Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-12-07
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Rev, Mr., Thurstoa will preach
again at the Congregational Church
next Sunday,
John &. Eaton has column procla'
nation In to'day's paper "itead,
ifyou please"
The Members Of the Congregational
Church and Society have gwen the Rev.
James i. Brodie, ofGoyerncur, n, "
q unanimous call 10 become their Pas
tor. lie Il u talented young man, and
no doubt they will DO pleased with
him. lie has accepted the CALL
There Is no town In the State that
has suffered 50 many losses in public
and business men by the ever busy
hand Of death as Woodstock has within
the last ten or fifteen years. II Is not
necessary to mention names here
the reader can look back on times
track and SEQ for himself. II forms
galaxy OF names that have secured
everlasting fame. The last one called
from us was Mr.. Francis W. Clarke,
who died at his residence on River
Street, on Friday morning last, aged
ca years. The funeral was largely at.
tended Saturday afternoon, and showed
in what high esteem he was held by his
ncighbors and friends Rev. Moses
Kiddcr OBLIGATED, and spoke cloqucntly
and truly Of the virtues of the deceased.
Mr.. Clarke cam, here from North
amptom, Mass, some time prior to
1910, learned the jewelers. trade with
Col. Thomas Russell at 8 or s Phoenix
Block, became partner with the Col
oncl and the firm of Russell & Clarke
was widely and favorably known
throughout the country. The firm had
q long and prosperous existence. A
few years ago Mr.. Clarke, owing to
a dyspeptic or stomach difficulty which
terminated his existence at last, retired,
leaving the Colonel alone. Soon after
the Colonel sold out to Messrs. Randall
& Moore. The store known as 8 or 8
was popular resort for the wits, Or
ators, journalists, and statesmen of the
town--in fact of the Statc-from 1910
to 1850. Russell & Clarke, jewellers,
occupied one side Of the store, and
Haskell & Palmer, publishers of the
Mercury, the wing organ of those days.
occupied the other. The members of the
two firms have all passed to the silent
land, within ten years. Mr.. Clarke,
on retiring from behind the counter,
did not hibernate or become public
nuisance, as many who leave their
life vocation do, but took an active
part in all things that concerned the
town and the people, and especially,
of our railroad enterprise, of which he
was treasurer from the start mp to the
time of his death. He suffered much
from his peculiar disease, bore it patti
emily, and had a clear mind to the last.
He will be greatly missed by the COM
munity, but by none more keenly than
his life-companion, between whom ex-
listed the strongest affections of the
heart. He should have died hereafter,
there would have been time for such
a word. But is "Frank Clarke" dead!
No! Such man cannot die-death is
only the door to higher things.
The Windsor County Court con.
vened here yesterday, Judge Taft,
presiding. No case being ready for
trial, the jury is busy looking over the
city, as we go to press.
Wilson & Gushing have something
of interest to the public in another col
umn. Read it.
Moses Sherburno has gone to Lob
anon, N. H., to work in q wooden
mill. ...:.
Lots of Cranky" people now-a-
days. Last week the Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hadley,. who live with Mr.. Alon-
20 Washburn on Hartland Hill, drank
some tea, aud it made Mrs. Hadley
"drefful" sick, and she thought Alon-
20 had put "cold pizen" in it.
See advertisement of the New York
Sun in another column. The Sun is
the sharpest and spiciest Of the New
York dailies,
The CLUBBING rates of the Springfield
Union may be found on the 4th page.
Look it over.
A man asked one Of our Doctors to
feel of his pulse the other day, and the
Doctor told him to hold his breath
while he done so. The man couldn't
A L. IL. hsoath NINA fc., afran1 Eor him