Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-07-17

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WOODSTOCK LODGE No. 81 f. h A. NJ,
regular communication Wednesday eve., July
8, 1873, at IL o'clock.
Woodstock.
Austin E. Simmons will speak
at Baxter's Hall Elm street, on Sun-
day next July Goth, at the usual time
of service.
-"Tell me what those three balls
mean | see hanging over that mans
door?" askeda countryman of his city
friend. Replied that friend: "Three
chances to one that what you put in
you'll never see again" We commend
the reply to the contributors to the
wait year fund.
Sec advertisement of second
hand piano for sale in another column.
They have kind of lager bier in
Boston, one glass of which, it is said,
will civilize Modoc Indian. Our an
ti-railroad men ought to have some of
it.
Beautiful weather for co.ored folks
so in the shade. If George Nero
was alive how much he would enjoy
it. George in his earthly toggry could
stand great amount of heat, and we
are inclined to believe, it IS not pleas
ant for him where he is unless it is
hot.
The man who said che would"
but declined to put his name to paper,
means evidently to be upon the safe
side. Not consoling this to the V.
contributors.
MIR. Fairbanks is pushing his new
block on the corner.
The railroad investigating COM
mittee state they traced $4,000 Of the
V. G. "secret" service fund into the
disbursing hands of Gov. Smith. The
Governor was undecided as to what
he did with a portion Of that particu
lar $4,000. If our memory serves us
right the Woodstock railroad remains
where it was three and Il half years
ago.
WIN. Billings e. Son have bought
Oft the contractors on the route from
Woodstock to Bethel and receive 5000
per year for carrying the mail. The
route from Woodstock Station to Rut-
land was bid off by Hiram Hill of St.
Johnsbury for 1924 per year.
-"For the benefit of the trust" but
not for "corr,lpting legislature Re
port on Y. G. We wonder much if
the corrupt use of money applies to
legislative matters only.
Frank Clark, on River street has
added apiazza, dormer window, port
leo etc, to his house, which beauties
it very much. Pascal Richmond,
Henry Markham and Samuel white did
the work, which is proof of it's origin
ality and neatness.
The saints ''took council togeth
er" last week. We presume it was
the railroad and not the governorShip
they were discussing.
The weather is cooler,
Did somebody want to be Repre-
sentative to Congress, or did somebody
want to be Governor and got neither :?
Is that the particular fly in the mus
tard.
Judge Steele of Hartland died of
consumption in Minnesota on the
18th inst, whittier he went short
time ago, hoping for relief He was q
man OF fine talents.
Political ambition is d disease.
which when once it takes hold of a
man don't leave him so long as there
is a carcase to cling to.
--WANTED.-A second hand Latin
Lexicon. Please leave at this office.
-1'he following divorces were
granted at the late term of the Wind
sor County Court held here:
Susan J. Tucker V. William H. Tucker, Hart
ford. Intoerable severity
Ellen Mahan v. William G. Mahan, Bridge
water. Intoerable severity.
Clarence NJ. Sprague " Isabel A. Sprague,
Woodstock. Adultery
George W. Thomas V. Nancy Ann Thomas
Brdgewater. Adultery.
Oliver b, Butler V. Sarah L. Butler Reading
Adultery.
Emily Fl. Bailey v. John Bailey. Wilfu
desertion.
Hobert G. West v. Laura NJ. West of Stock.
bridge. Adultery.
Emily A. Stearns V. Reuben Stearns. Spring
field. Wilful desertion.
Paschal s. Merrill by his guardian v. Lovett,
Merrill, Cavendish. Decree of nulity
Ellen L Dewey Henry L Dewey, Bethel
Wilful desertion.
Augusta s Lyman Warren E Lyman
Castleton. Intoerable severity.
Charles H johnson Clarissa Johnson
Andover. Adultery.
Eliza A Collins Eli d Collins, Bethel
Wiful desertion,
Lorenzo Bird Eliza Bird Chester A
dultery.
Mary Daniel John Daniels, Windsor
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