Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-07

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Ono day last week, rs Harry Gray
and lady of Lebanon, n H. was nd
ing down the steep hill from John
Fullcr's lew house in this village, tho
breechlng gave ont and lot the buggy
on to tho horse, II kicked and reared,
but tho driver kept It In the road until
hc reached Pink's blacksmith shop
There the buggy tipped over, throw
ing out the lady ono side aud bringing
Harry under it, Harry hung to tho
lines like death to q deceased African,
while the horse rau along the side
walk, striking q tree II freed itself
from the buggy aud ran NJ q steep
bank in front OF tho Slayton house
where Harry stopped it. The buggy
was badly smashed, but strange 10
say, the horse or the pa''ics were not
seriously injured
We aro glad that Mr., A. r. Bur
bank Is going TO give us another enter
tainment, with entire change Of pro-
grammc, at tho Town Hal Thursday
evening, August 10Th, Sec advertise
ment in another column
The new village pump arrived Fri
day and is now in working order II
is q handsome ono and works we'll
At u trial Saturday evening il forced
quite stream OF water on TO tho rooi
OF Mr.. Fairbanks three story build
ING. and also on 10 Jasper llazens
house. Several millions who have
tasted oi the wafer pronounce it
good. It's Il great local improve
ment. That stone trough! Who cdn
describe the beauty Of that!! The
committee ought to have their names
cut on it.
Thunder showers have been fire.
quent the past week,
Every man has his place and the
Lord never prepared another man to
fill it.
WANrEp.--Delinquent subscribers
to settle up. P. Stu answering this
advertisement please state what paper
you saw it in.
We always supposed that l'zlness
was a sin, but we notice that many
church members would put 4 Pequod
Indian to shame in this respect We
think laziness would be q good subject
for sermon.
To-day "wednesday is one hour
and two minutes shorter than the
longest day.
Vennor, the Canadian weather
prophet, says that August will be ter
ribly sultry until about the 18th or
Goth, when cold and fall-like weather
with heavy showers will set in. The
Old Farmers Almanac says the last
of August will be 'very warm and
muggy with frequent showers.
1t is as quiet as the Graves up
around Stewards factory.
Republican caucus to elect delegates
to the District Convention, will be
held at the Town Hall, Woodstock,
Saturday next at 4 o'clock p, m.
The public pump is running. Now
then, good people of quiet W oodstock
what will you howl for next.
We have had week Of peace on
River street, we'll disposed citizens
are thankful and hope it will continue
Peace is great blessing ole that
is slow to anger is better than the
mighty and he that ruleth his spirit
than he that taketh a city, "Wine
Isl mocker, strong drink is raging !:
and whosoever is deceived thereby is
not wise" q.
Mr.. M. NJ. Dinsmore, OF Hartland
has an apple tree,--a pound swee''ng,
that had fl ait and blossoms on it In
July. A rare thing.
How mad it makes a man to 60 to
disciple of Esculapius for advice
and have him charge him So for tell
ing him to put on an all wool under
shirt.
The contrariness Of this dog'day
weather is seriously interfering with
the successful winding up of the hay
ing season.
Nevada papers, instead of speaking
OF a deceased citizen as being widely
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