Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-02-21

before eleven.
The had big fire at Bradford Oh
Monday last, which destroyed five
stores and four dwellings,. The fire
originated in Riches pool room, and
has destroyed the best portion of the
business section of the village. The
total loss is about So, 900.
HEywooD'S QUADRUpANTHEoN at
the Town Hall this wednesday, eve
ming. 1t will be big thing-don't
YOU forget it. Music, singing, tumb-
ling, delineation of national character
istics, and an Irish boy will kick up
his heels in hornpipes, jigs, strath-
speys aud reels. Go.
a thaw last week settled tho snow a
foot or more, and enabled people to
wash and be clean.
1t would appear from an editorial
and the communication of facetious
correspondent in the last STANDARD that
our neighbor is opposed to leasing the
Woodstock Railroad. They think they
have pot luck, or "tortatae de pot" as
the Frenchman would put it, in the
road, and that any party who may
wish to extend the road to Shcrburne
or Rutland must come to their terms.
1t is the opinion Of good judges that it
would be for the interest of the town
to lease the road for a term of years,
and we think the town will so see it at
March meeting. The road did well
the last year. but it may not prove to
be the
New milk that all the winter never fails,
And all the summer ovcrtlowS the pals.
1t will need rcpairs-new rails, ties,
etc., and those things have to be taken
into consideration. II the town can
get seven or eight thousand a year
rental for it, repairs and extension, it
is for its interest to lease it. No party
is going to drive into our back yard
unless it sees chance to get out
The second daughter Of Mr.. SEN
cca Winslow OF West Woodstock,
Miss Emma, died very suddenly of
scarlet fever at Saxton's River, last
week, whittier she went to attend
school. 1t is thought she took the
disease with her. She had only been
gone from home a week. Her age
was about lG years.
DR.. n. Randall is in Boston investi-
eating Spiritualism. He has visited
the famous spirit-materializing estab-
lisllment Of Mrs. Bliss. lie says more
than forty different figures, men and
women, came out of the cabinet into
the room; some Of them took him bv
the shoulder, others by the hand, and
some Kissed him many times (hc la
dies we SUPPOSE lie is sure from
certain signs and greetings that the
materalized spirit Of Miss a. w.
Spraguc was in the room. From his
letter to Il friend here we extract the
following: "Then the browning event
Of all was, as we were about breaking
up Git was near O'clock) one of the
last spirits came to me and took me BY
both hands, put her head upon my
shoulder, cheek upon my cheek, lips
upon mine eyes, as near as possible,
and kissed me many times, saying
Sarah (his wife) is glad to have you
here, her size and form as perfect Il:
in real life. was made very happy,
and thanked God that l had lived to
have this assurance Of Immortality"
Col. +. NJ. Brown, formerly editor
and proprietor Of this paper. and
postmaster here under Presidents
Pierce and Buchanan. is now editor OF
the Bismark (Dakota) Herald. The
Colonel is Il sharp writer, and, nc
doubt, will make the Herold lively.
Hon. Geo. l.. Fletcher, of Chester,
has been over to Newport, n. H., de-
Tending the Claremont burglars, all Of
whom formerly lived in this state
Of Mr.. Fletcher the Newport Argu,
says: "Ihe able manner in which the
Hon. Geo. L. Fletcher, of Chester,
VT, conducted his part in these trials,
was n matter of general comment, not
only by the spectators but also by the
legal fraternity"
Adam Forepaugh's great show will
visit this section the coming season.
We have received from Chas. II. Day,
Adams representative, small litho.
graph, (3x5 feet or less) representing
Lalla Rookh's departure from Delhi
Adam takes the wind out of p. T. as
a Snowman. Thanks for the picture
We'll put it in our album.
We hear of numerous deaths result.
ing from over exertion at skating
Kinks; when will the wash tub furnish
Its quota of victims? Young woman
answer.