Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-10

iAhhupiPhi WIZ P''"'" " WV ''""
Hall next Sunday, both forenoon and
afternoon. Invitation to all,
A "TRICKRp" CoLoRgD MANA
colored man on South street thought no
was lrickcd the other night, but he was
not, II happened IN this ways Ills
son bought u rooster, unknown 10
his "malc parent" and put II IN u
spare room adjoinining said parents
sleeping room. During tho night the
rooster made several ruStling sounds,
which greatly disturbed tho slumbcrS
Of our colorod friend, Being brought
up at the South, hc Is strong believer
in the supernatural, aud questioned
himself after Bret Harte-"Do !
dream, or are spirits aboutI' The
rooster kept up his ''rackct" and
Georges fear increased with each
'nuT' Of the wings, as hc expressed
It, until his fears got the mastery OF
him, and he started for the window
with his shirt-aap floating in the eve
ming breeze, like the pcnnon from u
ships mast head in gale, when the
cock crowcd, which broke the "spcll,"
and our friend examined the chamber,
found the rooster all right, was salts
fled there were no 'ghosts about" and
returned to quiet sleep and pleasant
dreams. lie gave the boy free lee
turc in the morning on the improperly
of soaring folks to death.
The funds for the survey of the Rut-
land aud Woodstock Railroad are Sc
cured, or enough at least to warrant
proceeding with the work at an early
day-this week some say. This is
good news, and we hope it will not be
long before we will chronicle the break
ing of ground for the road bed.
We received letter from Manuelito,
New Mexico, the other day, containing
$3.50 in specie, for the AGE, and it
had row of stamps on it that aston
ished us, and no doubt excited the curl
osity of postmasters on the route. 1t
was from our friend, VIM. +. Damon,
formerly clerk in Charles Dana's
store. "Will' is in the employ Of the
A. & p. Railway at that place. He
reports fine weather there, and says that
Reeds maple sugar is selling like hot
cakes at fifty cents pound.
There are 81 widows and 2G widow
ers in this village containing between
twelve and thirteen hundred inhabit-
ants. Why is this thus? DO mems
habits shorten life, or when LETT in
"weeds" do they choose Miss for
their second mate!
PENCIL MARKs.-The weather con-
tinues dry and cool; read the new adj
yertisement of II. +. Richmond e. Co.
in to-day's AGE; where are you going
this summer? Moses Sherborno has
moved from Lebanon to Windsor
Wash. 7. Smith has opened his horse
school in rear of Phoenix block, in
Summers stable, where he will attend
to the training and fitting of horses fol-
the turf and market--he understands
his business Mr.. VIM. Boyce g ives
lis the number of widows and widow
ers in thit village, the correctness of
which he has taken pains to ascertain /;
the Landmarks man "slops over in
his reply to our friend, A. l.. Davis OF
Hartland; we are going to make il
warm for some who are owing for this
paper for long time, pretty soon, un.
less we hear from them-Iago, in
Shakespeare, says man is poor who
has not patience" but we have made
up our mind to be poor, we have had
"patience" so long we are going to try
a stack" in the canvass Rev. A. j.
Hough has "located" here, family and
all; Mrs. johnson & Tcwksbury have
just returned from market with the
best, cheapest and handsomest stock Of
millinery goods ever offered to the pub.
lie in this burgh-drop in and give
your eyes feast anyway the Boston
Post, one Of the ablest and most reli.
able democratic papers in the country,
is now sold at all news depots for three
cents per copy-prospectus next week
Mrs. A. B. Cowdry goes to Quechet
to remain few weeks; the sick folk,
are better-Henry H. Woodbury's cas-
is more favorable.
There" said the dealer, sis car
pet that can't be beat" And the maj
bought it. He hates carpet-beating
and wanted one that it was no use try
ing to wreste. - Boston Post.