Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-08-25
Woodstock.
Dog Days end September 9th.

1--WE i/'yp N'N
-Rowelrs Newspaper Reporter, in
= recent issue, pretended to give Il list
of the frst-class newspapers in Yer
mont. We here in Vermont look on
it and laugh. Since the list was pub
lished some Of "the frst-cass" hat to
90 in for "patent bowels. "
The editor Of the Whitehall
TINES has figured ont, that one fly con-
tains as much nutriment rs three
huckleberries All right every man
to his taste, give lis the hnHklcberres
and you can have the fly.
There is a man in this village,
70 years Of age--not bad looking ut
al!-who never had his picture taken.
"A lady residing on River street
in this village, found striped snake
a foot and halt in length, cnrIod up
alive, Oh the top of her front stairs
one morning last week. Snakes
are rare in such place and she
wonders chow in time" it came there.
No respectable snake would do the
like-he must have been q 'tramp.
The managers Of the Dickens
Fea Party cleared $50 The plays
from Dickens works were well exc
Gated, and Oh the whole, the party
was a success.
The "Grcen Mountain Ninstrels
who have made money and reached
the top round of the ladder to fame
by their songs, music, aud delineations
of Ethiopian character, will give an
entertainment at Quechee Village
Hall, Thursday evening Of this week,
and another at the Town Hall, Wood
stock, Friday evening, the 9th. 1t
will pay You TO see and hear them
The following is the programme -
Grand Overture, ....................C Company
Heather Chinee, Observation-Disclosures. Inns
Ballad, No Tidings from Over the sea-, Barraoy
Ya'lar Gal in Blue, .....,...........'.h ckaro'
BASS Solo,. .uoore'
Poor Old Joe, ............... .StrauS'
10 conclude with the
Grand Railroad Scene, Company
PART SECOND.
Guitar Sc ections, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Strals
Song and Dance, ............... .LiIis'
SELECTIONS BY ORCHESTRA.
Comic, Grocery Merchant Straus'
Serio-Comic Song. ................ Barrapy.
Scenes in the Studio, ,..... Rickard and Straus.
PART THIRD.
clog; ,...............'... ''-nl'i7'
SELECTIONS By THE ORCHESTRA
Stump Speech, ......................:. Ennis
The whole to conclude with the Laughahle
tafCc Oh tlc MUSIC -hdsVcI' VI iA"'>'O
some Pupil"
Our article in recent issue on
stone implements Of the aboriglnes
found in the Ottauquechee Valley has
brought out another flint arrow point
found by Mr.. Joseph E. Wood on his
farm in the south part of this town III
1871. It is still in Mr.. Woods pos
session. This makes five "curiosities'
Of u past age found in the valley up to
present writing.
We are having beautiful Angus
weather-clear and warm.
The iron horse is on his way to
Woodstock at the rate one-iourth Of q
mile day. He will reach the Taits-
Williams early next week
River street has that sidewalk at
last, and the surveyor has done a good
lob We don't wish to ask 100 much,
but if he will put thin coating OF
gravel over the loan, it is our opinion
that it would still further improve the
job,
-Beedle's Swiss Bell Ringers held
forth" IN the Town Hall on Saturday
evening last, and gave one OF their
unsurpassed entertainments to a good
house. This company is so well
known in these parts that few words
are necessary to be said of them.
One of William Billings stage
horses, Tommy, was taken sickand died
at Bethel one day last week. This
horse he bought when six years old,
and has driven him on his stage
for sixteen years. He was a
good and faithful animal, and it there
is a "horse heaven" he will, undoubt-
edIy have a prominent place there.
E. B. Adams and family left
town Monday for their home in St.
Louis, Mo.
We have sent out bills recently
to many who are owing us. Many
have responded, and many have not.
To the former we say, we are thank
full; to the latter we say hurry up.
Mr.. Norman Dniton, who has
been confined to the house for few
weeks with rheumatism wa oro olod