Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-07-18
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. W.T., July 18, 1888
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J G PORTER, Sup't.

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Woodstock, s.20 z'oo
JG PORTER, Sup't.
The season of drowning accidents
while in bathing is about over. Ex-
cursion disasters now come in.
Fred. c. Southgate has purchased
the late Dexter Anderson place, on
Park street, paying $1,000 for the
same. 1t is a good house, pleasantly
located, and we congratulate Fred. on
his bargain.
A Give Points man was dread
full mad an evening or two ago. A
dog-fght occurred in the neighborhood
when his right limb was "sound
asleep and he wasn't ableto get to the
scene of battle before it was all over.
No wonder he was mad-if there is
anything man hates to get in behind
time on, it is dog-fghl.
She rung the bell. "ls you de
white oman what live here" The
attendant answered, eyes" "Well,
I'm de cullud lady what's cum to do
yer washing
Last Tuesday our better-half packed
the family grip-sack, secured and re-
paired the family toggery, and we
started on three days trip to New
port. VT, on the annual editorial ex-
cursion. After a pleasant ride over
the Woodstock railroad, which for
beautiful scenery has no equal for the
distance in New England, we arrived
safely at White River Junction, where
we put ourself outside of one of those
doughnuts-big enough for any man,
and almost big enough for any boy
for which the restaurant at this place
is Justly famed, while the family in
dulged in luxuries. Here we took the
train over the Passumpsic railroad for
Newport, passed through many hand
some villages, saw cattle upon thou
sand hills, the Connecticut river full of
logs, waving fields of grain and corn,
and sweet odor from the new mown
hay. Speaking of odors, reminds us
of what young fellow said to his gal,
in one of the seats in the car near us,
in passing corn field, sob, | smell
the sweet corn" He must have had
a double-barreled, breech-loading nose.
We arrived in Newport all safe, but
after ride of this length man needs
about foot of sympathy poured over
him, and that of the best quality too.
A fellow is so broke up that he is alter
ego. (another self and not a very
pleasing one either. Here we met many
of our brethren of the press-all clean,
good locking men-none of whom
have ever been in Jail or in congress
poor, but honest. Some of them have
grown to great height, and if death, as
is said, attacks the feet first, he will
have quite a job on some of them,-
Chase of the Union and Davis of the
C0ledonid,a, for instance. The Men,
phremagog House set good table, to
which we did ample justice, but sleep
was out of the question-we couldn't
even coax one eye to 60 to sleep. AT
8 O'Clock Wednesday morning the par
ty started on the steamer, Lady of
the Lake." for "Owl's Head" ii
miles down the beautiful Memphre-
magog. Here, after viewing the
scenes, we had an excellent dinner at
Elder & Browns Mountain house, and
at two o'clock took the steamer again
for the city of Magog, the end of the
lake, 1G miles farther into Canada.
The ride and the scenery were beautiful,
and the vocal and instrumental music
on board, by members of the party,
added greatly to the charm. Making
brief stay in the city, we returned
and reached Newport again about 7
O'Clock in the evening, all voting that
it was the best time the association
ever had, and thanking Mr.. Camp, of
the Newport Express and STANDARD,
for the excellent arrangements made
tor the meeting. Thursday morning,
grip-sack in hand, the party broke up
and took their several ways for home,
much pleased with the trip. After all
it tires one to 60 abroad, and when
you get home you feel as if there was
ten pounds ofpig-iron in the pit of your
stomach, and it takes several days for
you to resume your normal condition.
If there is any time when man needs
to be divorced from his Good Templar
pledge, for just few moments, it is on
his return from one of these trips.
1t is said that the right arms of most
men are from an inch to an inch and a
half longer than their left arms
Reaching up on top of the closet hunt
ing for the tobacco box or the whisky
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