Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-02-15


y, Powers spralned his ancle the other
day ! DR., Barnes Is At the Eagle Hotel
Thaw Monday-nlce weather yaccl'
nation Il catchlng-the oldest citizens
have l.; the leo gorge In the Quechec
at the Court House Bridge Is somc'
thing unusual Mud-sleigcing nearly
"playcd;' vaccination makes 'em
sick +; The village blacksmith, Mr., Joel
Duprcz, has u card IN another column
o, II. Randall, .ieweler, hos moved to
l,rattleboro,
Are We to have six weeks shedding
in March;
Our Uniycrsalist friends have chang
cd the date of holding their Festival TO
Thursday, Feb, 2Srd' There was to
be so "much carvings on on the
date set last week, that this course
was thought best.
Local Teacher: "And the Lord said
unto Moscs-M-- p, put down
that slate !"
| can easier teach twenty what were
good TO be done than be one OF the
twenty to follow my own teachings
shakespeare.
Our brother Grccnc's vision OF
being rcinstatcd as Clerk OF the W. Il.
II. was like Saint PGuls definition OF
Mith-''the substance Of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen, -
This rcsgning Is not always u safe
business.
The ordination of Rev. James +.
Brodic as pastor of the Congregational
Church, will take place on Tuesday,
the 2Ist inst, ut 1850 p. NJ. Sermon
by President Seelcy-of Amherst Col.
lege, Mass. Services will be public
aud all are cordially invited to attend
We had an item in this column week
before last stating the number of Free
Masons and lodges in this State. which
was incorrect, ind should read "Good
Templar" for "Masons." The Masons
is u much larger organization there
being 1Ol lodges in the State, with q
membership of 1900.
Reuben Douglas, we'll known
and highly respected citizen of Wood
stock. died at his son-in-law's, Mr..
Austin X. Leach, in Bridgewatcr, on
the 18th inst. He has suffered much
and long from cancerous affection OF
one of his eyes.
Z. S. Munger, who is attending
Medical Lectures at Burlington, has
been up vaccinating the Hollanders,
and the inhabitants of the towns adj
iacent. The Hollanders have had a
sad experience with the smallpox.
A four year old attending one of our
public schools, but not enrolled as Il
scholar, not being of the required age,
hut goes through the ''forms' and
ceremonies, and receives "meritS,
vas asked by his mother if he received
a merit to-day, replied, in nonchalan'
way-''No, the teacher wasn't rounc
peddliug them to-day"
Candlemas Day was bright ano
cloudless. The tradition is that the
bear comes out of his den on that day
and IL he sees his own shadow, becomes
frightened and retires again for another
forty days nap, so look out tor much
heavy winter weather yet.
The Universalist Festival at the
Town Hall, Thursday eve, Feb. 29,
promises to be a success. Several
nlavs will be piven, among them, "The
Widows Victim" Also, impersona,
tions Of character by Hon, Jeremiah
Clip. Good music will be in attend
ancc. Admission % cents; oyster
supper 25, dancing so cts. Go.
Don't forget the Festival at the
Town Hall, Friday evening next.
Mrs. Nellie j. Kenyon, a well
known Spiritualist and trance speaker
died on tho 10th inst. Her funeral was
held at the Universalist Church on
Tuesday, Mrs. Wiley of Rockingham
officiating. The attendance was large.
Our big brother of the Brattleboro
Reformer got dreadful mad at us last
week. When man gets mad and
loses his temper, the argument is
against him. :'Me" and dad" are
great fellows, in our own estimation,
but we can't impress it upon anybody
with brains to any great extent.
Whitmore & Clark's Minstrels gave
an excellent Entertainment at the
Town Hall, Saturday evening last, to
n LARGE Audience, This COMPANY has