Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1870-11-03

Rubber goods Will lnu IL lor lheli
advantage to call on Sturtevant & Son.
They offer great inducements for cash.
The Eastern Star Troupe are adver-
tised to sing at the Town Hall, Wood
stock, Friday Eve, 4th inst.
Oscar Burk has advertised his entire
Livery stock, consisting Of horses,
sleighs, buggies, etc, to be sold at
Auction, at his stable in Woodstock
on the 18th instant.
One breezy day lately two youths
raised quite building in this place
(Woodstock), entirely alone and un-
aided, which reflects great credit on
them. The junior was DR.. N. Randall,
youth of over 60 summers-a man of
time and yet time deals gently with
him. The senior was Samuel Whit
ney, Esq, boy Of over 80 winters
Many Of our reader who knew Mr..
Whitney as the popular landlord of the
cold Woodstock Hotel, author of that
Cast Iron Lexicon" and many other
reminiscens Of "auld lang syne," will
be glad to learn that he is so smart in
the autumn of his life
The weather since our last has acted
ed strangely. On Monday we had A
inches Of snow, and on Thursday we
had thunder, lightning, rain and wind.
To-day friday it is clear and warm.
The weather is so tickle and radical
that is enough to drive an "undevout
astronomer mad
Frank Darby drank too much new
cider one day this week, and constable
Royce made him consent to 90 down
and board awhile with jaior Hewitt.
w. B. Boyce, of North Springfield,
is sd. b." He has taken our paper
for short time, and has seen fit to
cheat us out of the amount. He is a
poor shote. The devil will foreclose
on him some day.
Henry Gushing, of Woodstock, who
has had an interest in Ira Woods
Patent for Tanning has lately purchas-
ed of Mr.. Woods heirs the right for
the United States. This is great III .
vention, and is destined to come in to
general use some day.
The second of the Grand Army Lee
lures will be given on Friday evening,
of next week, by Senator Patterson of
New Hampshire The Ex-Prof is a
good speaker and he should "draw".
The ruling price of butter in the st.
Adams. Vt, market on Tuesday, was
from 25 to 40 cents per pound; choice
tubs, selected for private parties,
brought As cents.
Lewis Cox had his leg broken square
off below the knee, on Tuesday last, by
the caving in Of bank Of earth under
which he was at work.
DR.. Cotton showed us, one day this
week a carrot that was raised by Hosea
Vaughan, Esq, of Woodstock, that
weighed weighed i've pounds. How is that for
high?
Moses E. Cheney of Barnard, is lee
turing on music "Out west.
An agricultural fair poet thus draws
the line between the hog and the China
man:
All hogs, like John Chinaman,
Time out of mind,
Wear cues in the style
OF their fathers behind,
This difference though
In the swine seemeth quaint;
His caudal is curled,
And the Chinaman's CANT"
CHEsTER.-The most disasterGus fire
in the history of Chester broke out in
this place Tuesday morning, by which
about $4,000 worth of property wa:
consumed. The cause of the fire is MOI
known II was first discovered in 0
Millinery store in the second story.
Bristol has citizen worth $40, 00(
whose grand list is only fourteen Or ff
teen dollars.
THREE generations of family in Wal
ingford, VT, have represented that tow
in the Legislature thirty years, William
Fox having been elected 25 times, % o
them in succession John Fox, his son
three times, and William G. Fox, hi
grandson, twice,
Our friend Zophar futile, of Wealth
ersfeld had narrow escape from dealt
last week, while returning from tn
trot at Claremont. His wagon was ru
into by runaway team, and he wa
badly injured. No bones were broken
Joel Eaton has opened shop for tn
manufacture of gloves and mittens. Sc
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