Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-01-22

Inc DOMINION w INC iscN' -
Frpst Of the NJ, L. Church Wednesda,
evening flast week Melted about sos
Rev, Mr., Hicks will speak at III,
Schoo. House IN West Woodstock
this "wednesday evening,
About eight Inches Of snow fell last
Thursday Thermometer 10 above
zero this "wednesday morning,
Correspondents would aid us very
much II they would send In their Items
Of news by Tuesdays' mail
The days have gown nearly an
hour longer--mostly In the after
noon.
James NJ Furman who has kept the
Elm Street grocery tor some time, Is
contemplating to move to Bethel short
ly where no will open grocery store
and billiard saloon.
The month Of January has been
hard on fathers. with grown up
daughters. The coal bins and wood
piles have diminished rapidly, but front
gates don't need repairing as often as
they did in July.
This kind of weather keeps tho
loafers of tho street corners that is
one consolation.
The Belfast, Me-, Republican Jour
nal is the best edited and handsomest
printed paper that comes TO this Office
Long may it continue to fight fiat
money, pseudo democrats and the
party that put = fraudulent president
in the chair.
There are people in this world who
would make just as much stir, and do
just as much good, and bene'
1T society Just ss much---and we don't
know but mon--were they killed
and stuffed.
Nourse & Shaw, feother renovators,
still continue to meet with success
here. Their wcrks praise them. -
They will be in town q few days long
er. Don't wait until it is too late
they will not be here always. As the
old lady truthfully said. "Now is the
present moment"
Hon. Frederick Billings has pur
chased the twin houses and about an
acre of land at the loot of River Street
adjoining Michael Myres' place, Of the
heirs of the late Dexter Anderson estate
paying $500 for the same. This is
quite an addition to Mr.. Billings fine
farm as it squares it from the mountain
to the banks of the Quechee. 1t will
also be q benefit to those who live in
the immediate vicinity as Mr.
Billings will "slick up the premises.
A telegram was received here Sun.
day morning announcing the death Of
Frank Hutchinson at Athol Depo:,
Mass. This was great surprise to
his sister and friends here, who had
not heard that he was sick. We have
not been able to learn yet what the
matter was. The "Major' as he was
Familiarity called, was the only surviv-
ing son of the late Edwin Hutchin.
son, Esq, Of this village, and has been
in business for himself at Athol for
quite number Of years. He was a
young man OF excellent character,
and his untlmely death is lamented
by all who knew him. He was not
for from 80 years OF age. He leaves
a wife, but, we believe, no children.
The friends of Elder A. Daman will
hold donation party at his residence
on Lyndon Street, Monday the 9th
inst, Afternoon and Evening. All
are invited.
Mercury l6 degrees below zero at
six o'clock a. NJ, Tuesday morning,
2lst inst, with about three feet of
snow on level. If that CHIP, we
don't know but it was the "oldest in-
habitaut," who predicted an "open
winter" will hurry up he will have
time to commit suicide before the
people get to laughing at him. We
have not heard from Vennor, the Can.
adam prophet for day or two. Old
Prob. at Washington is losing the
confidence Of the people.
A few Of the members of the
Windsor County Agricultural Society
met at the Town Hall Thursday, &C
cording to advertisement, but the day
being stormy, aud remote towns not
being represented, 1t was thought best
to adjourn the meeting two weeks, or
until Thursday, January a0th, when
Il ia honed there will he a fuller at. |