Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-05-28

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command of Maj. Ora Paul. The
local organizations will be in attend
ance, and the citizens are requested to
Join. Address by Col. II. o. Seaver.
Per Order of the Committee
Ora Paul,
John S. Eaton,
Lucins w. Wilson,
Edwin Hazen,
James II. Murdoch,
Robert A. Perkids.
MIR. L. w. Hicks, of the Hart
ford, Conn.,, Theo. Seminary, will
preach at the Congregational Church
next Sabbath.
County Court commenced its ses-
scion here Tuesdy.
1t is with pain that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Democrat, Galen Persons, ESQ, which
occurred at his residence in South
Woodstock on Saturday last the 2Srd
inst, in the 9th year ofhis age. He
was one of the strong men of the
Democratic party in this County, and
has received the votes of his brother
en- tof nearly every public office in
town and County, but the party being
greatly in the minority, he was
rarely elected. In that part Of the
town where he lived, even by repub-
licans, he was considered an able and
honest man, and filled many places
of trust and honor, and always acquit-
ed himself creditably. Blood never
coursed warmer heart than Galen
Persons, and all mourn his death.
We have faith to believe that the
sun rises and sets every day, and that
is pretty much all we know about it
- not having seen it for several
weeks.
We had a pleasant visit from
Gen. L. S. Partridge of Norwich, on
Tuesday. The General was in fine
spirits, and well appearing
as usual. He is as full Of true
Democracy as ever, and has high
hopes for the future Of our party
He says he has lost no sleep or friends
by that dirty attack Oh his character
in q State paper during the Presi-
Dental champaign. We have no
doubt but what the editor himself
felt ashamed of it after he had time
to call to mind the 1avors the
General had done him, and the falsity
of the statements made.
NEW Rum GRANGE.-We under
stand that the Sons and Daughters
of Temperance here 0he Diyision)
have established Grange for the
sclc of alcoholic fluids, and intend to
buy in large quantities. We find no
fault with this arrangements is
about as high an estimation as we
ever had Of their virtues. But they
must not 60 dealing out their vile
stuff among the worlds people at
87a pint. This is too bad. Last
week one of the officers in the above
institution (at least we are credibly
informed that he is an officer), got a
worlds man drunk on the stuff, and
Son, who is a novice in the order,
thought it would be Feather in his
cap" to have him arrested. He was
arrested, and on being questioned be-
fore magistrate, testified that one Of
the Sons of Temperance furnished him,
giving nance. Said Son was justly
and properly fined, and whether he and
his bretheren will go out Of the New
Rum Grange business or not, with
this stroke of ill luck, and leave the
traffic to the ''bloated middlemen,"
we have no means of knowing at
present writing. For the cause Of
true temperance we hope they will
abandon the business.
An open foe may prove curse,
But q pretending friend is worse.
"A boy pulled out Sucker" out
of the Quechee near the iron Bridge
one day last week, that he claimed
weighed 29lbs. and since, the banks
have been lined with juvenile fisher
men-nothing like it since the days
of Simon Peter and his brctheron.
Remember the Dramatic enter
tainment "Fashion,' at the Town Hal
this "wednesday evening, in aid of
the Band. We have good Band, one
of the best in the State, and we are
proud of it. This is to be the basis
of fund to procure them uniform,
on tbot 4bo,, "a, ,,noor -, ,,ubl;o Ill.