Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-02-20
Correspondence.
Letter from White River Junction.

LSftSi NOM Whiip iAFpi ShhShSh
Enron AGE-I snatch y leisure mo-
meRl from tbs Whirl Of time 10 let you
know that tive still live" and grow Ia
goodness and greatness 10 this place
Not for years has there been 30 muel,
liip and activity here as during the past
few weeks, The Junction Is rapidly out
stripping us less favored nelglibors and
bids fair 10 become IN the not distant
future the center of trade aud commerce
OF eastern Vermont, as II has already long
eBJ ,yei that distinction asa railroad
center ~ turning ffom the present 10
the paSt aud comparing III condition TO-
day as regards population, trade and gem
eral thFift, viii its condition ton OF even
i've years ago, one can readily e0mpfeT
lend the progress which Is being made Ia
the direction I have indicated, IN lle
way Of manufactures facilities are ahofd-
ed which IN some respects are not 10 DO
surpassed, aud already ! learn there are
ia contemplation several enterprises
which II carried 10 q successful conclusion
will materially add 20 the thrlfl OF the
locality,
Already our merchants arc drawing
trade from neighbonpg towns, some
customers coming nom ton 10 tr(con
miles 10 avail themselves Of the oppof'
tunIty for purchasing goods aud groceries
Ut the lowest living prices, Al COTS aud
At Perria's they are selling some articles
for less than they can DO obtained In Hos
ton, T., II, Dagley, tour TN man, Que
Of the squarest traders in Vermont j.
doing a large business, Uncle Dau, Til
den holds his own ~ "aourlsl," Col.
A, j, Grover II deseIycdlY adding to his
wealth ~ TO his popularity frCm day TO
day, and all who have the good fortune TO
deal with that gentleman Invariably so
away mentally declaring him 10 be the
"best fellow out Of Jall'-and not few
embracing republicans as well Us 'raal
ould dImoefats," declare they'll vote for
"Jack" for the Legislature next flll.--
We believe IN brains down here, and the
Colonel carries large qualify OF them
under his hat But enough OF this for the
present. The Junction Restaurant has
Justly obtained world wide reputation,
aud anything that could say In praise OF
that establishment or Of is managers
would only be useless repetition ofwhat
everybody knows aud acknowledge
The same might be said with reference TO
the Junction House, which Is by universal
consent the best regulated public house
IN Vermont, as well as the best paying
one. As Uncle Asa's genial countcnancc
Is usually to be seen about the premises,
aud his silvcry voice may also OCCASION
ally be hcard-as Uncle Asa advances In |
wears his voice becomes somewhat toned |
down-yct can assert with no fear Of
contradiction that he still commands the |
good old Kings English with his ancient
yig,r and deyterly unlmpaircd. In order
fully to appreciate this prince Of landlords
II Is necessary for one to study him. lie
Is cmnen,ly one of those who always
swear their garment the rough side out"
Outwardly rough, with strong native
combativcncss, ever ready for IN SEN
asraiee,' wat %GarJG61f'tRh lMeTpSf
throbbcd. There are many poor families
in our midst that have been the recipients
Of fayors which they have often been
to credit to ",hc unknown"
l intended to speak oftl,at distinguish
cd organ Of the "nobilty'-t the Observer
which continues to slobbcr It's "soft
soap" over the elite, and to turn out its
editorials by the CARLOAD, and
beg" and "borc" for existence. When
Thomas Hale retired from the manage
nent Of the Vermont Journal, many years
Igo, he was esteemed, and justly so, a
person OF sound and vigorous mind. and
possessing some claims to distinction as
an editor and manager of country news
paper. But it was with mingled scnti-
nents Of compassion and contempt that (
sensible people witnessed in his first issue
# the ''Obser, or" the idiotic antics, that
his efforts, in an article ..
nder the caption, after an Absence of :,
twenty Years." to "trot out" two or three
Individuals Of more or less influence in the
everal towns where his paper circulates. I
his tendency of "toadying," etc., is {
manifest in every issue of the paper. l 6
ope for better things. Yours, etc. q
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