Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-19
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Woodstock, 8.15 2.32
J. G. PORTER, Sup't
Stewards Factory here Is as dumb
as an oyster.
The schools in this village close this
week FRIDAY for vacation.
Episcopal Festival at the Town
Hall tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
Great attractions. Go.
Lecture at the NJ. e. Church this
"Wednesday evening, by Rev. Dan.l
Dorchester Of Springfield, Vt. Sub
ject-"The Times" Tickets, 25 cts.
fore sale at the bookstores. Doors
open at 7 o'clock. Go.
There Is rumor on the street that
Dixie has been tampering with will
by adding ciphers to the nght-hand
side, out of which his perjury case
grew. What Dix's life was spared for
year OF two ago is only known to
Providence.
Persons trotting teams Oh the
bridges in this village on and after the
first of January will be prosecuted.
See notice by selectmen In another
column. This is to give timely warn
ing as the selectmen do not wish to
take offenders quite so unceremonl-
ously as lightning did the negros
calf.
What shall we say of the weather =?
beautiful is not strong enough
we'll, we will express it as the French
man did-"splendid, magnificent,
pretty good No snow, bright and
shining, with the thermometer nearly
up to temperate heat" in the middle
of the day-regular May weather.
That mythical individual, "the oldest
inhabitant," has no ''recollection,"
&c.
Lester A. Miller departed this life
Dec. 18th, 1877, aged 81 years. Mr..
Miller has been a great sufferer for the
past two years of his lite but he bore
it with resignation---perhaps as well
as any one could in like circumstances
and his faithful and loving wife
was ever ready for the most trivial
call, and his last hours were happy as
they could be. He was a native of
Pomfret, but resided in this town most
of his lite. In early life ne learned
the printers trade, telegraphy, &c.
For the last 43 years, on and off, he
has served as clerk in the post offices
IN this place and at Montpelier. Al
though not born a poet-few who are
he has wrote some very credltablc
lines, which are treasured by many Il
faithful wife, smother, and christian.
He has written many good things for
the AGE, but being modest, rarely
signed his name. Many years ago he
hit the present editor of this paper
some sharp Digs but for this we for
give him, as we think we repaid him
we never lay up anything in this
way. He had keen sense Of the hui
morous, but rarely laughed heartily
over joke, and was very spsring in
praise. AS collector of historical
literary and scientific scraps" he had
no equal in town, and leaves valu.
able collection of miscellaneous mat
ter, that the coming historian ought
to possess. An honest man as ever
God with his image blest has gone to
rest. And we can only say with the
poet
The eye that shuts in dying hour
Will open the next in bliss
The welcome will sound in the heavenly world
Ere the farewell is hushed in this.
The Grand Jury found 13 indict-
ments for rum selling; and Dix
Wheeler and another fellow drew pri-
yes for perjury. The rest OF the A
bills found are for larceny, burglary,
assault, and careless use of firearms.
1t would appear from the following,
copied from the Woodstock Observer,
Of Sept. 28th, 1924, that there is con-
siderable more business for our Courts
now than there was in "ye olden time
1.-THE September term Of the County
Court for this County commenced its
session in this village on Monday Of
last week, and closed on Saturday.
There was but little business before
the Court, and the Jury were dismiss
ed without having had a single cause
either civil or criminal, committed to
them"
George G. Raymond of West
Woodstock, did not die of softening
of the brain as stated-w we were mis-