Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Our Republican brethren call the
Buckeyes black-eyes just now.
1T is about time to resdrrect your
iall overcoat.
The question now is Can they
count ont Ohio in 1880?
Remember the new Brass Band
concert at Barnard this "wednesday
evening.
The apple crop is not SO light as
at frstreported. Good ones are selling
at so cents q bushel.
Now IS the time to make repairs
on your barns and sheds, to assure
proper protection to your stock.
The Woodstock Quadrille Band
is now prepared for the campaign OF
1878. See sad" in another column.
The past week has been showery
and warm. Tuesday night we had a
heavy frost To-day "wednesday is
clear and warm.
1t is a pity that so good miller
as Mr.. Marble and so well appointed
mill as Stewards & Co.'S, should re-
main idle, and our citizens be COMPEL
ed to resort to querns for their grlsts,
or travel from two to five miles TO mill.
Capt. Thomas the great Illusion
ist and ventriloquist will hold forth at
the Town Hall Saturday evening Oct.
goth. Admission Is, 25 and 80 cts.
lie is well spoken ofby our local cor
respondents.
Frank Archibald, our excellent
marble worker, has put up large and
commodlous workshop and sale room
at the head of High ST., where he will
be happy to see his friends, and those
in want OF work in his line.
We are afraid our friend Nun
Chedel is taking an unfair hold OF us
in that squash story, in another col
umn, by not stating the number OF
plants and the size of his hill. No
matter, we are satisfied that Nun is a
good hand at anything, even TO engl,
neering Republican caucus.
The Woodstock Cornet Band
Concert will be given at the Town
Hall Friday evening, November End
Preparations are being made for big
thing. Particulars in advertising col
umn next week.
Our regular correspondent at
So Woodstock, G. w. Ralph, left fol
Tufts College this week. Mr.. RALPH
IS ready and forcible writer, and i
entitled to credit for his efforts to Sc
cure classical education. 1t will b'
seen from another column that The
readers of the AGE will be kept post
ed as to what is going on in that bali
wick during his absence.
About fifty years ago, mole Q
less, Judge Denison Owl ed what wa
recently known as the "Oyid Thomp
son place" now the property of Hon
Frederick Billings, Mr., Denise
had hired man who was called col
Dady Caswell,' who kept his COW i
the Judges barn. Both kept thei
hay on the same loft, but OF differer
quality and easily distinguished TIL
Judge thought his man Caswell di
not always regard the sanctity OF tn
Eighth Commandment, and watche
the kind of hay he fed to his Gov
One night he was assured that h
man had broken the command by fec
ing his cow with his hay. The Jude
then went to Caswells house and asl
ed him to come over to the barn o
important business. Caswell smelle
rat, and gave several excuses tn;
he couldn't, but the Judge urged s
hard that he finally consented. A
they entered the barn the Judge said
"Mr. Caswell, your COW has been u
on the loft and filled her crib wi,
my hay" Mr.. Caswell examined II
hay in critical way, and in a mas
twaDg said "The pesky old critic
so she has, hain't she 2" The judy
smiled, and delayed sentence on the
"Pesky critter."
Our Democratic friend ii. III.
Rood of South Woodstock has o
thanks for the biggest water-mell'
-194 lbs. Its size compared favor
bly with the size of the late Dem
cratic victory in the Buckeye State.
Auctions speak louder team wore
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