Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-04-21

Office Subscribers same as Maui Subscribers.
Woodstock.
ST. JAMES Church FAIR.-Thc
Ladies ofSt. James Episcopal Church
will give an entertainment at the
Town Hall, Friday evening, April
23rd. Among other varieties of an
amusing nature will be spelling
Match" some Old Fashion Singing.
instrumental music, Ice Cream,
Cake, etc, etc Admttance, 25 cts. ;
children, Is cts. Ice Cream, 10 cts ;
Ice Cream and Cake, Is cts. Co.,
there'll be lots Of fun. Hon. G. p.
Marsh is to hold the primer on the
occasion. Hon. O. p. Chandler, and
others, are to be made Judges"
FAST DAY.-The only church open
for public worship on Fast Day was
the Congregational, whore an excellent
discourse was given by Rev. Mr..
Wheeler of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who assisted Rev Mr. Hicks
in the services on the occasion. The
singing was very good, and the
Organist, Mrs. Tewksbury, played re
markably well, as she always does,
rolling out the deep notes like thunder
behind the distant hills.
New ADMINISTRATIONS for
Sale Closing out Sale To the Pub
lie; DR.. Plumley Trusses, &c.
Fast Day passed quietly. 1t
rainod steadily all day, consequently
out door sports were suspended. 1t
commenced to snow along towards
night and we had six inches Of the
article Saturday morning, 1t being
damp the trees and things presented
one Of the grandest panorama5 in ma
ture. Since then the weather reminds
us of this-Pat to Mike, did We ever
see such Spring as this ?" "Yes, be
j." "When y "Last winter,
We spal peen."
1t would appear from the humble!
of births in this issue Of the AGE, that
Quechee and Pomfret will show a
good record in the next census.
We find the following cheering
item in late number OF the Lyndon
Union -
S, S. Thompson returned home
last Monday evening. He has been
all over New Jersey and Pennsylvania
looking for iron for his Woodstock
railroad, and at last bought the whole
bill in St. Adams, Vt, at a S. better
bargain than he expected. He be-
lieves in Old Vermont yet. Mr..
Thompson will begin laying the iron
on that road as soon as the ground
settles, and by the first of October
will have the cars running to Wood
stock. The bridge at Quechee on
this road is 1870 feet above the water,
the highest railroad bridge in New
England.
DR.. Plumley OF Montpelier, will
be at the Eagle Hotel 28th. See his
advertisements in this paper
BEETHOVEN QuINTETTE CLUB.--
We are happy to announce that the
Beethoven Quintette Club Of Boston
will give Concert in the Town
Hall, Thursday, evening, April Goth.
The club is composed c. n. Allen.
}. c. MuIlaly, Niolins II. Heindl,
Viola; W. Rietzel, Viola d Flute
and Wult Fries, Cello. They will be
accompanied by Mrs. Anna Granger
Dow, the fine Soprano-who was
here with the Memberships last June
ALI Of the company are artists of the
highest character and the Concert
will be well worth hearing
This is the time of year, when ye
artist goes about the streets dressed
in q bag Of white drilling, with sever
al devices on it from coming in con
tact with things beyond his control,
ladder on his shoulder andpot Of paint
in hand, brushing up the faces of in
animate things. And, it is good to see
him.
OF the 66 newspapers published
in Vermont from the year 1871 to
1841, only l2 are IN existence to-day.
as folloWs-Rutland Herald, Rutland,
started in June, 1892, by Anthony
Haswell Vermont Waterman, Mont
peller, Sept, 1907, Samuel Goss
North Star, Danvi'le, Jan, 1907,
Ebenezer Eaton Vermont Chronicle,
Bellows Falls, 1926, f. c. Tracy
Burlington Free Press, Burlington
June, 1927, II. B. Stacy Vergenne;
Vermonter, Vergennes, Jan, 1888, R
W. Griswold Caledonian, ST. Johns