Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-10-13

season Of the year
Rev. Moses Kidder will preach In
tho Hall In South Pomfret on Sunday
next at 4 o'clock p, m, Sunday School
and Bible Glass at SIS,
Some people are mighty inst 10 let
their ncighbors know how the stand
on certain local questions Would II
not DO modest IN them, TO say The
least, TO wait until their great inilu'
encc IL solicited before they give cx-
preston TO those views, Modcsly
can be safely set down M one OF the
virtues. but all do not possess IT,
All are anxiously waiting for the
news from the lloosieI aud Buckeye
States,
MIS-. Bailey, on High street, Is I'M
proving her dwelling by adding how
and dormer windows TO il She is
also building a large barn,
Norman Taylor, 1.-THE Vermont Pic
Eater" and Jerry Hayes, Of Tyson
Furnace, are TO have u two hour run
on the Fair Grounds here, Saturday
the 10th inst, ut one o'clock, Tor
purse of S35 $40 TO first, and Sl5
TO second. Other parties can enter
Tor the run it they wish, by paying
) per cent. of purse. Admission to
grounds, Is cents teams, 10 cents
As they are noted pedestrians, the
announcement ought to call ont a
crowd Of sports
A graphic and we'll written account
Of the "World's Fair at Tunbridee,
may be fonnd in another column
Why is "A man who goes home late
at night like the Philistines whom
Sampson slew ! Because he gets
jaseed.
# is dreadful dry in this srction.--
A shower yesterday helped us some,
but more is much needed.
On the receipt OF the news from the
elections Brother Boyce called ON us
tor our rooster. We presume he
wanted to palm him off ON his board
ers for alast sbrng chicken. He is
not last spring chicken, he crowed
over the election of Tilden and he will
crow over the election of Hancock too.
Dennis Chamberln, an old resident
of Pomtret, and brother of Otis
Chamberlin, Esq, died on Saturday
of paralysis. He was over 70 years
Of age.
The Woodstock Band captured the
first money at the Worlds Fair"
at Tunbridge. This Band Is hard to
bea, as now organized.
Our veteran Democratic friend,
(iaius Cobo. Esq, of West Wood
stock, presented us today with box
Of as nice honey as we ever tasted, for
which he and his estimable wife, will
please accept the thanks of our house
hold. There is no man in this coun-
try that understands the habits Of
the ''Iit,le busy bee" any better than
Mr.. Cobb.
On Friday last Mrs. David +. Fish.
err of West Woodstock tell and frac.
lured the right leg just below the
knee joint.
Miss Woodward's concert Thursday
evening was success. Each singer
was loudly appIauded and encored.
and they deserved it. The audience
was not as large as it should be.
There is one trouble with home con-
certs, there is not variety enough-too
much of the classical to suit the
masses. 4 little Of the comical takes
well
There is rumor on the street here
this morning, that the Republicans
have carried Indiana and Ohio. We
expected the national treasury, the
ofice.holding crew, the thugs and
bummers from all the large cities of
the country. would defeat the people
in those States, but our faith in the
election of Hancock in November Is
not moved a hair by it--if it should
turn out to be 90,
Redpath Lyceum Bureaus Ideal
.Coiored Musical Combination, who
are to play and sing at the Town
Hall here tomorrow Thursday eve,
nre well spoken Of by tina press The
Rockland (Me.) Opinion says: "Ihe
music was excellent and the COM
many one of the best that ever visited
this city,"