Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07

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ing IN tho West, Chicago being thel'
central paint,
The apple crop promises WE'LL buI
potatoes will be short
Y. N, Billings ahd family are rusli'
eating IN IN the Adirondaeks,
by the gentle, soaking rain, and cool
o. air which took the place oflhe iorrld
wave Friday morning, animate
aud inanimale nature were greatly
benefited,
Every well regulated family Is now
engaged In preserving hult-and the
accompanying worm
Pretty hot last week Wednesday aud
lhursday-ihermomeler ranging fom
| O2 10 90 IN tho shade, A Barnard man
was down here Thursday. lie said Il
was getting warm, would have to hur'
ny home, rs the leo IN the pond might
melt, and he'd lose his saw logs.
The last one Of u series Of singing
rchearsals, under the direction Of Mr.,
=, II. Whitney, Of Boston, was held at
tho Town Hall, Thursday evening OF
last week, At the intermission quite
al enjoyable entertainment was given
by artists who were present., consisting
Of u selection for violin aud piano by
MessrS, Murdoch and Whitney, u song
by Miss l., Il. Woodward, and also, ono
by Mrs. Frank =, Mckenzie, and u
iour-handcd piece for piano by Mrs.
Mckenzie aud Mr.. Whitney, All
regret that Mr.. Whitney could not re-
main longer aud continue the re-
hearsals,
DR.. William Mcclellan Of Brooklyn,
n. Y, u former resident Of Woodstock,
was In town on the 10Th ult., but was
obliged to leave early the next mGn-
Ing for Rochester, where his family
were spending few weeks during the
hot weather.
Mr.. :. u. Whitney returned to Bos-
ton on Saturday Of last week. lie
has rendered signal service to our local
musickcrs, and the public generally,
during his vacation.
Sios are springing up all around
Capt. Geo. B. French is building one
on his farm up the river, aud Mc.srs
Sterling aud Hoadley. on the South
road, are erecting one each. Mrs. c.
+, Lincoln's sons are putting up one on
the home iarm at West Woodstock
II is to be 80 feet square, Is feet high,
and will hold 400 tons of cnsilagc.-
There is partition wall through the
center, and they expect to be able to
fiji one half of it this year as an cx-
pertinent. The walls are ID inches
thick, built of stone laid in lime morter,
and cemcnted. They have eight acres
of handsome "corn fodder" nearly
ready for Benson & johnson cutter
and Il steam engine which they have
purchased to prepare it for the silo.
Tuesday was II peculiar day. The
sky was overcast with thick, pinkish
haze, which gave rich color to earth
ly things. 1t caused green things to
to look wonderfully green. The day
was quite dark, and many of our store
keepers had to slight up
The "Original" and only genuine
New Orleans Minstrels are billed for
concert this wednesday, evening at
the Town Hall. The press speaks
highly of them. The Montreal Gazette
says: "I'he musical part of the per-
formancc is decidedly good, and the
comic element is very well sustained"
The Augusta (Me.) Journal makes
this note: "Thc troupe is composed of
first class talent, and gave one of the
most refined and pleasing performances
of the kind that we have ever attended.
Everything Objectionable is eliminated
from the programme" From what
we read and see, we are led to say that
the New Orleans Minstrels deserve a
full house.