Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-16

Agricultural Meetingat the Towr
Hall, Jan. 10th, at 10 O'clock a. m.
The Smallpox has "duclied."
Don't over heat the stoves-Lud
ioc G0zette
No danger Of that while wood is
$40 a cod.
We had q bit of thaw the first
ofthe week and few drops Of rain,
but to-day "wednesday it is at its old
tricks again, 4 below zero.
John Z. Watt has sold his house
on Central street, to Fred Howes for
$1,000.
"A petition to the Selectmen to
call meeting to see what action the
town will take in the matter Of guaran.
teering the interest on bonds to build
the w. r. r. is in circulation. We
are heartily sick of the word railroad
As Of the original stockholders Of
the Woodstock Railroad have died
since the books were first open for sub.
scriptions, This generation will pass
away before we get a road unless there
is 'new shuttle, cut, and deal
AT the new engine meeting held
last Saturday evening the following
officers were elected for the year en-
sueing:-
Harrison 2. Allen, Foreman; h. NJ.
Parker, 1st assistant, c. w. Sayward,
End. Z. P. Tewksbury, clerk. Fred
Howes, lst leading hoseman, NJ. E.
Slayton, 2nd, Thomas Devine, 3rd,
Wesley Staples, 4th VIM. Davis, lst
suction hoseman, Clark VI. Hall, 2nd,
James Anderson. 3rd, D. A White,
4th.
AT the railroad meeting last week,
after three years of suspense and ankle
ty, it was made known for the first
time by those who had the matter in
charge, that if Woodstock has a rail
road she has got to build it herself.
This age is too fast and life is too short,
to wait so long for fact that might
be assertained in twentyfour hours by
any business man.
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TINE FOR FILLING BouNrIEs.-The
time for filling claims for additional
bounty under the act of July 2S, 1866,
giving Sl,O0 to every soldier who en-
listed in the army Of the United States
after the 10Th day of April, 1861, for
a period Of not less than three years,
and received his honorable discharge,
or $50 for two years enlistment after
April IA, 1861 expires on the 3lst
inst Of this month, Congress having,
on the 22d Of April last, passed an
act prolonging the time for filling such
claims until January 31st, 1873
If we had money enough to build
the W. K. r., aside from what it
would take for Our FODDER" the cars
would run into Woodstock before the
close Of 10, and we should have no
fears but what we would make it pay
"cent per can't too. We will ':rse
to explain" how we would do it, next |
week. This talk about leasing the
road to the Vt. Central or the n. n. |
H., is all "child tall" we have moth
ing to lease yet.
Ovid Thompson, an old and
citizen, died on Saturday
last, aged 81 years. He attended |
prayer meeting at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening, complain
ed Of a pain in his side going home,
took to his bed and did not get up
again. He will be greatly missed in
social, and business circles.
During the past three years, as
shown by statistics, the inhabitants of
Woodstock have spent S40,5OO above
what it would have cost them had the
Woodstock Railroad been completed.
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-rhis from an EXCHANGE lilo q