Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-14
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o. II. Freeman has put up very
handsome monument on his lot in the
village cemetery. twas manufactured
at Westerly, r. l., is of Rhode Island
granite, and in design and finish, is
not suppressed by anything of the
kind in the country. There is nothing
of the composite about it, it is plain
and massive, of the Tuscan order, and
is we'll calculated to withstand the
effects of years.
Brother Greene had q chance to take
an apprentice to the printing business
the other day. A man 40 years old
with family to support was the ap-
plicant. Mr.. Greene thought he was
too young for the business, and that
it might injure his constitution.
"Are you going to follow the sug-
gestion of the railway officials and
adopt the mean time?" asked one of
our jewelers. of au old countryman, the
other day. "Mane timer he ex-
claimed. "No, in faith! Me watch
keeps name time enough now
A lady says her husband will sit on
pole fence all the afternoon to see a
"hoss" trot, and never move muscle,
but when he goes to church he cant
sit in a cushioned pew for fifteen min
utes without wiggling all over the seat
and changing his position forty times.
This is not surprising. When mans
mind is occupied he forgets physical
inconvenience.
PENCIL Enthusiastically was a
beautiful day.-Thanksgiving all round
Nov. Goth take in the words of our
worthy Governor, and remember the
poor.-Cold weather struck these
shores Misunderstanding ofparticular
interest has happened on South street
this week.--A young cyclone Mon
day, ground white with snow this
morning.-Have you killed your pig
yet?-William and 'Eloize have made
up; that evening melody did it, prob
ably there is great attractive power
in song.-Fred. B. Merrill has a span
ofponies that for match and speed it
would be difficult to surpass if all our
subscribers would pay up, we'd be
tempted to buy 'em.-Thomas Smith,
who is now sole proprietor of the well
known boot and shoe stand of the late
Sam. Smith, on Central street he talks
to the public in another column; read
and profit thereby.-D. G.. Bicktord
of Barre is canvassing tho town for
the "People's Cyclopedia. Onion
juice is said to be q sure cure for the
sting Of a wasp.-"Sam" feels bad,
he advertised that little item too much ;
it was good story, if the wool of it
was spun fifteen or twenty years ago !;
we don't believe, nobody believes, that
he "skinned" the dominic, but that the
dominic got glorious drunk, there is
no question. DR. Randall who went
to Chicago some weeks ago, intending
to spend the winter with his children,
has returned, the damp air of that
burgh proving too much for his weak
lungs.-A fellow citizen don't think it
is "right for our fellows who served in
the criterian war, or any foreign war,
to draw pensions from our government.
Hon. Frederick Billings and family
went to New York last week where
they will spend the winter in their fine
mansion.-Clifton Richmon has moved
on to his farm, the S. B. Markham
place, "on the edge of Pomfret. y
The business that is too poor to adj
vertise is too poor to follow.--Dio
Lewis says the besetting sin of Ameri.
cans is over-eating; obviously Dio is
interested in the clearinghouse system.
--1'The color line"-thc top of your
collar Saturday night.-If your girl
don't answer your letter now it is a
sure sign that she don't scare two
cents about you."-Woodstock sent
couple of worthy representatives to
the workhouse at Rutland last week. -
1t was his Honor, Jasper Hazen, not
Geo. r. Chapman, as we had it last
week, who sentenced the Pratt boy to
the workhouse. We have orders from
all parts of the United States and Cana.
da for copies of the AGE containing oul
report of the late horse trot here the
latest order is from St. Armand, p
O.. the edition has been disposed o.
except the "file"-we cant fill any
more orders.-Siuce.the cold weather
set in, the loafer has made himsel
scarce on the street corner.--Vari
ETY. weather lately, but cold has thu
"under grip. There is more joy il
parting with pain, than there is il
greeting pleasure.--Chas. o. Thomp
son, the Bridgewater freight man
sprained his ackle this morning un
loading his load at the depot; Nose
Sherburno will drive the team.
Read the advertisement of the Nea
York Sun in another column. IN