Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-11


for the Town Library arrived Mon
day, Pretty soon, now, the poor
heather can have u free literary lunch
Rev. Rli Ballou, ID, d., sends NJ
communication on "Woodstock news.
papers Ile confines himself TO q
history Of the "Christian Repository
OF which he was editor thirty years.
1t will appear next week,
HEALTH Tim, No. i,-Never cat
much just before going to bed that
Is good rule, Always so to bed
first and have your lunch brought up
to you, You who have never tried
II eau have no idea how much health
Tor 1t is than eating before going TO
bed, only be careful not to get the
crumbs into the bed, as they are la
bio to keep you awake,
Good winter weather, slcighing tip.
top. Mercury in the thermometer
keeps pretty near zero. Monday night
it sank TO 23 below zero-lhe coolest
this winter,
The village hearse has been up
holstered aud painted up IN nobby
shape, aud citizens who are ready can
take a ride out Of til" world in some
kind OF s,yle-no,hiug like style
ST, Valentines Day next Saturday,
Boys and girls will of course indulge
in the u'ual custom.
Cbas, L. Randall, who has worked
on the AGE good deal, is now sllog-
ing type on one of the Chicago dai
lies. and attending school some, he
has our thanks for late papers.
A citizen thinks that justice was
no, done to Rufus Cotton IN the ari
Gle last week on "Woods,ock News.
papers, as il conveyed the idea that
Mr.. Cotton did not edit his own pa.
per, the "Observer." He says Co..
ton did edit, the Observer, and was
sharp, ready writer, bat lacked bust.
ness tact. Harold S. Dana was one
OF the editors Of the "Acorn," not
"Harnold,' as our type made it.
The Uniyersalist Festival, at the
Town Hall, Tuesday evening, is said
to be q success as it always is. A
slight snow storm in the evening
probably prevented some from attend.
ing.
Lawyers say that the 28th and
29th Of February are legally but one
day. Theophilus Pullhack wants to
know if he is to work through both
days tor one days pay.
February will be an odd month in
Ia several respects. 1t will have in
the first place an odd number Of days
owing to its leap year distinction.
1t will have an odd number OF Sun
days--tive which is very odd for the
shortest month in the year. One of
the Sundays will be WashiDgton's
birth day. The month will begin on
Sunday and end on Sunday, which is
also odd. The five Sundays cores
pond in date with the five Sundays in
the following August, which is odd
again. 1t is SAID that no one now
living, will ever see February so
odd nor will their children, nor their
children's sufficient in itself
to make the month interesting. Odd
people ought to be satisfied with such
an odd month.
We find the following note on our
friend, Frank II. Chapman, in the
Rutland Revieac, every word of which
is true. Frank is and will be greatly
missed here.
"E. a Morse has sold his drug
siore to Frank II. Chapman T. Co. OF
Woodstock. The company is Charles
Chapman, the father ct Frank, who
has run drug store in Woodstock
for thirty.tive years, and the laat ten
of which his son has been with him.
The partners are men OF energy, first
class druggists, aud will no doubt
maintain the tirst.class- reputation
which the old stand has had for the
lest ten or a dozen wears. Frank is a
good man Of unblemished character.
will be good acquisition TO Rutland
society, as well as to Rutland business
circles. We understand that W. J.
Dolan. the gentlemanly clerk Of Mr..
Morse, has been employed by the new
firm, and xill remain with Messrs.
Chapman & Co. for the present."
The ice harvest il being briskly
carried on here. The ice, which is