Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-09-11

meeting at DR.. Boynton's, Saturday
afternoon next,
Beautiful tall weather, No frost
10 this section yet,
Frank Marsh shot u blue heron on
the banks Of tho Quechec In front OF
our residence on River Street one
morning last week, that measured ~
inches from TIP to tip Of wings, aud
20 inches from bcak TO talons,
liurghers aud farmers are wrestling
with their corn patches
Mrs. Johnson d Tewksbuy have
just received big stock Of Fall style
Millinery Goods, consisting Of bon.
nets, hats, caps, flowers, laces, rib
bons, etc, etc, that are awful pretty,
and they are telling them awful
cheap Just drop in aud See
Capt George u, French and wife
have just returned home from an e1-
tended tonr of the far West, looking
somewhat bronzed, but healthy.
Mr., Cephas Harding of Pomfrct
has shown us n cora stalk that
measures l2l feet high ! How is that
ior high'
Prof Reed, the Snowman, was in
town one evening last week, aud the
boys "run" on him as usual, What
the boys want on such occasions is an
alopathic dose ofraw.hide.
NIm. Joe BE i, Sir, fell down stairs
the other d.. The system was
Jared some, but no bones were brok.
en-. The stairs stood firm.
A father and soYnp in the NcClay
neighborhood, VIC believe they call the
senior Stephen. sold one Of four burgh-
ers some wool the. other day in the
-garret and weighed it TO him out of
the cellar, Tor which little slelght of
hand performance the parties were
arranged before a Justice, Saturday,
and paid 1925 and costs.
AT the Universalist convention
held here recently the following
named officers tor the ensuing
year we're elected: President, Rev i
M Tlllo,son, of st Johnsbu,y; vice.
president, Hosea V French, Of Wood
stock secretary, Rev N H Harris, of
Brattleboro: treasurer, Robert Tower
Of Rshmond, p O.; trustee George
Allen of Waterloo p c.; preacher Of
the occasional sermon, Rev O * Cros-
by, of Woodstock alternate, Rev j
Vincent, Of Barre.
The types did our Representa-
tive H. c. Lockwood injustice last
week. His majority was ia instead
of IA, as ii read. From the number
of votes reported for each candidate
the reader would see that it was
mistake, 1t was handsome majority.
Summer has gone, but can you
swing your memory over the vanished
months and tell where it has gone :?
LIBRARY No1uE.-All ladies, who
are interested in founding Public
Library in Woodstock, are requested
to meet at the house Of DR.. Boynton,
on Saturday, the 14th inst at clock
in the afternoon.
Mr. Lewis Rogers was very much
surprised Monday evening, in the alb
sence of Mrs. r., in having his neigh
bore and friends invade his domicile,
loaded down with tin and glass ware,
furniture, etc. They got the start OF
him in REMEMBERING that it was the
10th anniversary of his married life
Mrs. r. returned shortly, Slew" was
quoted. and the evening passed mer-
rily. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers return
thanks to all concerned IN 1t. 1t was
truly a surprise to them.
One Of our Printers was stricken
with disease this week, and it was
rumored that be had the Yslloso Eeoe,.,
Che always has the worst disease of any
son Of Adam aud we thought it
might be true, but on inquiry Of his
doctor be says it is nothing but an old
chronic affair, and that he will be out
again in a day or two.
Frank Darby says there will be
"Blood Blood |! Iago ~ unless the
authorities take some notice of the
attempt of Mrs. Lsrsbee 70 shoot him,
spoken Of last week.
Read Nasty on Finances OIL the
first page Of this paper. w.