Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-02-07


Boaz. Mr. L. o. Greene.
First Reaper ................Mr Mr.. W. Ii. Taft.
Orpah. .............. Mrs. A. j. Tukesbury.
Isralitish Woman ... Mrs. M. w. Chandler
Jewish Maidens. 800. Misses Scott and Wills.
Asst. Reaper. ..........M Mr.. G. II. Montague.
Messenger. Mr.. David Simpson
Sem-C Observation-Disclosures
- binders.
" Cleaners, Angels, &c.
Full Chorus Of Isralites.-35 voices.
Miss Mamie Chapman, Pianist.
Mrs. A. j. Tukesbury, Crganlst
Observation-Disclosures Band of pieces.
Programmes containing the entire text Of
the work, Dramatic ,personU, and arguments
at the Hall.
Doors open at 10; Overture at 7.l5. Tick
cts 10 cts. EACH
Special meeting of the Singers in
the Cansata will be held at the w. c.
Band room Thursday evening at g.
o'clock p. IN, Every member is re-
quested to be present.
Special train from the Junction
at 81 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
stopping at way stations, and return
after the Concert, for one fare.
The article on the first page Of
this paper relating to the Central Yer
mont r. r. will be read with interest,
Hosea French, on the corner, is
making great sacrifice on ready
made clothing, in order to close out
his stock. Advertisement next week.
We have had the pleasantest
week of winter weather that we have
ever known. Roads bad-owing to
the sottness and great depth of snow.
The State Board of Agriculture
will hold q series of meetings at the
Town Hall, Woodstock, Thursday
and Friday, Feb. Sth and 9th, 1877.
Programme--Thursday morning s:
Opening Address, by DIR. Henry
Boyuton, Woodstock Gardening,
John A. Chedel, Pomfret Value of
Muck as Fertilizer, Byron Ruggles,
Hartland; Care of Young Stock, G.
G. Buck, Woodstock. Afternoon
Women of the 10th Century. Mrs. II.
n. Thomas, Bridgewater ---
Mrs. Henry W, Walker, So. Wood
stock Horses Of Vermont. a. Chap
man, Middlebury The Centennial
from Farmers Standpoint, J. Is.
Mead, Randolph. Evcning-Noxious
Insects, Prof. &. II. Perkins, Burlug.
ton The Future Of Farming in VT.
Hon, Crosby Miller, Pomtret. Fri
day morning--Poultry as 4 Source of
Profit upon the Farm, David q.
SpauIding, Woodstock Fine Wool
Sheep, Justin L. Montague, Wood
stock Sheep IIusbandry, J. II.
Mead, W. Rutland. Afternoon
Milk, and Modes of Handling, G. S.
Fassett, Enosburgh Grapes and
their Cultivation, E. R. Shedd, West
Windsor Veterinary Science, DR.. n.
Greasy, Amherst, Mass. Evening
Work and Recreation for Farmers
Wives, Mrs. Geo Fl Vaughan, Wood
stock Flower Gardens, Mrs. A. B.
Jaquith, Woodstock Draining Wet
Lands, c. Horace Hubbard, SPRING
field. We hope the meetings will be
fully attended.
Ira Palmer of English Mill, in
stepping off sled the other evening,
fell and broke his leg in two places.
He is poor man and it will 60 hard
with him we fear
The Low.gun of ILLINOIS is "bust-
3D." Glad OF it.
Isaac Williamson's little son, eight
cen months old, slipped on the kitch-
en- floor Saturday, and broke his arm
at the elbow. Sorry for him.
DIR. SMYrHE.-Owing to profession
al engagements elsewhere, DR.. Smythe
will be absent from Woodstock, from
Saturday morning, February 18th, un-
til Monday evening following. DR..
S. is meeting with so much success in
his specially here that the prospects
are now for another extension of visit.
Rosa D'Erlna, Erin's Prima Don
IA, who has become celebrated in
song, both sacred and secular in Eu-
rope and America is to give an enter
tainment at Bellows Falls this WED
nesday) evening. Wish she would
come to Woodstock.
"A Democrat got into an alterca-
ton accidentally, of course,) with q
radical Republican in ole Of our stores
on Tuesday, and he threatened to
bulldoze" him if he did not contine
himself to facts. He "dried - at once
We give our friend, John d.
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