Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-01
The New Band will play at the
Perkinsville Town Fair.

The jubilee Singers are coming
A live advance Agent Is in town post
ing them. Monday eve. next at Town
Hall-don't you forget. See adver-
tiSement in another column.
No strike is anticipated on the
Woodstock Railroad.
The Quechee Band will furnish
music at the Windsor County Fair.
The Sunday morning train over
the Woodstock Railroad has been dis
continued.
The Praise Meeting at the Con
gregational Church last Sunday even
ing was we'll attended. The singing
was very good
Key. L. II. Stone OF Castleton,
delivered temperance lecture at the
Town Hall Sunday evening to a small
audience
Rev. Mr.. Hewitt of Hartland,
will speak at the Universalist church
in this village next Sabbath, in ex-
change with the Rev. Mr.. Crosby.
This is the season when the girl
with shapely stockings lounges in the
breezy hammock, anG makes show
Of trying to keep her skirts down.
Times are improving. The loaf.
ers who watched the process of the
erection of the new bridge have gone
to work.
The old Band gave us concert
in the Park last Thursday evening.
The music was very good, notwith-
standing the absence of several of its
members.
We give the proceedings of the
celebration at West Windsor on 4th
of July, on the first page of the AGE.
1t was murdered in a local paper
week or two ago.
Quite party lief! this morning
fol the White Mountains. The ven
cradle Abraham Stearns, Willie
Stearns, Mrs. Wills aud Mrs. Whit
ney were among the party.
The new band gave their best
concert in the Park last Friday
evening. The band is in good condl.
ton, and we don't think it can be
beat by any new bands, Or lby some
older ones, in the State.
The Woodstock Volunteer Com
pany of the Windsor County Battalion
for the Centennial at Bennington, met
at the Town Hall Saturday evening
and organized by electiug the follow
ing officers: Captain, Col. 7. O. Seaver;
first lieutenant, Sylvanius Chamber.
lain; orderly sergeant, Payson Pierce
The company will number about 60
men.
Dog days-hot, wet, and the
meanest kind of flies to poster a fell
low. The man who will not put him
self out-drop business for the mo-
ment-to kill fly Just now, is not a
benefactor in the world. Oh, the
pest
Biting your ears and tickling your nose,
Crawling,
Buzzing,
Too busy to die,
Confound the nasty, pestiferious fly
We are indebted to our friend
James II. Davis of ia Sudbury ST.,
Boston, for a copy Of The &ratford,
Upon-Avon Chronicle, published at
the birthplace of the immortal Shakes
pear. 1t is folio sheet ofsix columns
TO the page, contains stories, poetry
and the news OF the day. Among the
news items is an article on the move
ments of Gen. Grant and family in
England. 1t is curious looking
sheet.
VIM. r. Hewitt met with a Sc
rious accident on Tuesday. As he
was driving on back road in Pom
fret, he got out to open gate, when
his horse started to run. He turned
around and grabbed for the wheel, it
being the nearest part Of bis property
that he thought he could lay hands on,
but in this he was mistaken, and fell
on a way.side rock, breaking his col
lar.bone. The horse ran up hill some
three quarters of mile to Mr..
Thomas Whites, where it was found
without injury. Help soon came to
Mr.. Hewitt, and he was carried home
in a critical condition, but is now re-
covering.
See F. N. Billings new lad"