Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-15


The glorious Fourth u 10 be cclc'
LrOtcd IN this hourgh, The boys have
raised about $40 already aud are still
1t work, The programme Is not made
out yet, hut Fire Works, llorrlhlo',
&c., a., win be the principal features
VIM, Sampson, tho man spoken Of
last week who whailcd his little boy OIL
the street, was Orroigcd before his
Honor, Jasper IIazcn, Thursday aud
fined 200 aud costs, The costs were
RENTED as proposed by the States
Attorney, which We think was wrong,
and don't count on the moral Of the
prosecution. five were that boy We
would get rs far away from that old
man as God owned any ground, when
We got big enough,
laying has commenced earlier this
year than usual, Mr., Pulsiicr COM
ccnccd hOying on the late Ebcn Bridge
farm, june 9Th, and says he will cut
two tons to the acre,
+. =. Archiband offers something
new in our advertising columns this
week. Read it.
The RICH, Reverend Bishop De-.
Gocsbriand of Burlington will preach
in the Catholic church here on Sunday.
June 2Gth,
Woodstock X. X. change of time,
commencing Monday, June 10; Mail
train will leave at ll,3j II. m. instead
of Lao. Afternoon train will leave
at $50 and connect with the Central
Vermont for Windsor, etc,
We ran several thousand copies
short on the AGE last week. This
wont occur again, il we can help it,
The surcst way to secure copy regular
ly is, to subscribe.
Our TaItsvillc correspondent "strikcs
from the shoulder" ut gossipcrs in this
issue of our paper. A lady gossipcr on
High street, in this village, makes her
boast that she joined the NJ. +. church
for the express purpose OF aiding the
ID in his work. and all agree that
she is Il success.
One way to make money is to take
a half pound trout. fill it up with shot
and then 20 and bet it weighs pound
and half. Make the shot secure. so
it wont rattle ont while you are Weigh
ing it. A bad case of this kind oc-
cured hero short time ago.
Mrs. Brooks, of whose illness at her
fathers. Hon. W. G. French, we
made mention week or two ago. died
Saturday morning last, having round
cd her 3lst birthday Thursday She
was great sufferer for the last few
weeks of her life. and was on the
bundary-linc of the two worlds for
several days before her death, but bore
it all patiently, and retained her senses
to the last. She WAS lady OF
high standing in the family and social
circles, and her too early death is
universally lamented. Mrs. b. leaves
a husband and three children, one Of
them onely few weeks old, for the
guidance of Providence and friends.
John II. Marsh, whose death we
briefly noticed last week, was AZ years
of age instead of Al as we had it. He
has been in failing health for several
years from brain difficult, but has been
able to be about and to do light
work until quite recently. As a
musician he stood in the front rank,
and as a citizen, the same. His
funeral was largely attended Thurs
day, and his Masonic brethren turned
out in regalia in full ranks to. do honor
to the man. 1t was the largest funeral
procession that we have seen here
for some time.
Did you see the eclipse 1t showed
to good advantage, and many Of our
young men "sot up with it,"
We are having a nice rain as we 20
to press, TUESDAY EVENING" and it
makes vegetation smile.
A torch-light procession is talked OF
being added to the Fourth of July pro-
gramme. Parties who have torches,
the remains of the last campaign, are
reqnessed to report sometime next week
to John S. Eaton for duty on the 4th.
The Ladies of NJ. f.. Church, will
give an Ice Cream party at the Vestry
Of their Church. on Friday evening,
June 18th. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The trouble that keeps Smith and
Jones, two VermOntcrs, from speaking
occurred last spring. Smith was deeply
interested in the maple sugar bushes:
and couldn't think of anything else