Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-03-01
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Ia PehrsI, hup't,
Lent Il here aud the dshman II
happy,
The most difficult crop to raise jus
now II that Of interesting local item'
for the newspaper.
In our haste last week before going
to press We located Rev. DR., Chalmers
IN England instead of Scotland, as We
should have done.
The last lay Of the hen Is Of more
Importance just now than tho Lay o.
the Last Minstrel,
The poorest kind Of u citizen is he
who is eternally running down HIS own
town. Hc can sec nothing good in It.
Taxes are too high; the roads are
good for nothing; there is no business
life; no spirit Of enterprise; the news
papers are dull aud worthless nobody
to take the place Of the leading bust
ness men when they die; the whole
concern is going down hill at u break.
neck speed, aud nobody has sense
enough to put on the brakes.
Town Meeting next Tuesday, and as
important matters arc to be brought up
for settlement, it is expected that every
citizen will be on hand. OF course our
excellent board of town officers will be
reelected. The Sclcctmcn's Report is
published, lyon can get one at John 5.
Eaton's store, and they make very
good showing for the year. To be
sure Providence has favored the town
very much this winter in not sending
"snow blockadcs, this with the
reasonable charges of town officers,
and the town property paying u little
something, with the exception of the
Town Hall, which contrivcd to make
sono hand wash the othcr"-Sl5O in-
come and $50 cXpensc-the towns
liabilities, over assets, are 1888 90
less than last year. The poor bill is
large-S3,379 ll-but, of course they
must be taken care of-''the poor arc
always with u.s.
c. II. Severance, End, II veteran
typo, was in town Saturday in the in
tercst of A. A. Earls new paper to be
started at White River Junction,
March 18th. He denies brother
Greene's allegation that the new organ
is to furnish music for "the high old
bishop of tho Mountains Green"-
Uncle Luke Poland. Anyway, Mr..
Earl will make it lively for our Re-
publican brethren of the press in this
Congressional District.
Shoemakers and shoe dealers arc
right in the air. Levi Washburn has
rented the store recently vacated by j.
r. Murdoch, on Central St., and will
put in stock of boots and shoes.
Also, Samuel Wells, formerly A. G.
Prior's foreman, and Thomas Smith
who has been at work for Mr.. Standish
in his tanery, and is practical boot
maker, will buy out the late Samuel
Smiths Business and run it.
We are glad to know that the old
time advertising firm of S. M. Petten-
gill & Co., New York, burnt out in
the great fire of January 3lst, is re-
established at 263 Broadway, with
every facility for the transaction of
such business as belongs to their call
ing.
A WONDERFUL SToRY.-On the fourth
page of this paper will be found the adj
vertisement of a most wonderful story
which is to be published in the New YORK
WEEKLY. 1t Is entitled, Merciless Ben,
the Hair-Lifer," and is from the pen OF
the highly-g gifted and immensey-popular
Ned Buntline. The New YORK WEEKLY
shows an enterprise and energy truly
wonderful, and its columns TEEN with the
most beautiful stories and sketches. We
predict that "Nerctless Ben" will add tens
of thousands to its already great circula.
ton.
Just as soon as things go wrong
with D man he skips to Florida. Sit
ting in the sunlight on the sand, watch
ing an alligator catch flies and fan him
self with his tail is said to assuage the
most poignant grief.
81 wear the HannafOrd Ventilated Boot,
and must say that I never found anything
of the kind that would allow me to have
dry, warm, and comfortable feet like
these. think that their general adop-
ton would do something toward destroy
ing medical nractica and the sale of mack