Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-10-06

not mean that he repeated" like an
"honesl" Philadelphia republican at
the same election, but that 10 voted
every year Tor oa years,
The "Wold's Fair" Al Tunbridge,
opened Tuesday and will close TO-
morrow Thursday
The Windsor County Family Fair
Is over, The weather was good the
last two days aud the attendance fair
We have not time or room 10 waite
about every big squash aud pumpkin,
let The "iamlly organ" do that, but
will content ourselves with saying that
tho departments were all credlIably
represented, aud on The whole II was
q pretty fair exhibition, Of the skill
and industry OF Quechee valley, The
horse lrol, for a wonder, passed OF
without much complaint, The bfcy- |
Ole rapo excited much interest, There |
was four entries. The first money, |
ss5, was won by 4, W, Hastings OF
Walpole, n. II, The purse was s76,
divided ~ follows ss5, s25 aud SIS,
A foot race was gotten up among The
boys, by "paSsing the hat, aud the
"purse" was contested for by Jerry
Hayes and Norman Taylor Of Ply.
mouth, and Dick Leonard Of Wood
stock, Hayes took the first money
and Leonard the second. And this
ended tic S5lh annual fair OF the
Windsor County Agricultural Society.
Our representative elect, Justin i.
McKcnzle, Esq, loft for the hamlet
on the Wiuooski TUESDAY.
The weather continues warm ana
pleasant. Rain is needed--and lots
OF ito start the springs before win
ter sets in.
The assembled wisdom Of the State
meets ut Montpelier to-day (Wednes-
day.. Now tho game, fish and dog
laws will have to take an overhauling.
Gentleman, let us have little reform
this time in the way of reducing our
taxes. and let the poor farmer rest
awhile.
The usual number Of sewing ma
chimes were on exhibition at the fair. ,
|. 4. Randall, the popular agent for ,
the Wheeler & Wilson, which by the
way is che Of the hest machines out,
would have been on hand, had II not
been for IN accident 10 his team Oh 8
leaving Rutland for the Fair, ,
Levi Washburn has moved ipto his
new house on College Hill. 1t is n
handsome one. and pleasantly located.
The Redpa,h Lyceum Bureaus
Ideal Colored Musical Combination,
rhe most perfect organization ct the
kind in existence will give an enter
Iainment at the Town Hall, on Thurs
day evening, Oct 18th. This combi-
nation consists OF the following ar
lists: Miss Lena Miller, soprano; Miss
Alice J. Mink, contralto; Mr.. WAL
lace King, tenor; Mr.. Thomas G.
S,ottron, baritone Mr.. G. G. Mckin-
ney, pianist; Mr.. Joseph r. Brindis,
violin virtuoso. The Company is
unique and cannot be duplicated, and {
therefore fear no rivalry. Only few
of the colored race have risen to mu-
steal pre-eminence (al,hough nearly
all have music in them) and these are
nearly I'll Ia he found with the "ldeal :
Co1ored Musical Conbanation.' The
patronage of the public is respectfully I
solicited.
When you see a man look sad and
say, TOO bad I'm sorry" AS his
wife informs him that the plants she
meant to winter have been left out
one night too long and are frozen,
write that man down as a sniveling
hypocri'e.
"Tanglefoot' caused things to be
somewhat "mixcd' in family on
South street one day of the fair.
Fred Whitcomb Of Holyoke,
Mass is in town.
Would it not be better for some
OF our local temperance orators TO con
fine themselves q little more strictly
to the truth when delivering their