crowd dispersed
the Mormons held a banquet. The
service last evening was of relig-
ious nature and was held in Wood
ward hall, the largest public hall in
town. Prior to the service the Nor
mons held reception, desiring to
meet all the townspeople, and hearty
greetings were exchanged.
The monument was unveiled by
Miss Abbie Wells, a daughter of
Julian F. Wells, a prominent Utah
Mormon, with whom the project OF
erecting this monument originated,
and who had charge of its construc-
ton, transportation and erection.
Mr.. Wells then formally turned the
monument over to the Mormon
Church.
The monument has total height
Of SO feet inches and weighs 100
tons. The shaft is highly polished
from base to pinnacle, and is sur
mounted by a pyramid cap three
feet high. 1t is the largest piece of
Barre granite ever polished.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
EAST BARNARD.

o. G. Ellis and wife had their
children and grandchildren spend
Christmas with them.
Charles Cleveland's children are
having chicken pox.
Several from here attended the
Christmas exercises at Barnard Mon
day evening and report a good
time.
F. Y. Snow and wife and James
Noonan and family spent Christmas
with Mrs. Frank Billings, who had
pleasant family gathering at her
hone.
Mrs. Amos Leavitt spent few
DAYS in Gaysville last week, Mrs.
Frank Rand taking her place with
Mrs. Gambell.
Will Gambell Of Woodstock Wis
tied his mother here last week.
James Noonan and family were
recent guests at Arthur Davis in
South Royalton.
Bessie Adams from the Randolph
Normal school has been spending
her vacation with her parents here,
F. Y. Snow has very sore hand,
it being badly swollen and paining
him severely.
The Willing Workers meet with
Mrs. Hattie Graves Friday evening,
Dec. 29.
Monroe Metcalf and family from
Pomfret were guests of Mrs. Asel
Allard Tuesday.
Mrs. Ira Webster returned from
Burlington Thursday, after spending
several days at hospital there.
S. M. Snow and wife are visiting
Mrs. h. c. Munsell in West Hart
ford.
Wesson Allen has left his work at
| II, II. Daniels mill 10 care TOR ms
father, Lyman Allen, who was seri-
ously injured last week by falling
from a hay NOW in his barn.
Archie Campbell and wife, Mrs.
Herman Allen, Edwin Moore, L. d.
Leavitt, Edward Miller and N. M.
Leavitt and several others were IN
South Royalton Saturday to attend
the dedicatory exercises Of the TO-
Seph Smith monument.
The Christmas exercises at the
hall Friday evening were well at
tended, and the recitations and sing
ing by the children were listened to
with much interest. The trees held
many beautiful and useful presents.
Much credit is due to the teachers,
Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Spaulding,
for the assistance they have given
the children. That their work has
been appreciated was shown by the
beautiful gifts the scholars bought
for their teachers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
Suicide of a Brattleboro Architect.

Ned A. Plummer, aged AZ years,
one of the best known architects in
southern Vermont, committed sui
eide Friday, Dec. %, by shooting
himself through the head with re-
volver in his apartments over the
Vermont National bank at Brattle-
boro. His sister, Mrs. Henry Pit
man, and her husband on returning
to their rooms about a o'clock in the
afternoon found note stating that
Plummer's body would be found in
the front room.
Plummer also wrote that Mr.. and
Mrs. Pitman had been very kind to
him and that his rash act was due
to his i'll health and he was tired and
lonely.
Mr.. Plummer was native of
Brattleboro and graduate of the
Troy Conference Institute. He was
associated in business with his father,
he late J. A. Plummer, contractor
tnd builder, who died about two
years ago. Mr.. Plummer was the
architect of the Hooker block and
several fine residences in Brattle-
boro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30

