Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-04-25

/. with diamonds, have dried up since
town meeting. Nobody wanted any
such bridge.
There is a great religious revival
in progress in this place. Is were
propounded for admission to the Con.
gregational Church last Sabbath, and
more to follow, we learn. The Chris
tian Church is also enjoying season
Of spiritual grace.
Get your clothing at Eaton &
Piuney's. See advertisement,
Richard Dana has moved his
tailoring establishment to Che room
over Kmball's Drug Store.
Some time ago n party OF ladies
and gentlemen formed themselves in
to dramatic company under the
name of the "Forrest Association
having for its object TO raise money
by giving entertainments, for the
purchase of Stage Scenery, it being
an article that Woodstock has long
felt the need Of The first perform
ances came off last Wednesday and
Thursday, but they were unfortunate,
as it proved rainy each evening, leav-
ing the Company in debt for the new
scenery, and disappointing many who
were unable to attend. They will there
fore repeat it at the Town Hall Satur-
day evening, April 28, r. W. Robert
sons three act drama Of "Caste' and
the farce of the "Secret" NIurdock's
Full Orchestra will again furnish
music, including Solos by Mcssrs.
John II. Marsh and L. West. We
can heartily endorse the plays aud the
acting. Mrs. John II. Marsh sustains
with great credit the role Of Esther
Eccles, and gives fine rendering of
Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer.
The admission is reduced to 25cts.
children under ~, 10cts. A very few
reserved seats for sale at Montague's
bookstore, where diagram Of the
Hail can he found-these reserved
seats 10cts extra. Doors open at 7,
overture at 4. We would advise all
to go who wish to spend pleasant
evening,
We are Permitted to make the
following extracts from private
letter TO Josiah Josselyn, Esq Of
Bridgewater, frem his brother Robert,
now of Austin, Texas. Robert has
many old acquaintance in this sec.
ton who will be gIad. to learn that he
is still in ''the land of the living" be-
sides many others who only know him
as one Of Verlnont's most gifted poets:
"By the completion Of the Inter.
national Railroad to this city we are
only little over four days apart and
yet how great is the difference of
climate. When, Oh the End Of April,
you were sleighmg and making maple
sugar III the mountains Of Vermont,
we were eating green peas and young
Irish potatoes at Austin. The trees,
even the latest, are now i'll full leaf
and such an abundance of beautiful
roses of all kinds and colors. Straw,
berries and Dewberies are in the
market this week, and vegetables OF
various kinds, though the former are
yet rather scarce Figs will soon be
ripe and the peach trees are now load.
ed with young fruit. In some parts
Of the State, however, the grasshop-
pers have been doing mischief, but, as
yet, not so much as was feared. And
it is possible that frost may come
and kill all the peaches, as it does
sometimes. But then, if q frost should
come and kill the corn and ether
vegetation the farmers can plant again
still having time for crop. An old
Texan .ells me that many years ago
there came a Norther, so called, wnen
the corn was breast high and killed
everything. but they planted once
more and made splendid crops. So,
too, Oh another occasion, when the
grosshoppers eat up everything, they
rc-planted and did better than usual.
So, you sec, we have great advant.
age over the people Of Kansas and
other States of the North West.
"We have plenty of Changers here,
indeed majority Of our last Legis.
lature were Changers, and they rather
overdid the matter of economy, by not
some appropriations which
were really necessary for the public {
good. However, they will soon get
over this, | have no doubt, and