Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-30
w. R. nc. TIME TABLE.
How do your spring bitters hold
out? Have to stock up again?

How do your spring bitters hold
out2 Have to stock up again!
The yield of maple sugar this season
has been considerably below the aver
age, but the quality generally is SUI
perior.
This is the season when the amateur
gardener walks into the store, scratches
his left ear, takes a fresh quid of
tobacco, bends pensively over the seed
boxes, and beholds in his minds eye
huge crops of squashes, beets, onions
and things.
A man in neighboring town after
smoking constantly for 50 years, sud-
denly quit. We forgot to ask our in
formant whether the man died or only
run out of tobacco and credit at the
same time.
The loafer is happy. That every
thing was created for a wise purpose
there is no doubt; but what the AL
mighty made the loafer for, is 4 con-
nundrum that the people of the world
have been wrestling with for more than
5000 years, and they have about come
to the conclusion to give it up, and
have the answer made public. The
loafer is born lazy. He will not stand up,
if he can find anything to lean against,
and he will always sit if there is any
thing to sit on. There are a great
variety of human loafers. The one
that receives the largest share Of pub
lie attention. is the corner loafer.-
He has no particular age or nationality,
and is impervious to heat or cold, and
will shed water like tin roof or a
goose's back. He always chews to-
bacco, and can hit chip across the
walk every time. He goes in hocks,
and is the especial detestation of the
ladies, as his remarks regarding them
are not always complimentary, or
suitable for ears polite. If you want him
to do an hours work for you, you will
have to promise him fabulous wealth and
"soft job" before he starts. IN
word the corner loafer is Il ''poor
stick" in any community.
fENcIL MANxs.- and
Sunday were warm days, since then
the weather has given us the ''cold
shoulder" but is shiny and pleasant.
Has the potato-bug greeted you with
his presence yet?-The season of dan
delion greens and new bonnets has
NATURALIZATION William Boyce
has prejudice against Beans-cspeci-
ally the West Randolph kind--and
probably wont plant any this spring;
don't blame him any.-Gardcning time
has come; shut up your hens. Some
thing about dogs hcas. Henry
Lamphier of Taftsville has lost his dog
"A black and tan Shepard-and would
like to find it.-A South street mans
question: "Any rum?"--Extensive
preparations are being made for the
observance of Memorial Day in this
vicinity. f. X. Slack has bought the
Ford place on Stanton st.. of Smith
Hodges. w. Thomas g. Son have
leased the Eagle Hotel barn and
moved their libery stable into it,
Ex-Gov. Converse and family have
returned from Lowell, Mass, where
they have spent the wintcr.-John G.
Dana and Warren c. French, Jr.
have "gJne West. "-Crayton Wood
bury, now of Rutland, is visit
ing his brother, Henry.--Plowing
gardens has begun-a little too early
Mr.. Hough Of Lebanon, N. H., has
opened q dancing school for wee folks
at the Town Hall, afternoon session at
o'clock, evening session at T.
O. L. Richmond and Frank Fairbanks
had little Spiritualistic "sceance" the
other day, and both used that strong
Anglo-Saxon word, "liar," and Ian
laid fatherly hand on the boy, and
paid him three dollars for the privi-
eye. -Have the women folks got you
to wrestle with the stove-pipe YETI
Mrs. Philo Hatch is having her house
shingled.-Elder Markham says the
Modocks on South street are as quiet AS
if they were four feet under ground.
That old rascal McMaster (that is
what those call us who read the AGE
without paying for it, } is buiing new
front yard fence. Have you seen those
''women fixings" at Johnson & Tewks-
bury's; handsomest in town.--Chas.
M. Marsh is ag't for the best insurance
companies see 'ad.' is this paper,
AT the adjourned Memorial Day
meeting Saturday eve, an organization
was formed by the choice of the fol-
lowing officers: Ora Paul. President
Vice Presidents, George B. French,
Warren c. French; Henry Reed,
Secretary; Treasurer, Vim. Davis {;
Executive Committee, j. S. Eaton,
Payson Pierce and John Gilman
Programme for Memorial Day will be
given next week.
The note of our Norwich correspond