Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-13
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TRAINS soINs EAST.


Our Democratic friend, Otis Cham.
berlin, Esq, of Pomfret, died Feb. 9.
He was born Nov. lG, 1907. Further
notice next week.
While Alton Denish was chopping
wood for o. +. Taylor last week he
cut his foot quite badly, but although a
severe cut he is getting along well,
Jason L. Darling, has sold his farm
to his brother, Charles E.. of Hart
land, and bought Horace Y. Dennis
farm on "Hartland Hill"
The destruction Of property by the
floods in the West the past week is
fearful and immense. In the Ohio
Valley thousands of people have been
driven from their homes, lost every
thing, and are now objects of charity.
There are worse things than living on
II "scraggy" farm in Chattagee,
Barnard.
PENCIL MARKs.--Mrs. Puppies
entertainment at the Town Hall next
Monday evening; give her full house.
Wet, cloudy weather and the sleigh
ing is getting rather "thin !" the Their
mometer has only reach zero once this
month. DIR. G. II. Perry of Onida,
n. Y, was here on visit to his father,
Thomas j. Perry, Monday. Our
postmasters are getting better, but not
able to be out yet.-Our w. r. juno
ton correspondent wrote it sir tons, as
plain as letters on sign, and the
printer was not to blame. valentines
Day, to-morrow.-Have you slipped
down? oh, my sakes wasn't it aw-
full Sunday. Mrs. |. b. Gates, who
has been suffering severely for the past
two weeks with sciatic rheumatism, is
now able to be about, having greatly
improved in health. Ventilated bed
clothes are the latest. -Franky Knapp,
e tho A,x,
siderably hurt by getting tipped over
while sliding on Church Hill, one
evening last week.-Come in and get
a nice calendar, and if you have any
printing you want done, bring it along.
How many best girls do you send
valentines to, this year ?-Don't for
get the dance at Josselyn Hall, Bridge
water, Feb. 20th.-John Bailey will
sell his goods, chattels and effects at
auction, Feb. 10Th, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, at his place, near West Wood
stock.-Big rain storm as we 60 to
press-sleighing "doomed. Mrs. B.
w. Rice, who has been "undcr the
weather." is better, which fact we are
glad to learn. -Special train over the
w. r. r. for the concert Thursday
evening of next week DIR. Hazen has
wrestled down his old disease, and his
genial face is seen on the streets again.
First Grand Ball of the Hook and
Ladder Company at Town Hall, Feb.
22nd; 60.
AN UUMTlGATED SCOUNDREL.-H.
II. Bean came here from West Ran
dolph, as feather seller, and put up
with neighbor William Boyce. He
"stuffed" him as full as a Thanks
giving turkey with the most plausible
stories about his virtues and business,
and consequently ingratiated himself
into the confidence of his host ia
short time. He said he belonged to
the church, never allowed himself to
be on the street evenings, always at
tended prayer meetings with his wife
and sons-in word, religion had per-
meated every pore of his body. Said
he was in town for the purpose of dis
posing of several tons of feathers.
William, in the simplicity of his heart,
asked, "And brother, where did you
get all those feathers?" He replied,
81 went up to Canada and purchased
1900 geese, brought them home, and
set women to picking them He told
plausible story how he cared them,
tc.,--every word lie. The second
day he asked Mr.. Boyce to lend him
$50 to pay debt that fell due that
day, and he could not 90 home to get
the money. Mr.. Boyce let him have
the money. He promised to pay it
several times during the next day, but
failed to ''come to time" on it, and
finally lit out between two days. and
Mr.. Boyce went to looking up his
character, and found him to be the
worst kind OF "dead beat" and that
he never had goose or feather, on
ly a few pounds ordered from Boston,
and those were in the hands of the ex-
press company, and not being called
for were returned. SO friend B0yce is
out $40 cash, three days board, and
costs of looking up the financial and
religious standing of this brother in
Israel, all of which is not pleasing.
Moral: Don't 60 too much on man
who advertises that he is so good that
he ought to be translated like old Eli
jah.
Rev. Moses Kidder, during his