Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-22
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. W.T., Aug. 22, 1888,
w. Il. IL. TIME TABLE
RAINS GOING EAST.

G PORTER ,surt,
Slight change in w. R. r. tint
table. The afternoon accommodation
train leaves Woodstock ten minutes
earlier, to accommodate the fast Chica
90 train over the Central.
A South Street man has been read
ING to his wife that the cellar is goot
place to 60 in time of thunder shower
or threatened cyclone. He got al
"original package short time age
and put in the cellar, and it is sur
prising to his better half now, how
many times day he thinks there is a
storm coming.
There is a young lady in this village
who keeps horse and takes all the
care of it, and does it we'll too.
When 4-Paugh's big elephant was
promenading in the street show al
White River Junction, a Wcodstock
young lady whose attention was caught
by the loosely hanging skin remarked
"Sooms to me that those pants are cut
trihe loose in the seat ~
The twenty cent silver piece is near
ly retired from circulation. No more
can you deceive the deacon by drop
ping one of these into the contribution
box for quarter. However, one Of
our merchants was victimised by one
of them the other day.
The Fancy Dress Party given by
Miss Laura Billings at her fathers
mansion, Hon. Fredericl; Billings,
Friday evening, was brilliant affair.
About seventy-ive young folks attend
ed by invitation. 1t is said the dresses
were rich and unique, and that the
wcarers of them looked charming. The
entertainment consisted Of music,
dancing, and refreshments. The beau
tiful and spacious grounds Of Mr.. Bill
lings were brilliantly and beautifully
Illuminated with gas and Chinese Ian
terns-in fact the whole hillside was
one sheet of light, and many Of our
citizens who went out to view it, say it
was the finest sight they ever saw.
Monday was about such day as
when Sidney Smith expressed the
desire to lay off his flesh and sit down
in his bones, in order to keep COOL
Messrs. Snow and Cornell of Boston
Opera Co. are expected here on Satur-
day as guests of DR.. Logan to remain
few days. Our people would be
pleased to hear them again in the
Town Hall.
The oyster hath now Il time ofpeace.
Out of season and attending to the
propagation of his kind, the net ceases
from its dragging, the knife of the
opener groweth rusty. and in the kitch-
en- of the restaurant is not heard the cry
Of "Onc roast-two stcws." For all
things there is appointed time and a
season. When the month with an X
in it returns-and that will be shortly
now-thcn will our bivalve friend
come to the front with renewed iuici-
ness and favor.
The Windsor County Good Temp
lars Union will hold their next meeting
at the NJ. f. Church, Brownsville,
and on account Of the Windsor County
Fair, which begins on the regular date,
will be Tuesday. Sept. Is, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. it is hoped the friends
will turn out in force. Good speakers
will be in attendance, and will be an
nounced in due season.
PER ORDER COMMITTEE.
Woodstock, Aug. il, 'S3.
George Williamson of the Cam
bridge (Mass.) 7'ibune, has been
spending few days in town visiting
friends and enjoying himself generally.
Mr.. Williamson is veteran printer.
and has lately invented several de-
vices for Use in printing office. in
any VIC VI niCIl There Is II fortune.
Among them is contrivance for
carrying forms to and from the press
with ease and safety; machine for
regulating the flow of ink on job
presses-a thing much needed, all
printers will admit, and it is said by
those who have used it ''that it does
the work up brown" lead and brass
rule cutter, etc. George has fortune
in those things if he pushes them, and
he says he is going to. Glad of it,
for he merits success.
Clement b. Holt his brothcr-in.law
Wallace French and two small BOYS
who were thrown from load of fur