Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-14

Iissl t,.,st III sao
peEIss ,auP't'
Nice harvest weather, Rather dry
aud springs aud cIsterns are low
According 10 II, u, Thomas, autumn
begins the 9sud In'I'
Congressman Tyler explains that
south Woodstock post'oillce matter In
another column, The mistake n the
Department At Washington Is what
caused the trouble, We hope this will
end the matter,
Get out your oyercoat--you may
need Il any day now
Can't some genius invent u way for
getting the sun across the line without
such terrible hissS
About % lett this port for Newport,
Saturday, on the grand excursion TO
lay View Park IN Lake Memphrema'
cog, and to sec the comic operate
"0livcttc," played by the Boston
Company, hired for the occosion'-
There was no roll.call, but We presume
they all returned late in the evening
of the same day-'lircd 10 death
Briggs 4 Co., Boston, have Just
issued new "Vcrmont Business Di'
rcctory," IN which We find the fol-
lowing, under the head of Express
Companies and Agents ;-"l, - Il
Canada, John Coon, Agent, Wood
stock" The Editor meant John Cone,
no doubt, but those who know John,
will see appropriateness in the blundcr,
Ii will soon be in order for bcd-bugs
ut summer resorts to set up this mourn.
full chant -
"All, all are gone, the old, familiar faces
This "wednesday evening the fam.
Gus Guy Family give one of their in-
imitablc entertainments ut the Town
Hall. Our people rccollcct that they
always give good show, and no
doubt they will have II full house.
The Hartford Comm Times says -
1.-The Guy Family gave one of their
iirst-class entertainments here last
evening, ut Roberts Opera House, be-
fore large and apprcciativc audience,
II is the best entertainment of the kind
ever Witnessed" The Kingston
CAM Freeman has this note: "This
is decidedly the best troupe travelling,
and the performance is really very
SUPERIOR
These are the golden autumn days
good deal better season for the young
mans fancy to turn to thoughts of love
than the spring time that Tennyson
sings about.
Our cotemporary, the Standard. had
an article short time ago showing the
worldly prosperity of our local churches.
That was all well enough--wc were
glad to know it was so. But isn't it
pity that the members of said churches
cannot gain little in christian graces
A lady member of one of our popular
churches, who had been sick long
time, died the other day, and we are
creditable informed that no sister or
brother in the church visited her during
her sickness. She was poor, and had
not the advantages of moral and in
tellectual teaching in early lite-that
is too much sin for modern christians
to encounter-such are left for God to
take care Of AS the crazy Hamlet said
to his somewhat erring mother -
"Wouldn't it be well for them to as
sumo virture although they have
it not"
Rev. JONATHAN CLEMENT, d. d.,
formerly pastor of the Congregation
al church in this place, died at Nor
witch, VT, Sept. 9th, 1881. DR..
Clement was born in Danville, VT,
June 30th, 1897. Was first settled
in Chester, n. H., in 1880. He was
installed over the Congregational
church in this place in July, 1852, and
dismissed from the same in June,
. 1867. DR.. Clement was distinguished
for his eminent ability as a preacher,
while his genial manners and kind,
benevolent spirit, greatly cndeared him
to wide circle of acquaintance and
friends. He has resided at Norwich
since his retirement from the church
here, preaching occasionally, as OPP
portunity offered. His wife and chill
dren, except two daughters, have all
preceded him to the "silent land"
The meeting at the Chapel of the
Congregational Church, in accordance
with the Proclamation of the Governor,
to pray for the health of President
Garfield was very fully attended by
representatives of all the Christian
denominations in the village and vicin-
ity. 1t was n rood meeting,