Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-26
Metoorolgy for the week ending Saturday
COCO O.33 1891

stratus clouds, increasing rapidly in den
sty Light showers begun about a. M
and ended at 3 p. m. Wind s. W. Bar
ometer low but slightly rising with high and
even temperature.
Monday, 17th.-Cumulo stratus clouds thro'
tho day, with light westerly wind, slightly
rising barometer and nearly even temp.
Tuesday, 1Sth.--Low stratus clouds through
the day with light s. w. wind, rising barom-
eter and even temperature.
Wednesday, 19th.-Dense stratus clouds in the
morning, but clearing weather through the
day and clear in the morning. Wind n. W.
with rising barometer and even tempora-
ture. Aurora in the evening.
Thursday, 20th-Clear in the morning, light
GIRO cumulus clouds in the afternoon, and
dense stratus clouds in the evening. Wind
NV. with falling barometer with rising
temperature.
Friday, 21st.-Tt began to rain at | o'clock a.
m. and light showers were frequent till p.
IN. Wind westerly through the day. The
barometer fell rapidly through the night,
but rose during the day with rising temper
ature.
Saturday 22nd. Partially cloudy in the morn
ing and increasing cloudiness through the
day with W. and S. w. wind. 1t began to
rain at 10 o'clock p m. Barometer nearly
quiet with rising temperature.
Snow Banks discount slowly, and
Miss Spring wears ''pull.back
The first detention Of trains on
the Woodstock r. r., from any cause
occurred on Tuesday last. AS the
morning train up had just passed. a
land slide occurred about 80 rods
westerly Of the ''1'racy Crossing" at
Shalies Hill, covering the track 100
feet in length, aud 80 feet CT it Is five
feet over the rails. A lew RODS furth-
er west another small slide took
place, hemming in the train, but was
shoyeled out in On hour or two, and
the train arrived here about noon.
The tract, will be cleared to-day,
wednesday, In the meantime
coaches will be run to the Junction.
Eugene Tewksbary, Painter, is
brushing up O II Freeman's store,
both inside and out, and it looks
enough better to pay. Whatever
Eugene" touches he adonns. .
-Rev. j. W. Gurnsey, who has at
tended to the spiritual guidance OF
our Methodist Brethren here the past
year, it will be seen from the report of
the Conference in this paper, goes to
Milton. Mr. Guernsey carries with him
the wishes OF the community for his
future prosperity. Rev. O. N. Bout
well takes his place here.
Frank N Billings has just received
big stock Of new goods this
week. See advertisement.
In the way Of live merchants,
Woodstock cannot be surpassed.
Goods are sold cheaper in this place
than in any other village ofits size in
the State. Consult the advertising
columns OF the AGE.
Where are those Street Lamps
that the Village Trustees were in
structed to put up last winter? When
we elected board OF adolescent Trus-
tees, we thought we should have
things like other villages Of this size,
but, alas, we are sadly disappointed,
for the boys follow in the footsteps Of
their "dads."
The morning song of the birds
now tend, with that "whlstle, to dis
turb those inclined to "a little more
sleep, little more slumbor, little
more folding of the hands to sleep"
MY. Walter White, a young man
of business qualities, who has worked
many years in Mr.. Woodward's fac
tory, has bought Mrs. c. w. Knapp's
interest in the book store, book-bind-
ing and paper business, raying $3.50
for the same. Miss Martha Knapp,
who has managed the business prnci
pally since the death Of her brother,
has won the esteem Of all, for fair
dealing, promptness, accuracy and
courtesy, and all will regret her de-
parture.
The season for big eggs is about
to open and we will start it with this
one. Walter Palmer sent us an egg
the other day that measured 54x8
inches, and weighed 3 ounces. Next.
DIR. Nathaniel Randall of this
village has native cow, eight years
Old, from which he has made Ii
pounds OF butter in week, besides
using two quarts of her milk in the
family each day. The quantity of
milk Is so great that it is necessary to
milk her three times day. How is
that for q cow