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

no Teller can tell what it will brin
forth. Some "hard boys" have bee
summoned.
The High School Lyccum has abor
sixty members, and is well attended
Friday evening next there will be
mock court, the crime being San a:
sault with intent to kill
Miss Gertrude Seaver, one of GU
High School graduates, has gone t
Quechee to teach. Miss Seaver is goo
scholar, loves children, and no doub
the Quecheeites will be pleased wit
her.
The remains of Daniel Stearns, wit
died at Chicago Friday, arrived her
Tuesday in charge of his son John
Mr.. Stearns was son Of our venerable
townsman, Abraham Stearns, and wa
widely known in business circles herr
rs or 80 years ago. For the last tel
or fifteen years he has resided Souti
and West. His age was GO years
He was genial, whole-souled man
and all who knew him will be sorry t.
learn his death.
Charles Hesselton, who lives on the
late Charles Taft farm, above Yves
Woodstock, had the misfortune, while
handling logs in his yard Tuesday, tc
have one Of them fall or roll on his
leg. breaking the large bone in the an.
cle-joint. DR.. j. S. Richmond was
called, and the patient is doing as well
as could be expected.
This is the pork harvest, and big
hogs are in order. L. C. Kendall, Of
the south village, slaughtered two the
other day that weighed 495 and 46e
pounds, and the town farm folks put
four to death that weighed All pounds
each.
Rev. L. s. Crosley, who has been
pastor of the Universalist church here
for three or four years, has been called
to Brunswick, Maine, and has accept.
ed. Our citizens will regret Mr..
Crosley's departure very much.
The Norfolk Jubilee Singers gave
an excellent concert at the Town. Hall
Sunday Ievening, to full house. The
songs were of a religious character,
with the exception of the "Old Sex
ton" and Crooked in the Cradle Of
the Deep" Some of the songs were
arrant nonsense, without rhyme or
reason, yet the mimic and acting
pleased, and encores were numerous.
A regular paying concert Sunday eve
ming in the town hall is something new
foy the place.
SPAULDINGs ARE COMING The ge-
NAL business agent of the Original
Spaulding's American Hand and staff
Bell Ringers, F. D. Staffin, was in
town announcing the old, reliable CON-
pany. The Spauldings have with
them this season the celebrated
"Bloodgoods," the wonderful soprano
vocalist, Miss Fannie Bloodgood.
Wherever this company has appeared
this season, the press and public have
pronounced it above anything manager
Spaulding has heretofore produced.
They are sure of a full house here. as
in former years. This company will
appear at the Town Hall Dec. 20.
Little Kittie Spaulding will appear at
each performance, and the worlds
great musical artist, George Dean
Spauldiug, in her harp, concert and
staff bell solos, having no equal in this
country. Seats, by plan, are for sale
at Burdett's bookstore, 80 cents. Let
every one turn out and hear the old
and original Spauldings.
Boys who think the ice is strong
enough to bear them, are notified tina,
the undertakes and the medical ex.
aminers are all ready for business. -
The ice now is like pistol-it is apt
to go off when you know it is loaded.
Mansill, the western weather proph-
ct, warns us against storms on the
18th, 10th, 29d, and goth of this
month, and says that the temperature
for the month will probably average
above the mean of the season, over the
United States and Europe.
Hon. Frederick Billings has increas-
ed his gift to the University of ver-
mont at Burlington for library build
ing from $4,000 to 100000. The
foundation is already laid. Norcross
Bros. will put up building of Long.
meadow sandstone, beginning next
spring and finishing within a year. 1t
will be the best and largest library
building in this country.
Now the fashion is for "wishbone"
wedding. At marriage, standing un-
ger a horal wishbone, the couple pull