Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

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FAREWELL, OLD YEAR!-'The
King is dead-long live the King !"
With the last stroke Of the clock to-
night, "wednesday the old year dies,
and in its place comes new and I'M
tried candidate for public favor, Fare
well, old year; you have been merry
and sad one. Many are the joys you
have brought and many more ARE the
sorrows. We part with you sadly
and solemnly, as from an old friend,
feeling in every pulsation of the heart,
and in every twinge of pain that we
are another cycle nearer ''the grave of
all the living A new year dawns!
May it be prosperous, peaceful, hap
ply one to all mankind.
Greet him right cheery, meet him right mer-
rilly,
Weave 70 with holly crown for his brow.
Sing the old carols, and tap the old barrels,
Show him how gladly ye welcome him now.
Trusting that the prospects of the
year may brighten as it grows, that
our pleasures may expand, our love to
our fellow mortals deepen, and the era
of good will and peace hasten to us
all. We wish the patrons Of the
SPIRIT OF THE AGE, Happy New
Year!
"A legal friend over on Black Riv-
er is accused of saying naughty
things" about fair damsel in that
section. She told him plainly unless
he came down with the "Scrip," she
would have him up here before Judge
Barrett some day. The charge is that
he limited to "bosom crony' that she
was studying astronomy-star- gazing
and that she was in the milky-way
once, and it got out among the neigh
bors. She don't like to have her bust
ness or study interfered with in that
way, and claims damage. He denies
the "soft impeachment If it comes
up tor trial, there will be fun for the
boys.
ANNUAL MEETINGS. - Village
corporation, Monday evening, Jan.
5th. Ottauquechee Savings Bank
Wednesday, January 9TH. Wood
stock Railroad, Wednesday, January
IA. Windsor County Agricultural
Society, Thursday, January Is.
We are glad the Woodstock r r.
Company meet. They ought to have
something to keep their miserable
management and failure ''green in
their souls" This annual meeting
business will do it with an occasional
windy editorial article in the STANDARD
eminating from the ''board."
The festival given by the ladies
of the Methodist society at the Town
Hall Tuesday evening of last week,
was entirely pleasant and successful.
The affair Melted the handsome sum
of $118.
There are meddlers, busy-bodys
and liars in every community, and
this burg is not an exception. Some
body having invented a bran new lie
about me and, finding that it has at
tanned currency among my friends and
enemies, | take this method to say
that it is a LIE, and that its not their
first lie, if it was it would strangle
the old party.
ISAAC ID. WILLIAMSON.
Dec. 81, 1878.
We have received from the Pub
fishers, Messrs. West g. Lee, Wor-
cester, Mass, very interesting pack
of playing cards, entitled "Avilude."
This is entirely new game-new
style of cards-and one that will in
terest the little folks very much, as
every card has picture of some bird
on it, with another card explaining it
ga cards in all. Full instructions
with every pack. Price, Is cents
Montague has them for sale here.
OLD AND New, a very popular
literary Magazine. published in Bos-
ton, Mass, 81 a year, is advertised
IN another column. Try IL year.
The advertisement of Harper &
Brothers publications may be found
in to-days paper The Harpers get
up the three best papers in the world
Now is the time to subscribe.
VICK's FLORAL GUIDE. This is the
neatest publication of its kind in the
country, and is issued quarterly at rs
cents year. 1t is beautifully illustra-
ted, and each number contains a
colored plate of some flower or flowers
that is superior to any Chrome we
ever saw. The 'Double Portulaca"
in the last number is worthy of a gilt