Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

We now bask in the glory of an
early mail it heaves in sight at $50
instead of p. NJ. The express team
comes in late, as before.
Rev. j. w. Guernsey, the newly appointed
Presiding Elder, for the Methodist Churches
of the Springfield District, is expected tc
spend next Sabbath with the Methodist Church
of Woodstock.
Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival of the
Ladies' Benevolent Society at the Town Hall
Friday eve., this week.
On the 10Th inst. youth named
Martin Rickard, well known in these
parts, hired a team of Mr.. Oscar Burk
Of Woodstock, for two days, and then
went up to the north part Of the State,
changing his name by the way, and
sold the horse and harness to a Mr.,
Coon of Winooski, and the buggy to
somebody else. Mr.. Burk followed
and recovered the buggy, and got pos
session of the horse and harness, but
they were re,captured by Mr.. Coon
with the help Of the Sheriff, and pro
cess Of law, he (Coon) having an idea
that he ought not to lose money buy
ing horses even if they were stolen.-
Mr.. Burk will make Cooney "come
down" in few days. He will pay
S25 for the capture Of said Rickard.
Our schools.
The close of the Spring Term of the different
departments of the Woodstock Graded School
will be as follows: The Primary Schools, on
Friday, June 23d, and the examination of the
classes will take place on that day. All the
other schools will close on Friday, June 30th.
The examination of the intermediate School
will take place on Tuesday afternoon, June
9th, and that of the Grammar School on
Wednesday afternoon, June 29th. The classes
in the different divisions of the High School
will be examined in the following order:
THURSDAY FORENOON JUNE 29rH.
End division in Arithmetic.
4th 4" Physiology.
ID :" Physical Geography.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Sd division in Algebra.
4th " " Virgil.
FRIDAY Forenoon, JUNE 30rH.
Sd division in Physical Geography.
4th " " Astronomy.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 1.3O P. NJ.
T,-1.,, Ant, NToe,
Tracy.
Q. Essay-School-L Life its shady side, Ida
Barnaby.
3. ay-School-Life-its sunny side, Anna
S. French.
4. Reading-"J Cesar" Acts Ii and iii.
Mary A. Whitney and Clara NJ. Walker.
5. Declamaton-"P Parrhasius 4 the Captive,
Chas. II. Williams.
GYMNASTICS & RECESS.
6. Essay-Little Threads, Mary w. Tracy
7. Essay-Our Lesson and Our Work, Clara
NJ. Walker.
8. Reading-"Julius Cesar" Acts iv and ",
Ida Barnaby and Anna S. French.
9. Essay-Passing Faces, Mary A. Whitney.
10. Essay-The Boys Aspirations-wi Vale
dictory, Chas. II. Williams.
II. Presentation of Diplomas.
IL. Closing Exercises.
There is a great hubbub just now
about the 'Darwinian Theory and
many are getting to believe that man
is monkey, or a polywog, or some
thing of the sort. Even our neighbor,
the STANDARD, speak of an aged turtle
of the mud variety as Il 'person. -
1t is an an inhabitant of Silver Lake,
in Barnard. Our prevailing idea re
specting man is, that he'd better sub
scribe for the AGE-S1,j0,
The Band Stand is built and paint
ed, and in appearance is well worthy
of its place in our beautiful Park -
1t is octagonal in shape, 8 feet in
height to the top of the railing, and
II feet in diameter, and cost $3.50,
which amount was raised by subscrip-
ton. We suppose it to be the best
thing of the kind in New England,
outside of the large cities. The Band
has occupied it in giving several ex-
cellent concerts, of which we hope to
have many more.
Philip Gilbert Hammerton, author
of "Thoughts about Art" says, 81
humbly thank Divine Providence for
having invented dogs, and | regard
that man with wondering pity who
can lead a dogless life"
The new tenement house built by
Hon. Prosper Merrill, south of his own
residence, and the house built by Mr.
Hudson, on Pleasant ST., are nearly
ready to occupy. Mr.. Jonathan Rus
sell intends to put up two story
house on Pleasant St, east Of MIR. Hud
sons, to cost $4,000.
There is good sense in the new
motto for merchants