Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-11-23

uOWH lHc COlluID 'lo!io Va i'i'y
No particular political party, as
party, can claim a triumph at that
election. AT the next Presidential
election, we think, the Empire state
will give an overwhelming majority,
as usual, for the Democratic candidates.
Chester.
That foot OF snow we had Satur-
day of last week, has mostly spent ;
rain is ''death on snow" As we UNI
derstand winter this way, snow should
take a back seat.
Smash ups, sudden horse deaths,
and other seriousness which we shall
soon refer to have been over and
above frequent of late. We note the
violent death of valuable mare own
ed by Mr.. NJ. w. Perham, our livery
stable proprietor, which occurred in
Cayendish, a few days since She
died from the effects of about one foot
of wagon shaft in the breast. We
are sorry for Perham. We are also a
little in mourning over our friend
COL NIillers loss. The Col. had a
highly respected horse OF 33 summers
swept from earthly cares yesterday
Disease fetched this nag. G. P. Clay
had horse of no mean value trans
fered from profit to loss but a short
time since; this horse was beckoned
unto in the natural way. The number
of wagon wrecks IS beyond compute.
ton, for week past we have done
nothing but 60 about collecting shat
tered families. and they are not all
in yet.
j. n. Mead, Esq, well known
citizen of this place, and man upon
whom a joke falls with reasonable
softness, has been paying an unusually
high figure for milk, Mr., Mead has
paid as high as 10 cts per pint, but
we are informed that he will hereafter
keep a COW (out Of the pound) rather
than pay such rates. Mr.. Mead will
stand decent joke and may stand
treat
The proposed sidewalk between
''SIeepy Hollow and the depot, is
the subject OF weekly meetings, red hot
discussions, and subscription papers
Unfortunately, the road has two sides
andhere splits amomentous difference ;
some 60 for one, others for the opposite
side, while another party 60 for side
walk in the middle Of the road. If we
may be tolerated in perpeuating a bull,
about 5000 has been subscribed which
will be deposited in the resurrection
safe as usual. 1t may not be i'm
proper to add that pledge was circu
10, hat ~ - hn M n ~ ~
signed it twice. There the matter
rests until our usual Tuesday evening
meeting commencing at "Early candle
light" Atthe hgraham House, Tues
day evening" at "early candle light
brethren. Will our brother Of the
Rutland Herald, residing in Granite
Pit, be present at the meeting? His
buttons shall not be cut off.
We entertain profound respect fol-
all good measures, especially tailors
measures. We prefer the breath of a
disinfected temperance girl to that Of 9
decayed topper it is natural that We
be thus much inclined in our taste il
favor of the right side of smell but
certain radicals have opened temper
ance shop in the Academy, where they
propose humiliation of all hotel pro
prietors by prosecution without notice
The last meeting was held--toI
five Or ten minutes only-Tuesday
evening, the 14th inst. The only
thing brilliant which we saw was con
sumptive tallow dip, whose solemn
flicker dazzled the dull headed con
spirators against peace and prosperity
out of the hall before they could con
coct thought big enough to charg
quill pop-gun.
We quote cider and euchre at y
per Dbl. Last year we paid "a for
likely cider barrel and 81 for eide
enough to Nil it, The high price TO
cider this year is owing to the scarcit
of apples, so we are told: ID,
d. D. GoRHAn, the long time eff
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