Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-07-16

Woodstock.
Pres. Smith of Dartmouth Col
lege is expected to preach in the Con
gregational Church next Sabbath.

Pres. Smith of Dartmouth Col.
lege is expected to preach in the Con
gregational Church next Sabbath.
"A friend told us good thing the
other day about brother Pierce, Chair
man of our County Committee. A
young lady who used to work in Mr.
Pierce's family at Springfield came
up here to work in one Of our Artists
shops, who, by the way is an ardent
Democrat The girl in the innocence
of her soul, supposing her employer
to be a radical republican, and wish
iug to win his favor said, in CONVEX
sation about Mr.. Pierce, her late en-
ployer. "Mr. Pierce is a very nice
man in his family-none better
would not ask for u nicer man to
work for or live with; but | don't
like his politics-he is an awful Demo
GRAFT" Our artist jumped 50 high
that his bump of veneration struck the
ceiling and coming down he exclaim
ed "by G. that's what makes him
a nice man" The girl saw her mis-
take and don't talk politics any more.
The Band Boys serenaded
several of our citizens Monda y even
inc. They know what their wives
thought of them the next day.
The Factory Boys have fixed up
the old village engine, and claim that
they can do better work with it than
the other boys can with the me'o
machine. Any way, they stand ready
for challenge with the same number
of men on the brakes. The boys
took out the engine last Saturday
evening after John Pinks overhauled
it, and it exceeded the expectations of
all, IN the force and height Of the
stream it threw. We always claimed
that it was the best engine.
The Comet is all the rage now,
and star gazers are numerous. 1t is
situated at 10 o'clock about midway
between the north star and the
horizon, the head a bright star, and
the tail streaming upward. this Com
ct, called Coggia's, from the discoverer,
was first made known to the public
April 18th, 1874 from the observa-
tory at Marsailles. The appearance
of this comet naturally turns at
tention to the history of its
predecessors, of which events the
people of former ages entertained
great fears They were supposed to
presage wars, pestilence and famine,
aud were greatly dreaded by tho
kings and emperors of the earth.
One hundred and thirty years before
the birth of Christ a Comet appeared
of such brightness that it is said to
have rivalled the sun. Within the
memory of the people now living no
comet has been more beautiful than
Donatti's, in the autumn Of 1858,
when it was a brilliant object in the
western sky. The 'war comet" of
1861 will be remembered as one of
uncommon size that burst with sudden
glare upon the world, and passed as
quickly as it came. Comets have
since appeared in 1864, 1871, and
1873-but not visible to the naked
eye.
Remember the Railroad Meeting
Monday July goth.
The Delegates to the County
Convention thank their brethren at
Hartland for courtesies extended
them during their stay there, and to
Mr.. Harris Miller in particular.
"A Convention of the Listers of
the County was held at the Town Hall
here on Tuesday.
Mrs. Warren Aikens, whose
death is mentioned under the usual
head in this paper, was the mother of
thirteen children, one of them A. J.
AikeDs learned his trade in this office,
and has accumulated wealth and dis
tinction as an auxiliary publisher to
country papers of limited circulation
Mr.. Aikens survives his companion,
and we condole with him in his great
loss.
We had a nice Village Meeting
Tuesday evening, Several gentle
men aired their eloquence, and togeth-
er with the konnundrums PROFOUND
ed. we citizen who listened enjoyed
himself. 1t was voted to rescind the
action of a former meeting ordering
five cisterns to be built in various