Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
Meteorological.
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ouuuay, ZVtn.-Colu westerly Wluu VIII ibhV
GIRO cumulus clouds in the morning, but
clear in the evening. Barometer rising
with falling temperature
Monday, 21st Clear and still in the morning,
but cmro stratus clouds began to gather
early and they immersed in density till
night. Solar halo. Wind veering to N. E.
Bar. falling with rising temperature.
Tuesday, 22.-Five inches of snow fell during
the latter part Of the night. Snow drifting
on the hills, Wind S. w. in the morning,
N. w. in the afternoon. Bar. low and
slightly falling with falling temperature.
Wednesday, 23d.-Neariy clear through the
day, with cold N. W. wind and low barom-
eter and falling temperature,
Thursday, 24th.-Cold, thermometer Ills be-
low zero, with strong N w. wind, low bar.
and low, but slightly rising temperature.
Friday, 25th.-No perceptible wind in the
morning, but N. W. in the forenoon, and
through the day. Clear, with slightly fall
ing barometer and rising temperature.
Saturday, 26th.-Clear in the morning and
evening, but GIRO stratus clouds in the
afternoon. Wind, N. w. Solar halo
through the middle of the day. Barometer
rising with slightly falling temperature.
Lent begins to-day wednesday,
when pious Catholics and Episcopa
lians abstain from amusements, the
eating of flesh, and the frivolities and
inclinations of the carnal man, and
forty days mediate on sins and re,
pentance.
Lines on the death of Charlie E.
Vose will appear next week. ReCev-
ed too late for this issue.
In Jan. 1875, there vas only one
death in town; Jan. 1876, there were
6; Feb. 1875, there were 6; Feb.
1876, there were 9-15 in the two
months. Diseases, fit |, consumption
5, old age l, heart disease l, pneumo-
mia l, Group 1, cancer 2, apoplexy l.
influenza 2. Oldest sc years, young
est 7 months.
-Messrs. Richmond Il Pinney
slaughtered four cows here lately that
weighed as follows: ST., 954, 1925,
1881, total 1897. The 1881 COW
was fatted by Mr. Rix of Royalton,
and had 155 pounds of tallow in her
How is that for business in a country
market? Norman Hoisington slaugh-
tered a COW tor Mr.. Solomon Wood
wards boarding house that weighed
"ever so much" and has astonished
the natives with an account Of it for
years, but he will probably subsde
when he reads this.
The Catholic Oyster Supper pass,
ed off pleasantly anG proftably Mon
day evening, and the society realized
the handsome sum of one hundred
dollars. Had the weather been fair
they would have doubled this sum-
They thank the public in card in
another column.
The sixth and last of the cotilon
parties will come off at the Town
Hall, Friday evening, March 10Th
Those parties have given excellent
satisfaction, and we hope the loor
will be "crowded" on this occasion.
Music, Woodstock Quadrile Band,
Bill 81 90. All are invited.
We find the following notice of a
Woodstock boy in the Montgomery
(Alabama) Advertiser. As a dealer in
haberdashery, Ed. is at the head of
the profession -
Edward Smith is in the city, and is
creating great interest in his wonder,
full cement, which mends everything
In the line Of crockery, glass or orna,
mental articles. In no instance can it
fail, and whoever desires a really good
cement will not neglect to hear him
to-day, on Court Square. 1t cannot,
perhaps, ''harmonize" the so-called
Republican party Of this State, but is
equal to all that is claimed for it.
The dapper little clergyman who
edits the West Randolph Herald feels
bad because we continue Ito publish
the Orange County Democrat at that
place. He is a nice man, but we be-
lieve it is Dean Swift that says, "your
nice man is man Of small ideas. u
The HeraM is made up of stale and
steal matter-the stale matter is print.
ed in New York, and the steal matter
at home. Not so with the Democrat,
it is made up of original local matter,
and printed at home. That is the
difference in the two papers.
The grangers had ball at their
hall last evening, which was largely
attended and fully enjoyed.
len inches Of snow Monday,
Weather moderate.