Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
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WANTED. Az American girl 10 do
general house work. Enquire Al ih''
Office. r
Rev. A. u. Dascomb, former pas
tor OF the Congregational church, wa'
10 town Tuesday.
The weather Is Jnst splendid.
Sleigh'ng getting rather thin IN some
places.
VIM l.. Damon, merchant tailor,
has moved 10 rooms over his former
place Of business, aud IL fitting them
up in grand shape, o, L. Randall
ieweller Is to occupy Mr. Damons
old shop, and Is having 1t thoroughly
overhauled-"renovated NIL ~ pieces"
rs the committee man said OF the
school house.
This winter knocks "weathsr proph'
cts" and "oldest inhabitants they
don't know any thing about ii. Ven.
nor's great snow storm did not put IN
sn appearance on The 10Th inst
He predicts a cod snap about the
2Olh inst, Where is Moses Oats o.
Where are the goose-bone tellowsf
Our friend Joseph Hathaway had n
narrow escape from instant death at
Gaysville, Saturday last. Our cor.
respondent speaks Of it in another
column. We are glad to learn that
he is recovering.
The second Masonic District Meet
ING Of the season, for the first Mason
ic district, will be held with Wood
stock Lodge No. 81, at their Lodge
rooms in Woodstock, Friday after.
noon and evening. February 81, inst,
at which time several Of the Grand
Officers and Past Grand Officers are
expected to he present. Fare, one
way over the Woodstock r. R.
Special train after the meeting, con
Meeting with midnigh. trains over the
Central Vermont.
About two years ago, when the
question of Free Library, was first
agita,ed by the ladies of this village,
the only man who came forward and
gave money to the enterprise was our
friend John d. Powers. We like
liberal men, though sometimes they
seem as rare as angels visits, but MIR.
Powers still "holds the fort" in this
direction, and has lately presented to
the Library forty-one volumes. many
being rare works. The gift is GER
tainly a generous one, and now who
IS the next one to aid on the SPOON"
FL donates at the reques, OF his late
brother, Dr.. Thomas +. Powers, Is
vols. of Lingard's History Of Eng
land and several of Bancrott's His
tories OF the the United States. The
new hooks have come, the selection
rejecting great credi, on the Com
mit,ep. and the Library will shortly
be open to the reading public. Don't
be boshtul about sending in hooks,
and money will always he thankfully
received.
HEALTH ITEM No. BE sure and
open q window before retiring
Never neglect this. 1t does not mat
ter where you open it. We usually
open one out in the barn, or else in the
dining room, end Immediately close it
again, as the healthy part consists in
opening the window. and not in keep
ing it open. Opening a window is
nearly, if not quite. as healthy as saw
ing wood, especially If it opens hard
Rev. Russell Streeter, one Of the
fathers Of Universalism, and the old.
est clergyman Of that denomination,
died Monday night last at the resi-
dence OF bis son-in-law, James H.
Mnrdock, ESQ.,, where he had his
home for many years. lie would
have been 80 the 18th Of April
next. Some Of his early as well as
later years in the ministry, were
spent 10 Massachusetts, and Maine,
and at one time he was editor OF the
denominational paper ip Boston. He
contributed TO the columns of the ACE
at one time and another.
Mr.. Ward, on eminent portrait
painter, has been in town q few
weeks, aud has done some "tall" work.
He has. just completed a portrait Of
Nj. Justin F Mckenzie, that is true