Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-10-02

dissolved partnership
III. Rowland, OF Pomfret, has trad
cd his farm with johnson aud Boyn-
ton for their mill property ut English
Mills, Mr.. Elmer Abbott who has
run the mill since last spring goes 10
Barnard TO live,
Dr. G. w. Cotton has rented tho
Gallup house, and will move into tho
same rs soon rs the repairs AFRO CON-
lleted,
Lee Hart, u careless sort OF ayouth,
went to the house OF Stillman French,
Esq, In Pomfret, to 60 hunting with
his son Frank, last Saturday. lie
took Franks gun down, II double
barrellcd one, which was heavily load
cd with buck shot, and commenced
fooling with it, Miss French told
him il was loaded, but he kept on
iooling with il until one Of the bar
rels went of, which made things live
" fol few minutes, Miss French 70
cCivcd two Of tho shot, Que in her
finger aud one in her leg A dog
near by received few shot IN the car,
and the plastcring and floor of the
room was badly wrecked Frank
"wcnt" heartily for Hart, and no sit
out on the double quick
a South Woodstock man in our
Office the other day, who has not en-
listed in this ''cruel war" says that
the post office at the above place is
better managed now than it has been
at any time within the past twenty
years.
Young ladies are busy thus early
pressing autumn leaves. We wish
they would press the boys to leave
earlier
The house fly is getting "rhcuma,-
icky" in his hind legs, aud the bald
headed man has no sympathy for him.
The Windsor County Fair can be
set down as a success this year Some
over $1,000 was taken. The second
day did tho business, it was fair and
the attendance unusually large. The
third day was showery, but there was
a lair attendance. The agricultural,
mechanical. and industrial depart
ments were well filled and reflected
great credit upon the citizens Of
Windsor County. Several of our
citizens contributed largely to the
show in the way of curiosities, mon
slrosities, and works of art. The
Woodstock Cornet Band furnished
excellent music on the occasion. The
boys being all at home from their
summer mornings, they filled the val
ley with the music of "Auld Lang
Syne." The address 10y Prot HUI
bert OF Middlebury college. was a
scholarly but tame affair-it was not
diversified enough for an agricultural
address. The subject, "Publc Spirit"
was well enough 1t is a good spirit
to have-but he dwelt on it until he
wore it thread-bare. He begun with
it and closed with it. "Hard times
was evident from the small amount of
business done at the eating saloons,
many farmers bringing their luncheon
with them, and spreading their tables
on the grounds. The usual number
OF vendors of haberdashery were
present. Hank White drew the larg-
est crowds, but when he put up a
package in which was linen hand
kerchief that he said was worth a
quarter-the price asked for the
whole-an old lady stepped up and
saidsske could buy cart loads of them
in Boston for two cents apiece, Hanks
mouth became paralyzed for the time
being. We never knew his moath to
go back on him SO completely before.
We have not time to particularize
farther this week, and will close by
referring the reader to the list of pre-
miums published on the first page Of
this paper.
Henry Gushing, of this place,
bought horse and carriage OF George
E. Trask, of Perkinsville, last week,
and seon after learned that property
answering the description OF his pur-
chase had been stolen from Trask's
father at Mt. Holly. The thief has
disappeared and the property has
been claimed and carried off by the
owner, without reinbursing Mr.. Cush.
ing, who thinks the whole thing is
put up" JOB between the father and
son. Henry takes it coolly. Well,
the robb'd that smiles steals some.