Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-04-06
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wANTED--A grill to do genera
house work, Inquire at This oil'ee'
You don't need q fan just now,
Don't shed your hannels yet awhile
unless you're tired OF the world
The rough travelling aud cold
weather make It extremely quiet
about the streets.
Don't forget the Dance q. Fair
banks Hall tomorrow evening
When a loaier enters tho sanelum
of busy editor. and says. "Glad to
SEQ you're back what does no mean '
Have you registered your dog =
II you have not 1t will cost you ~
after May lat it will cost you slo and
the loss of tho purp by violent death
Only 92 have been regis'ered up to
April 1st-2O less than last year, II
looks now ~ II the canine race would
become extinct in this town within q
few years.
The man who Is too parsimonlous
to take his county paper, while he
spends five or ten dollars to hear
Smith, Brown, Jones or Robson
speak ten minutes on political issues,
on the eve OF some unimportant state
election, lacks wisdom.
We supposed we had made ample
arrangements 10 furnish the AGE to
all who might wish for II last week,
but we fell shot several thousand
copies. We were sorry for this. The
only sure way is to subscribe for it,
aad then you will have n copy every
week.
Nothing SAID about the triangular
fight for the post.oflice now. Pay
your bets, gentlemen.
The death angel has been busy the
past week-three funerals in our
village Tuesday--Miss Grady, Miss
Doton, and Mrs. Joseph Beau, ST.
Mrs. Ed. Vaughan died in the ofler-
noon Of same day.
The Listers are on the war.palh,
and they find that our rich men have
made lots Of money the past year.
Glad to note this fact.
A young man, who resides not a
thousand miles from here, and deals in
boots, was driven nearly distracted in
the late sloppy spell. A mlschlevous
Girl came in, she said, to buy some.
thing that would keep the water out,
picked out one OF the longest pairs OF
rubber boots, and wanted him 10 help
her draw them CD
We think that our worthy States
Attorney is now fully convinced that
he made mistakes not in the prose-
cution however. for If complaint was
entered, (this is questioned by very
good people.) 1t was his duty to at
tend to it, but in the use OF in:emper-
ate and uncalled for language toward
Mr.. K,mball and bis place of business,
and in the class Of witnesses summon
ed. Public opinion does not sustain
such "works." The Colonel can we'll
exclaim with Laertes in the play, 'l
am justly kill'd with my own treach-
cry"
Robert A. Perkins left tor Chicago
last week. We learn that Rob. has
an engagement as writer on one OF
the daily papers Of that wicked city.
He is a ready and pungent writer, snd
walking encyclopedia of fa.ts, dates,
names, etc. He'll make it lively for
EN- out there.
March behaved herself pretty well.
but she had to 90 out with elbow"
and a "snow," and April took it up
aud keeps it up.
Tue defeated candidates for the
post. office take it philosophically.-
That's the best wayne are all sub
ject to disappointment from the
cradle to the grave, and the man who
snakes the best of them, has the long
est head.
Undertakes are now calling them
selves "tuneral directors" Now when
tho hutchors nrova that thew bplOnO