Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-26

you are owing ~, IRON one 10 H.
bushels.
The sugaring season Is back ware
Last year at this time farmers wer
nearly through with this branch OF Il
dustry.
Jaok' Carmody, one Of tho Spring
field "rapers" Is boarding with jailo
Hewitt, awaiting rhe May term OF III
county court. The other iour are q
liberty yet Springfield officials ar
not very smart.
The spring term OF the schools il
this village commenced on Monday o
this week.
a young, able bodied man, was it
the Office, the other day, and said HI
wished he could get chance to play
q tamboulinc this summer. lie ha,
the theory, all he wants is the practice
Many Of our correspondents HAYS
seen bue-birds, robins, crows, etc.
Now for the sweet singer Of the Mud
Flats, the gay and festive bull,frog.
Who speaks fist.
Mrs. Livermore's lecture was well
attended Wednesday evening, and
gave great satisfaction, as we predict.
ed it would. She says America has
the best natural scenery Of any coun.
try, but in art the old world heats us.
She held her audience spell.bound for
over two hours. Her descriptions and
comparisons OF men and things in the
old and new world were inimitabc.
She is the best lady speaker on the
boards to-day.
AT the school meeting in Town
Hall on Tuesday evening, Robert S.
Southga.e was elected moderator; B.
II. Pinuey, Dr. j. S. Richmond, VIM.
L. Johnson, prudential committee
Rev. Y. p. Frost, DR. NJ. ii. Chand-
Ter, in connection with those appoint
ed by the town were elected text
book committee. 1t is the duty of
this committee, by an act of the last
legislature, 10 select series OF school
books to be used in schools for the
term of five years. This is a good
law. An effort was made to raise a
tax of 35 cents, hut the district could
not see it and 80 cents was voted
same as last year.
Listers Meeting at the Town Hall,
next Saturday, at one o'clock.
The entertainment given by the
Bridgewater Dramatic Troupe, at the
Town Hall, Saturday evening, was
pretty well patron;zed, notwithstand
Ing severe snow storm was in prog
ress during the evening. Although
none of them excelled Booth or Nc
Cready in acting; yet, they made lots
of fun for the boys, and all say they
will 90 and hear them again if they
have a chance. A youth in the mid
die of the audience, who had too
much tangle-foot in him, arose in his
seat in the middle of the play and said
he was going home, he had seen
enough, and if the rest wanted to stay
longer they might. Mr.. VIM. Davis
invited him to 60 at once and he did,
but he returned after he breathed the {
freSn air once or twice.
Clanssa, wife of the late Dea. ia t
lob Fisher, one of the oldest inhabit- t
lnts of Woodstock, died at her sons "
esidence in New Haven, Conn.,, on
tuesday, the 25th inst, aged "a years
md 10 months. Mrs. Fisher was
veil known and respected by all who !"
new her, raised up large family of
hildren and all call her blessed, Her r
emains will arrive here on the morn =
ng train, Thursday. Funeral at her III
on Georges residence, at two o'clock
anne day. -
Everybody don't know that we OF
ave distinguished portrait painter o,
! our midst. We have-no mistake.
IT. Mark E. Slayton has just COM m
leled portrait of DR.. j. S. Rich
'ond that would put the sold mas be
.rs" on their metal to beat it. 1t is
de to "copy" IN every point. so
Winter fingers in the lap OF spring. u"
x inches of snow Saturday night, pr
thermometer four below zero Monday
orning. We shall get the usual 100 &C
avs sleighing, to-day counting 95 w
nee the 6rs. snow storm, Dec. 22d. 'D
he sleishing was never better than
In rou