what is Mr.. Proctor's platform,
anyway" asks the Ludlow Tribune.
And as Mr., Proctor is insistently
mentioned as a candidate for govern
orship, and doesn't deny having as
perations in that line, his views on
certain public questions should be
made known now. Years ago, and
up to comparatively short time, a
man Of Proctor's prestige as the son
of his father would have had no OPP
position, dropping into Office on the
my-turn-next schedule without the
glimmer Of contest. It's different
now. Mr.. Proctor has an industri-
GUS opponent in his own party who
makes his program public without
any hesitation, and as little indie
pendence in thought and vote gets
root in old Vermont the candidates
Of the Democratic party may occa-
sionally force the fighting,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
COMMUNICATION.
Woodstock Fair.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
A little in regard to the fair may
not be out OF place, The oxen and
other cattle were the great show at
the fairs at first. One writer states
that the first fair held in Vermont
was in 1917, and at Randolph /;
speaks of the fine show of large
beautiful oxen, and that the noted
Justin Morgan horse, the founder of
the breed, was shown at the fair.
The large show OF fine oxen at the
early fairs was one of the most at
tractive features Of the fairs. 1t was
a grand sight to see some dozen or
more yoke OF oxen start in the plow-
ing match. This most interesting
show has been dropped, There is
not quarter Of the oxen shown now
at our fair that was at first. All be-
lieve in protecting the stock raised
in the county at the fair, but if the
oxen cannot be raised in the county
let them come in from outside. The
horses, at first, at the fairs were
mostly shown in saddle and bride,
and it was then that the Morgans
took with the crowd, by great beau
ty, style and action. They were the
popular breed in Vermont until
about 1850. 1t was grand sight to
see them go around the track with
heads and tails erect, and when
they came up the home stretch with
eyes flashing FIRE and nostriIs, as it
were, emitting smoke, nerves and
muscles stretched to the utmost,
some stepping so daintily, as though
the ground was not good enoue h for
them to step on, and in others so
powerful was their tread that the
ground seemed to quake, then one
thought Of the description given the
horse by the inspired writer Job.
The introduction of the trotting
course was the death of the Nor |
gans, 1t was found that with their
short stride they could not compete
with the longer striding ones, and
now where all the horses were
Morgans, there is hardly one of the
genuine type. 1t can be said of the
Morgans that they were not fast for
a mile, but for an all days drive, or
several Of them, they were the equal,
or superior, of any.
The present Windsor county track
was made in 1855, and the only
horse that year at the fair to trot in
three minutes or better was 7. ].
Bowen, black gelding. The time
given was 2.5S. Three-m mute
horses then were more scarce than
? 80 horses now, and they brought
about as much. The trotting at first
at the fair was for the ten-doIlar
premiums, was far more interesting
and exciting and gave much better
satisfaction to the spectators than has
some of the trotting for the two and
three hundred dollar purses since.
L is the close-matched, square, hon. [
est races that please, even if the time
S not the fastest The very fast time
one horse may make is not as inter-
ssting. t
The first large purse given by the r
society was in 1926, and it was $Ioo. =
The black Morrill, horse, Draco, the
Jay spade Empress, started for it.
)raco won in four heats, his fastest h
me 2.33 II. Empress won the first b
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
The Best Poultry Food.

The best Poultry Food made is none
too good for the man who wants poul-
try to pay. Pages Perfected Poultry
Food" has in it the ingredients which
have been found especially valuable
for laying hens 1t is an honest food.
Read what S. d, Penoyer Of Constan-
tia, N. Y, says about it: az can truly
say that Pages Perfected Poultry
Food is the best Poultry Food that 1
ever fed to my hens"
Any one sending his address on a
postal card to G. S. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, and mentioning this paper, will re-
ceive by mail, free, postpaid, sample
package of pages Perfected Poultry
Food"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
He Got Two.

'9Think," said the teacher, "of a
little creature that wriggles about in
the earth and sometimes comes to
the top through a tiny hole" "a
worm," said small boy. eyes"
said the teacher. 'FNow think Of
another little creature that wriggles
about in the earth and comes to the
top through a small hole" can
other wormr' shouted the youngster
in triumph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
BIRTHS.

In Sherburne, Dec. II, daughter to MI
and Mrs. VIII Rounds.
In Ludlow, Dec. 2S, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Burton.
In South Pomfret. Dec. "a, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank X. Fay.
In Barnard, Dec. IS, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Chase.
In Bridgewater, Dec. 23, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Curtis and grandson to Mr..
and Mrs. Fred S. Merrill.
In Bridgewater. Dec. %, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Curtis.
In Bridgewater, Dec. %, son to Mr.. and
Mrs Carlos o. Robinson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
koeplna Down competltlon.

There existed at one time a ring
of brokers at Paris who, by way Of
keeping down competition, hired a
number of pale faced ragamufins
to attend every public sale and occu-
Ply the best places in order to fright
en- away the general public. As a
further precaution these mercenaries
were served with onions and garlic.
The plan succeeded. Henry Roche
fort, "Mysteries de PHotel DIES
Ventes."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
Green Cut Bone For Poultry.

During freezing weather we cut up a
great many tons Of green bone and
meat. There is nothing better for poul.
try Price $3.50 per barrel Of 200
pounds, at which price we prepay
freights to almost any station. At this
price cash must accompany order. Re.
NIT at our risk by check, postal money
order, express money order or regis,
tered letter. Q. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
MARRIAGES.

In Brownsville, Dec. %. by Rev. e. A.
Legg, Walter Branch of Woodstock and
Miss Christie Belle Taylor of Brownsville.
In Springfield, Dec. %, by Rev. @. H.
Pennoyer, Miss Annie o. Piper and Fred
b. Morgan, both of Barnard.
In Whitman, Mass, Dec. 25, by Rev. II.
w Brown, John A. Thorburn, formerly of
woodstock, and Miss Matte B. Dodge,
both of Whitman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
Poultry Food Accents Wanted.

