Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-01-19
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II. r. TIME TABLE.

The Plymouth Dramatic Club
gave a slim entertainments, entitled
Uncle Toms Cabil." at the Town
Hall Tuesday evening to a small audi
ence.
School boys here carry loaded
pistols. Two of them got into jan
gle the other day and one Of them
drew his iron on his antagonist. 1t
is very much regretted that it did not
go off at both ends.
The weather is wonderful. We
have the balmy air If June, and all
that is lacking is the bloom to give us
all the establishments of the month.
No snow but plenty Of rain. The ice
in the Quechee has broken up no less
than six times this winter, and it is
now clear Where are the SHOWS E?
Where are the north winds this win.
ter? Will some OF our Scientific Men
answer T? Has not Samul. G. Pratt Il
theory to advance ?
Remember the third of the series
OF cotillon parties at the Town Hall
on Friday evening Of next week.
These dances are well conducted, Give
excellent satisfaction in all particulars,
and we make no doubt but what YOU
will be pleased if you attend as above.
There is Il new dentist in town.
He came last Monday, and is STOPPING
with Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. A. II. Baker.
AS there are so many dentists here
already, he thinks he will engage in
the milk business for awhile
This is the season OF the year
when old co1gers sit around the stoves
in groceries and shops, chew tobacco,
and tell lies about how they used to
like to 60 to school and do chores
when they were boys.
If anybody rams across any little
boy who resembles Charlie Ross, they
ought to send him to St. Adams.
If anybody has copy of the AGE
of lS48, containing a communication
from Capt. E a Kimball, command.
ing company ID ninth regiment. L S
army from Vermont, in Mexico, Civ
ing a history of the company, etc,
We would like it for republication, at
the request of u veteran of said COM
pany
Snow shovels have had an easy
time thus far this winter
we would call the attention of
the reader to a card in another column
of new law firm in town--Marsh &
Williams. They are both young men
who have grown up among us, and it
is needless to say that they are relia
ble-eyerybody knows it-and if you
want anything in law or insurance
line call, as indicated in their card
Frank p. Archibald has one Of
the neatest marble shops in this sec
tion, on High street, and if you want
a good job of work done, cheap, give
him a call
We extract the following from
the Directors report of the financial
condition of the Woodstock railroad.
which shows the earnings and expens-
es Of the road for the three months,
ending January LIST, 1876. The rest
of the report is simply = rehearsal Of
the struggles and triumphs Of the
directors, with which the reader is
already familiar
Gross receipts from freight, from October to
Jan. |, 1876, 313, 023.37
Paid other roads expcn. on same. 9.349.53
Leaving balance for w. X. Road 36738'
Amount received from passengers, 2.57S21
Total, G252.O5
EXPENSES,
Terminal facilities at W. r. Junction, $4,000
Car service and rental of engine Winooski 967.T
Traffic expenses freight and passenger 1.0iG.26
Salaries and wages of employees, 1.22i.OO
Rental If engine A. G.. Dewey 81 days, 1j5 90
Scales, hand cars and trucks, $500
Stationery, printing etc, 25l.S
Total, S4.4OS.89
Leaving balance of Sl.843.17
The railroad directors transaction
in regard to those bonds is not as
"clear as mud to the common mind,
for all several gentlemen undertook to
make 1t so at the meeting Wednesday.
Another thing: it seems to many
that $50 a day for help to run the
road is pretty steep in these days Of
snperhuity of laborers and scientific
men.
What are the village trustees
about ? Why don't they comply with
the vote of the village and light the
streets
VVno !, 80 field.