Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-11-06

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M, next Sabbath,
Mr., Solomon Woodward IL a very
sick man, Trouble In the rsgion OF
tho heart aud swelling OF his lower
limbs. We hope he may recover
The'boy who had his hair sand pa
pered last month, IL now FOSTERING his
folks for new tlppet to protect his
ears sach Is liie'
Tho Swedish Quartette, assisted by
Miss Cayyan, gave an excellent enter
tainment at the Town Hall, Saturday
evening, to q full house, The singing
was grand, II is as easy for them TO
sins rs il would be for small boy to
roll off log. 1t was not the gymnas'
tic sort Of singing, where the voice
hangs to tho ratter of n room five min
ties, and then drops with astonishing
rapidity, but was round, sweet and
clear az tho notes from violin, Miss
Cayvans reading was great addition
to the entertainment. Her Robert Of
Lincoln, by Bryant, brought down
the house. The BWlinglon Ha'pk.
eye sketch" the father trying 10 i'm
press on his little son the story OF
George Washington and his little
Ratchet, set the house in roar of
laughter. She also read the last part
OF Shakcspeare's King Henry v,
where he makes love to the French
Catherine, "The widow Of the Great
Army" by Mann, "rhe little Girl and
her Kitten" etc. The boys are emit
tied to much credit for taking upon
themselves tho labor, to say nothing
Of the risk in meeting expenses, that
our citizens might enjoy an entertain.
men: OF so high character, as that
given by the Swedish Quartette and
Miss Cayvan, Saturday evening
In about the middle Of the concert,
Saturday evening, rascaly boy out
side the hall halloed "frc," which
startled the nervous portion Of the
audience somewhat, 1t 1t proved that
the hall or adjacent building was on
fire, there would be a sacrifice OF life
in the stampede" owing principally
to all the doors to the hall opening a..
We would vote to kill and bury at
town expense the man who persists in
hanging door to swing in, in any
public hall or church.
The hotel on cross street is kept en-
the European plan-that Is, you have
what you pay for--the rush of patrons
just now is said to be great-patrons,
principally grass widowers, married
men and boys. One married man
complained bitterly to "chum" that
he had to wait until nearly twelve
o'clock one night last week, for his
evening meal. 1t ls we'll for that man
that his wife don't know all we know
If she did she would take the butt
end of the universe to him.
Tho cold wave struck this latitude
last Saturday. An inch or two of
snow fell Monday night. Freezing
goes on and most of the snow re-
mains.
Ed. ShalIies picked several clover
blows in this village on the first inst.
This is an unhearu of thing in this
section so late in the season.
The President has appointed No.
vember 28th as day of Thanksgiv-
ing and Praise. Gov. Proctor will
probably endorse ii.
Did you ever have the tic 5 90 !
Well, you don't want it, but you want
the SPIRIT OF TIE AGE and the Bur-.
lington Ha,vheye. See advertisement
on fourth page.
Boy, put the corn to that turkey,
we shall want him in a week or two
Seasonable question. "How much
did your pig weigb7'
The boys have attacked the street
lamps and ''busted" several of them,
sometime ago, and now they NEEDLE
again, by removing chimneys, etc.
The State has put up work house
tor just such chaps at Rutland, and
they will find themselves there some
fine morning unless they behave. The
lamps serve US well, but we need more
of them, and they should be protected
from the vandalism of the small boy.