Agents wanted everywhere to sell
Pages Perfected Poultry Food If 1t
Is not for sale in your village, write the
manufacturer, o. s. Page, Hyde Park,
vt, for terms to agents. Agents take
no risk. as the food is guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction in every case,
and any not sold may be returned. It
Is an article Of genuine merit, and can
be conscientiously commended to poul-
trymen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
COUNTY FINANCES.

The undersigned, pursuant to sec
ton 289o of the Vermont Statutes,
have examined the books and vouch-
ers of the County Clerk and Treas
urer for the year ending Nov 80,
1905, and submit the following re-
port:
Nov. 80, 1904, balance in
hands of Treasurer. $50 So
Received from peddlers Ii
censes. ........:....... 1So S.
Received from 5-mills tax. 9o3 9a
Tax due and uncollected from
Town of Norwich........ 20 III
Tax due and uncollected
from town of Barnard.... II 6S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--Rev. C. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 10, 30,
with sermon. Sunday school at
o'clock. Junior Z. E, at s o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at : O'Clock,
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
1880. Welcome to all.
Uniyersalist- Rev. II. L. Canfeld,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
/ Had Stone in the Bladder.

and my kidneys were affected None of
of the means taken for relief produced any
lasting benefit until began the use of
DIR. David Kennedy's Favorlte Remedy,
of Rondout, N. Y. The pain ceased-the
calculus or stone having been dissolved
by the medicine. am ready to testify
that my recovery was due to DR.. David
Kennedys Favorlte Remedy.--E. d. w.
Parsons, Rochester,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30

One Vermont Journal allows that
barring accidents" D. J, Foster will
be the successor of Senator Proctor,
says the Montpelier Argus. Some
readers will be more satisfied, in this
event, to learn that Senator Proctor
is going to hold out a little while
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
DEATHS.

In Windsor. Dec. Is, Frank M. Griffin.
formerly of Hayerhill, Mass, aged 50 years
In Windsor, December 21, infant daugh-
ter of Frank Durphey of Hartland.
In Barnard, Dec. q, o. @. Smith, in his
10th year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
$I,288 20


To pay the Indebtedness and cur
rent expenses of the county for the
year ending Nov. 80, 1906, we deem
it necessary to assess tax Of five
mills on the dollar Of the polls and
rateable real estate in the several
towns in said county.
For the purpose Of paying the in
debtedness and current expenses of
said county we have ordered the
County Treasurer to issue warrants
to the collector of taxes in the sew
eral towns in the county of Windsor
for the collection of tax of FIVE
mills on the dollar Of the lists of the
polls and rateable property for the
year A. d. 1905.
c. II. MAINTAIN, Judges Wind
sor County
NJ. S. Buck, Court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF REBEooA A. ABBOTT


The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Hartford Commissioners to re-
ceive, examine and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
Rebecca A. Abbott, late of Woodstock, in
said District, deceased, and all claims exhib-
tied in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purposes aforesaid at
=. A. Spears store in said Woodstock on
the 10th day of January next, and the
18th day of June next, from 2 o'clock p. m /.
until o'clock p. m. on each of said days,
and that six months from the 18th day of
December, A. d. 1905, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Woodstock, VT, this 18th day of
December, A. d. 1905.
ERAEsT A. ASP SPEAR I sioners
F. Thomas Kidder, Admr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30

Italy's debt is being reduced at
he rate of $50,000,000 a year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
Woodstock, VT, Dec. 80, 1905

A happy new year to all readers of
the Age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30

The Age and DelineatOr $I.5s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30
$12SS 29

The Treasurer has
paid sundry or
ders. .$I, o67 81
Leaving balance Of
cash in hands Of
Treasurer So. I76 90
Uncollected tax VS..
Norwich and
Barnard. $1,000. 43 SO
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30
NO POISON IN cHAMBERLAIN's
 COUGH REMEDY.

From Napier New Zealand, Herald: Two years ago the Pharmacy Board of New South Wales, Australia, had an analysis made of all the cough medi- cines that were sold in that market. Out of the entire list they found only one that they declared was entirely free from all poisons. This exception was Chamberlain's Cough Remedy made by the Chamberlain Medicine Company, Des Moines, Iowa, U. s. A The absence of all narcotics makes this remedy the safest and best that can be had; and it is with a feeling of security that any mother can give 1t to her little ones. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is especially recom- mended by it's makers for coughs, colds. croup and whooping cough. This remedy Is for sale by all dealers in patent medicine.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30

