Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-10-02


Woodstock.
THE WEArHER.-Monday afternoon
thermometer registered 80, and We'd
nesday morning 25. LAM.
Rev. Sylvams Hayward of South
Berwick, Me-, will preach next Sun
day at the Congregational church in
this village.
Our stems" from Windsor, in
tended for last weeks issue, were not
received in season for insertion, con-
sequently they appear on our fourth
page this week. Our correspondents
down there remember us, even if
Brother McIndoe has struck our paper
from his exchange list. That criticism
on Newspaper Items" by one of onl
Windsor correspondents didn't sci
very well, ell ? Take something, Nc,
and get rid OF that overflow of "bile,
or it will kill you,
Rev. Adirondack civilized
heather Murray failed to put in an
appearance at the Windsor County
Fair. This was wrong in the said
Murray, and it placed the managers in
an awkward position before the peo-
pie, for which they were not response
BILE. However, the fair was a success,
and all were satisfied
The boys could not see the "sack
race for the. $50 purse, offered at the
County Fair here, so 10 of them agreed
to run for it without the sack. Still
man French, jr., of Pomfiet, was first
best, and Henry Wilkins, of Pomfret,
second best, Boys have no business
with Master French in a foot race.
TO see couple of poor, but re
spectacle married ladies playing Gro
quet is amusing to the traveller, at
least, however it may affect the family
relations.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. On Tues
day, the first day of the County Fair,
here, while Tommy, a boy some Is
years of age, son of the late Thomas
Leonard, known as sub-contractor on
railroads, etc, was driving Mr.. Geo.
French's totting colt Crank" and
another horse from one field to anoth-
er on Thompson $ flat opposite the
fair grounds, he got too near while
using his whip and the colt kicking
suddenly struck Tommy in the face,
making a frightful and dangerous
wound. The wound ran from the
right side of the nose at the corner of
the eye to left cheek, breaking the
nose and check bone and destroying
the left eye. The boy was taken to
Drs. Richmond & Sherwin's Office and
there cared for The optic nerve
being broken, the eye had to he re
moved, 1t protruded badly. A purse
was made up for him. The wound is
healing as fast as can be expected.
This is the season when stoves
are set up, and those who wrestle with
the tunnels are permitted reasonable
amount of profanity.
We are having some queer wealth
er this fall. On Sunday last the Their
mometer reached sc deg. in the shade.
Tuesday night it went down to freez-
ing-a slight difference of some So
degrees. Ice was formed as thick as
three cent piece. They had snow
at Claremont, N. H., and Georgia, VT,
last week. Our climate will equal
California if it keeps on doing so
'!some more"
The gross receipts of the County
Fair was some $4,000. This will
place the Society on better footing;
financially.
SAD-To see young lady drag
several yards of dimity along the
walk to church, and the next morning,
while she is in her room-a-bed, per-
haps-reading the last dime novel, to
hear her yell, -"Mother. if you don't
wash my skirts to-day, you'll catch it. u
The Fairbanks building is nearly
completed. 1t is the handsomest build
ing in town.
Mr.. Woodward's factory is nearly
in full operation again.
The season for jack the lanterns
has come, when young America fan
tastically carveth the hollow pumpkin,
and illuminateth the same with a
tallow candle.
Rev. J. A. D. Hughes left on
Monday for his new field of labor in
Philadelphia. His departure was very
much regretted by all citizens.
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