Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26

DECORATION DAY.

They will form under Col. Seaver, the Mar
shall Of the Day, escorted by the Woodstock
Cornet Band, and, by such societies and
organizations as may choose to join in the
procession. The procession when formed
will meet in the Park, where the following
order of exercises will be observed
1st Voluntary, by the Band.
End. Prayer.
Sd. Singing by the Club.
4th. Address, by Rev. Eli Ballou, D. d.
9th Singing by the Club.
9th. Music by the Band.
The procession will then march TO the
cemetery, where the soldiers will proceed
with the ceremony of Decoration. No 9th
CT exercises will take place in the cemetery.
A man whose wife has greens for dinner
five days in the week, says he knows how
Northumberland felt when he was turned
out to grass.
"A warm wave struck this latitude last
Friday, people SHE'D their tiannels, put on
their summer "togs," and they have had no
reason to regret it since.
We want whatever moneyis due us just
at present, and hope no further notice will be
needed to ensure prompt payment. Those
owing us will greatly oblige if they will call
at once.
The spelling match at the Town Hall,
last Friday evening, was not very largely at
tended, but paid expenses, and passed off
pleasantly. Enough did not volunteer to
join in the general spell, and it was thought
best not to ''draft,' so it was given up. The
following1are the names of scholars and
prizes awarded
HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles Campbell, list prize. Choice Poems.
Ed. Abbott, End prize, Wallet
Miss Mary Walker, list prize, -penholder.
Miss Clara Tyrell End prize, Hand-glass.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Philo Kidder, list prize, Knife.
Royal Abbott, End prize, Napkin Ring
Miss Myra Parker, list prize, Chrome.
Miss Anna Marsh, End prize, Silver Vase.
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Ned. Dana, LIST prize, Robinson Crusoe
Charles Haskell, End prize, Bible.
Miss Carrie Harrington, 1st prize, Tenny-
sons Poems.
Miss Priscilla Pecor, End prize, Silver Vase.
The coolest nhabitant' never saw veg
citation come forth so rapidly as it has with
in the past few days.
Not worlds on worlds, in phalanx deep,
Need we to prove God is here
The daisy, fresh from winters sleep,
Tells of His hand in lines as clear.
For who but He who arched the skies,
And pours the day springs living food,
Wond'rous alike in all He tries,
Could raise the daisys purple bud
Mould its green cup, its wiry stem,
Its fragrant border nicely spin,
And cut the gold embossed gem,
That set in silver, CLEANS within
And fling it unrestrained and free,
Der hill and dale and desert sod,
That man, where'er he walks may see
In every step the stamp of God
The little band of pirates, led by Brad.
Barlow, who were so badly licked, as they
deserved to be. at the Central Vermont
Stockholders Meeting, at st. Adams, the
other day, an account of which may be
found on the first page of this paper, got to-
gether in Boston on Saturday and elected a
board of officers, with John B. Page, of
Rutland as President of the Roard. The
outs want to get in, that's all. Governor
Smith and majority of the Directors hold
trumps yet.
The spelling mania has at length reach
ed its height. And having ragged through
all classes and conditions of men it has at
length invaded the sacred precincts of the
Temp. Div. in this place. The male members
Of said Division have challenged the female
members to q contest, and, there will be a
spelling match at the said Hall on Saturday,
June 9Th. No one outside of the ''pale" of
said Division will be allowed to be present.
N. NJ. Hossington & Co., have opened
tin shop in rear of Phoenix Block, and are
prepared to do all kinds of job work in
Sheet-Iron, Tin, Copper, Brass, &c. New
tools and experienced workmen. Several
thousand of the new patent Dummy, which
gave such satisfaction last winter, are to be
manufactured by them for the coming fall
and winter campaign. We know from expe-
rience that the Dummy is a good thing, and
million of them ought to be sold in Wind
sor County.
The chief credit for the reorganization
of the Northern Pacific Railroad fairly be-
longs to one of Vermont's best citizens,
Frederick Billings of Woodstock. He has
put, and probably lost more money in the
Northern Pacific than any other man, but
he wants the satisfaction of seeing the road
completed, and so has originated and is push
ing forward with all his energy and enthu
siasm this as the only practicable means at
present existing for doing it.-[Burlington
Daily Sentinel.
The Grand Reunion of the Alumni of
Nowich University at Northtield will be
held July list.
Hon. Prosper Merrill has sold his farm
toa MIR. Dana from "down country" lie
retains his new dwelling house.
-Me shall have to nnhliah q tthlack liStS''