Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-02-20
Woodstock,
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IL isan old Canadian proyerb that zine
DAYS in February are all borrowed nom
April," Ifso II will bo well to be pTepar'
cd with fresh galoches aud waler'Proois
for the coming woman's month
The third Lecture OF the Course
(foe) will be gwen by Rev o. Is
Crosby in the Town Hall, FRIDAY
evening, March Isl, The Snhle" wl''
he given hereafter
Mrs, Ann Eliza, the 10Th wife OF
Brigham Young, will tell the people
OF Woodstock aud vicinity what she
knows about the ,ate Prophet and
Polygamy generally, at the Town
Hall Friday evening, March slh'-
All the women will want TO see and
hear Ann Eliza-and the men too
An exchange says, and with a good
deal Of truth, "Thc poorest kind OF Il
citizen is he who is ciernally running
down his own town. lie can see
nothing good in it, Taxes are too
high the roads are good for nothing !
there ia no business life no spirit of
enterprise no prospect OF growth !
nobody to take the place OF the lead
ING business men when they die the
whole concern is going down hill at n
breakncck speed, and nobody has sense
enough to put on the brakes"
s. L, Sterling, Grange Agent, who has
had his head quarters In a. {. Priors
Boot and Shoe Store, has rented G. Hen
rvs "Flat Iron" room In Stone Block
which will be hij base for business soon,
a party from Concord, n. IL have
leased the Fairbanks store On the
corner, and intend to do u big bust.
ness in The manufacture Of Ready
Made Clothing. We understand that
they are TO employ from fifteen to
twenty girls. The store is now being
put in order.
Ed. X. Slack has traded his farm
that he purchased shot time ago,
with Chas. Blossom for his block on
Central Street. Mr.. Slack has also
bought out n. {. Thompson's grocery
stock in the same block, and will Car
ny on the business.
Read the advertisement headed ''to
the public in another column. The
proprietor OF the article says that "'he
children cry for it" and that it is n
good thing for an Indian on the war;
path when he is raising a scalp.
The friends ond neighbors Of
Chauncy Richardson, Esq, give him
a birthday party today "wednesday
it being his S5th.
The Town Hall was packed to its
utmost capacity on Wednesday eve
ring, Feb 18th, to listen to lecture
from Prof. Vim. l, Marshall, of Fitch
burg, Mass upon Yellowstone Park,
as illustrated by the Stereopticon, en-
titled San Evening in Wonderland. "
Every picture brought forth exclama-
tons OF and wonder and admiration,
and the graphic description OF each
geyser, mud spring, boiling spring,
canon and mountain, was listened to
with marked attention The lecture
was the freshest and most important
Of any of the course, and gave eutlre
satisfaction to all who have an eye tor
the marvellous in nature and art. This
literary and pictorial lecture has the
endorsement of,he leading minds of
the country who have heard and wit
messed it. 1t should be repeated in
every town in the United States. We
will refer to this matter more at length
at some future time. Parties wishing
tor steroscopic views Of the National
Park can address as above
The Montpelier Journal truthtully
says :-Patronize home de; lers it
will nearly always be found to be The
cheapest and the best way. And the
advertising columns OF your local
newspaper will be found to be a pretty
certain index of where the best goods
can be found at the lowest prices
Remember the County Temperance
Convention at the Town Hall, Friday
of this week at IL O'Clock 4. hi. BY
special request Rev. o. X. Crosby
will address the meeting on the sub
ject of Temperance.
John Clapp, one OF the early settlers
on River Street, has sold his home
stead, located on said street, to
Carlos Mower for $1,000 We under
stand Mr. Clapp is to move down the
street and occupy a tenement in his