Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-04-19
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There will be a benefit In the vestry
of the NJ. 4, Church next Friday eve,
for tho Pastor. Sugar from the
orchard of Nathan Gushing. Ice
cream, coffee, and other good things At
reasonerable rates, Refreshments will
DO served from Q to 0 O'Clock. The
friends of Rev, l., l., Bceman are
cordially invited
John Fuller has sold his meat market
TO James NJ. Whitcomb and SylvNnus
Chambcrlin, aud they have taken pos
session.
With heavy taxation, poor manage
mcnt, depreciation of value ofpropcr'y'
and the broad back Of time bearing
heavily on machinery Sc. in their
factories, the A. 4. Stewart folks III
New York have come to-want money
and they are selling out and closing
up the estate. If they had done this
when the old man ''passsed in his
checks" il would be money in their
pockets. We understand they have
sent an agent here with view OF look
ing up the effects of the estate and
disposing of them. We dcvoutly hope
the sale will be contaminated. With
the hum of machinery in our factory,
and the whistle of the engine through
Sherburnc hollow, Woodstock would be
"climbing the golden stairs
Our friend G. o. Carlisle, Esq, has
our thanks for files of all of the San
Francisco papers, and they are red hot
on the Chinese question. They de-
nounce the Monaghan and Arthur veto
in unmeasured terms. In u letter to his
brother Charles here, he says: "Tcll
VIM. d. McMastcr, Esq, that he can
count on seventeen Electoral Votes
on the Democratic side at the next
Presidential Election, from this coast
Medical authorities advise people to
clear their cellers and backwards of
decaying vegetable matter, and espcci-
ally on the first approach of warm
weather, as many diseases are attri-
buted to neglect of this prccaution. No
one should neglect this advice, unless
high fence interferes with throwing his
decaying matter into his neighbours
backyard.
Our facetious brother of the Ludlow
Tribune thinks we are in league with
the Devil, because we are able to pub
fish democratic paper in Vermont.
No, brother, We are fighting him-do-
ing missionary work among the politi-
cal heathen-have good field, and
are meeting with success, but the "hea-
then" that cheats us have got to go
TO the devil.
The Spring examination of teachers
will be held at the High School build
ing this week Saturday, April p. The
written examination will begin at 8
a. H., and the oral examination at 2
p. nj. Teachers are requested to be
present at the beginning of the exam
alton. Citizens are invited to attend.
William Ransom, of Pomfret, who
has assisted us on the AGE as typo at
various times within year or two,
when we got "cornered." and who
started and published Il Democratic pa
per in California for some time, starts
for the Great North Wset on Monday
next, his objective point being Maudan,
D. r., about six miles from Bismark.
We wish him heaps of good fortune
and hope he will ascend the top round
in the ladder of political fame out there.
Benjamin Markham, Esq, Of Sher-
burne, was in town Monday. Ben. is
P. NJ. (Which means postmaster
hotel keeper, and farmer at that place,
and is widely known for his ''trout
dinners" When he starts for the
brook the trout surrender as the coon
did to Davy Crockett. ''Uncle Ben,"
as he is Familiarity called, was appoint
ed postmaster during Van Buren's adj
ministration, and has held the office
ever since-45 years-with the excep-
ton of four years.
An effort is being made by Tom
Hale and others to get control of the
Keene, N. H., Observer, by buying up
the stock. Mr.. II. l.. Inman, the
editor, is large stakeholder, and
thinks he can hold the situation, We