Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-01

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the fare Tor tramps here,
10 every Joy Ia appended a sorrow
Joe Bean, ST., when arrested had hl
bottle with Inn and he was happy
but on reaching the jail Mr. Hewitt
discovered the nozzle of IL sticking
out Of his pocket, aud took 1t awal
from him, aud Joe was Il man ofgici
Tho evening air Is not yet full 0
what Elizabeth Stewart Phelps calls
"thc aromatic odor OF the early bon
fire. II is too wet for It,
The Methodist Conference which open
Cd here on Tuesday Is progressing finely
The number Of ministers Is quite large
about ljO-aud The resident brother, Rev
o. ~. Boutwell,, Is entitled to great cred
II for his eXerlions In looking cut fol
their temporal needs, Many Of them are
accompanied by their wives or daughters
They seem to be pcaceablc, well dis
posed set Of icllow-ncarly all In In the
"Scar and yellow lear OF life. Conference
Sermon this "wednesday by Rev. j. W.
Guernsey, The following Is the pro.
gramme for the remainder Of the week,
including Sunday Thursday,-2.S0 T.
NJ, Temperance Anniversary. Speaking,
Rcys, c. p, Taplln, j, Wallace, p. NJ,
Frost. Evening, Missionary Sermon by
Rev, A. b. TruaX.-Friday.- +. NJ,
An Address to Sunday School Workcs
by Rev. J. fireman, d. d., Of New York,
Evening, Anniversary of the n. England
Education Society, Speaking, Revs. c..
Tabor, n. w. Wilder, w. d. Malcolm.
-Saturday-2. Z. NJ, Anniversary Of the
Sunday School Union. Speaking, Reys. G
+. Buckley, W. II. Hyde, S. Donaldson.
Evening, Anniversary of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society. Speakers,
Mrs. Rev. A. NJ, Wheeler, Mrs. Rev. G. H.
Bckford, Miss Fanny Sparkcs. Sunday,
90 NJ, Conference Love Feast. 1890,
Sermon by Bishop G. Haven, and ordina-
ton Of deacons. 2.30p. NJ, Sermon by
ordination of Elders. Even
ing, Missionary Meeting, Speakers, Rows.
A. M. Folger, w. Underwood, S. Donald.
son.
Hosea Doton, A. NJ. is laying out
the curves and angles for the new
Park fence, which is to arrive from
Manchester, n, Ii. in a couple OF
weeks. James Anderson, gardener,
is taking out the old stumps Of large
trees blown down at different times,
also, the knurly, stunted young ones,
and replacing them with handsome
young naples. Since the old fence
has been removed, the trees trimmed,
and the grass raked, the Park has
looked splendid.
April has been a remarkably wet
and cloudy month. Some genius
who has kept the run of it says there
has been but two bright and shiny
days during the month. Consequent
ly, farming has not progressed much,
but there is no time lost.
James p. Dean, Esq, Barnard
boy, now Engineer on the Boston q
Maine r. r., was in town Monday,
and paid the AGE Office social visit.
James is doing well, looking vel,
and as large as ever--''may his shadow
never be less
Joe Bean, ST., took little too
much benzine on board Saturday and
Mr.. Hewitt invited him to spend the
Sabbath III the cooler" He was
his bed for the night on Hen.
RVS meadow, being too tired to reach
home, a few rods further en-. when Mr..
Hewitt found him. His son Joe was
too "wide' "down street" and he was
invited to keep his father company.
They were liberated Monday morning.
VIM. Z. Warby, Fred A. Warden
and Lizzie Warden, tramps pretend
ing to hail from Lowell, Mass, put in
an appearance at Ludlow, the other
day, and stole horse from Calvin
Bixby, mile or two out of the vii
lage, and passed on. Sheriff Stimson
tracked them into the town of Viii
ting, arrested them, and brought them
before Justice G. M. Mason of Lud-
low, who bound the men up in the
sums OF six hundred dollars each and
The lady in $500, and not having the
scrip they are now boarding here with
iailor Hewitt. They had four horses
in their possession when arrested.
The woman is only 16 years old and
IS SAID to be '.screamer.'
The Woodstock Brass Band will
play in the Park Friday evening"
weather permitting.