Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-06-26
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9, 1873, at IL o'clock.
Woodstock.
"A good word for John Chinaman
may be found in another column.
WIN. E. Johnson, Esq, has pur-
chased the Washburn lot on River
Street, paying $1,000 for the same,
and has converted it into a lawn.
"A common salutation 'Warm
dry too
We cannot get over the idea that
our railroad has been badly managed
from the start, but it is no use to look
back. We have confidence in the
men who have the matter in charge
now, but they can do nothing unless a
sufficient amount of the bonds are tax
en- to warrant their proceeding to con-
tract. The business men of this val
ley must come forward if they desire
the road. The moncyed men have no
interest in the matter. A weeks de-
lay Of one or two men may fail the
project as it has more than once ere
this, with which the managers are
familiar, no doubt.
"A new Windsor county Fair
Ground is in an embroyo state north
of Thompson's stone mill. Stalls are
being put up, ground surveyed, plan
drawn, etc, etc.
Down at French's Stable the 9th
er day "Veny" Colby, Moses George
and William Bailey, had bit of a
"discussion," which terminated in Bal
ley going for 'Mose" with pitch
fork and 'jabbed'' away at him for
some time, one of which hit him in
the finger and pinned it (the linger) to
the palm of the hand. Bailey paid
George So in Greenbax for damages
sustained, without being compelled to
do so by law. "NIose" was requited,
but he has bad hand.
1t will be seen by a Legal No
tice" in this column that the village
Trustees have warned the bows TO de
slst from the use of Fire Crackers on
the Fourth Prox.
The indications are now that it
will take Xxx greenback to oct a
ton of hay next fall
1t is more creditable to the citi-
zens, at this iuncture OF affairs, to sub
scribe literally to the bonds of the
Woodstock railroad, than it isto shave
neighbours ''promise to pay" howev-
er tempting the discount.
Our worthy and excellent govern
or has made liberal subscription to
the bonds Of the Woodstock road. |
Room left for lesser lights.
If all our business men had been
equally liberal with their means, and
as freely given of their time as some
we could name, our railroad enterprise
would not now be begging aid from
abroad.
Where ignorance is bliss.
'Twere folly to be wise"
Who shall measure this ignorance"
and 'folly?" The People.
We can't stand it-new postal
law-fve cents per quarter-subscrib-
ers in the county the same-next thing
on the programme-new post office
all our own-in The AGE ofice-run
opposition to Uncle Sam-begin opera
ton July lst-notice to subscribers
we mean it-and all persons wishing
to receive their papers direct from
the AGE post Office, and thus save
the twenty cents a year, can do so by |
giving us notice to that effect before
the 1st Of July We do this simply |
for the accommodation of our sub
scribers. The government can't run.
us, because we are ont and out Demo-
Gratis, every one of lis, and are poor,
not having had chance to pull at
government teat, as some of our con-
temporaries have done and are doing.
Remember by doing this you will save
your twenty cents per year
FIRE! FIRE!-The Trustees of the
village have prohibited the use of Fire
Crackers in our streets on the coming
Fourth of July. Reason, the extreme
dry condition OF everything, both
about buildings and streets, and the
scarcity Of water.
Subscription to the bonds of the
Woodstock railroad now exceed $40.
900. When our business men come
forward and subscribe literally to the
bonds of the road we shall have more
hopes of getting that road Just now
we may say we are not over hopeful.
1t is notorious that those of our bust
ness men best able to subscribe, posi-