Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-16
WOODSTOCK Il. R.-Statcmeut for May

Net Gl307
Decrease in Pass. act, SlS,2l
Increase il Freight M,0G
The special school meeting called at
the Town Hall, for Thursday evening
Of last week, to see if the village dis
strict would vote to put in some seats
in the school house, but for lack of
attendance, was adjourned to Friday
evening next at the High School room.
Mrs. Mack, mother of the late b.
f. Mack, passed the milestone of her
95th year on Friday last, aud is hale
and hearty. She lives with her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. B. f. Mack in this
village, and is the Oldest person in
town.
Miss Nellie C.. Udall and sister of
Franklin Falls, N. H., have opened
rooms for the purpose of dress-making,
over f. N. Billings store, on Central
Street.
Thomas Perry will, if he is living,
and he bids fair for it now, celebrate
his SD birthday next Friday, with his
favorite beverage on such occasions, -
"milk punch
We trust our highway surveyor will,
when he gets through haying and hoe
ing, and the "scason" for working on
the highways comes on, take II little
more notice of that factory bridge.
Horace generally does good job, but
that job on the bridge reminds us of
what Miss Ophelia said to Topsy in
Uncle Tom, so, how shftless."
The ladies of the Methodist society
will give an ice cream party in the
vestry on Friday evening next. Ice
cream and cake served during the eve
ming. A general invitation extended.
Antoine Pecor, ST., who was sent to
the workhouse at Rutland in Novem-
Der last, for dealing in "tanglefoot"
too freely on South street, has served
out his sentence and is with us again.
O. A. Whitcomb of Boston, and
Kimball r. Richmond Of Burlington,
VT, two Woodstock boys, are spend
their vacation in town.
Joseph Bean, Jr., who went to Rut-
land to live last spring, has returned
and taken up his abode in the "Aunt
Milly house," near Woodward's pond.
Still they continue to 90 to the "bct-
ter land" Amelia, widow of the late
Army Lamb, who has lived on South
street many years with her daughter,
Mrs. A. G. Palmer, died on Tuesday
last, in her DIST year. She has been in
failing health for some years, but she
been kindly cared for by her GILL
dren, especially by Mrs. Palmer and
Mr.. p. Lamb, now of Sank Center,
MINI. She was a good woman, even
her very tailngs leaned to virtues side.
Funeral at the house at 3 o'clock
Thursday.
Judge L. T. White, who studied law
with Converse & French, and went to
Yankton, Oak, some fifteen years ago,
is here visiting friends. He made
us a pleasant visit at our residence
on Tuesday evening, this week. He
has established good law practice in
that hourishing western town, and has
been elected to various local offices,
among them city judge, which Office
we believe he holds now. He was
called east on business, and is combine
ing it with pleasure in visiting Old
friends and the scenes of his youth.
We are going down to the beach to-
morrow, will take the family, be gone
all day, and billet on our wife's cous-
ms. This lovely beach is mile below
Taftsville, on the banks of the Quechee-
Our friends discourage us about going,
on account OF the expense! Drat the
expense, if our delinquent subscribers
come to time.
Mr.. William Boyce showed us a
specimen of the mole family, known as
the "Star Nose Mole" which his cat
captured one morning recently. The
color is black, and it was fat and slick.
Thompson, in his gazetteer, says that
this kind of mole is very rare.
There will be caucus at the AGE
Office, Saturday evening, July 10Th,
at Z o'clock, to elect delegates to the
county convention, which meets here
August list.
Henry Gushing has turned his atten-
ton from the far Wost and il soiourn-