Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

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The Sons Of Ten 9rance have had
their hall painted, II looks better
The County Convention 81 Con-
gregational Ministers u being held
here to-day Tuesday,,
Hugh +, Howe has made great I'M
provements In tho locks OF his resi-
dcnce, aud Il now giving II coat
OF pant. River street Is looking up
every day,
The park fence Is going up rapidly
Justin Mckenzie, ESQ., aud Hosea
Doton, A, NJ, superlntcnd and cngi'
ncer, while Charles Raymond, Horace
Lockwood aud John Gilman, do the
mechanical part aud boss squad Of
laborcm. 1t will be completed this
week, The delightful shade aud the
excitement OF putting II up, has been
fully enjoyed by yc men of "no par,
ticular business" Where they will
strike a job next is not settled upon
The Democrats Of this town
(Woodstock) are requested to meet IN
caucus at the AGE Office Saturday
evening, June sth, at "a o'clock p. M,
for the purpose Of elecling three dele
gates to the state convention at Mont
peier June Goth.
Pen ORDER TowS Cow,
In our report Of the surprise to
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham, not being
present ourself, q few slight mistakes
occurred. Esq, after j. NJ. Buck
man was improper, and the word
elderly was printed aged. We are
glad the party took no offence at the
mistakes
Warm weather struck this latitude
last Sunday, and garden truck is
moving right along. Grass and Eng
lish grain never looked better at this
season. DR.. Randall, who has made
some observations on apple trees, etc,
says the fruit crop will be large.
Tommy Of the Observer is lec,uring
the state press on morals aud manners.
Tommy reminds us OF Goldsmiths
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. small head, etc.
The Forrest Dramatic Association
gave an entertainment at the Town
Hall, Friday evening last, to full
house. The plays were the "Alaniac
Lover and "Woodcock's Little
Game" The boys and girls did very
well, especially IN the farce. but trag
edy is too much for them. In COM
edys they are at home every time.
1t is only about three weeks to the
Fourth of July If Woodstock is to
have a celebration it is time to be
thinking the matter over She can
haug out perforated tin lantern, with
tallow candle in 1t, and fire few
old muskets anyway.
Decoration Day passed off about as
usual in this place. There was large
crowd of people present from the rural
districts. 1t being rainy the exercises
were held in the Town Hall, after
which procession was formed, head
ed by the Woodstock Cornet Band.
and marched to the cemetery where
each grave was decorated with the
bloom of the season. The number OF
soldiers in the procession was smaller
than usual. The prayer by Rev. Mr..
Crosby was fervent and eloquent; and
the address by Rev. Mr.. Frost was
brief, pointed, and well delivered, in
which our legislators got deserving
and powerful slaps for their immoral
and profigate conduct.
VIM. Davis, of this village, handed
us a curiosity, the other day. 1t is a
well preserved copy of the "Ulster
County Gazette" printed at Kingston,
N. Y, Saturday, Jan. 4th, 1900. 1t
is printed on fine brown paper, and is
in heavy mourning over the death OF
George Washington, which occurred
Dec. IA, 1899, aged 6s years. 1t con-
tains foreign news, letters OF condo
lehce from President Adams and 9th
ers OH the death of the "Father Of the
country" and the usual advertisements
of country paper, among which is
one that reads, ga negro wench for
sale by John Choonmaker, jun, OF
Rochester"
The procession of hand organs is
now moving briskly over the land.
If something would put them about
four feet into the land 1T would