Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

Ira II. Waldron has been granted a
pension of 81 Il month, commencing
March 10, 1868, the arrears amount
ing to S9Gl.
A South road man had an ex-
perience the other night. His wife
had gone visiting. Well, when a
mans wife is away he is apt to be
nervous and restless and imagine
all sorts of things. 1t was so with
this man. Generally he can sleep
through storm or sermon with
equal felicity, but this was an excep-
tional occasion. He imagined or
dreamed that the house was infested
with burglars. He got up to search
for 'em, but, Of course, mesmerist
could not devine where he would bring
up. lie wandered from room to room
without cncountering burglar Or
even a ghost, and, finally brought up
in the hired girls room. o, horrors !
how she acknowledgement as only
a hired girl can-and said, "What
are you here for?" "Hush," he said,
81 thought heard a burglar in the
house !" Sarah Ann braced up on
her elbow and said in stentorian voice,
sect out of here you rascal, I'll take
care ofthe burglars" And he went
back to bed, perchance to dream that
things are not always what they seem
in this naughty world. Friend,
That eye, that told you so, look'd but a-quint.
DR.. +. r. Jewett has bought the
"Barker House" at the foot of the
Park ; this is a nice house, in IL very
desirable location; glad the doctor has
given TIP the idea of going west
Mr.. Frank S. Mckenzie has i'm
ported some Scotch sheep; they are
not valued for their fine wool make
good mutton, no doubt; anyway, it
shows what kind of sheep they raise
in the "Land O Cakes" and this is
the most Mr.. Mckenzie cares about it..
PENCIL MARKs.-Dandelion greens
are in er.-Dry, cold weather.
Capt L. w. Wilson bought the old
engine house, Or the late Col. Russell
"church," for S. We are favored
so far-not spring hand organ has
appeared.-S. w. Taylor, of Iuka,
Kansas, has our thanks for files OF
Western papers. Mr.. Taylor is a
Woodstock boy, and is p. M. at the
place named. He is brother Of our
enterprising merchant here, Jerome
Taylor. Shows give this village a
wide berth latel y.-The feeble peep OF
the evening frog has now swollen to a
full chorus, including the patriarcls
that sing bass. Good town to be sick
in-quiet, very Fourth of July and
Forepaugh's circus are coming; better
chain your cook stove to the fl, or, if
you don't want the boys to sell it for
old iron.--Mr. Hannibal Totman of
Pomfret has rented his farm to his son
Henry and moved into his house on
High street in this village; we wei
come our friend as citizen of Wood
stock. The sick folks are getting
better. Mr.. Hugh p. Howe walkec
out into his garden one day recently
Mr.. Abraham Stearns will be on,
soon.-Good sugar weather the past
eek.-Prof. Hazard has been laid up
or rather down, with inhamatory
rheumatism, for some time. Addison
Palmer's children are better, and con.
sidered out of nger.-The maple
buds are on "burst. "-Brothel
Earle and Daddy Colburn have been
making u garden together; they mus
keep out of it when the vegetable.
begin to grow, or they'll mark 'em.-
The primary schools had become SC
crowded that it became necessary tC
open another in the grammar schoo
room in the River street school house
and Miss Ethel Seaver has been en-
gagged as For sale-onc core
of nice manure-inquire at this of
hce.-llold your grip on your Aannels
Parties who are owing for this pa
per for a long time rust pay.
80 fair one, why this pcnsve mien,