Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-09-12
w. IL. Il. TIME TABLE.


Read j. B. Jones Excursion
and "Clam Bake in another column
Wanted to purchase Woodstock
Railroad Bonds, interest guaranteed
by the town. inquire at this office.
-Chas. Dana will have new adj
yertisement IN the AGE next week.
He is receiving goods daily.
Eaton e. Pinuey's advertisement
in another column this week. Read
it. They have heaps of goods dog
cheap.
The first dry spell of the season
has struck this latitude. Cisterns are
getting quite low, and washerwomen
are cautioned against extravaganza.
Our summer visitors are leaving
for their city homes. We are sorry
to part with them, but hope that the
return of another season will bring
them to us again in good health and
spirits,
That naughty lttlo boy has
anchored his clothes with rock on
the banks of the Quechee preparatory
to committing his body to the waters,
for nearly the last time this season,
and his mother is glad of it.
Those young men who went out
guning Sunday did not bring any
credit on themselves by it. Our white
folks should not lead Sour colored
brethren" into the thorny paths of vice
and wickedness-they are too apt TO
wander there without leading.
Now is the time to buy goods.
Look over our advertising columns
and you will find out what you want
and where to get it cheap. Liberal
advertisers are liberal traders, because
they go on the principle that MIN
bic sxpence Is better than slow shil'
hing. They make large sales.
Another excursion will take place
over the Ru5land and Burlington Rail-
road to Montreal Sept. 18th and 10Th,
tickets good for four days. Fare way
down to almost nothing. See posters.
An excursion will be arranged for the
next week over the Central r. r.
That young Democrat grows at
the rate of a pound q week, and re-
quests us to say that he would be hap
py to have his friends call on him
during office hours, from s o'clock
A. NJ. to 6 Z. M.
The inquiry who that gentleman
and lady was who tipped out ola bug
gy on Billings hill one evening last
week, excited as much interest as the
inquiry who was the mysterious gen
tleman that live unrevealed within the
iron mask in the French Bastle.
However, time has revealed the mat
ter to one or two of the knowing
ones. 1t was one OF our rich old
bachelors, worth a little less than
100000, and a young, good-looking
and respectable city lady. Our batch
elor friend is always "struck" with q
new, pretty face, put is dreadful shy
of the matrimonial moose, and some of
the ladies think he is in his dotage.
BE that as it may, he started to carry
this younglady to her summering place
n few miles into the country. When
he reached the hill north OF the Elm ST..
biidge-whetber he was examining
Ursa Major, Mars Moons, Milky
Way, or something else, will never be
known-anyway, he lost himself
enough to let the horse run up on the
bank, which tipped the buggy over,
and rolled both of them out. The
young lady picked herself up, brushed
the dust from her skirts, and stood
erect like HELEN McGregor on her ma,
tive heath, while our bachelor friend
wrestled withthe buggy. He had swung
on the front gate, made love on the
porch, on the coach, in hall and sa-
loon. at his desk, and in the green
wood shade, but he never encountered
any such accident as this. He sent
the young lady to Mr.. Frederick Bill
lings for lantern, by which to see to
right matters, which he accomplished
after awhile, but he found he could
not proceed any further with the bug
gy, and had to charter an express
wagon for the remainder of the jour