Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05


Singers, of Norfolk, Va, will give 1
concert of sacred music at the Towr
Hall, Sunday evening, Dec. 8. They
come we'll recommended by the press
and people.
Heman Henry, an old resident o
South Pomfret, died Friday morning
last, aged n years.
Our democratic friend, Henry Cushs
ing, has been ",inder the weather" for
about week. He is suffering from
stomach difficulty and nervous prostra-
ton, and is confined to his bed most OF
the time. Hope to see him out again
shortly.
Windsor County Court assembled
here on Tuesday, Judge Taft presiding.
The attendance is quite large, but the
session promises to be short one.
At the Congregational chapel there
will hereafter be preaching every Sab
bath evening, instead of but twice a
month as formerly. The hour of SER
vice is six o'clock. Invitation is given
specially to all who have no stated
place of attending church on Sabbath
evening to come to this service.
AS Mark Anthony said in his Grafton
over the dead body of Julius Cn-
sar, "If you have tears, prepare to
shed them now, Humorous tears
for more ludicrous scene than we arc
going to narratc has not happened
here lately. We think we can de-
scribe n "scene" pretty well, but in
this we are struck with poverty of ex-
preston. One of our ministers was
sitting in his study Saturday evening
about five o'clock, when his attention
was attracted by something trying to
move in the ditch across the road. His
curiosity was excited, and he went out
to "investigate." Lo, it was man!
and Cross street man, too, who had
more "tarantulas juice" on hand than
he could carry. Well, our min
isterial friend commenced setting his
man up, but he couldn't get him to
stay up. So, after wrestling with him
for some time, in the vain eEdcavor to
get him on his "pins" and start him,
he gave up in disgust. Just at this
juncture an honest mechanic happened
TO be passing and he hailed him for as
sistance. An ambulance was procured,
and the "corpus" loaded. By this
time the inebrated man got an idea that
something was going wrong with him,
and he jumped, kicked and yelled like
thunder. "Cabby" drove like Jehu
through the principle streets. the min
lister holding down the head and the
honest mechanic the feet of the imbiber
of the "tarantulas juice" They
reached the mans home ut last-and
were exceeding glad that it was no
farther of-where they dumped him
and got away as fast as they could.
No action has been taken in the mat
ter, and it remains q mystery as to
where he got the ''juice." Those who
witnessed the rafting of the bones over
the stones, the shouting, and the two
men holding on like grim death, say it
was the most ludicrous scene they ever
beheld. Rowdyism and drunkenness is
on the increase here, and something
ought to be done to stop it.
The marriage of John McGrath of
Springfield, Vt. and Miss Joanna
Heating at Claremont N. H., last
week, was pleasant affair. Among
the numerous and valuable presents to
the bride were marble top chamber
set, two silver cake baskets, silver
spoons, silver butter dish, Bible stand,
china set, carpet, seal skin muff. The
couple have our best wishes.
There will be five eclipses in the
year 1884, three of the sun and two of
the moon. March 90, partial eclipse
of the sun, visible in the United States
April 10, total eclipse of the moon,
visible in Boston; April %, a partial
eclipse of the sun, visible in the United
States April 4, total eclipse of the
moon, partly visible in Boston; Octo-
Ter 10, partial eclipse of the sun,
visible in the United States.
Our LITTLE ONES for December is
the best maya zine out for the Nursery.
If you have hildren don't forget to
take it the coming year Only Sl.5o.
Every number is hal 'dsomely and pro-
fusely illustrated. A ddress Russell
Publishing Company. Bo 'ton'
ABBoT's U. s. MONTHLY for No
vember is q beautiful number and has
an excellent table of contents. The
frontispiece portrait of the famous
sculptor, Hiram Powers. This is
followed by a bust of the "Greek
Slave The reading opens with an
article entitled "Our First Scuptors,