Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-04-06

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Dana & Newcomb have a full stock
of Spring goods, which will be sold
cheap. Sewing machines sold on the in
stallment plan,
DIR. Cotton is again at his office after
a few days absence on business, where
he is prepared to "knock disease with
little pills &C., as usual.
N. M. Lincoln has sold his Grocery
to Norman Dutton. Mr. Lincoln goes
out of the business on account of i'll
health. Norman will stand tiff he
don't work loo hard.
Our readers will notice the adver-
tisement of the Windsor County Insu-
rance Company in another column.
" How is that for low2
AS we go to press one day earlier
this week in order to pull up on office
affairs, some advertising, ETC., intended
for this issue, goes over until next week.
Full bloom May flowers have been
gathered from the hillsdes in Whining
ton thus early So says the Bennington
FIRE. Press.
"A Union Meeting of the churches
in Woodstock will be held at the Con-
gregational Church, on Friday next,
(Fast Day. at the usual hour in the fore
noon.
-Tarred roofs are at discount here
Just now. George w. Paul and O. H.
Freeman are soon to trywhat virtue there
is in tin. We wish brother Greene would
follow suit, for we are an interested party
in this leaky roof nuisance,
The weather is cold and fires and
overcoats are in good demand. Spring
7O0ut come until it gets ready, and it is
no use to attempt to WOO it with the Sc
ductve lines of Thompson, or anybody
else.
Mr.. Fred. Merrill's horse took fright
this "wednesday morning, and capsized
the milk cart, to which he was attached.
The lacteal fluid was distributed right
and left, and the wagon badly smashed.
Mr. NJ. sustained no injury.
M1scEGENATIoN. VIM. Henry Morse,
of Woodstock, one of the nations wards,
of some sixty or seventy summers, in col
or somewhat resembling the "Heathen
Chinee, united for better or worse, with
Mrs. Grape, of French origin, on the
10th ult.
AS an instance of the workings of
a guilty conscience we note the follOwing
Several years ago Mr.. {. \. Woodbury.
missed die plate and set of dies from
his tool chest. A few weeks since he
was astonished by the receipt of the lost
property through the express office, from
Bridgeport, Conn. Evidently that chap
is under conviction"
We have received from Briggs
Brothers, Rochester, N. Y, a splendidly
engraved plate of flowers, forty-two va
riaties, i'll full bloom, which, when
framed. makes splendid ornament for
the "best ROOM They are dealers in
garden and flower seeds of all kinds.
You can get them Uhe seeds) at George
w. Pauls.
ENGLISH MILLs.-We had an invita-
ton from Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Rich.
mond to come up and eat sugar on Fri
day last We and our better-half gladly
accepted, and enjoyed a very pleasant
afternoon. As this was our first expert
ence scumming it, we were little
green, of course, but with experience
and the aid of snow, &C., we were able
to handle it successfully after while.
We paid visit to the sugar house where
we found Robert Cone, Esq, veteran
of 81 winters, and the patriarch of the
place, busily engaged in boiling down
the vital current Of the naples. He is
quite smart for man Of his years. Long
may he wave
@ The shop of Paschal Richmond, across
the road from Mason's, is curiosity
Here you can get anything done from
building house to shooting oxen. Pas
chal is genius
AT the mills, mile above Mr.. Rich
mond's, great work is being done by
Mr. Joseph Hathaway 1" oe" is put
ting up a saw mill, in connection witt
his grist mill. When completed-anC
the work is being rapidly pushed--it vii
have nossuperior in these parts, in pon
of room, workmanship and design. |
will be recollected that the old mill wa
washed out in the great October fresbe
of 1869, The mill will be supplied witt
one of Mr.. Hathaways new patent water