Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-10-26
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Look over our advertising columns
before making yourpurchases. 1t will
repay you.
There will be Concert and Ora
matte Entertainment at the Town Hall,
this "wednesday evening, for the
benefit Of the Woodstock Cornet Band,
and no person should fail to be pres
ent.
The weather has been quite warm
for the past week, and the smoky at
mosphere has afforded food for "gen-
eral remarks" The doctrine of the
Adventists has been freely discussed,
but we believe our citizens have not
got along far enough to dispose of
their worldly goods up to the present
writing.
GRAND TRoT-$345 IN PREMIUMS.
There will be Il grand trot at the
Woodstock Trotting Park on Satur-
day, Oct. 2Sth. The following purses
are offered 5000, 500, and $35
There will also be q scrub race for
which ten dollars is ofered-the last
horse in to win-no man allowed to
ride his own horse. The premiums
are gotten up by subscription. Ad-
mission to the grounds, 25 cents.
Teams free.
Mr. Greene's engine has arrived.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
William Billings, Jr., Of this village,
who went West tor her health few
weeks ago, died at Fort George, Iowa,
on the 22d inst. Her husband and
her mother, Mrs Dorman Badger, al
rived there few days before she died
Her remains will be brought home for
interment.
-$129 was taken at the Concert
Friday evening last for the benefit of
the Chicago sufferers. The money
was sent to the Mayor Of the city.
Ed. X. Slack has purchased Geo.
Mellishs interest in the Grocery busi-
ness.
Miss Angie NJ. Lamb gave public
reading from the poets and authors, at
the Town Hall, Tuesday evening.
Owing to the brief announcement and
the number of entertainments given
here just now, she had slim house.
She has considerable talent for reading,
and many of the pieces were well rem.
dered especially Bessie the Cripple's
Christmas Dream"
Dana & Newcomb are opening
New York and Boston styles of Win
ter Clothing.
The Haymakers of Hartland and
the club of the Green Mountain Insti-
tute of South Woodstock, played a
game Of base ball, for a ball, at South
Woodstock, Saturday, Oct. 2l, Won
by the Haymakers. Length of game
3 hours. Score 4j to IA.
Next year is leap year, and as it
approaches many charming maiden la
dies anticipate the privileges Of that
generous season.
Augustus P. Tewksbury, formerly of this
village has our thanks for a copy Of the first
issue of the Chicago Tribune, after the fire.
FIRE IN THE WooDs.-On Sunday
last about two o'clock, L. NJ, lire
was discovered in a wood lot belong
ing to General Lyman Mower and Lew
is Pratt, about one and half miles
east of our village, and an alarm was
Immediately given, when some Is men
turned out and by very hard and warm
work soon surrounded it and stopped
its progress. We understand that
about 15 acres was burned over in all,
mostly belonging to Mower & Pratt,
but that the damage was very slight,
and some even think it will be an adj
vantage rather than damage, as only
the dry leaves Of this year and few
old stumps were burned, without in,
iuring the soil or the timber The
fire, probably, was the result of gun.
ming, as reports were heard in the
woods during the day.