Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-23
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TIE West femaikihg upon which u
unregenerale says-lhal IL a lucky u
diyidual who can go West aud relnr
with his own pelt, these times,
Henry u, ellison has been NAL
Ing sundry improvements on his pren
ises, IN tho shape OF new outbuilding'
u, q, Parker recently slaughtere
two hogs, whose weight (dressed) %
gregaled 1870 lbs
The Gospel meetings held NJ u
Hall during the past week were q sue
eess,-at least So in point Of the larg
audiences which were drawn out
Elder Daman-who conducted III,
meetngs-ia an able aud interesting
speaker, as well ~ u profound anC
original thinker
-lielow We give an abstract Of ecu
sus Of tho School district, ~ taken by
the district clerk, Ia January ; Whole
number Of families, OF number hay
ing children under twenty years Of
age, 70 / number Of children under
twenty years Of age, 40,
Our citizens have replenished
theT Ice houses the past week with
Ice taken from the river The leo
was OF fair quality aud from ten TO
twelve inches in depth.
The old boys aud young, togeth-
en- with the maidens employed the
beautiful evenings OF tho past week in
coasting down TIE highway by the
,awmill, beginning at the summit
near the residence Of Benz, Carpenter
md going soma distance after passing
through the bridge,
IA lew cases Of chicken'pox have
,ecn reported,
The Auction held at the residence
II Charles Shattuck on Saturday, was
rot very fully attended.
Justin Mckenzie & Co., have in
heir employ large number Of men
in cutting wood on the Levi
Damon place, 80 known, south of the
il!agc, BY terms Of contract the
ogG are TO be sawed-,nstcad Of
hopped-into four feet wood.
The wood 600 cords) contracted
y Mr.. Gushing, to be cut and hauled
0 the depot grounds, IS being deliver.
d.
The authorities have prohibited
casting on the public roads.
Mrs. Alvin Miles of Massachu-
atts, formerly n resident of this place
as been visiting IN town the past
wo weeks.
REV. Mr.. Chase delivered an ex
client discourse last Sabbath, touch
g the vice of "profanity.'
The four first verses of Luke, 2lst
HAPPIER, read "And he looked up,
nd saw the rich men casting their
fits into the treasury. And he saw
$50 certain poor widow casting in
lither two mites And he said, OF a
nth, | say anto you, that this poor
idow has cast in more than Mey all
or all these have of their abundance
ast in unto the offerings of God, but
'e OF her penury hath cast in all the
wing that she had" We have been
'customed TO see heralded in the pub.
, journals the names Of the hundred
I'd thousand dollar donors as desery-
g of special praise for their generos-
y. There are many persons who, IN
lying from five to twenty dollars for
e advancement Of a good cause,
ink they have acted quite as gener-
lsIy as the few who of their album.
'ucc have given much larger
mount. With al honor to the veal
y giver, let us be at least just to the
,oor widow" who has cast in her two
ties. "Credlt to whom credit be
le'
Rev. Allen Daman continues his
Dor here until Thursday evening, in.
ading the latter evening. There
i'll be 10 meeting Monday evening,
'Wever.
MANY OF the ACES readers ex-
ess themselves interested IN the re.
,ious discussion between Rev. 3 Bal.
u and Daman. Mr.. Ballou seems to ,
an emineutly aLle expounder Of the I
riptures, whi,e Mr.. Damau does full
'tice to his side ot the question,
artlan4.
Miss Ella Perkins is teaching
'ging school in the "union district !
MIR. l.. A. Shedd is teaching sing. '
, school in the Webster district, So s