Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31
Haze you got q hammock ifyou
have not you are not stony"


Who 10 the richest man IN Woo
stock I afks q correspondent, W
are, We have got thousands OWN
TO us from delinquent subscribers,
Fires and heavy coats arc N goot
demand this "wednesday morning,
River street used to DO u pleasan
place, but something ailS It now-th,
place ID bewitehed, A married maj
can't 90 home now about ! oolocl
at night, full Of gentle benzlne, traiI
around like the evil one, knock hl'
wife about like q foot ball, call heI
pet names, caress her face between hi,
hands 80 as 10 make II have all III,
colors Of the rainbow tho next morn
ingi brighten the children out Of their
wits, and arouse the neighbors, with
out having her got mad about 1t, pull
up her household gods aid move 10
her fathers, Some women will got
mad and have ugly iits about nothing.
Angelic boys, with good intentions
stamped on their brows, and only
wanting to try their strength, cant 60
along the sidewalk and pull of pick.
cts without having the owner watch
tor them with shotgun. We had a
little item about u "shindig" that oc.
CURED on this Same street in last
weeks AGE. A very mild, harmless
item, as the reader will remember, but
the parties got as mad at us as tho
old London fish woman did at DR..
Samuel johnson, when he pointed his
finger at her and said, "thou individu.
al." We understand they had another
"seance" since, aud that the family
delft suffered. To quote the late DR..
Powers head line, when he used to
edit the Standard, il is ali "Rum's
Doiugs." The parties are capable of
better things, and if it was not tor
the damnation dealt out in low rum
holes, and peddled about the streets
in bottles by boys that ought 10 be in
the eform school or the work house,
there would not be so many ugly
wives and family jars. Unless they
quit 1t, we shall call names and have
them prosecuted. If man must
drink, let him drink good rum and
reduce the quantity, and let this stuff
alone that has seventeen fights in
every halt pint.
We pumped the public pump men
this morning, and they say the pump
will surely be here this week. 1t was
shipped week ago, from the factory
at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
Hosea Dotsn, A. NJ, was Frustrated
with severe attack Of bleeding from
the nose the first of last week, and
has had slight attacks since, but we
are happy to state is now recovering
from them.
Mr.. o. L. Richmond is gaining
slowly. DR.. Richmond is able to ride
again.
James O'Grady, of Royalton, was
in town Friday in pursuit of ped
dlar, whom he suspected OF lifting his
wallet, which contained $115 and
some notes. He and Sheriff Hewitt
overhauled Mr.. Peddlar at Hartland,
but found nothing to show that he
was guilty. The peddlar was
"skeered" and prayed and sworo that
he never saw the wallet. The sub
stance of the case is this: Mr.. O'Gra-
dy went into the post Office, at Royal.
ton, took out his wallet to buy stamp,
LAID tho wallet down and TUNED
around to read notice, went away
without it, ard did notSmiss it until
the next morning. The peddlar was
the only man who came into the Of
fee at the time, hence the suspicion.
His prospect of finding it is not very
Aattering. James don't agree with
Shakespeare, where he says, "who
steals my purse, steals trash"
The Rev. o. K. Crosby will return
to resume services in the Universalist
church next Sunday, August 4.
O. G. Kimball keeps a parrot in his
drug store. Sunday evening it took
it into its head to walk out. The
first fight landed it on tho roof of
Jasper Hazen's house, the next in an
elm tree southwest OF Phoenix block,
and the next on Mrs. P. T. Wash
burns barn on River street, where it
was captured. The sport of chasing
it deeply interested crowd Of men
and boys for an hour orso.
Rev. o. X. Crosby will preach at
Pomfret Centre next Sunday, August