Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-02-02
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Feb. IS, 1871, 7 O'Clock.
WOODSTOCK LODGE No. 81 +. & A
NJ, special communication Thursday
January 10, 1871, at l.30 o'clock, p. NJ
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC -
Regular Meeting of Sheridan Post, No
%, Dept. of Vermont, G.. A. r., j.
held on the 1st & Sd Thursday Evenings
ofeach month. All applications for mus.
ter must be made at Regular Meetings
By order of the Post Commander.
G. A. WOODBURY., Adh
We would call the attention of; our
readers to the special notice of the Sc
lectmen in another column.
Mr.. Street Taylor's hounds started a
fox in the south part of Woodstock,
one day last week, and he ran iuto this
village, on the south road, by the hotel,
through the park, and by Geo. Mellishs
house onto the Quechee, ("dogs little
ahead' and they captured him near
Mr.. Chas. Cases, mile north of the
village.
TThe White River Valley Agricul-
tural Society held meeting at Bethel
on Saturday last, and elected the follow
ing officers: For President, Dudley c.
Dsnison of Royalton For Vice Presi-
dent, Royal H. Upper of Stockbridge;
Second Vice President, W. C. Danforth
of Barnard; Secretary, Lorenzo Kent
Of Woodstock Treasurer, Merrick Syl-
vester of Bethel; Auditor, G.. E. E.
Sparhawk of Gaysville. The meeting
Of the Directors will be held at the De
pot House. Bethel, Saturday, Feb. II
at 10 o'clock.
All good men, certainly. We are
glad to see Mr.. Lorenzo Kent among
the officers. Mr.. Kent has held the Ia
boring oar in the Windsor County So
ciety for 20 years, aud is we'll and favor
ably known throughout the County and
State.
- Don't advertise; it's a bad plan. 1t
will call attention to your place of bust
ness, and it is much better for people
who wish to trade with you to hunt you
up. 1t gives your customers exercise
and makes them healthy. Besides, if
you advertise, somebody will buy up
your goods, and then you will have to
get more, and it will be a great bother
to you.
Joe B. Silver has Emoved his barber
shop to Henry's Stone Block, first floor,
and he is now having rush Of patron
age. The room is we'll furnished, and
easy of access. Joe is all right.
DIR. Flagg will be at the Eagle Hotel,
Woodstock, Feb. 18th. We have
several Certificates of remarkable cures
by the doctor, that will appear next
week.
We have had a snow storm and
rain storm since our last. The rain
"went" for the snow, and we are on
wheels again. Weather warm and
clear.
Whitmore & Clark's Minstrels are
coming. They will be in Woodstock,
Saturday eve., Feb. 18th.
Don't forget Prot. Angels lecture
tomorrow evening Friday) Subject
--"Alone or with the majority
GoDEY's LADY's Book for February
is an excellent work No lady should
be without it. L. A. Cooley, Publish.
er, Philadelphia, Pa. Terms $500 a
year. For sale at Knapps.
THE NURSERY for February is good
to take. 1t is beautifully illustrated,
and designed for youngest readers
Terms $3.50 year. John L. Shorey,
Publisher, Boston, Mass.
Two MORE "TAKEN IN."-James NJ.
Tsnney and Amasa Lyon ofStockbridge
are two more of those "taken in" by
pretended washing machine agents.
They signed their name in book, and
since have been called on to pay 500
notes they did not know they had given.
PATENrs.-A patent has been granted
to H. Fairbanks, of St. Johnsbury, for
electromagnetic weighing machine, and
for autocratic weighing and distributing
scales to H. Swan, of Woodstock, for
clothes dryer: and to j. W. Truax, of
Essex Junction, for water wheel
Foor CRUsHED.-F. 3. Lewis, Of
West Windsor, had one foot crushed
Friday Of last week. He was assisting
in saving wood with "lazy saw and
a22 inch diameter log 20 feet long fell
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