Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-21
Woodstock.

o BOX 1874, Woodstock, Vt.
Woodstock.
Ell Wo edward of Windsor has
taken up bis residence among us once
more. Glad of it.
Parties Of 25 VIII wish to visit
Boston and see and bear the Eyange-
lists, Moody and Sankcy, can get tick
cts from White River Junction to
Boston and return for $4.75. Good for
five days from date ofsaid tickets.
See Proclamation for Fast in an
other column.
"A part Of the Towns Pratt place
was sold last Saturday "copper",
Samuel G.'s boy, bid it off for 500.
1t consists of two houses, the home of
the Pratts, and the Dana Hill Lot.
The Farm is to be sold one week from
next Saturday.
Lost, Tuesday morning, March
20, 1877, between Philo Hatch's and
Mrs. Johnson & Tewksbury's shop, in
the village of Woodstock, Porte
mennaie, containing several bank bills
and small trunk key. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving
the same at the AGE office
Any person wishing Piano just
read the advertisement in this
column.
The ''ncw law" relating to the
duties of superintendent Of schools as
amended by the last Legislature reads
1.-THE first Tuesday in April" not
the "Third Tuesday in March, as our
neighbor of the Standard lad it last
week.
We publish on the outside OF this
paper the Woodstock Railroad Re
port of the Commissioners appointed
by the town to look into matters re-
latinn to said road. 1t was read in
town meeting, but, perhaps, there
were not % present who understood
it, and it was thought best by the
Commissioners and others to have it
published Woodstock as town,
and her citizens, being the largest
stockholders in the concern, ought tc
have a word to say in its management
From the Report we should say that
more economy ought to be exercised
in its management, and that some
things about the road are "greased
too much for the interest of the town
But we leave the reader to make hls
own CONNECTS. The item III the frs
section Of the report referring to the
indebtedness of +. w. Clarke, is To-
cash advanced Oil construction &C
count, and not for services, as some
might suppose. Also, in the frs
section, the $500 paid the town ii
March 1876. was from the earnings o
the road, as it was paid to the treas
urer without specifying what for, ant
the treasurer paid it to the town.
making $1,000 paid to the town Il
date.
MIR. A. G. Prior has traded hi
farm in Plymouth with Joel Slack 70
his residence at the foot OF Churcl
Hill in this village. This will max
friend Prior very comfortable home
Friend Slack is one Of our most indus
trious, useful and accommodating citl
zens, and we shall be sorry to los
him.
Luke p. Poland did not hnv
Luther o. Greene re-appointed Post
master at Woodstock, and thereb
made one never ceasing enemy in hi
own party, who contributed all in hi
power to elect Dudley G. Denison
fill the seat that "Uncle Luke" ha
occupied. Now Greene is to have hi
reward, regardless of the Civil Ser
vice Reform plank i'll the Cincinnati
platform and Hayes letter Of accep
ance, and will once more be ''whlc
is Postmaster" Denison being his RI
turning Board. --Argus and Patriot.
Luther O. Greene ofthe Standa'
has been appointed and contlrme
postmaster and our Republican bret
rem here are not happy. They clal
that he is a minority postmaster, al
that "Dud" did not ''go behind the 7
turns" Glad he is appointed. NOV
you know how it is yourselves, /
is as much entitled to the office
Hayes is to his, and no more.
March continues cold and roug
and we believe a man can catch
cold easier and keep it longer in tn
section than in any other part of Il
world.
Adam was q loafer until he g