Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-28

Hall this "wednesday evening
The Post Office il booked Tor Central
Street, Jones's Block, next TO tho Maj
Churchill house,
Aliens New York Theatre NJ the
Town Hall thl. "wednesday evening
Play-"The Shaughraun," u famous
dramailzed Irish story of 'ps, showing
tho patriotism, national devotion, wit,
courage, and peculiariiies okihe native
horn Irishman, The company Is large
have been long In the business, aud
each one IL master Of his or her part
The entertainment closes with n laugh
able farce,
Union Memorial Services were held
at the Congregational church Friday
at tho hour Of the Presidents funeral
at Washington, Also, Monday, ut
the hour Of burial at Cleycland,l Ohio'
The following was the programme -
Organ Voluntary, Invocation, Reading
Of the Scriptures, Hymn s2s-"ASleep
In Jesus, Biographical Sketcl'-selcet-
cd, Prayer, Hymn $40, Memorial
Address, Hymn 55j-"Ncorcr, my
God, to thee" Bcncdiction. Judge
Iarrctt aud Rev. Moses Kiddcr were
tho principal speakers. The stores
were closed and business generally
suspended during the day, The dis
play of Grape was general.
Aliens Theatrical Company give
entertainments at the Town Hall this
wednesday, evening, and 'o-mor-
row evening. Change of programme
each evening.
Surgery is ut II discount since the
death of the President. The doctors
could not locate the bullet within two
feet of where il was, or where they
claimed to have found il after death
back of tho heart. There is no GER
tainty that they found its location ut
all--aitcr examining the abdomen and
not finding it, they shook The body and
it dropped out! Now they are saw
ing each other.
VIM. Hanghs, n former typo in this
Office, is advertising agent for Aliens
Theatrical Company. They play the
"Shaughraun" ut the Town Hall, this
wednesday, evening.
Hon. b. b. Smalley of Burlington,
will please accept our thanks, and the
thanks of our friends, for barrel
lust think of ii, u whole barrel of nice
Flemish Beauty Pears! Well it is just
like friend Smallcy, he is always doing
good. May he always be blc'!, es-
pccially in his "Kale-iard,' and
always have fruit in it like those Beau
ties.
The Woodstock Cornct Band is now
organized and ready for business
Ed. Ordway is Leader; c. W. Say
ward, Treasurer +. p. Tewksbury,
Secretary. We are glad that Wood
stock has Il band once more. They
furnish music for the Windsor County
Fair this week.
How admirable are thy works, Oh,
nature? An ordinary woman's waist
is thirty inches round. An ordinary
mans arm is about thirty inches long.
The first of last week was quite
cool, and Wednesday morning slight
frost was discovered on the hills
Thursday it grew warmer with thunder
showers in the evening and during the
night. Friday was a peculiar day.
1t was extremely ''muggy" and warm
in the forenoon. In afternoon, about
three o'clock, we had severe thunder
shower, followed by u 2 40 gale of
wind, and it was so dark that folks
had to light up to do business. About
five O'Clock another cloud came up that
rendered it still darker,-rain poured
down in torrents, heavens artillery
banged away at high key, and light
ming streakcd the air both far and near.
Those who have an aversion to such
atmospheric exhibitions, did not take
front seats during the play. 1t cleared
up before nightfall.
The fight over the removal of the
Post-Office wakes warm. The air is
full of papers for signatures for and
against removal. Brother Greene,
having pecuniary interest to keep it
where it is, as he owns the building, is
the most active, and, probably, has
secured the largest number of sigma
lures. Many who have signed Mr..
Greene's paper are Indifferent about
the matter, and signed only because
they were asked to first. Go it, boys.
'sHannibap' likes to visit at the post
office, when his charmer "subs" it for
the regular postmistress.
Since the introduction of female