Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-18

cnt in Bethel, Quechae, Springfield,
Plymouth and Cavendish.
Young physicians just graduated,
and old ones too, will be delighted to
know that the apple crop is not blasted.
Our reporter overheard, the follow
ing conversation, the other day:
Mrs. Mulcahy-"Top of the morning
to you, Mrs. Maloncy. How is Mr..
- now" Mrs. Maloney-"Ough
an faith, the doctor says he is suffer-
ing from neyoous prostitution" Mrs.
Mulcahy-"Ough, the dear soul" and
they parted.
The Republicans held their caucus
at the town hall Saturday, and elected
the following delegates to attend the
state convention to be held at Bnrling-
ton to-day: Prosper Merrill, Lewis
Pratt, DR.. j. S. Richmond, DR.. M.
II. Chandler, Horace f. Shcrwh,
Norman Paul, Il. O. Seavcr. DR..
Sherwin was chairman, and it was
moved and voted that he appoint a
nominating committee to 60 out and
report a list of delegates, but owing to
poor writing on the estate" or defec-
tive memory, the Doctor got things a
little mixed in his make up of the COM
mittee, but the faithful rallied and
made it all right, and the average heart
beat in common meter again. The
delegation is strong one, and one
that we would not change if we could,
but the "dcar people" had no more to
do about it than they did about fur
nishing the pipes and tobacco for Den
mis- Fogertys wake.
During the late "cold SPELL one of
our respected citizens retired to his
room to put on clean suit of under
clothing, in order that he might keep
from "freezing to DEATH" as he ex-
pressed it. After getting into his
undershlrt he had some difficulty in
finding his unmentionables, and when
discovered they presented new and
strange features, the most marked of
which were rufiles. When he appear
ed before his better half his suit re-
semblcd Byron's Don Juan after his
ship-wrcck, when
"They furnished him, entire, except some
stitches,
With Il clean shirt, and very spacious
brccchcs."
That Richmond 4 Taylor have one
Of the best arranged markets in this
section of the country, and their meat
slaughtered, dressed and fitted best to
the wants of their customers, is truly
evinced by those who patronize them
daily; and not only this but they have
one of the best rcfrigerators for keep
ing their meat, these hot summer
months, that can be found in Windsor
county. On Friday last they slaugh-
tered an on, raised on the farm of
Hon. Frederick Billings, which weighed
2090 pounds, live weight, and dressed
1885 pounds. They also keep a choice
selection Of all kinds of vegetables and
canned fruits, that will tickle the palate
of the cpicure.
ADvICE.-Advicc is like nitro glycer-
inc, is liable to hurt the one handling
it. 1t is like medicine, we had rather
administer it, than take it. 1t is like
an old musket, it generally hurts the
one who fires it, more than it does the
one fired at. The safest way to give
advice is to keep it to yourself. If you
feel that you must give it, put in your
will and donate large sum of money
with it. Advice given in this way is
receipted for. The only objection to
this plan is, that the person giving the
advice must die before the dose can be
administered but the world is full of
people who would willingly overlook
this slight obstacle, for the pleasure of
freeing their minds.
Fish stories are in order, but this
is not one-it is composed Of cold
facts, for we saw them with our own
eyes, and we think three handsomer
brook trout were never seen in this
town before. They were captured by
Mr.. Fred Chapman. The three
weighed y pounds, the largest,
dressed, weighed two pounds and three
ounces. The late Frank Turner in his
palmiest days as fisherman never
beat this.
Albert, son of our townsman, A. A.
Nichols, who has been absent nearly
twelve years, and "sailed the seas
over" visiting nearly every country or
the globe, arrived home last week from
South Africa, in good health and spir-
its, and his friends were glad to sec
him.
The poet Lowell asks
"What is so rare as day in JuneF"
Well, young man who can get hi: