Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-01

table above.
II q man feels that no positively
must make a show ofhls authority, he
can build high board fence
A garden has its sad days a. well
as its joyous ones, and the sadde'l OF
MI comes At tho Gloss Of tho year.
The years pleasures ARE over, and
hope lies buried with the sleeping
plants. Even the cold, frosty Gays
OF January are better than these clos
ing ones.
Charley Moore, formerly u typo IN
the AoE Office, aud now OF the Mont
pelier Argus, Is "ieercating' in Bar
nard and Woodstock lew days
Charley has bemome proficient in the
"art preventative" aud his ambition
is to Ego up higher
The Seleclmen advertise for bids
for building the proposed new road
on the south bank Of the Quechee, IN
tho Lincoln district.
Beautiful weather this warm and
shiny.
An excellent story may be found on
the first page Of this paper,
DR.. Sherwin has returned from N.
Y. Seeing him across the street, we
should say he was better. No doubt
those Flaps" through that hot room
helped him,
Prof. Hazard is a denizen of South
street. lie had a little "onpleasant-
ress" with his wife one day last week,
growing out of some domestic rela.
tions. The Prot "knows the right,
but still the wrong pursues." lie was
discouraged, and ordered case OF
"Tibbets" to cheer him up, and it ar
rived all safe Saturday night. He
went for 1t. Sunday he wss feeling
glorious and thought he would make
visit to his brother, "Calitornia JIM
on Church Hill. Of course he charged
inside and out before he started. They
talked and drank and drank and
talked, but a knotty subject came up
that they could not dispose Of and
they came to a clinch. Jim was bad.
ly demoralized from the effects Of the
'juice," the Prof. had got over the
first shock of it, was "acclimated."
consequently Re was "boss" of the
situation, ana forced Jim's tongue out
n handle. People who saw Jim's
tongue when the Prof. had the death
grip on him, say it resembled Silver
Lake eel with small boy hanging on
to the tail end of it. Had it not been
for the timely interference of friends
and neighbors, Jim would he now in
the "spirN land and the Prof. in the
stone building with Hewitt, listening
to the purling sound Of the Kedron
as it wends its wav to the sea.
The man who offered prize to be
competed for, at a band tournament
has taken to the woods until public
indignation subsidies.
We go to press few hours earlier
this week in order to give all hands {
chance to attend the Fair to-day
wednesday, consequently our d.
gest Of local news is rather light:
We trust those who are owing for
this paper will hurry up and pay
We want the money. Don't get into
the "black list" No excuse-you
have had time enough to keep out.
The Burlington Review man has
swallowed the Rutland Inquirer.
Darkness and light divide the
course of time" just now, the days
and nights being Of equal length.
The first day of the FAIR opened
with fair weather, continued SO, and
the prospect is good for to-day WED.
nesday). the principal day. There
were but few people in attendance
Tuesday. The display Of sheep cat
tie, horses, etc, is fully up to former
Fairs held here. Floral Hall is not so
full, but the stuff is coming in rap
idly. Full report next week with
premium list.
Don't forget to notice Dr.. F. r
Jewett's curiosities and specimens Of
dental work in Floral Hall. No man
r,Jarutonda fho charactor of an sin.