Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-12-23
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TRIP TO THE STARs.-The Fourth
Lecture in course was by the Rev. H.
w. Warren, of Charlestown, Mass, on
the above subject. 1t was delivered In
n manner calculated to please and ex'
cite the attention of the intellectual
audience present, The subject was
far above the heads Of an average as
sembly, and one of the auditors in 60
ing out remarked to a lady he never
was so nigh heaven before-but the
statements of the lecturer were so lucid
that all understood him. His lecture
being to a popular audience OF ladies
and gentlemen, he did not consider
himself bound to give the exact dis
tances in miles, rods and feet between
the planets and the sun, but, in order
to illustrate his principles, he said,
suppose the distanceto be so andso, and
then he went on with his argument in
glowing and oratorical style not often
surpassed or equalled. lfhe had been
givingapurely scientificl ecturetoa COM
pany ofsavants on astronomy, he would
have been ligidly exactin hisstatements
of distances, but to such an audience as
he had before him, this technical ac-
curacy was unnecessary and would
perhaps have been tedious. His lect-
ure gave great satisfaction.
The Lecture Committe have ell
gagged Mrs. Louise Woodwork Foss,
of Boston, to give public reading
from the works of popular authors,
at the Town Hall, Thursday envening,
Dec. 31st. The press of the country
is loud in her praise as a reader
Rev. w. II. H. Murray says-"l re
gard Mrs. Foss as the best lady read
er before the public" She deserves
a full house.
REV. n. G. Allen of Boston has
become Rector of St. James Church
in this village, which has been va
cant since the resignation of Rev. Mr..
Hughs.
There will be services at St.
James Church Christmas Eve, at y
o'clock. Also, at 1o4 Christmas
morning.
The weather is delightful-sleigh
ing excellent.
See advertisement Of the Boston
Globe, in an other column. The
Globe has the best News, Editorial
and Market departments of any Re-
publican paper in New England. 1t
is a we'll filed, we'll printed paper, and
is sold for the small sum Of 8 cts. per
copy,
Governor Converse has just erect
ed a family monument on his lot in
the cemetery, costing 5000. 1t is of
Scotch Granite, and is a handsome
piece Of work.
Mr.. G. H. Blossom has bought Of
Mr.. Gilman Henry "a foot lot front
ing south on Central street, lying next
to Myers tin shop, for S1,44o, and
thereon will Immediately put up
building to be used as a market and
grocery by himself and Mr.. button.
He exchanged what is known as the
"Bishop farm" for it.
The Methodist Society will give
their Pastor, Rev. A. NJ. Wheeler a
donation visit Thursday afternoon and
evening Dec. 31st, at the Parsonage.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
The Granger men and women to
the number OF about two hundred
with invited guests, partook of an oys-
ter supper at the Town Hall, Friday
evening of last weel, which was said
to be a grand atfail We had kind
invitation to be preent, but the flesh
was week that eveling, and had to
torego the pleasureof being present
The market mn vie with each
other in the art of estooning sausages
in the most bewitoing way. Any
dog that sets up lour1ul howl, IS at
once kicked out.
Miss Julia Sweet, Oldest daugh-
ter of the late Gp VIM. Sweet of
this village, died it Hartford, Conn,
on the 22nd, inst after weeks i'll
ness. Her bodywill be brought here
tomorrow tor burial. She was
teacher here pr many years in
our high scho and at the time
of her death wa engaged in teaching
in the deaf and hmb asylum in the
above city.