Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-25
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. w., June rs, 1884

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JIG PORTER, sspt.
Our annual holiday, the glorious
Fourth will be here next week, and
according to our usual custom, we
shall issue no paper. We presume
the earth will turn on its axis all the
same, if we do drop one issue again.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will open their church partors on the
afternoon and evening of the Fourth of
july. Ice cream and cake served both
afternoon and evening. A cordial in
yitation is extended to all.
On Monday, while George Arehi-
bald was getting out some small blocks
in C. W. Sayward's shop, he had the
ends of three fingers on his right hand
taken off below the nails, by a buzz
palmer at which he was to work.
Gen. Clark Churchill, of Prescott,
Arizona, is in town, the guest Of Col.
Frank C. Hatch. The General was 4
delegate from that territory to the Chi
cago convention, and is the great head
light of the Blaine movement in the
far West. We supposed he was a
democrat-all Democrats are good
looking-and were surprised when he
told us he was republican, and was
sorry that we were democrat. We
never had any grief about it, General,
and we expect great joy soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Col. E. II. Jennings
left for the Profile house, N. H., Mon
day. Carl Halhorn, Dean Sherwin,
James Richmond, Henry Perrin, and
Carrie Sumner and Dora Harpin go
with them to assist in the various de-
rartments in and about the house.
Jason Durham, who has been the
past wear with the orchestra of the
Monumental Theatre at Baltimore,
Maryland, is at home on visit. lie
has an engagement with a minstrel
troupe, which will soon make trip
through the West aud California.
Brother Greene and Rob. Southgatc
held caucus to elect delegates to the
county convention, which meets here
to-day "wednesday and the other
fellows licked them. The following
are the delegates elected: William L.
johnson, Reuben M. Slayton, Orlando
w. Sherwin, William G.. Vaughan,
Merritt H. Chandler, Daniel G.. Spaul'
ding, Henry H. Woodbury., George b
French. Luther and Rob. cant run a
caucus with any more success thar
they can handle chinese chop-sticks
They were probably in haste anc
failed to call into council the wal
horses of the party. Haste trips up it;
own heels, and stops itself.
The closing exercises of the Higl
school occurred on Friday. The grad
uating class consists Of four, as follows
Clarence Paul, May L. Taylor, Carrie
S. Thompson and Susie Leonard. Th'
Grafton and essays were all good, an'
the music, new feature in the school
shows great progress. In fact thu
school is second to none of its class il
the State.
The factory bridge needs the atten
ton of the authorities. The hoorin!
is thickly covered with the eXcrcmen
of animals and sometimes a human
animal eases himself in it-so that
fairly scents. There is much foo
travel over this bridge, nearly as muc
as over any bridge in this village, an
something ought to be done to mitigat
the evil. We would suggest goo
walk on the east side of the bridge. /
can be built the same as it was on tn
old middle bridge, at small expense
and would greatly please suferin
public.
Pupils of LIST Intermediate schot
neither absent or tardy during tn
term of twelve weeks, ending June q
1884: Sybil V. Boynton, George M
Boutwell,, Julia Clark, Ernest Il
Chase, Mabel o. Daigle, Alice l.. Ea
ton, VIM. Earle Foster, Bertha NJ
Kempton, Amelia Marcott, Robert
Purple, Erving j. Ransom, Ernest G
Ransom, Mary f. Southgate, John {
Woodbury.. Absent one half day, L
sic M. Partridge.
EMMA N. DUNHAM, Teacher.
If there is anything a publisher of
newspaper hates to do, it is to have
send bills to delinquent subscribers
payup. This is the case with us.
number of subscribers have receiv,
bills frequently, stating the amou
they owe. Some, we are pleased
state. pay as soon as they recei