Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-06-30


serued by MeCarrier. Lfnot paid an adca"ce
30 GEMS extra aoiN be charged in each. case
Office Subscribers same as Mail Subscribers.
Woodstock.
Great growing time
Have you set out your cabbages ?
The cry of hard times is heard in
the land. The little chap in the
White House at Washington is all
right, - $4,000 a year. What does
he care about "hard times ?"
The sun has turned southwark,
and the nights begin to lengthen.
THOSE" Sherbino and one Rodney
Johnson, had bout of wrestling in
the square, Saturday evening, which
afforded amusement for loafers. Nose
beat in two falls out Of three. There
is no mitigating circumstances about
the affair, as the parties are living.
Seven Of our young men are
booked for collegiate course at Dart
mout a. follows: James Morrill,, Ed
ward g. Bailey, Charles Washburn
L. Arnold Barrett, Edward Munger,
William Campbell, Charles w.
French.
"A severe thunder storm reached
this place last Thursday evening, &C
compauied by strong gale of wind.
Mr.. Lothrop Vaughan, on the south
road, had the roof of his shed blown
off. Some trees were demolished
We have not learned of any further
damage done in this vicinity. Several
buildings through the state were
struck by lightning and many OF them
burnt down. At Burlington the storm
was very severe. The pranks of the
lightning were most extraordinary.
The electric clouds were so low that
the magnetic fluid flew everywhere,
striking buildings, trees, stunning PEG.
pie, escaping down lightning rods, &c.
No fire was set by it in the city. The
velocity of the wind as shown by the
anemometer of the signal station, Bur
lington, was at the rate of 144 miles
an hour, from sos to SIS p. M, it
travelled twenty-four miles, which was
at the speed of the hurricane
We shall issue no paper next
week. The boys want to celebrate
We want to 60 out and do missionary
work among the heather, and see if
some of our subscribers are living.
We shall not be able to meet all of
them personally, and those who do
not receive 4 visit from us, will please
respond to little notes we shall send
them.
This week Thursday, the boys
will be on some meandering stream,
in the direction of Barnard, in search
Of the speckled trout. A young man
has given them bottle Of penny royal
to put on the fishes tails so they will
take the hook gracefully. lie don't
want his name mentioned to the Barn
arc trout, as they would never forgive
him for it. People on line OF their
march will have to look out for their
chickens and things, in case their
commissary stores should give out be
fore they reach headquarters.
Plenty of rain, and warm.
-Haying tools at Freemans.
Dutton q Blossom are now settled
in their new building. They have
one Of the best appointed victualine
and lodging apartments of the kind in
the state. Advertisement will appear
in due time.
Horace Cox of West Woodstock
took Mrs. Geo. Hubbard to the Barn
ard Centennial with Georges consent
but Geo. was big fool enough to get
mad because Horace did not get home
earlier. A small Beecher case il
threatened, and tongues wag with
scan. mag, up in that neighborhood.
Miss Bell Winslow, lassie O
ten, has hen which she thinks vii
beat all the rest; two Of the eggs
which we measured were Sx5a, an(
7x6, and this is common work for her
The Floral Services of the Uni
versalst Sabbath school, were held a.
announced in last weeks paper, at the
Uuniversalist church last Sabbath
The exercises by the school were wei
arranged, and executed to the admira
ton of all present. To speak in prais
of any particular part of the exercise
would be doing injustice to others, a
all were so well rendered. Hon. Fred
erick Billings and d.. Henry Boynto'
were present, by invitation, and ad