Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-01-10

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WILLIAM BoYCE, Sexton.
Judge Tourgee is delivering lee
turc on ga Family Of Fools.s' We
haven't heard it, but presume he refers
to the girl who kindles the kitchen
fire with kerosene, the boy who "did
not know it was loaded" and the man
who asks, SIS it cold elough for you, !"
Venus, which crossed the suns
face December 6, is now the brightest
of the planets. 1t is the morning star,
and rises about 4 80 a. H., and a
clear morning may be seen readily
until nearly sunrise.
One of the religious customs of the
Chinese is the paying of all their debts
at the beginning of the new year, Il
custom which it would be well for the
more enlightened to follow.
By an act of the last Legislature,
towns are authorized to erect head
stones at the graves of paupers. 1t
has been the custom
Bury him there
No matter where!
Of in some corner ut best!
No need of stones
Above his old bones
Nobody'll ask where they rest.
It is evident that we are becoming
more humane as people. This is one
moral act of the wisdom of the State.
Good people die on the town-many
Of them far better than some who die
rich. The man who started the first
newspaper in Woodstock-The North
ern Memento-died on the town,
but we don't know whether any stone
marks the place where he rests or not
Any man that ever printed a
country newspaper-the moment he
is called to the better world-ought to
have monument as high as Mount
Tom erected to his memory at public
expense.
PENCIL MARKS. Have you taken
her out to ride yet?-Zero weather.
sleighing tip top.-The scarlet fever
scare is abating. o. Il. Randalps boy
who came here visiting from Brattle-
boro, and was taken down with
it, (and brought it with him, no
doubt,) is recovering.-How does
your Swearing off hold Out? "-The
Goth wedding anniversary of Mr..
George H. Sampson and wife was
handsomely observed at their home in
Princeton, H., on the oath ult. Mr..
Sampson is we'll known to many of
our citizens as genial, whole-souled
man.-Ruel Buchanan Of No. Bridge
water has lost another child with scar
let fever.-Best green wood is selling
for 81 q cord. If Gabrial would reap
crop Of good angels, he should blow
his horn as soon as possible after
January LIST of any year.-FIon. Fred
erick Billings was in town Saturday.
1t always does us good to see him. -
Our good republican friend has remem-
bered lis with his annual Y. subscrip-
ton. Thanks. j. S. Richmond has
been confined to his house for several
weeks with salt rheum on one Of his
lower mbs.-Charles Rice, while at
work on palmer in G. W. Sayward' S
shop Tuesday, had the misfortune TO
have piece of board SHE from it and
hit him in the face, breaking out sew.
eral of his front teeth and smashing his
face severely.
Messrs. Jewett NJ. Richmond,
formerly of Barnard,) NJ. p. Bush,
+. D. Locke, of Buffalo, N. Y, have
purchased 100000 acres of land il
Southern Missouri, which they propose
selling to settlers for farming purposes
1t was purchased Of railroad corpora.
tions. Nice country to live in-high.
est temperature in summer 90, average
in winter so.
We have received an invitation from
Sons of Vermont, residing in Chicago
to be present at their Fifth Annua
Festival, at the Palmer House on thu
eve of the 18th inst Can't do 1t
troubled with the "shorts,' but W,
are with you in spirit, and thank 20,
for the invitation.
ii. G. Blaisdelrs Orchestra, &C
companied with favorite vocalist
Will give a concert in the Town Hal
on Monday evening, January 22.--
1t will be frst-class, no doubt.