Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-02


IIart,and hill, not being on the hes
Of terms with his son'inlaS, took oc
casion TO vent his spite this morning
by attempting TO shoot him, because
as we understand 1t, no whipped
horse that kicked. lilo fired two shots
ut him, neither Of which did any harm
Henry Stickney 10 requested TO cal
at this office and settle. or some iflent
for HIM, or ho'l! DO In trouble,
BEWARE OF DRINK, We would
say to our temperance friends thai
there Ia death in excessive indulgence
In ice-water rs much rs in gin, and &c
kill yourself with either Is sin. BE-
ware Of drink ! lfyou must drink
mix II about calf and ALT
There Is a habjtual wife.beatcr In
Pomirel, Complaint will be made Of
him aud he will be arranged before 4
before court Of justice and made to
Blanch 'ard-it there is any blanch TO
hlm--unless he res.rains himself from
such conduct.
"Chow. Chow did you ever cal
any We never did until the other
day, and We liked II so well that il
will bo on our table in iuture-ii-ii-
We have to pawn our shirt to raise
money to buy it. As m appetizer it
has no equal. 1t is an English prep
ara,ion Of picked cucumbers. onions,
caulidowers. etc., put up in glass Jars,
aad is on sale at f. N. Billings store.
Drop in and get bottle.
Capt. Gilman Henry was stricken
by paralysis Friday, and deprived of
motion and speech. To-day, (Wednes
day1 he is more comfortable, but one
side is entirely used up, and he can
only utter a word with great difficulty.
As he is about 10 years of age it is
not likely that he will ever be any
better.
The village trustees have prohibited
ball playing in the streets and on the
public grounds. Some say this is too
hard. Well, it is. The boys ought
to be allowed to break windows, pull
off pickets, tread down your garden
sass, etc.; besides. they are so gentle
manly about it, And then TO have
cast iron ball take you in the pit Of
the ST omach or the of ear, is delight.
full. How i: makes the boys laugh
and grow! Hard-hearted men, those
trustees.
Plenty Of rain the past week. Cool
and cloudy, and the early garden sass
man wishes he could take in his truck
nights until it clears off. as a frost is
feared.
w. G. Vaughan has been appointed
census enumerator for this town.
"Will," with
Pen in hand, and paper clean,
viii find the girls all "sweet sixteen"
The Republican Observer, published
at White River Junction, by Thomas
Hale, since January, 1878, was dis
continued with last weeks issue. A
private corporation of leading and
influential Republicans in Cheshire
county, N. H., has bceh organized for
the purpose Of establishing new
paper at Keene, to be called the "Eew
England Observer" of which Mr.. Hale
IS to By editor-ir chief and manager
The subscription list, type, presses,
etc., are to be moved to the latter
place this week, and subscribers will
receive the new paper next week.
Mr.. Hale made spicy, newsy local
paper, far better than the field would
warrant, and says this is what leads
him to make the change of base.
June Work,-Taking the census
You should count your bees, and
calculate how old you can affor to
report yourself. Most persons think
they have added five years to their
age since the last national census was
taken, in 1870.
Tickets will be sold by the Central
Vermont railroad TO Chicago and re-
turn for $1,000 via Grand Trunk and
Michigan Central railroads, good to
60 from May ~ to June 9TH good
to return until June 26th, 1880, in
elusive.
Montpelier Waichman We are