Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-03-03
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Woodstock,
We 60 to press one day earlier
this week for a Especial reason"
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Eastman, wife of the late Chas. G.
Eastman has lost the use Of one OF her
arms. 1t will be recollected that she
fell and dislocated her shoulder about
a year ago.
HELP FOR THE STARVING. Rev.
Mr.. Hicks preached an interesting and
able discourse last Sunday, February
%, at the Congregational Church in
behalf of the sufferers by the Locust
Plague in South-W stern Minnesota,
and q collection was taken up amount
ing to one hundred and eight dollars
and thirteen cents (S10S.13), fifty
dollars of which was subscribed by
the Hon. Frederick Billings, all of
which has been forwarded.
The sale of the Eeagle Hotel has
fell through. Aud, it is we'll.
r. II. Peabody, Of Peabody Sta
ton on Passumpsic Railroad, has
taken 10000 job of S. S. Thomp-
son, to build a bridge at Quechee, on
the Woodstock Railroad. So says
the Lyndon Union.
Read J. B. Jones new advertise
ment in this paper.
1T is said that Bayard Taylor will
lecture here about the 18th of the
month.
What beautiful thing is faith,
by the means Of which we can look
beyond the cold, stormy and cherries
present, to the sunny days Of spring,
that will bring to lis sunshine and
warmth and bursting buds, besides
boiled pork and dandelion greens.
The street light on River street
is the best in the village. Mr.. VIM.
Boyce takes care of it,
There are two candidates in the
field for County Commissioner
Weston and Fletcher-both of Ches-
ter-both temperance men. Mr..
Fletcher is the most conservative of
the two, and we hope he will be
elected
Hugh P. Howe informs us that
he shoveled the snow from the middle
bridge sidewalk in this village 20
times this winter so far. Last year
he cleared it Sc times during the
season. He thinks it will reach SO
before the dog-star reigns this year.
There was many a slip between
the cOat-tail and the side walk the mast
week.
Are you ready to call your neigh
bora thief and liar at the polls to
day? If you amt you are no patriot.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-A young lady
trying 10 get a No. 4 shoe on NJ. 6
foot.
-Whitmore & Clark troupe at the
Town Hall this (Tuesday)' evening.
Go, and be happy.
In private note W. H. Otis in
forms us that he will entertain the
people of this vicinity with one
Of his select readings at the Town
Hall, some evening this week. Mr..
Otis drew crowded houses here last
fall with his "Lady Of Lyons" and
Our American Cousin" The Bel,
lows Falls Times says -
GAS an artist Mr.. Otis genius is
truly wonderful. He does not read,
he acts he is stage decorator and
manager, scene director and prompter,
as well as personator Of all the charac-
tiers, and the wonder is how it is pos
siblo for one man to accomplish so
much. 1t is claimed by some that
Lord Dundreary is his masterpiece,
but with an American audience his
Asa Trenchard in our American Cous-
in was received with special favor.
Mr.. OTIs gave us rare and splendid
entertainment, and we most cordially
commend him to any community he
may visit.
Sewing Machine Fixtures at o.
II. Freeman's
We had nice little thaw last
Thursday, and people filled their els
terms and things The south branch
threatened to overflow its banks, and
people in the immediate vicinity got
ready for it, but it went down again
without doing any harm. Up at
West Woodstock they got "skeered'
some, that was all this time. Friday
gave us zero again with a 2.40 gale