Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1870-10-20

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II IN market with large stock Of La
dies Furs, and Goods for winter wear
for Men B 'ys aud Youth. They have
some splendid chilrens clothing in
their stock. They are also agents tor
z las llowr'S improvedscwing machiues.
Gave them acall. Their new advc tisr-
menr was no handed ia in season for
this week.
I. p, Raymond wishes us to say
thai he is not Miss Ilayward's young
man. All right. However if we
had such Il wife as |. P.'s we would be
some other young woman's young man
you bet, and she might 90 to ---
On Thursday about hllEpast eleven
o'clock A, NJ, vigorous shock OF an
earthquake was felt in Woodstock. PEG
PIE rushed from their stores and ollic 8
in high state Of excitement, caused by
the rocking Of buildings aud the furni p
ture therein but moments though,
explained the cause. 1t lasted obou;
thirty sec onds aud was the scvercst ever
felt here.
Two columns of new advertisements
are given ia this issue. Persons by
looking them over may find something
to their advantage.
The oldest inhabitant has never seen
the Qnechee river so low at this season
of the year. To-day (Thursday) we
are having fall OF rain which threat
ems to raise it some.
Domestic infelicities seem to be con
tagious on Rive" street VIM. Lud-
nam had an ''onpleasantness" with his
wife about some shirts one evening
lately, when he took her by the trap
pie" and ''pied her FORM" and wound
up by singing a fat-iron across the
room, which broke the family pitcher.
Had ii hit Mrs. l.. she would have had
a furlough from this world.
The students Of the G. NJ. |. at South
Woodstock, held the election of Orators
and Essayists, for the Fall Exhibition
the 18th inst. The ballot for Naledic-
torian resulted as follows: A. p. Duns
moor, 21; V. II. Hammond, 3: VI. S.
Buck, 2. For Salutatorian: NJ. S,
Buck, Is; w. II. Wilkins, y. The
ballot for Orators resulted as follows
the six highest being elected; II. L.
Richmond, q; q. G. Stearns, %; f.
d. Worcester, %; w. II. Wilkins, q
f. II. Drew, 2l; F. w. Shattuck, 10;
II. E. Packer, E. W. Hill, V. II. Ham
mond, each; II. A. Eastman. 4 q; Z.
G. Lord, F. J. Barber, c. E. Perry, 2
each; c. w. Benjamin, w. w. Dimick,
c. ID. Cabot, c. r. Washbun, / each.
The ballot for Essayists resulted in the
election of Alice Perry. Martha Perry,
Clara Sherwn, Lettie S. Bowers, Alice
S, Washburn, and Ada c. Taylor.
A couple of could countrymcn'-
evidently sharpers-stepped into j. H
Murdock's jewelry store to look at thing:
the other day, and while there one Of
them undertook to come the "Heathen
Chinee" on the clerk, Richard Bryant
by lifting ring in a mysterious man
ner and pocketing it. Dick, who has
lived in the city a good deal, was toe
sharp for him, and while Mr.. The
and his par was taking another ring
from a neighboring shop which was
not recovered, sent out for an Officer
who made the fellow empty his poke
of traps, among which was a 50 cent
ring which he had just taken from ,h'
show case. He paid So for his viola
ton Of one Of the commandments
and left Woodstock a poorer if not
wiser man.
The elements have been rather sever
on Woodstock the past week. a higI
wind on Tuesday stripped the trees o
leaves, tore down signs, chimneys
fences, etc. We saw some prett
ankles during the gale 1t was tn
strongest wind ever felt here.
The name of the School at Sout
Woodstock has been changed by tn
Legislature to the "Green Mountai
Perkins Institute" There are abou
so scholars in attendance this term.
Mr.. James N. Willard has a tw
years old sow (pnrc Yorkshire) whic
he purchased of Mr.. l.. Drew of Bun
lington. Last October 3rd she had six
teen pigs, April goth thirteen, and til
llth inst. dropped twenty.
Defective boots should be hauled Of
for repairs about these days.
The "Peelers" is the name of a
organized base ball club ia Woodstock
1t is composed of Youths sof from |