Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-04-12

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gallon.
80 couples attended Mcssrs. Thorn
dyke & Co.'s dance on Thursday eve
ming.
A robin looked from narrow ehlnk
or an old barns rude f,cadc,
Old Zero perched on the weather's brink
And the snow, fakes did paradei
The robin thought Of the vernal way
He'd sung Of the cold gone by,
And said, ~ fear instead OF a lay,
That the song was q SOFT OF lie."
-[Republlcan journal, Belfast Me-
PuILo HATcm.-Philo Hatch, Esq,
whose illness we chronicled last week,
passed quietly to the "Silcnt Land at
five o'clock this morning. We have
only time to make u note or two on his
life and character this week. lle was
born in Alstcad, n. H., March 9th,
1908. lie was the youngest OF eight
children Of whom two brothers survive
him, Henry Hatch of this village and
George S. Hatch of Bethel. He came
to Woodstock March lst, 1882, and
married Elizabeth NJ. Fitch, daughter OF
Woodward II. Fitch, May 0, 1886.
OF this union four children were born,
only two of whom arc living, Elizabeth,
wife of William f. johnson, Esq, and
Frank c. Charles died November H.,
1859, and Ellen November A, 1868.
Mr.. Hatch was for many years in the
tin, sheet iron and stove business in
this village later, Hatch & Clarke
were extensively engaged in the wool
business. lie was President at the
time of his death of the Windsor Coun-
ty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
and Director of the Woodstock Nation
al Bank, Of which for long time he
was Vicc-President. He has been
elected to most of the local town offices,
all of which he filled with credit to
himself and profit to the town. lie
was shrewd business man-a man
whose word was as good as bond
but he was careful what that word was.
He started in life poor boy. His
habits were good, he was industrious
and saving, and in this way in long
life and with good health, he accumu-
lated u handsome fortune. AS q hus-
band, father, and ncighbor, he was
ever indulgcnt and kind, and his death
leaves vacancy, not only in this village
but throughout the county and State,
that will be difficult to fill with as good
man as Philo Hatch. memory will
long be kept green in the hearts of those
who knew him best.
"To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to de-"
PENCIL MARKs.-Cold, spring comes
slowly up this way; Our veteran
Democratic friend, O. A. Bryant, Esq,
has commenced gardening-thc first
that we know of; Judge Barrett and
family are settled in Rutland, and he
and his son James have fitted up
commodious law rooms in Pierpoint
Block on Center ST., and the firm is
Barrett & Barrett; William ?. Stearns
of Chicago was in town last week
we understand he is about to capture
Quechee girl, and take her home with
him Rev. Moses Kidder is very sick; q
South street man would have escaped
detection by his better-half of "takin'
sunthin'" by keeping his mouth closed
had he not undertaken to put on his
cvercoat for his night-shirt; "The ole
stage man" is out again as as "gooc
as new John Cone remains about
the same; Henry Hutchinson, Esq,
says it is fashionable to walk with
crutch, yet he says he has prejudice
against adopting the style; Hosea Do
ton is better-glad of it; more acct
dents haue occurred in this village ant
vicinity this winter than ever before, al
the reader of the AGE will see For
Ann has been vacated, and the occu
pants have gone to the city; wanted
a good new mich cow-for furthe
particulars inquire at this office.
L. G. Carrigan, pretty general.
known in this vicinity, is reaping fam
as principal of the Boston Evening
High School.
Henry b. Greene, son of the edito
of the STANDARD, has left Dartmouth
College and gone into wholesal
house in Boston.