Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-12-28
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ia, PoRrss, hup't,
'Oh where are you going my pratsy ma'o
TO do seme shopping, she sweetly SAID
and wherei' ! asked 10 glad surprise
ooh, anywhere, where they advertise
There will DO meetings Of the united
Vermont aud n, II, Boards OF Agri'
culture at the Town Hall, JAN l2lh
and 18th. All are invited free,
John Nuting, Jr., was severely In
iurcd about tho head aud shoulders ny
a fall, on Saturday, while putting up
A storm.door at the Congregational
Church. Sorry for John
There are some days when you cant
lay up a cent, and other days when
you can't get hold of q cent to lay up
Henry Gushing showed us 4 butter
fly Monday in his studio that was |"
curiosity for the 2Gth day of December
He brushed off the window the day
before and saw nothing. The next
morning he looked up and saw on the
rail of the window-sash what up
pearcd to him piece OF birch
bark. lie said to himself, with n
plous explctive or two interecled-
SHOW come that piece OF bark up
there" lie reached up for it, and 10,
it was a large, lively, fat, handsome
butterfly!
Perlcy Riford, we'll known here a
Year ago as "Charlcy Perry's team
ster," and lately employed as brake
man on the Northern N. II. railroad,
was missed from his train on its ar
rival at Concord Saturday night. lie
was last seen at the bridge in Fisher
willie, and on searching there, blood, a
broken lantern and part Of his watch
chain were found on the bridge, and it
is supposed he fell through from car
and was drowned. He was q years
old, and boarded in Concord. Search
is being made for his body.
We were shown two very handsome
canes the other day, Christmas pres
ents from S. w. Raymond, Esq, OF
Ottawa, Ill.,, ono for c. A. Fairbanks
mine host of the eagle" hotel, and
the other for William Billings, "the
old stage man." They were hand
made from the Dosage Orange Tree
with massive silver heads, and the
initials of the names of the parties en-
grayed on them. Mr.. Raymond is a
Woodstock boy, and he does not forget
his friends in the old town. The
presents arrived in season to be put IN
the parties stockings, and were greatly
appreciated. Although Mr.. Billings
has reached the number Of years al
loted to man by the Prophet, he does
not lean on staff for support. Yet,
just for style, we want to see him
"ride out" occasionally among the
gentry with this cane.
Did you get anything in your stock
ing? Now for New Year $ and the
Fourth Of July'
We had warm shake OF the u
from Mr.. Lewis Rogers one day last
week. "Lew." likes Batavia, N. Y.
and says he is doing well. He and
Mrs. Rogers are on brief visit to
friends in this section.
FIRE.-An alarm of fire was sound
ed Friday night about 10 minutes past
8 O'Clock. Everybody rushed into the
street and inquired, where is the fire"
And fellow came tearing up the
street, hat in hand, shouting, Billings
Farm House p and the crowd moved
in that direction. 1t proved to be the
old priest Parker house, which was
moved down on the meadow under
the knoll, fitted up for farm house,
and was occupied by Mr.. Seaver, Hon.
Frederick Billings managing farmer.
The fire caught in the milk-room, adj
joining the main building, from some
cause or other, some say a defective
chimney, and got a good start as the
wind was high at the time and blowing
in the direction of the main building.
By great efforts ola gang of men with
pals the fire was kept in check until the
engines got to work and they put it out
in few minutes. The milk-room or
L was a total wreck. Had the fire
occurred later in the night, the main
building could not have been saved
it had narrow escape as it was.
Mrs. WIN. NJ. Kendall, ST., of