Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-09
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Business II still dead at A. T. Stew
arts Factory, No improvements,

Business II still dead at A. I, Stew
arts Factory, No improvements
Leonard Pratt Is better aud IL able
TO ride out occasionally, Wcarc glad
to see him out again
The boy who received u Christmas
present of a jack knife may be known
by rags on hia fingers
There were about 100 couples ut
Giil'ord's Eighth OF January baIl ~
South Woodstock last TUESDAY
evening,
We would call the attention OF the
reader to Frank Simmons sad IN an
other column, Frank Is young man
who will meet you on the square
every time.
NJ. Goodale has u large stock OF nice
furniture that he is selling at ruinously
low prices. See advertisement in this
paper
Rev, Allan Damon will preach IN
the Town Hall next Sunday afternoons
and evening Services at j! and %
y. m. Mr.. Damon is u good speaker
and we hope the people will turn out
and hear him.
1t is reported to us on good author
ity that the Grand Jury were fully jus
tilted, from the evidence presented, III
finding 4 bill against DIX" Dix and
a "pions lawyer" manipulated the
"elderly lady" in such way in taking
her testimony to be presented in
Court, that she told n different story,
she lot being able to attend in person,
and the "pious lawyer went upon
the stand with the elderly lady's ahi'
davit, and got Dx's head out,
Next Sunday, at o'clock p. M,
Rev. o. X. Crosby will preach from
End Thess., 2: II, l2-"And for this
cause God shall send them strong de-
fusion, that they should believe lie
that they all might be damned who
believed not the truth, but had pleas
ure in unrightcousness.
The annual village meeting was
held on Monday evening at the Town
Hall and the following business was
done THE meeting was called to or
der by Geo. w. Paul, clerk then the
following officers were elected for the
year ensuing-Chairman r. S. South.
gate clerk, Chas. NJ. Marsh Treas
urer, Chas. r. Montague; collector
VIM. Il. Hewitt trustees, Justin f.
Mckenzie, Warren c. French, Enos
r. Jennings, Charles Chapman,
Joseph S. Richmond fire wardens,
Orlando L. Richmond, Norman M.
Hoisington, Thomas O. Seaver, Chas.
NJ. Perry, Libert B. Marble; Thomas
o. Seaver, chairman of the fol mer
board Of trustees reported that the
net debt of the village is from S4lo to
$40. Mr. Chandler OF the commit
tee on the Park fence, reported that
the committee had not fully decided
in regard to the fence tc be used, but
thought that the expense of suitable
fence would be about $500 to the vii
lage. A tax of 10 cents on the dollar
was voted to pay the village indebted
ness and the running expenses of the
current year. 1t was moved land vot'
ed that the trustees be authorized to
take action in regard to preserving
and caring for the Park trees, and set
ting out new ones where needed, and
to exercise particular care in regard
to the Park. The names of the per-
sons against whom uDcollected taxes
remain were read, which taxes amount
to about $4,000. John $. Eaton,
Charles Chapman and Mark E Stay
ton were appointed a committee to
inquire into the question of Reser-
volrs for the village and to report at a
subsequent meeting. 1t was voted
that the question of the abatement of
uncollected taxes be referred to the
trustees. Voted that the meeting be
dissolved.
We have had a "spell of weather"
since our last issue that for severity
is rarely equalled 10 Vermont. About
eight inches of snow tell Friday-the
first of the season to amount to any
fbinn-attar which IL co,tinuad IN
grow colder. Sunday night the spirit
in Mr.. Dotons thermometer was
crushed doaon to 32o and on Monday
night to 500 During this. time
the fluid in the tubes Of man naturally |
inclined toward red hot stove. This
morning "wednesday it has "let up"