Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-12

crowd was 80 great, " was "ppei
: log night" In Boston, the compan
having just arrived from New York
where II had been played to full houses
hence the crowd, The Boston Thealr
Is situated on the west side Of Wash
lnion street, between Avery and We'
streets, II Is the largest regular plac
Of amusement Ia New England, aud !
said 10 DO one Of tho finest, TIL
iioslon Museum aud Globe Theatre ar
ayorite resorts for play'going people
Thursday forenoon We sailed out Il
500 che city, and took In tho harboI
aud the principal streets, the mos
noted Of these being Washington, oI
which most Of tho leading newspapers
are Published, including tho Herald,
journal, Globe aud Transcript Thlr
street Is tho great ihoroughiarc OF the
city, The noise Is 70 great here that
you cannot hear yourself think, You
want to get away from II, II you
saw u man with u smile on his couu'
tcaance Il was q dead sure thing that
he was dcaicr than u haddock, We
wanted to got Into some alley or court
and pick the sounds out of our ears
with u knitting needle. This II n lively
city, II Il altogether too lively. We
never saw u city where the people tried
so hard to make tho most Of the day,
Work begins ut four o'clock u. M,
aud ends at twelve o'clock At night,
although some 90 II later than this
poor printers. BosionianS adhere to
the notions Of the Pilgrim fathers, as
u general thing, hut once in awhile
you see u man will, "red front" aud
other indications OF sin. In the after
noon, (fhursday,) we went to SOM
crvillc, three miles out Of the city,
faro on the horse cars five cents, to
see some cousins where We were
Hospitality entertained, and enjoyed
visits that will long remain fresh in our
memory. Somcrvilc is called al
city, but it is only an asylum for the
business men Of Boston, where they
have their homes and their iamilics,-
We returned to the city in the evening,
and the next day, packed Our things
for Woodstock, VI, and here We are
"on duty" again. When We 60 abroad
n year hence, il life is spared, Boston
will he our objective point, aud il we
have tired the reader this time he can
''skip" our next dose.
The Standard man is still on the
''still hunt"
Correspondents will do us n favor by |
sending IN their communications as
Early in tbc week rs possible. We go
o press 7 tuesday, afternoon.
A courier from Barnard Monday |
snow storm in progress
here. Barnard is n snow town.
TIE frost of Tuesday night of last
week knocked garden sass--it was the
first of the season. We have had
several since.
Our Rutland correspondent says the
building of the Rutland and Wood
stock is being agitated with good
show of success. This is good news.
The Boston Opera Troop will be
here Nov. 5th--no postponemcnt on
lccolu It of the weathcr-and will give
4 new Operatta, after the style of
'Petsey Baker," which was played
he re some time ago by the same Com
, any, and so much admired. We pre-
dict full house.
1t is rumored that Fred Gushing
and L. Wilson are soon to open a
grocery store in the Fairbanks block.
White River Junction is growing
no man can deny this. And nov one
of the biggest men in the State is about
to locate there. 1t is Will Swami,
the picture man. William has had
considerable experience as an artist in
Woodstock, Springfield, and Ludlow,
and we doubt not but what he will
make success of it. He is erecting
a building for his studio.
Chas. Woodruff has purchased the
Henry Il. Marsh stone block, and will
soon move his grain and feed business
there from the Depot. lie will also
put in run of stone and do his own
and custom grinding. Mr.. Woodruff
is stirring, business man.
If the wages of sin are death, how
few people there are whose funerals are
not past due.
Who wants pleasanter Or more en-
joyable weather than these glorious.
October days?
DR.. Barnes the Eminent Healer and
skillful Physician of New York City
will again visit Woodstock, and can be