Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-03-27
March came in very well,
hut il going ut like 'ell,

The "shaughran" ~ the Town Hall this
evening, Dig play by one Of the largest
aud best companies travelling Lots ofiua
IN tho "wake" scene,
A. u, Hathaway, who has been In the
Jewelry business here ior some time, has
bought out an establishment IN North
ampton, Mass, and viii move II that
place shortly,
Don't forget Alrs Liycrmoros
Lecture "The Coming Man" At the
Town Hall, Thursday evening April
4ih, Mrs Iiyermcrc u one Of the
best lady speakers Of the age
The Village Trustees have walked
up and set the Street Lamps going,
Kerosene Lamps are set inside the
old lamps, and give very good light
Addison Palmer Is l.amp-Lighter,
The village school meeting 1T the Town
Hall Tuesday evening was SHINY attended,
The following officers were elected -
Moderator, Dr. Shcrwln; clerk, Charles
t. Montague; prudential committee, DIR,
Richmond, Rev, l., W, Hicks, i. II, Pin.
ncyj treasurer, 4, o, Scayerj collector,
Joel Eaton auditor, Chas. Chapman.
The "rcturnlng committees
not having written reports, II was voted
to adjourn until Wednesday evening of
next week, that they may report In writ.
Ing. II was proposed to raise 40 cents
tax, which should be voted down ut next
meeting 30 cents is enough, Attend
the next meeting,
Mcssrs. /, c. Mower and Lewis Rogers
leave Woodstock to-day with car load
Of one hundred thoroughbred Mcrino
Bucks, bound for San Antonio, Texas
Mcssrs, Mower and Rogers are excellent
judges Of fine wooded Sheep, and
and have selected from the best llocks In
Windsor County-a choice lot Of Stock.
windsor County Is noted for her fine
sheep. The ilock-mastcrs and farmers
ofWestcrn Texas will find this an cX-
celcnt chance TO purchase Stock Bucks
for their focks. We can recommend our
townSmcn as worthy of entire confidence
as business men and gentlemen, They
will arrive In San Antonio about the 10th
Of April. We hope our brethren of the
press there will chronicle their arrival.
Wallace Bruce's lecture, "Womcn in
Shakespeare" at the Town Hall Thursday
evening, was fairly attended and gave cx-
cellent satisfaction. Mr.. Bruce Is ready
speaker and an accomplished orator. 1t
Is difficult to say much about the numcr-
Gus lady characters in Shakespeare in an
hours talk, but Mr.. Bruce exceeded our
expectations in giving as many as he did.
The conversation between the brother and
sister, Claudio and Isabella, where he is
piNuNih5 loi ilIS anu SIiC III uJHOly III
"Measure for Measure" was finely rem
dered. Passages from the mad Hamlet,
whose spirit lowered between two worlds,
excited admiration for the speaker Moth
Ing was said about the "Merry Wives of
Windsor" Mrs. Over-done, Doll-tear-
sheat, etc. He took the highest charac-
tiers in the plays.
Charles E. II. Moore, who has been in
our employ for four years, leaves this
week for Montpelier where he has secured
"stand" on the Argus and Patriot We
regret his departure very much, and
would like to retain his services, but
"ony he who wears shoe knows where
it pinches." He is steady and industrious
and one of the best "type-lifters" we ever
had in our employ. He is going into the
most complete printing Office in the State,
and we have no doubt but what he will
progress in the ''art preservative Of all
arts"
John Gobie's COW took it. into her
head to so alott and get some hay one
day this week. She was lowered a.
gain all right.
The wood,sawing party at Lewis
Bumblebee's was success.
A genius hands US the following,
which he says it has taken HIM some
time to hunt up. 1t may be of inter.
est to the student of Geography and
others -
The Bosphorus is 16 miles long and !
mile wide and connects the waters of the
Black Sea with those of the Sea of
Marmora. The Dardanelles is mar
row strait, which unites the Marmora
with the Archipelago Sea. Constan-
tinople, the Capital Of Turkey, is stu
ated on the Bosphorus. Its harbor,
the Golden Horn, is one of the finest
in the world. The Sea of Marmora
is about 172 miles in length, and its
greatest breadth, about so miles and
is remarkable for its great depth OF
water, which in some places is $50
fathoms, or 2100 feet. Scutari is on
the Asiatic side opposite CoDstanti-
nople.
There will be no service in the Uni
yprsalist church in thia Mace next