Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-06-02
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woodstock.
That harbinger of Summer, the
Organ-grinder, was in town last week.
"A young man by the name OF
Hatch, a Theological Student, preach
ed two excellent sermons at the Con-
gregational Church last Sabbath.
The Programme Of Decoration
Day, as published last week, was fully
and successfully carried out AS the
day was abeautiful many were out in
their cleanest bibs and dickeys, and,
of course enjoyed it.
Some william stole our scissors, at
least that is the conclusion we have ar
rived at, not being able to find them.
A person that will steal an editors
scissors or cheat him out of a sub
scription, deserves to be kicked to
death by Kansas grasshoppers.
"A few strolling gypsies pitched a
tent near West Woodstock last Sat
urday, and many of the boys took a
walk up there with their girls Sunday
evening to see them.
On the fourth page Of this paper
may be found an excellent article on
the Barlow-Page war on the mana
gers of the Central Vermont Road.
1t shows concllsively that they are
the tools Of parties outside Of the
State who has been at work for some
time to get control Of the Central
Road. 1t is not necessary for us to
explain further, ''read if you please
Some timid persons are afraid
that the grasshopper is coming East,
No fear of that. if he is a grasshopper
he knows enough to stay in the vicin-
ity of where he was Matched, if he is a
locust, it is different with him.
The St. Adams rolling mill is
now at work on the iron for the
Woodstock Railroad, 25O tons of
which is to be delivered the present
month.
Judge Barre.t's Lecture to young
people last Sunday night, drew a
crowded house and was listened to
with great attention and will we trust
be instrumental in bringing about a
reformation among our youthful pop
ulation as to manners and morals.
After Decoration Services Satur-
day, some of the boys feeling weary
from the heat and labor of loafing,
retired about four o'clock p. m. to the
grateful shade of their ''home,' the
Elm Street Grocery, to partake Of a
little beer to slake their thirst, watch
for an occasional drink of something
stronger from the private bottles of
outside parties, and while away the
hours that hung heavily on their
hands. While in this happy frame of
mind, stranger, by the name of Grin
Wheeler, of Pittsfel6, Mass, a man
of some fifty summers, entered and
wanted glass of beer or something.
Some of the boys proposed a game of
dominos, and Pttsfeld waded in with
the rest. Gaming was contrary to
the rules of the establishment, but the
boys didn't care-they were at home.
Scrip was put up, and the game pro-
gressed-Pittsfield ahead. After a
while an exile from Canada named
Leander Bumblebee thought "some
niger had tar on his heel, and in
sisted that there was cheating round
the board, parties grabbed for the
stakes" Pittsfield making the best
grab, Jo., younger brother Of Lee
ander, stung him on the proboscls
and he fell. Leander went for him
too, and at this Stage OF the proceed.
ings, it is difficult to say what did
happen, Anyway, it looked dark tor
Pittsfeld. The vanites of this world
were fast fading from his view with
the hero Leander on top, and he
would have exclaimed, if could think,
''Eternity is all !" Parties rushed to
the rescue and his life was saved
The Bumblebees, on complaint of
Pittsfeld, were brought before Justice
Geo. r. Champan in VIM. Z. John
sons office on Monday and fined S15
and costs-Leander, $40, Jo., So
Now what the proprietor of the gro
Gerry wants, is shooting-iron with as
many boles in it as he can get, and if
any person insists on breaking the
rules of the establishment. or in any
way endanger the public peace, is to
name the hour when his funeral will
take place, and 60 to work and pre-
pare the corpse.
ALLEN Thompson of the Stone
Mill came to our village one morning
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