Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-09-26


silent as the ,i,lag2 tomb
Read Billings new advertisement.
He has heaps Of goods.
Hon. Frederick Billings ha.
purchased the Ovid Thompson place
paying $4,000 for it.
Those oysters "R" ready. See
Atwood's advertisement in anothc,
column.
We goto press few hours
earlier on account of the Fair. All
hands are going to the show.
Ed. Richmond, an oldtime
W oodstock printer, paid the AGE Of
h"e visit Oh Tuesday. He Is in the
postal service in the West.
'THE LESSON OF THE STRIKES. 49,
After further consultation, the citizens
who invited Rev. o. X Crosby 20
Lecture on the above subject AZ the
Town Hall on next Friday evening,
have thought it better to postpone the
Lecture TO Wednesday evening, Oct.
Sd, at 7 o'clock, at place named 1t
is an important subject, Mr.. Crosby
has given it much study, and we hope
the people will turn out to hear him.
1t will be free to all
1t looks fair for an non fence
around the Park now. The meeting
Monday evening was large and favor
ed the movement. Two sections of
iron fence we're on exhibition, one by
Frank Gilbert OF Hartland and auoth.
er by a party in New York. Speci-
mems on paper from other parties
were shown, prices ranging from 81
to S3 per foot. Mr.. GIlbert's speci.
men seemed TO hit the fancy OF most
people present as being about the
thing waited 1t consi.ts of three
rails, common gas pipe, wrought
iron, two inches throu "a with suitable
heavy cast iron posts, shell half en-
inch thick, to be set into the ground
feet and 8 feet apart design of post
to be such as the committee may de-
eide upon. For this fence, including
setting, he asks Sl,62 per foot. It is
1900 feet around the Park, so you
can figure up the cost yourself
Our Advent Brethren who have
beencholding meetings in Mission
Tent, in Hewi>l's grove last week, adj
journed to the Town Hall Monday
evening where they will hold forth
Thursday and Saturday evenings,
Sept. q and 30, and Sunday the 30th.
Preaching by Elder Daymord, Mr..
Daymond is a good speaker and thor
oushly engaged in his wolk.
We We're III hopes that the vii.
lage woald not be called on for more
than $500 to aid in building the Park
fence. lakes are high and the great
mass of our people are TOO poor to in
duge in luXnries. Our rich men
men ought to do it without asking
the village to pay a cent 1t would
be for their interest-which we will
point out at another time
Unless there should be a '.resnrrec.
ton of the dead before the next Vii
lage Meeting. we think the iron fence
around the Park is insured. Those
"resurrections" always take place iu
the interim of the meetings, and the
live ones should have nerve enough
not to be frightened from the work
SO AT the Special Village Meeting,
Sept. Oath, 1877, on motion. VIM. Z.
johnson, Esq, was elected Chairman.
Voted-That the Village build an
Iron fence around the Park in this
village, provided that there shall be a
sufficient amount raised by voluntary
contribution and paid into the treasury
to pay two thirds OF the whole ex
pense thereof, and provided that the
amount 50 paid by the Village toward
the said expense shall not exceed one
thousand dollars, and that the same
Shall be done by committee of three
citizens to be chosen by this meeting. I
Voted-That T. o. Seayer, John S.
Eaton, and Lewis Pratt be committee
TO nominate said committee. Said
committee reported that O. P. Chand-
Ter, Justin S. Mckenzie, and George
w. Paul be appointed that commit.
tee, who were elected by the meeting. {
Voied-Tnat the Trustees be author. ,
lied TO borrow money for the pur-
pose OF carrying out the above VOTE
Voted--To adjourn to the Town Hall }
two weeks from tonight at 7 o'clock. s