Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-05-22

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18th, at the usual time of service.
Those gardeners, whose nei gh-
bors keep hens, find them all ready to
come to the scratch.
1t is getting to be common ex
perience to hear people rail at the con-
dition of the rail fence around the
Park. The the general appearance of
our prided local institution is bad
Will the ladies take hold of this mat
ter? We have lost all faith in our
Village Fathers.
May Term of County Court com.
mences May 9th. On the civil list
there are 292 cases, ten divorce and
eight State cases.
Hon. Peter Balen, of New Jersey,
has been elected President of the
american and Foreign Bible Society,
located at $50 Nassau, St New York.
This Society has translated the scrip
lures into .toHy.toH languages and
circulated about four millions of copies
in this and other countries since its
Organization in 1886.
We are enjoying April weather,
May 81. Fires and overcoats are in
good demand. The late Thomas
Pratt, heaven rest his spirit, used to
say that Woodstock was movingnorth.
We are inclined to believe the doc
trine this Spring.
The Danbury Neacs man says that
"Many women are are anxious to take
the place of man, but they don't care
to have the man move"
The Rutland Herald calls for a
revision of the State Constitution.
Hon. julius Converse and his
bride returned home on Saturday last.
The Band serenaded them Monday
evening. The Governor having re-
tired TO rest, and the boys stating
that they were neither dry nor hungry,
everything passed off quietly. Mr..
Converse 'chipped' 500 to the Leader
next morning, and stated that he
would be pleased to have the boys
take supper with him some evening
next week.
Decoration Day (May 3Oth) will
be observed as usual by the members
of the G. a. r.. and the citizens
generally.
-Nlodocs and Pub. Docs. are
nuisances that will be abatcd, after
July if the Government does its duty.
In the east here we have not suffered
so much from the Modocs us we have
from Pub. Docs. 1t was only this
week that we had less than cart
load to wheel over to the house to be
buried with their kindred. Friend
Morrill,, don't Send lis any more-it'
YOU must send them out--send them
them to some other 'fellow."
Our devil picked upa ''bustle" the
other day which the owner can have
by calling at this Office. 1t is some
what worn, but retains it's shape
Suffolk Co. Mass.) Journal is the
name of the paper used in the manu-
ture. That paper was behind for once.
Hon. VIM. COlamer died at the
residence of his father, the late Sena-
tor Collamer, on Wednesday of last
week aged 40 years. Mr.. Collamer
was in poor health for ew months
previous to his death, having had in
this time one or two ''billious spells,
but nothing considered serious until
Tuesday, Monday he was on the
street. Affection of the liver and
brain caused his death. Mr.. Collamer
graduated at Burlington University in
the class Of IA, studied law in the
office of Collamcr & Barrett, and in
AZ was admitted to the Bar. In 80
and 70 he was elected State Senator.
His was one of the clearest minds in
the State, and his too early death is
lamented by all who knew him. Mr..
Collamer was a bachelor and always
resided in Woodstock, with the excep,
ton of short terms in New York and
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