Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-14

the husband of thc-woman-who- throws
stones-at- the-hens ought to be getting
himself into position to dodge.
STATE PRESS EXCURsIoN.--The
State Press Association will take their
vacation this year at Saratoga, Fourth
Of July week. The glorious Fourth
will be spent at the Springs, and the
occasion will be properly celebrated
with mineral water. The time and
place suits, and probably will the rest
Of the boys.
We thought some of taking trip to
Europe this summer, but the idea of
being walked up in the middle of the
night, in md-ocean, with salt water
smashing in on us through hole
punched in the side of the steamer by
some passing bark, filling our eyes,
ears and hair with salt, and whales,
sharks and things standing round
ready to gobble us up, the result of en-
ploying experienced seamcn" ship
owners say, has greatly discouraged
us. We believe there are worse things
in the world than staying at home.
Our old time friend, Henry y.
Briggs, who used to live on the ledge
of Pomfret," and is known to many of
the readers of the AGE, writes US a
business letter from Gabriel Mills, Tex
as, under date of April -, 1884. In
it he says: "We are having new pota-
toes, green peas and other garden
sauce" He likes the country aud
climate very much, aud reports HIM
self and family in excellent health.
Henry has struck "ile" out there, and
all his old friends here will be glad to
hear it. He has farm of 5000 acres
of fine land, on which lie has 5000
sheep, to which he added 900 lambs
this spring, besides horses, cattle, etc.
How is that for farming? In closing
he says: 81 wish you and your lady
could ssand in my yard and see my
eve and lamb flock come in at night
and go out i'll the morning. Such mu-
sic never greete! the ears of the people
of Woodstock" If we had Aladdin's
lamp we would be in Texas before
morning.
PENCIL MARKs-Killed any Of your
neighbours hens yet?-Cold the past
week, and the garden man looks like
respectfully dressed scare-crow, stands
on one leg, twists the other around it,
leans on his hoe, and says to himself
"never saw anything like this in May.
"A. G. Prior was in town last week,
isnowrusticating up Sherburnc way, and
laying for trout; he is in the boot and
shoe trade at st. Johnsbury, is doing II
good business, and deserves it.-David
Simpson and wife came home last
week from New Hampshire; close
confinement in printing office has
impaired Mr.. Simpsons health, but
his friends have hope that rest and the
bracing air of Vermont will bring him
out all right.-Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Clatlin of Lebanon, N. H., spent the
Sabbath in town at Mr.. Ed. Ordway's,
Mrs. Clatllin's brother; Mr.. Ordway's
father is also visiting him; it was a
happy reunion. -Mr. and Mrs. Fred
M. Whitcomb are visiting here, having
just arrived from Austin, Texas Mr..
Whtcomb has been travelling in the
South the past winter selling his
famous brand of four.-Remember
Memorial Day, May 30th.-If you
see printer with s. bill, you had
better inform Mr.. Hewitt that he'd
better look out for him-he must have
killed peddlar, went through bank :,
or something of the sort.-Wm. R.
Hewitt has four Jail boardcrs. The
idle man is the devils man, and he
always finds work for him.-The re.
mains of Mrs. Russell, wife of the late
Col. Thomas Russell, were brought
here from North Adams, Mass, Satur-
day, for interment beside her husband
in the village cemetery.-Who does
your job printing? we can do it for
you as well and as cheap as anybody.
Addison +. Palmer, after six weeks
illness, is able to set few "typses"
on the AGE again.-Mind your Owes
as we'll as your P's and Q's.-We are
preparing a "black list" stand from
under. Bishop Bissell will be here
May 29th, and will preach at St.
James in the evening. Brother Greene
is pressing the work on his new build
ing, and expects to get the frame up
ready for the masons next week Mr..
Bugbee of Bridgewater is doing the
carpenter work and Mr. Peter Cooley the
mason work.-Diogenes lived in tub,
but the business man who does not
advertise lives in pint cup.-Plenty
of rain and clouds.
liza man wants peace to reign in
the household he should count ten be-
fore speaking at times when he feels as
if his clothes didn't fit him.