Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-11-20

week have blest mankind greatly, The
snow has disappeared, the weather Is
warm, and tbe prospect tor more rain
Ia good.
Mr. Lockwood bill, introduced
before tho legislative committee ask
Inc that tho town Of Woodstock DO
allowed TO vote on iull amount OF
town stock Ia tho Woodstock II, H.,
instead Of iOper cent OF It rs now
fixed by charter, was defeated. This
Ia wrong, Woodstock owning nearly
half Of the capital stock Ia said road
should have power to protect her III
terests by vote,
A Montpelier paper heads an article
"The Next Worlds Fair" We did
nj know before that they held fairs IN
the next world"
Governor Proctor has issued his
death warrant tor turkey, II will be
found IN another column.
Remember tho Methodist Festival
at tho Town Hall this "wednesday
evening.
There will be social dance at
Written Hall tomorrow Cfhursday)
evening. Good music will be in at
tendance. Tickets 10 hall so cents
A general invitation extended to al.
There will be n Cotillon Party at
Town Hall, Pomiret Centre, Oh Tues
day eve, Nov. 20. Music by the well
known and efficient Woodstock Quad.
rifle Band-sis pieces. No better
music can be secured for dances for 80
little "hard money! Dancing from
7tol. Full bill so cents. a gener'
al invitation extended to all.
We find the following in an ex-
change. Is tia fish story :" "E. Ii.
Slayton of South Woodstock has a
sheep with perfect miniature mouth
inside one of lis ears teeth, tongue
and all complete, which opens and
shuts when the sheep chews her cud.'
If it is true that "children and fools
tell the TRUTH the current story about
the proprietoress Of the mansion on
Cross street is a hard one.
Our friend, E. B. Adams, Esq, of
St Louis, was elected circuit Judge by
a handsome majority at the late cleo
ton in that city. This is high com.
pliment to Mr.. Adams legal ability
and his worth as citizen. His
friends here will De glad to learn OF
his success, for he deserves it every
time.
The harrington Sunday Reo'e'0
saws that Mrs. Hammond's revival
meetings are a success, and that many
hard characters have come forward
determined to commence new lite.
Can't something be done 10 bring
"Cllnt" of the clipper forward in the
path of grace?
The fall examination OF teachers for
this town will be held at the High
School House, this week Saturday,
Nov. 23, commencing ats A. NJ.
Elder Daman will hold meetings in
the Town Hall next Sabbath. Ser.
vices the same as last Sunday All
are invited TO attend.
When rural citizen comes to town
the first thing he looks tor is some
street crossing over which to hitch
his team. This is a great inconvenl-
ence to pedestrians in wet weather.
Some of our republican friends
think Roscoe Conklin, of New York,
is a bigger man than old Grant. just
now, and that he wifi be put upon
the presidential track by their party
in 1880.
The light SHOWS make the old chaps
think of the mornings when they
used to track rabbits and partridges-
oh, ever so many years ago.
That man with bad smile and
shoulders like load of hay, whom
we referred to short time ago as
waiting for his supper" had some
unpleasantness with his wife lately
and she referred to the matter in a
pointed and eloquent manner. He
didn't applaud any during the deliv-
cry.
Those of our readers who wish for
tirst.class orthodox, evangelical
weekly newspaper will do well to read
the advertisement of the New York
Observer in our paper to-day. The