Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-31

place aJ lne IOWn I1aM, Lee. lZIll
and 18th. 1t will he big thing.
The Woodstock Brass Band
(new), DR.. Cotton leader, give con-
cert and dance at Pomfret Center this
"wednesday evening.
+. N Billings has big advertise
ment this week. Read it Lots of
goods-giving them away-almost.
They met-that is, she went to the store
And made him turn his department DER,
TIL he vanished behind his goods, and then
She pleasantly said she would call again.
"A. &. Prior has a new advertise
ment in this weeks AGE. Prior keeps
a good stock of goods, and 5. Har.
rington and Sam Wells fill the bill on
custom work and repairs.
Don't forget the Benefit Concert
of the Woodstock Cornet Band at the
Town Hall, Friday evening Of this
week. 1t isa long time since they
have called for ''beneft" and they
should have a rousing one. See adj.
vertisement.
"A fashionable wedding will take
place on Mountain Avenue this
"wednesday evening-unless some.
thing breaks.
%. L. Taylor lost COW by death
valued at $4,000 Saturday night. Her
death was caused by eating barrel
of meal which was in the barn.
Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov.
goth. We don't know where our ,ur-
key is coming from yet, but We would
advise all towlraisers to teed well for
the next few weeks.
-Johnston's theatre was one of The
best shows that has visited this place
for a long time. The players are all
ladies and gentlemen and rank high as
actors and actresses, and should they
come here again larger audiences will
greet them. Thursday night they
played the 1.-TWO Orphans" to a full
house, Friday night, "The Streets Of
New York" to fair house, and Satur.
day night, "The Hidden Hand to a
crowded house. The attendance
grew larger each evening which test.
fed to their merit. From here they
went TO Bethel.
Our agent is now presenting bills
to several of our Windsor subcribcrs
who have been owing us for a long
time. We hope they will come to
the scratch" at once--we want the
money to pay our bills.
Miss Helen Potter will give an
entertainment in the College Church,
Hanover, N. H., on Monday evening,
Nov. 9Th, assisted by the Dartmouth
Glee Club. Miss Potter's entertain,
ment is peculiarly her own, and un.
like any other, and is universally
praised by the press and the people.
The programme will consist OF !ecita
tlons of limitations of the sensational
palpit orators of the day, and OF hel
wonderful representations Of the man
ner, costumes, gestures and delivery
of distinguished lecturers. The music
by the Glee Club will add much tc
the entertainment. Arrangements
have been MADE for special train
from Woodstock tickets from
Woodstock, $l.0O; from Quechee
80 cents from w. R. Junction, &C
cents. Go.
Oscar Bark has removed the ole
sheds adjoining his livery stable, and
put up large "portico" in front
which is a great improvement. 1t is
not generally known that Oscar
keeps his horses "down cellar" but i,
is a fact, and it is novel sight to sec
strange horse 60 down. The stairs
are not very steep, and horse de
scends and ascends very easy after 9
little practice. We believe the plan
originated with our friend, the late
AlDert Packer.
Heavy frosts the last Of last week
Sunday was warm and the forests
presented panorama Of are beauty
A high warm wind Monday swept thu
trees clean Of leaves. Tuesday wa.
warm, and today "wednesday We
are enjoying rain-storm.
The Windsor Journal has
"dreful' smart local correspondent
at Hartland, but he has a "swel
head" lie is jealous of our "local
because he gives the readers of tn
AGE fresher and more important new
from that section, than he is able II
scrape upfor the Windsor hsbdomadal