Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

Narrow escape from u big fire last
evening.--lsn't it about time picnics
were ripe?-Weather rather cool, but
garden truck is "booming."- How
did you spend the glorious Fourth
Where is that company of "Mulligan
Guards" that should be organized
here by the "faithful"-Mrs. James
G. Barrett and children Of Rutland,
are stopping at her mothers, Mrs.
A. p. Whitney Mr.. Barrett spent the
Sabbath with them.-Mrs. George L.
French united with the Congregational
church last Sabbath also, Miss Mag
gle johnson. REV. II f Reynold of
Barnard exchanged with Rev. Mr.
Webb, STANDARDIZATION. Cleve-
land, or some other fellow?-J NJ
Wlitcomb and Mortin S Myers have
put up two blocks of buildings on Cen
trail street ID A White makes the
best sawed single of any man in
America at his steam mill on High
street. % ricn's circus did not strike
its patrons very favorably--thc fool
and his money soon parts.--W II Will
kins, formerly p. M. at SO. Wood
stock, now Of Boston, made us a
pleasant visit Tuesday. &C o Carlisle,
Esq, Of San Francisco, Cal., has our
thanks for his annual subscription of
two dollars and his good opinion of
the AGE-long may he walk the earth,
and good fortune wait on him.-Mrs
Charles Taft has returned from an eX-
tended visit to friends in Massachusetts.
Judge L b Adams and wife and
Miss Bessy Semple Of st Louis, Mo-,
and w 7 Smith, Esq, of Scranton,
Penn, are visiting at Mrs. Lorenzo
Richmond's the family mansion;
Messrs Adams and Smith, accompani-
cd by our townsman w II H Moore,
made trip to Plymouth ponds yestcr-
day on fishing cxcursion.-Mrs.
George w Updyke of Edgar, Ncb., is
visiting at her mothers, Mrs Charles
Chapman. Phil. Persons of Rutland,
is spending his vacation in Woodstock.
Isn't it about time for our Republican
friends to git OBJ de fence. Re
the County Democratic Con-
vention here August 1st we'll do what
we can to make it pleasant for you.
Death has been busy in this village
this year so far. On River street (not
much Of a street cither) since Christ
mas, as follows: Alden Woodward,
Anthony Haggarty and his daughter
Mary, Hugh p. Howe, Asahel Holmes,
Mrs. Ora Wood, John Lucas, and
Mrs. o. A. Bryant.
The wonderful Strasburgh Clock
will be on exhibition at the Town Hall,
July Nth. This is the only working
NO del of the great Astronomical,
Mechanical: and Apostolic
Clock ever perfected. Go and see it.
That "thc good die young" can't be true,
For we're alive, and SO are you.
Messrs. Woodwork & Hayden, who
ire working the county of Windsor,
ire in town, and are supplying the cit
zens with "Family Atlas" at an
extremely low price, considering the
value of the work. Rev. A. II. Webb
says: 81 have examined the atlas pub
ished by Page & Woodwork, with
some care, aud consider it in many re-
'pects the most complete | have ever
seen. The maps of England, Scotland
md Ireland, were very full and cor
'ect." A good jot will be given to any
me who may wish to sell these works.
For information call at this Office, or
address w. A. Woodwork, Wood
stock, Vermont.
George, son Of Frank p. Archibald,
has taken the agency for Windsor
,oenty for Il campaign book entitled the
Lives of james G.. Blaine and John
A. Logan" by that popular writer,
Col. Thomas w. Knox. George ought
% sell stock of them to the "faithful."
Our democratic friend, G. NJ. Cobb,
,oes this week to Old Orchard Beach,
kennebunkport, Me-, to play in Cum
nings & Damon's orchestra, of Nash
Ia, N. H., for the season. They are
ortunate in securing the services of
Charley for there is no better must
,ian.
Our citizens were startled by the
Try of fire Tuesday evening, about 8
,'clock. 1t proved to be in the paint
Dom of G. II. Rood & Co s furniture
up stairs. Mrs. DIR.
Iinman first discovered it and gave the
Harm, and it was soon under control.
Had it not been discovered in season a
erious fire would have been the result.
Considerable damage was done to the
urniture by water. Supposed cause,
spontaneous combustion