Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-10

Several OF our citizens left this
morning to attend the Centennial an
niyersary of DR.. brakes Church al
Royalton (Congregational.)
"A citizen informs us that the ilrst
frost of the Eeason occurred on the 9th
vi oepten,hnr This is disputed by
recorders and philosophers. The first
frost is recorded by us on the 10Th OF
the month. On the 22d vegetation
was affected. Oct. 4th and 9Th we
had killing trosts.
Three youths with harp, fiddle
and flute are in our streets tying to
scratch living, but it "looks hard for
EN-"
The ground is being soaked
with warm rains, and washerwomen
rejoice that their tubs and cisterns are
full.
The stove-pipe season is here in
all Its glory, and thinkers rejoice, if the
imam of the house don't. The stove
pipe business isn't pleasan'-the tink,
err is the mau ''tor a that
Dexter Anderson, whose death
we briefly mentioned last week was
one of our oldest citizens and business
men. The firm of Dexter Anderson
& Son, clothers, was widely and fay
orabiy known for many years. lie
waC successful business man and a
good citizen and neighbor. About
nine years ago he closed out his bust
mesa, and has since lived a quiet and
retired life, devoting his time to gar.
dening and home duties. Disease OF
the brain, with which he has been at
dicted for ose r year, caused his death
at last. His age was 70 years, 4
months and 2 days.
Ed. Lockwood, who studied with
DR., Jewett, has opened an office at
Proctorsyllle for the practice of Den
tistry. Ed is a worthy young man,
skilled ia his profession, and the pco-
pie over on Black River in want Of
Dental services will tinu it to their
advantage to patroDize him.
PROT. Chambers entertainment at
the Town Hall Monday evening was
in every way instructive and entertain
ING, and we'll worth the admission lee
20 cts. His illustrations and lee
ture on astronomy, showing and
describing the motion, size, &c, ct
the planets, was new TO a large por-
ton of his audience. His magic Ian,
tern pictures OF places and things in
Palestine, Bunyaus dream, &c, were
very fair. He had pretty good
house.
PEOPLE old or young who go to
concert, lecture. or meeting OF any
kind ought to know enough in this
enlightened age to behave themselves,
and if they don't know enough, the
police should take care Of them. 1t Is
shame to the place to have an audi.
ence and speaker disturbed by rowdies
and small boys talking, stamping and
whistling, &c. A man who hires the
hall is entitled to protection, ~ mat
ter if he is a guinea niger, if you
don't like the performance leave like
gentleman and let those who d. like
it, enjoy it in peace. Monday even
ing it became necessary for DR.. Ran
dali to reprove the boys twice, some
OF them old boys too, before the en-
tertainment opened. Outside the
doors and Windows also rowdyism and
drunkenness is too prevalent on such
occasions aud should be suppressed in
order to save the good name of our
village.
There are seventy-five widows
IN this village, and yet we have few
bachelors and clone widowers" who
still contine to ego it alone" If the
"boys" don't double soon matriomoni-
ally, the cold weather coming on will
double them. To I've sure you might
obyiate this in a measure, as you
have III winters past, by taking a
heated free stone TO bed with you,
but it isn't the thing after all.
The Woodstock Cornet Band is
preparing to give the people of this
village a rousing concert at the
Town Hall some evening soon, of
which due notice will be given. This
excellent Band has not asked for
"material aid" for long time, and we
trust our citizens will be prepared to