Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-01-31
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White II. junction, 7.S0 2.Oo
Hartford. 1850 zlV
Dewev's Mills, 1855 221
Quechee. o.0O 2.Sz
Taftsyille. S.l2 2H
Woodstock, $40 $50
JIG pORTER.s upt.
The second lecture Of the series, on
Agricultural topics, will be delivered at
Hartland Four Corners, Thursday eve,
February 10th, by Mortemer White
head, Past Master of National Grange.
By order of Committee,
S. +. STERLN.
This is an old story but it is good
one, and will be appreciated by those
who never heard it. Several years
ago the keeper of the Barre Spring
House, at Barre, VT, one day received
a letter from Massachusetts, lady,
making inquiries in regard to the loca-
cation of the house, its surroundings,
scenery, quality of water, distance to
the W. G. (water closely, etc. After
reading the letter through he was puz-
zled to know what she meant by w.
c., but thought it had reference to the
church. He finally showed the letter
to the local minister, who concluded
that she meant the Wesleyan Chapel,
small edifcc for public worship in
the place. He went home and wrote q
reply, saying: sit is two and a half
miles to the w. c., and you are al
ways sure of a good seat if you get
there in season."
Through a special application of
States Attorney Stickney to Govern
or Barstow, the young men who were
committed to Jail here after the hear
ing at Windsor in the Barrel case,
were transferred to the State Prison,
Thursday, to await tleir trial at the
May term of the Court.
We have received complimentary
ticket from Eli Perkins to his lectures,
and on the face of it is printed-"Ad.
nit the bearer or wife, his own wife,
to Eli Perkins lecture, anywhere in
the world, for years and years. The
lecture will commence at o'clock
sharp, and continue till somebody re-
quests him to stop. In case of an ac-
cident to the lecturer, or if he should
die Or be hung before the evening of
the disturbance, this ticket will admit
the bearer to front seat at the funer-
al, where he can set and enjoy himself
the same as at the lecture. The high
est priced seats, those nearest the door, :
are reserved for the particular friends !
Of the speaker.
SHINING skunks is dirty business.
and we dislike to engage in it, besides.
we fear we cannot do it rs well as At
kins and Earle. A skunk that will
take a paper Il year or two and then
"skip," leaving the postmaster to write
you-''Gone to parts unknown, your
paper remains dead in the office, please
stop fought to be skinned hand
somely. A. +. Barrows (no relation
to our friend, S. s. Barrows,) a slab
sided, wane-b backed, sort of Il fellow,
with one eye about the sixteenth Of an
inch out of plumb, called on us one
day and wanted our paper year and
said he would pay us in wood. We
trusted him and got sold $500. He
then resided in Bridgewater, but "skip-
ped" from there to the Valley of To-
phat, we hope. We have got few
more such characters on our books,
and when we get little more time we
shall dress off the whole batch at one
setting.
Earle of the Landmark says he ha.
an asthmatic chicken, Did you take
it on subscription! If you did 60 for
the party. A man that will impose
upon poor, blind, old editor, in tina.
way, can't be logged too severely.
Why didn't you consult Daddy Co.
burn before you took it?
"Holy Moses!' wasn't it cold last
Friday morning! Mrs, Lester Miller
had it 80 below zero, Mr.. Doion 80,
and the heads, arms, legs and should
ers of the other little thermometers in
the village were scattered in all direc-
tons. 1t didn't last. Sunday morn
ing it was 80 above zero. Since then
we have had good christian weather.
To-day wednesday, weather proph-
cts are wrestling with tha nuast;on
whether we shall have rain or SNOW
it acts like rain.
Hewitt has lost six of his boarders
by an order from the governor to re-
moved them to Windsor. This is based
on States Attorney Stickney's spplica-
ton. Stating that he feared they would
escape. This is "rel tape" on the
part of the attorney, no prisoner has