Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25


pie?" Look out for "robert veal -
A gush of bird-song, patter of dew,
A cloud and robins warning;
Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue
An April day in the morning.
Some observant wretch, after bad
dinner, has made the discovery that
playing has sadly interfered with
the art of managing cooking stoves.
The residence of the late George
Bradford, on Central street, was sold
at action on Saturday. Mr.. Thomas
w. Gates bid it off for his mother,
Mrs. Gates, for 1885.
The happiest moment in the life of a
girl is when she is in possession of =
lover, a chair that holds twice at once,
and pa who trust to her experience.
1t will be sad for her when that lover
becomes belated husband, standing
on the door step, crying, "Throw
down some key holes-assorted Sizes
Raking over gardens and grass plats
and building bonfres is the early and
late employment of the industrious and
thrifty burgher.
Have you found out what "dude'
means yet? 1t puzzles great many,
even the Square. Well, the word dude,
pronounced in two syllables, (du-de, }
means an empty-headed, languid-man-
nered young swell who bangs his hair !;
an aesthetic youth of the Oscar Wilde
type; or as the young lady has it, "My
dude of lover" 1t will doubtless
be incorporated into the next edition of
the dictionaries. The Square says it
is q dreadful mean word.
The spring style of ladies' hats re-
quires very pretty face to make them
attractive.
Mr.. Jerome Hopkins is running his
juvenile operetta, "Tafy and Old
MUNICH in New York. Rough on the
Workers..
We knew Dix would furnish us an
item as soon as he got home. He was
up to Bridsewater the other day,
had secured a passage on the stage
home, and got nicely seated, when an
old "pard" named Merrill, whom he
had known in Plymouth years ago,
climed on to the same seat with him to
ride to Woodstock also. 1t appeared
from the greeting and conversation all
the way down that they had seen much
trouble up there. Iago said he ''lack-
ed iniquity to do him service but
Dix is never troubled in this way. -
He did his level best to NOW down
and annihilate Merrill with words, but
he proved to be as tough, he thought,
as when he lived in Plymouth, and
came out "a little ahead" The fam
Gus "set-too" between Dan. O'Connel
and the Dublin fsh-market woman was
mere poverty of words and expression
Of countenances as compared with
this "clinch."
PENCIL MARKs.-Cold weather.
April showers-snow squalls. Sugar
making has played out, and many sugar
makers have gathered their buckets. -
Don't SHE your Aannels yet awhile
Now put in your work on the oyster,
the time is short.-Snow storm this
morning.--R. H. Bailey informs us
that he has plowed and sowed his
'Pine Tree" garden Addison Palm
er had another child die Sunday night.
L. B. Marble has bought the
woodward pasture" of the Philo
Hatch estate folks, paying $1,000 fol
1.-THE amount of noise in small
boy is perfectly astonishing.-"Sheb"
says he is ''going West to grow up
with the country"--Don't borrow
trouble, if you banker after it, you
will have enough along occasional
ly to satisfy you've were surprised
and pleased on receiving fine picture
of our old friend, Joe Silver, former
well known barber here; he now
holds forth in old Plymouth, Mass. =
"Joe' is good boy.-Work on the
frame Of the new Engine House has
commenced; it will be good one.-
Fred M. Whitcomb of Boston is visit
ing at his fathers, j. NJ. Whitcomb
he las been travelling in the South
this winter selling his famous brand.
of -four he is now partner in ih'
frm.-Thomas Middleton arrived il
town last week, and was warmly greet
ed by his many friends, he moves his
goods to Proctorsville to-day, where
he and Charles intend to reside. DR.
Randall sold his horse--nothing lik
advertising in the AGE.-A CORES
Poh'ent says Earle was down to Wind
sof the other day, and he looked first
elass-had ona new suit of store clothes
Hon. Daniel Needham, former
ly of Quechee, but now bank examine
Of Massachusetts,, has returned from
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