Charles Dukes, the man who fired two shots from a six-shooter back of the Kentucky Home saloon at an early hour yesterday morning was before Justice Mcdonald yesterday morning in a sadly penitent mood. The jus tice imposed a fine of $50 on the man for discharging firearms within the city limits Dukes paid over the cash, and was given his liberty and his gun. The latter Dukes gazed upon with melancholy eye and then handed it back to the justice with the remark that it was too expensive a toy for him to be carrying it about. The justice is consequently ahead one gun on the transaction. Dukes had been drinking, and when he fired the shots was not in condition to be re- sponsible for his act. He said yes terday that he did not know what he had fired the gun for nor why he had threatened to kill Officers Thomas and Wilmoth when they came to ar rest him. In the saloon it was the impression at the time of the shoot ing that Dukes had taken his life, he having. it is said. threassned to do so earlier in the evening.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30
CIRCUS FALLS
 SHORT 0N CROWD The Attendance Yesterday not Quite up to the Ex-
 peCtatiOnS

Somehow or other Bisbee failed to respond strenuously yesterday to the attraction afforded by the Norris & Rowe shows at Lowell. In view of the good reputation made by the show in the city last year and the good per formances afforded yesterday the only explanation available of the sparity of people in the seats under the gig canvas comes through the fact that the day was cold and raw, not at all the kind of day calculat ed to lure people to an outdoor per foTmance.
 Three trains were run down to Lowell from the city yesterday after noon to handle the crowd that did at tend the circus. Two of these trains were jambed with people, and the third comfortably filled. They ali went inside the tents and made a very respectable showing, though the crowd was far under what Bisbee might have been reasonably expected to turn out. The evening train 10 the circus grounds carried a consid- erably larger crowd than went in the afternoon, but it was not up to expec- tarions.
 The trains were operated at the ex- pense of the circus, no fare being charged passengers. Stops were made almost immediately at the tent doors, and the service was exceed ingly convenient. The trains were under Conductor Latta. and were op- eraJed in highly satisfactory manner. Good order prevailed in the crowds, and no trouble was reported. Only one theft came to attention, a pick pocket getting the purse of a woman who gave her name as Mrs. s. A. Jones. She said the purse contained a ten dlolar bill and some small change. A gold ring bearing the in itials 5. A J., was also contained. Mrs. Jones did not discover her loss until some minutes after she thinks it oc- cured, and was able to give no de- scription of the thief The crowd with the circus was above the aver age in appearance and was consider ed by the officers to be unusually free from bad characters.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30
Road Not Likely to Be Open for Freight and Passenger Traffic
 for Several Days.

A telegram received at the offices of the Southwestern in this city yes terday reinforced the request made a few days ago that tickets be not sold from this city to Globe over the line of the c. V. c. & N. because of damages sustained on that line through extensive washouts during re- cent storms.
 The telegram yesterday added per ishable freights to the things the Globe road does not want sent to it at the present time. The telegram did not give further detail than that the road was badly tied up, and that it would probably be several days be- fore it is again in shape to handle passenger and freight traffic. From this it is evident that the flood dam age sustained was unusually heavy. The road was tied up on several occa- sions last winter, but only for a few days at the time.
 School Teachers Home - School teachers who were at Tombstone from this city during the week in at tendance on the institute sessions re turned home on last evenings train Nearly all the Douglas teachers were on the same train enroute home.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30

Are you going to win a prize at the mask ball Thursday evening, at the Opera House.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30
FLOOD STOPS WATER SUPPLY.
Reservoir of Huachuca Water Go. Sus-
 tains Damage.

Floods in the winter time is an unus- uaI occurrence in Arizona, but seri- ous flood occurred at the reservoir of Huachuca Water Co. yesterday after noon, and the peculiar part of it is the flood was undoubtedly the largest re- corded in that section for many years. Supt Hoagland reported over the
 phone last night that the flood marks reached over three feet above the res ervoir site, and mahy landslides were noticed in the canyon above the reser- voir As a consequence of the flood the Huachuca Co. were damaged 10 some extent and the supply of water for Tombstone temporarily out of com mission. The cause of the flood is due to the rains of the past few days upon the already snow covered Hua- chucas. Manager Gardner states a force of men is at work repairing the damage and the water supply will be restored as early as possible.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-30
INFURIATED BULL
Charges Across Field and Cores Min
 ster of Gospel.

Rev W H Gill. who is missionary and a sort of general supervisor of affairs on the Mcdowell Indian reser, vation, is now at the hospital of the Phoenix Indian school. recovering from a wound that is believed will not re- suit seriously, but shich nevertheless gives some concern and in the inflic- ton of which MT. Gill narrowly escap- ed death.
 He was crossing a field at the reser- yation, which is about thirty five miles northeast of Phoenix. when an enraged bull charged upon him, goring him be tween the knees and hip. The ani- mars horn narrowly missed the femo- raI artery. Aside from that the great est danger lay in the fact that there was no physician nearer than Phoenix, to give the wound the attention it need ed immediately to avoid septic poison ing or other complications.-PhoeniX Republican.