Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-12-26

Lille ilSn SCHOOL Dell SOG cFaCkeu
and lost its voice some time ago. 1t
has just been replaced with new one,
the sound of which falls upon the ear
very much like the naturalization Of a
cow-bell on the marge of frog-pond.
Whoever you are, wherever you
are don't forget to attend the special
village meeting at the Town Hall, this
CThursday) evening.
The annual village meeting will be
held at the same place, Monday even
ing, January 9th, 1873.
We have anywhere from three to
fifteen feet of snow in this section.
Last Friday some Is inches fell, and
Uncle Samuels mails were greatly in
tertered with, the station mail due here
at 1-2 p. m, did not arrive until 8.
Since then the weather has been pretty
cold; thermometers general below zero.
and once or twice going as low as 1872
Addena-On the night of the oath,
Mr.. l.. A. Miller's Thermometer reg
istered SO degrees below zero! At 7
o'clock Wednesday morning, 80 degrees
below!! How is that We dwellers in
more favored climes? Cisterns, pumps,
and wells frozen up. The ice in the
river and on the sidewalks bursting
with loud report, soaring pedestrians
who were ignorant of the cause.
Mr. Hosea Doton's, a very nice spirit
thermometer, but not selfreg., reach
ed All below this morning (25th).-
Mr. D. lives on the Fitch place, a mile
or more out of the village, naturally
colder place, which fact accounts for
the difference in the two recognized
authorities.
Twice in 1885, Jan. 4th and Dec.
18th, the thermometer indicated 40
degrees below zero Jan. 28th, 1914,
80 dogs. Jan. 18th, 1857, Mercury
CONCEALED here, but Spirit thermom-
eter indicated 43 below. The "Cold
Friday" Of 1910 was not so much
noted for intense cold, as the force of
wind, which unroofed buildings, etc.
The village meeting will conclude
probably as usual to inquire about the
old engine, and appropriate few dol
lars to have the nozzle of the old hose
etc FURNISHED up little, and make it
90 until we have another fire. Then
the fathers will call another meeting to
inquire about that engine.
The Post says the Age is an organ
for Mr. Pratt. The statement is false.
1t is fortunate for Mr.. Pratt that the
Post don't support him. If it did,
Pratt might exclaim with David of
old "Haye mercy upon me, o Lord,
have mercy upon me for am exceed
ingly filled with contempt"
The Hartfordites had a case of
small pox, and talked of locating it in
an unoccupied house adjacent to the
city Of Quechee, in said town Of Hart
ford, when some good samaritan" put
the torch to the house, and the author
tiles had to look somewhere else for
asmall-pox settlement.
The Dramatic entertainment given
at the Town Hall, Thursday evening
of last week, for the benefit Of the
Episcopal Church organ fund, was a
success. 500 went to the fund, after
paying expenses.
Miss Luna Z. Edison, niece Of
Governor Converse, died on the morn
ing Of the 25th, after weeks illness,
from cold, &c, contracted about
the time of Mrs. Converses death, a
week ago. Her age was 33 years.
Miss Edison was highly esteemed by
all who knew her. She, and her
mother, who has the sympathy of the
community in her double affection,
resided with the Governor here for
many years.
A physician of this village thinks
when Job was afflicted "with sore
boils from the sole of his foot unto his
crown" that he had smallpox But
1t is also recorded that his three
enemies who came TO exult, "sat down
with him upon the ground" (which
might have made their visit expensive
if the conjecture is right.
The building of a railroad to
Woodstock is again being agitated.
Several prominent gentlemen have
been in town this week in consultation
relative to the project. The people Of
Woodstock are waking up to the nee
essity of an outlet. 1t is rumored that
two large and powerful existing cor
poratlons are to engage in and push
forward the enterprise,-Rotland In
dependant.
Not much agitation" except at the
delay thus far. We hope the ''rumor"
may prove correct.