Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-10-18


PouSp,-A pocket'book was found
by the subscriber abou. two weeks
ago, The owner can have tho same
by proving property and paying Tor
this advertisement,
l., W. WILSON,
Woodstock, Oct II, 1882
There will be q social dance at
Fairbanks Hall, Friday evening Of
this week, to which oil are cordially
invited, Music, SnrIeyant's orches'
ira. Dancing bill 80 cents, Co
Henry W, English, ESQ., has ro'
turned from his trip West, aud Is look
Ing several years younger than when
he went away, All were glad to sec
him. II does q man good to go abroad
and jostlc against his fellow men
and rub the rust of, lilo received q
hearty welcome from friends all along
his route, aud if he ever catches any
of them this way hc will silk them
for il. lie did not know he had so
many friends in the West before.
Well, you transplant sister or u niece
in the West and they "multiply" Won
dcrfully, but let them stay in the East
and ten chances to one but what they
will dry up aud blow away The
West is great country and has u
thriving, go-ahcad people. Mr., Eng
lish says he intends to Ego West
again some time.
The elder Joe Bean had little un-
plcasantness with his daughter Caro-
line, one day last week. Caroline
thought he did not SANITY" raw mate
rial enough to pay his board so he left
to take up his abode with another
daughter, and returned for his wash
tub, and thch came the "tug Of war"
They bowed down in tears over the
tub and when they got up the tub was
half full of brine, Joe had black eye
and Caroline had an y mark on her
lip. He must have been an idiot to
try to get wash-tub away from a
woman. Legal proceedings were in
stitutcd by Caroline's husband, but
were not carried into effect.
The library loan exhibition will be
kept open through October, Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons at two o'clock,
and the last week in the month every
day at same hour. There are many
rare collections on exhibition among
them Mrs. Udall Kings collection. IT
you have anything curious pass it in,
it will be taken care Of and returned
safely at the close of the exhibition.
That married woman who lives on
the corner of South and Cross streets,
who received present of a dress from
married man, has caused much family
grief, and said man's wife threatens dire
vengeance on her unless she reforms.
She runs the streets too much nights,
lets her children run loose with s,ymphS
du pare, and if Mrs. - should
thrash her nobody will regret it. A
woman "scorned" is far more danger
Gus than woman "corned."
~ feel dreadful sleepy; what would
you do for it?" asked South street
man of his family physician. eur
nish rum to some lively neighbor out
there" replied the man Of physic. The
patient was so stupid that he could not
see how that would help him.
At meeting Of the trustees of the
Savings Bank, on Monday of last week,
the following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That in the death OF
Charles Chapman the Ottauquechee
Savings Bank has lost a long tried and
faithful officer.
Resolved, That we extend our warm
est sympathies to the bereaved family
in their great affection.
Voted, That these resolutions be
spread on the records and that copy
be sent to the family and copies fur.
nished for publication.
The fair ground school house, which
has been thoroughly renovated and
furnished by Hon. Frederick Billings,
and is now model school house, will
be open for inspection Saturday, Oct
81, from two till four o'clock p. IN,
1t is worth seeing. 1t cost some 5000
Every dark evening girls and wo
men-not Of the most reputable char
acter-may be seen making rapid tim'
in the park and around the court house
singing very loose remarks at passers
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