Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-04-14
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Fast Day, Friday. There VIII
be Services in the Congregational
Church at the usual hour in the fore
noon.
Reuben Douglass has our thanks
for jar of nice maple honey. There
is one liberal man among those
South Woodstock rebels.
w. r, Holden, Of East Randolph
mot Hamilton as we had it a few
weeks ago. has fitted up and stocked
the Elm St. Grocery. lie goes on
the cash principle, and intends to keep
neat, orderly shop. Success to
him.
-Chas. Blossom has sold out his
meat market to Richmond q Pinney,
and "Carl.' like Othello, finds his sc
cupation gone" Carlos says-'pll
never find such another boss as
Blossom, heaven bless him.
The Theatrical, given at West
Woodstock last evening by the "
w. ID. @. was in a general way Il de-
cided success. 1t drew full house,
and the audience were delighted. -
The chief performance, the play
'Down by the Sea-" was, for play,
rendered by unskilled amateurs, very
praiseworthy. But the acting was
better than the speaking, In the lat
ter there was a general want ofpathos
and feeling, while the delivery was
frequently too hurried to be as i'm
pressive as might have been. Yet
the drama was enjoyable, and will
bear repetition. The occasion was
enlivened with good music by the
orchestra under the direction Of Mr.. j.
r. Murdoch, and by the choir of the
Club. The laughable farce with
which the evenings entertainment
closed, was mint of wisdom to We
doubtful temperance folk. Are ye all
'teetotalers ?"
1t was curious to notice while
they were fitting up the Elm st. Gro
Gerry the number Of former patrons Of
the establishment who would 90 down
half way the steps and curve their
spines like cats on a fence to get a
glimpse oftheir old home.
We have not seen any wild geese
this spring, but the gosling of the Post
thinks he makes fearful chatter in
the air about the Central Vt. r. II.
Charley Clement is rusticating,
and visiting friends in Woodstock
Charley looks as fat and slick as
republican office holder-which he
is not.
From the Sd Of February to the
4th of April, the following bodies
have been put in our tomb--l4 in all,
whose united ages amounts to 923
years, the youngest beng 5 years, and
the oldest 81 years. Mary c. Eng
lish, aged 80, Hartland; Chas, II.
Kingsley, CT, Pomfret Mrs. Elias
Dyke, "a, Pomfret; Hiram Ordway, 50,
Pomfret Mrs. Ora Paul, 7G, Pomfret;
Hannah Royce, "a, Woodstock Miss
Ella L. Montague, "a, Woodstock !;
Fanny Clough, 67, Woodstock B.
F. Mack, IS, Woodstock Stephen
Dow, 81, Woodstock; Mary Ander-
son, "A, Woodstock Charlotte
Thompson, II, Woodstock Mrs.
Geo. Cheedal, II, Woodstock, Ed
18th L. Woodward, 3, Woodstock.
Mr.. VIM Boyce, Sexton, gave us the
above facts, and says it is the greatest
fatality in so short q time that he
knows Of 1t is indeed remarkable.
The Coupons Of the. Guaranteed
Bonds of the Woodstock Railroad
Company-due on the 18th inst
will be paid on and after that date at
the Woodstock National Bank, Wood
stock Vermont.
FRANCIS W. CLARKE, Treasurer.
1t has been hard week for loaf
ers. Mighty cold. Tuesday night
gave us about two inches of sDo%
and today "wednesday under the
genial influence Of old sol, it is fast
disappearing.
West Woodstock has caught the
Dramatic fever. What house or place
hasn't ? The popular play ''Down by
the Sea" was given by the ''W, W.
D. c." in the School-house at that
place last evening to a full house.
The following is the cast of charac-
tiers -
Abner Raymond, ............ Rodney johnson.
capt. DandellOn,. .............C has. Mefrlll
John Gale, ....................Do Don. Thomas
September Gale. .............W Willie Hudson.