Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-07-23
Woodstock.

their old new engine, because our citl-
zens voted not to build "broken cls-
terms, that can hold no water
Good. If they can sell the engine for
what it cost it will be the best piece
of fnanciering we have ever known
them to do. Then the "anti-every-
thing men" will vote to- buy an engine
that is good for something.
Preston Powers, son of the fam
Gus Hiram Powers, is expected to
honor this village, the birthplace of
his father, the last of this week. Dur.
ing his brief stay he will be the guest
of DIR. Hazen. The Doctors house
will be open and all who wish to call
on the distinguished visitor can do So
The evangelical atmosphere in
New York is murky and unclean, and
some of the models of white-robed in
nocence are suffering from its effects.
Prominent amongst the sufferers is
Henry Ward Beecher, of the Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn. Some time
ago Mr.. Tilton, was charged with
prompting and circulating scandalous
reports about Beecher. The dispute
arising out Of these reports was made
the occasion of a council" at which
Beecher refused to appear. Tilton
has lately been severely censured by
some of Beecher's worshippers; and
he is now preparing paper, soon to
be made public, in which it is said
Beechers connection with Tilton's
wife and other ladies of standing in
the church, is made plain. Tilton
has not lived with his wife lately, and
claims that she has round her "af1inity"
in Beecher. Notwithstanding all this
Beecher is considered by evangelicals
kind of uncanonized saint, and fire.
quently breaches on ''the beauties of
love" He has no need to preach on
that subject henceforth. The ''beau-
ties" are quite evident.
The Railroad Meeting last Mon
day was we'll attended, but there be-
ing no businnss ready to come before
the Stockholders, owing to the ina
bilty of certain parties to be present,
the meeting was adjourned until
Saturday next at o'clock p. M.
The intercollegiate boat race
or regatta-came off at Saratoga
last week, and the Columbia College
boys, New York, were the winners.
This greatly surprised old Dartmouth
and Yale, and Harvard. We take no
more interest in such an affair than
we would to see three or four jack
asses running in pasture. If they
want muscles and brains let them do
something useful-build railroads dig
canals or till the soil-do something
that they won't faint at. The Captain
of the Columbia crew tainted when
he dropped the Oar. This foolishness
ought to be stopped.
The Burlington Daily Sentinel is
now issued morning and evening. If
you want to support home Demo
cratic daily paper, ''go for the Sen
Nnel.
Brother Perkins of the Post has
dropped the word "corpse" since the
Village Meeting, and now uses the
phrase "anti-everything men,"
And now the click Of the now
ing machine is heard in the land,
pretty girls carry lunches to the field:
and the breezes come laden with
the odor of new mown hay and the
song of the bobo-link.
Honest Republicans in this sec
ton ought to t;ke THE Rutland Daily
Globe. 1t is the largest, ablest edited
and newsiest Republican daily paper,
in the state.
MIR. Woodard, is closing up bust
ness in his factory for the annual sum
mer vacation ofthe hands Many of
the hands remain in Mr.. Woodland
employ, others seek employment else
where during the vacation, while
those who can afford it, go down to
the seaside.
The Band Boys are asking oul
citizens for subscriptions to buy uni
form, and are meeting with good sue
cess. They have now in the vicinity
of $500 subscribed. NO get a full IL
inform it will take about $500. Hon.
Friedrich Billings, gave $50.
If you want anything in the flour
line, 60 to T. N. Billings. See ad
yertisement in another column.
West Randolph.