Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-13

a snow hlpflh " w pipEtess w w
60 10 press, The average heather
hopes II will amount 10 something
Il cost something 10 keep warm Ia
this counlry-wOod o. q cord, and
"roand hog" Nc per pound
The pastor being absent there VIII
be no preaching service or Sabbath
School session Al tho NJ, +, Church
next Sabbath, Prayer meeting rs
usual IN the yestry Sabbath evening
Ut $50,
PsScL MARLs,-We give the pro-
ceedIngs Of our solons NJ tho hamlet on
the WiuOOski, IN supplement form IN
this issue Of tho AGr,-M this season
Of the year-ia fact at all seasons, but
at this season more parIlcularly-wheh
II Is cold and water scarce, you should
DO mpewlitiog'ly careful OF fire.
Hon, T.. II. Baldwin, tho veteran DEM
ocrat Of Sharon, made Us q pleasant
call NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is coming
look over our advertising columns, and
YOU will see where 10 Got nice and
cheap goods,-Now you can sacque
yonr wife II you want io.-J' T.
Smith, Of RoyalIon, was IN town Tues
day and made rs q brief visit. lie
has been IN poor health for some time,
but We are glad;lo state that he Is I'M
proying.-Whcn the Duke saw his
pig and Norman's hanging up dressed
Tuesday, he "wcakencl,' and ac-
knowledged the "corn" without weigh
ipg..-Thc Horton boy, who was TAX
on to the Insane Asylum at Brat'lc'
boro some time ago, returned home
Tuesday. Horace +, Shcrwin, over
seer, went and 60, him at the request
Of the experimenting physician OF the
institution, who considered him re-
stored TO his normal coudiiion.-Ea
has got sonening of the brain again
he can't manage II coal stove. lle set
one "going" recently aud it drove
him out of the house and he slept Oh
the piazza all night. W. Wilson
is preparing to open first class billiard
rooms in the Fairbanks block in u
short time. Zero this morning. There
is not enough snow for slcighing, yet II
good many people run thcm.-killinS
cat several hundred years ago-well.
before we can rcmcmbcr--was consid.
cred criminal, but the man who has
not kilt or thrown n boo, Jack ut one IN
A. D. 1882, may be considered an an
omaly.-George Mcllish calls for
State and State School tax in another
column. "A. c. Prior has n 0, 10,
and Is cent counter-lots Of nice goods
suitable for Christmas presents. Ad.
next week. john s. Eaton has Il big
sad" in to-day's AGE. He has a
pile of winter goods, and is selling low
for cash. The schools in this village
close their fall term on Friday of this
week.
A series of six Cotiliou Parties are
to be given in Fairbanks Hall, by the
Woodstock Association, the first to be
given Friday eve, Dec. 10. Music,
four pieces Commence at $50. Bill
so cents each.
A noted physician says that many
persons, simply by deep and rapid in
halations of pure air, can become as
intoxicated on oxygen as if they had
taken draught of alcoholic stimu-
lants. If our South street fellow cit
liens would read and act on this, it
would be "a great saving to them on
"origiual packages"
Thou shalt not Icovet the goods in
thy neighbours store window, is u
commandment which will be abrogated
for the next three or four weeks. If
you have plenty Of money it is all
right, and if you haven't you can en-
JOY looking at the things you cannot
have, Just as much as anybody.
The next transit of Venus will occur
in June in the year 2004, the next one
in June 2O12, then in December PLY,
then in December eight years after
wards, and so on. So if you didn't
see the one last week the chances are
dead against your ever seeing any.
The telegraph people and Others in-
terested will take notice that among
the bills passed by the Legislature was
one requiring all telegraph poles with
in city or village limits be painted an
aesthetic color, or at least color salts
factory to the aldermen Or selectmen I;
the substitution of straight for crooked
poles; aud forbidding the posting or
painting any sign on the aforesaid
straight and asthetically painted poles.
A few poles in this village need at
tentiop under this law.
u The Burlington Free Press has
long and sorrowful article headed,
HWhat shall we do to be Saved p