Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-10-01

Butler has pretty much dwindled out
Of sight. lie is like the Indians rum,
that blasted ID quick"
A man who attends public meeting
and allows his opposition to the senti-
ments expressed to be vented in hiss
ing is certainly very far from being a
gentleman. Stay away if your feel
ings Of opposition cannot be controlled.
You are not obliged to listen to dis
agreeable language in public meet
ing.
The Rev. L. II. Elliott of Water
bury, will occupy the spulpit: of the
Congregational church next Sunday,
Oct. 9TH, to speak in behalf OF the YER
mont Bible Society Of which he is
Secretary and Agent. AS this work is
undenominational, and belongs to all
alike, Mr.. Elliott desires so far as
possible to be heard by the people of the
different churches.
+. p. Archibald has an advertise
ment in another column that will inter-
est the public. He has a stock OF
Monuments and Headstones that he is
selling lower than you can steal them
and they are nice ones too. What
ever Mr.. Archibald touches in his
business he adorns. He also offers
800 feet of nice dry hemlock boards,
and second hand piano, low for cash.
Call on him at his shop, head of High
Street, Woodstock.
PENCIL MARKs.-Dry, shiny, warm
weather.-Over $1,000 gate money
was taken the last day of the fair
Geo. A. Slocum of No. Bridgewater,
had the largest and best display Of
garden vegetables at the fair.-Will
Taylor "has been and gone and done
it," see proper heading; success to EN-.
The Band made fine display in
their new uniforms at the fair, and
furnished excellent usic.-Thomas
Pratt fell down in fainting spell in
the street the other day, and hurt HIM
self badly he is better now.--Waltcr
Marble, son of our townsman L. B..
Marble, who is engaged in the oil
business in Chicago, has been spending
a few days here.-220 registered at the
Eagle during the three days Of the fair
The band gave an excellent concert
in the Park Tuesday evening,-Ed.
Howes, who is at work on the Poult-
ney journal, "took in the fair" here.
Our old friend, Henry H. Brown
and son, of Lebanon, n. H., Of the
firm of Brown Brothers," made US a
pleasant visit this morning; Henry
and family is on brief visit to his
mother and sister here.-Mrs. Elvira
Woodward, who has been visiting
friends here for two or three weeks,
has returned to her home in Man
chester, N. H.-NIrs. Tewksbury,
mother of +. p. Tewksbury, who has
been visiting her son, Augustus, at
Chicago, for the past three years, has
returned to her home here.
ALI philosophy lies in these two
words, Sustain aud "abstain. -
T. Howard Williams, a double breast,
ed, stiff-backed Democrat Of New
York City, is in town.-The Zig OF
"day of grace" is will be on those little
taxes, Oct. IL; pay now and save the
per cent.-Miss Sarah A Howe ad.
vertises to do hair work in another
column she is an excellent hand
+. X. Slack has moved into the house
on Lincoln street purchased by him o
H. +. Durham last Sprng.-Prof
Buchanan of the University of Vermont
supplied the pulpit of the Congrega
tional church last Sabbath, in the alb
sence of the pastor. DR.. Human il
taking a vacation, and his wife is stop
ing at B. +. Woods, West Wood
stock.-Mrs. M. +. Pierce of Chicago
gave a "talk" on "The moral aspec
of the Presidential campaign, and thu
need ola new party at the Tow
Hall last evening to a small audience
The Civil Authority will meet a
the Town Hall, Oct. II, at l O'Clock
for the purpose Of abating taxes.
The student of manners who look
over the newspapers of the month O
September has but too much reason t
say ofthe many men and women of thi
peculiar age: "They elope to marry
and marry to elope.'
The ". Y. World, advertised i
another column, is one of the ablest
brightest and most reliable Demo
cratic papers in the country, and
offered at such low rates that it is with
in the reach of all. You want it.
Nature has given man no bette
thing than the shortness Of life, yet FEY