Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-12
TRAINS Gome East


other column that viii interest lh'
travelling public,
Nazaire Daigle has purchased the
"Waren Barber house" so called, oil
River street, Of philo Hatch, paying
$500 for the same.
Frank Paine has moved his family
to Qaechce aud opened u harness
shop IN that thriving hamlet,
II nothing intctercs, next Friday
three mmderers so to the "shadowy
!and'--ono in Vermont, one in New
Hampshire and one in Massachusetts
That there IL robins in this country
no one doubts, but who is going to
get up aud Ito about seeing tho first
one
Rumor has il that Grayelins coun'
sci propose going before Gov Proctor
again with another petition for re-
pricvc, They will have to hurry up,
next Friday is the day set to close
Gravclins earthly existence. We are
all under sentence Of death rs he Is,
but very few Of us have any iuea OF
the day on which the sentences will
become facts. Short as the time is,
many of us may prccede Mr.. Gravelin
10 the land OF everybody, or no@here.
The'shcriff who was to have hanged
Devlin, the Massachusetts murderer,
next Friday, precedes him TO the
grave,
Neighbor William Boyoe took the
season by the fore,op Monday, and
tapped his "sugar place in front OF
his house. The ''run" was light-too
early.
The thaw OF the past week settled
the snow considerable, and there amt
many piles new that are much bigger
than the state of Rhode Island. 1t
troze up again Tuesday night, and the
sleighipg remains tolerably fair.
There has not been break in sleigh.
ing since the first snow tell. This is
remarkable.
A couple Of youths from Bridge
water came down, here the other day,
and obtained a pint Of motive pow.
er" from the town agent here, under
false pretence, soaked the roots OF
their tongues il it, drove their old
Dobbin around the streets ct a break
neck.pace, ran over young lady on
one of the crossings, but fortunately
did not seriously injure her, and then
struck tor the country. They had a
note from grand juror, o. L. Rich
mond, the next cay, to come down, he
wanted to see them. They did so,
and paid $40 for the crooked way i'll
which they obtained the ''motive
power"
In the Supreme court Thursday,
Joseph II. Wasbburn was sentenced to
three years in the State prison for
horse stealing. The horse was stole n
in Windsor and sod at w. r. juno
ton. Frank Wait, who stole gold
watch and $3.50 in money of Mr..
Leighton of Hartford, was sentenced
to the Refovm School till of age. lie
is now Is years old.
We ought always to pray to be
guarded from unseen danger. That
Disciple of Faust, mentioned last week
knows now how near he came to being
"kilt" and thrown into the river BY
those two venerable citizens, but bet
ter council prevailed, they gave him
money, and he "stll lives" If the
"biack plague had taken him since
the affair happened, they would not
have heaved sigh or shed tear.
The Taftsville Dramatic Club will
present the drama, "Among the
Breakers" and a farce entitled, "NIy
Turn Next" at Depot Hall, Friday
eve, March 14th, under the auspices
of Woodstock Grange; to conclude
with social dance. Doors open at
6 o'clock, curtain rises at I o'clock.
Dancing until 2 o'clock a. m. Tick.
cts to entertainment, Is cents ; to
dance, 20 cents.
As it will be more convenient for
all parties, district clerks will pleaae
leave school registers at the Town
Clerks office. w. II. SANDERsoN.
BORT be an editor, shrleks the Bos-
tor Transcript. It is all very well to
say don't be an editor, but when q
man is too honest for anything else,
what is he to do.