Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-03-23
The Editor on a TRAMP"


does not keep pace with other towns
of lis size IL the State, II 10 not nee
essary to name the causes tor this Ia
this paragraph-lhey are apparent "a
the most casual observer, Our money
ed men must do something to make
business OF grass will grew N the
principal streets, Skilled and unskill'
cd labor Ia fast leaving the place, aud
tenement houses are drug In out
village, Enough Of this, We under
took to got out ourselves the therday'
aud even with the aid Of Geo, w.
French, who gave US lIfl, when with
In q few rods OF the depot, we failed
and tho cars steamed Oft without u.s.
We returned, and at every corner was
greeted wllh-"Dldn't get up early
enough, eh'' "must get on your
boots qulokerT &c DO The next
time we ''laid" for tho train You bet
Well, a ride over the Woodstock II,
II. at any time of the year Is pleasant
aud for picturesque scenery, both nat
ural aud manufactured, there u not
twelve miles Of road In Vermont that
can surpa,s II. 1t Is also well managed
and safe, no accident having occurred
on II since IT. opening, At White
River Junction, Its terminus, you have
twenty minutes TO look round or wres'
Ito with ono Of Uncle Asa's big dough
nuts, and then you can take the cars
for any point Of the compass We
went down the Central TO Windsor
Windsor Is a business place aud her
manufacturing interests are growing
rapidly. Here VIC met several demo
cratic friends, among them, Judge
Kceie +. A. Wardner Esq, local cor
respondent for several papers, among
them the ACE; II. Howard, the tailor ;
the Slocker Bros, sons OF our old time
friend, Samuel II. Stocker who are
doing u STAYING" trade in the
clothing and dry goods business DC
We failed to see our friends, j. u. Will
der the furniture man, James Carlin
the harness man, G. 0. Durkee Of tho
Asca,ney House, and others, as our
stay in the place was short, but we
learned that they are oil doing we'll
From here we went TO Claremont, N.
H., which is u healthy, growing vii.
lage, supports two misrepresentation
Republican-and has large manu-.
featuring interest. II. V. farKer' inc
Democratic Representative in Con-
gress from that State few years ago
resides here, and we had pleasant
interview with him. He takes hope
full view of the future Of the Demo.
cratic party. Wo next took in Char
lestowu (not Charleston as man! spell
it) which looks like picture of an old
Biblical town gone to seed. There
isn't much here and theprospect forthe
future is not very Aattering. We took
the stage from this point for SPRING
field, SIX miles distant. The mud
was up tothe hub, and everything
under our skin was IN perpetual motion
to the end OF the journey. The feet of
Springfield ia washed by the Black
River aud her back is scrubbed by
mountain streams. She has large
manufacturing interest. bat her pat
rouage from the back country is limit
ed. Here we met host of friends
Geo. o. Henry who keeps the Spring
field House. formerly Of Woodstock,
and brother to the late Capt Gilman
Henry, was the first man we met.
He makes good he'd and sets good
table; we enjoyed that bed, and slept
ten hours in it as sound as if we had
been dead and buried for the same
length Of time. The next man was
Stiles the printer, editor and publisher
Of the Springfield Reporter, aspriyht'
ly local paper, he is doing well, and
he deserves it, for he is a jolly good
fellow. A. A. Mcguire, lives here
and is doing good business in pianos
aud organs, he has the best lnstru-
ments in the world and "dver'ises in
the AGE. Hon J. W. Pierce, our cam
didate for Lieut. Governor, resides here,
and it is well tor the place ard the
local Democracy that he does. John
McGrath, another sterling Democrat
is always on duty. There are hund
reds of other good Democrats here
but time and space will not allow US
to name them. They support read
ing room and enjoy themselves, and
the party is growing rapidly. DR..
Blodd, formerly in the dental bu'lness
at Woodstock with J. N. Haskell, has
"shlngle" out here, and is doing con.
siderable business. E. w. Barnard,
rronr,eior of Omen Ridge Place three