Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-10

The President has appointed Nov
2slh as q day OF National Thanks
giving, Governor Farnham will
probably name tho same day in this
State
Some OF the Garfield Il Arthur
worshippen had reel good time
going home from the celebration
Wednesday night
We arc blcst with fall rains and
mild weather for tho season. This Is
probably owing to Gorhelds election
our republican friends call II so, and
will use 1t as an argument in the cam
paign of a.
Tho storm of wind aud rain Salur'
day night was very severe here
Tho Hancock g. English dag was
blown down completely wire, rope
everything taken clean. The Gar
field & Arthur flag was hauled IN, in
the afternoon aud thereby saved, We
also slved our club-v0om flag by TAX
ing it in. The trees in the Park SUI
iered considerable from the gale, In
other parts Of the State damage was
done. AT Montpelier the Hancock
& Esglish flag was torn off crosswlse
near the rope, leaving only about ten
inches. The Garfield & Arthur flag
was torn across near the bottom and
split lengthwisc from top to bottom.
Ifyou want to dye easy and happy.
get a package of the best and cheap
est dye stuff out; at Chapman's Drug
Store,
The old Barber house on River
Street looks ''loney" now.
THIS IA the season OF the year when
ye citizen wresiles with his cider
barrel, and he throws it. Along N
July--sometimes--lt throws him.
Rev. L. w. Hicks will preach ut the
Hall in South Pomfret OIL Sunday
next at S.45 P. NJ. Sunday School
aud Bible Glass at 8 o'clock.
The Republicans celebrated over the
election of Garfield & arthur last Wednes-
day evening. They yearned for 1t as the
stomach of q dyspeptic does for food,
for some time, but they came pretty near
slipping up on it. A few more votes in
New York would have deferred 1t for four
years. Well, it was a big time, anyway,
the oldest inhabitant never saw anything
like it here. Cannons were placed on
Mts. Tom and Peg, and belched away
all night; atorch-light procession march
ed through the principal streets, headed
by the Cornet Band, the officers Of the
Garfield and Arthur Club, and Maj. Geo.
B, French and Col. o. G. Kimball, on
horseback; transparency, with several
hieroglyphics On it brought up the rear;
the Drum Corpse, which had been prac-
ticing for the occasion for weeks, was
out; tar barrels were burned in the street,
and "hoorahs" were in order. After
working Off some of their suppers they
repaired to the Town Hall, partook ola
collation. (some wicked Democrat says
they eat ten bushels Of doughnuts,) and
listened to a speech from Hon. Frederick
Billings, who was extremely happy on
the occasion, and footed the bills. He
is always liberal nothing small about
him. We wish he was Democrat. The
evening being fine there was quite
crowd of people in the streets. Stores and
dwellings were Illuminated with Chinese
lanters, tallow dips, and other Devices
Fire works, such as sky-rockets, etc.,
were fred of in different sections Of the
village. 1t was big time and the small
boy was jubilant. Democrats did not
"enthuse" or silluminate" much-they
didn't feel well. The "Independent"
voter was right on his cor, and tried hard
to Guido the old war horses Of tho party,
in illuminating" and "hoorahing."
VIM. Dodge, who has occupl ed the
position of wool-sOfter so acceptably
and we'll in the Bridgewater factory
for many years, has retired, and
Charlie Middleton, of Woodstock,
taxes his place. Charlie will make
Mr.. Dodge's place good.
The Democrats are investigating
the Republican frauds in New York
City and Brooklyn, not with any
idea OF counting out Garfield and
Arthur, but to show what a great
moral party the Republican party is,
1t is said that $4,000 illegal repabli.
can votes have been cast Ut the late
election in those cities.
The man who has been successful
in putting I'M hls winters stove, NAV