Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-19
The weather Is warmer aud ycge'
lallpn i doing better
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Remember the great play, 9Th
Drummer Hoy Of Shiloh, at Tho Tow
Hall, Thursday, Friday, and saturda!
evenings Of this week,
Wparp glad to learn this TUESDAY
Morning that Mr. o, l., RlchmonC
h better, aud that the Swclllng IN hi
arm has gone down and the pam In tn
hare has greatly abated, LockJaV
was feared at one time but the crisis
Is passed, we hope,
The editor Of the Standard and
his family took the wings Of tho morn
Ing on Monday Tor the editorial gather
ing at Brandon to-day
The Park fence is being painted
aud IA man can tell the color-not
even the artists lhcm,elyeS,-
Avtril's fluid is all they know about
II, We call II cream color, All il
wanted was touching up Of The
color that waS alrerdy on the osts--
dark red, Dccayng vegetable mat
ter and dirt will give "crcamy" q
ha"dsome appearance in the fall of
the year.
o H. Freeman's new soda fountain
continues to be the great attraclion,-
Drop in and try it, Advertisement
next week.
Jasper II. Gilbert, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm. ID, Gilbert, Of this village,
died Of quick consumption in Boston,
Mass, on the 18th inst, aged 26 years
and 4 months. lie was first taken
with diphihera, which terminated as
above, Jasper learned the printers
trade in our Office and worked in vari.
Gus Offices in the state, and for a long
time on the st. Adams advertiser.
lie went to Boston some two years
ago. and was in the employ Of Rand,
Avery e. Co., book publishers, at the
time he was taken with his last sick
ness He was young man Of more
Than ordinary ability, studious, indus.
tiious, gentlemanly in his bearing
stood in the front rank of his profess
sion, and won the esteem of his fellow
craftsmen, and all others with whom
he was brought in contact. His pa
rents were with him, his mother to
the very last, although in feeble
state Of health, and accompanied bis
remains home. where his funeral took
place on Saturday last His paren,s
wish to return their sincere thanks to
bis fellow. craftsmen and others in
Boston for their numerous. acts of
kindness and brotherly affection also,
to neishbors and friends here. AS
the mother looked upon the face of
her dead boy, the joy of her life and
hope OF her declining years, the bloom
OF manhood wilhered in 1ay, this
familiar line came to her soul to COM
fort her.
'Aslecp in Jesus, Oh, how sweet"
Drummer BoY.-Extensive prepa-
ratiohs arc being made for the produc-
ton of lhis drama. 1t has been pre-
sented in all or most of the principal
cities in the United States, filling the
largest Opera Houses and often hun
dreds could not find seats. 1t comes
to us with twelve years of unprece-
dented success.
The Democrats OF this town met in
caucus at the AGE Office on Saturday
evening last to elect delegates to at
tend the convention at Montpelier on
Thursday Of this week. The meeting
was called to order by William D
McMaster. Richard Dana was elected
sec' etary. They then proceeded to
elect delegates who are as follows:
VIM. D. McMaster, Henry Gushing,
II FL. Fl. Rood and Austin E. SIM
mons; Substitutes, Lewis Rogers, D. ,
A. White, B. II. Pinney and L. w. ,
Wilson.
Our neighbors, old and young, I
dwelling in the valleys of the Ottau- t
quechee and White River and vicinity, +
are urgently invited to join us in
''basket picnic at Barron's Grove on C
The Fourth OF July, to have a good v
line and become better friends. Any c
bands of music that may come will be s.
warmly welcomed and will add much
% the pleasure Of those present. The Z
allway charge will be very low, and O
hose who are unable to pay any fare {
AN have free ride. Woodstock r.
sunday schools, by J. F. Mckenzie, "
:. Il. Jones, II. B. Reed. G. w. Say. 81
ward, L. G. Soutbgate, Committee. v
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