Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-27
w. x. z. THEE TAELH.
TRAINS some hast.


There will be services in the Tn
vtrsalist Church until the second SUI
day in March, 9th prox.
The two parsons at the Town Hal
this wednesday, evening, will he tn
tallest affair put upon the boards thi
winter.
We have some mighty hunters here
and Fred c. ard "Street' are anon!
the number, but they have had poo,
success this winter. They went GU
one day this week and brought in {
poor, threc-legged fox, and the boy
"chaff' them good deal about it
Frank, son of Stilman French o.
Pomiret, u one-armed boy. has killed
four this winter.
John McTammany, Jr., of Worces-
ter, has at last obtained his rights.
All automatic instruments with perfor-
ated paper for music, without his
name or mark affixed, are infringe
mcnts on his patents, and all manu-
facturers and sellers of such will be
treated according to their deserts-the
law rigidly enforced in every case.
Good for the ill-used man. Pity it
could not have been done before.
The Boston Opera Company drew a
fair house Thursday evening, but the
play, "Maritana," did not give gencr-
al satisfaction, and the orchestra was
lacking. 1t was the "slimest" enter
tainment, for the price, ever given here
by this cnmpany.
The Bowker Fertilizer Company of
Boston have favored us with copy of
their pamphlet, which contains much
information to those engaged in cult
waiting the soil. 1t contains numerous
testimonials as to the virtue OF their
phosphate spoken of clsewere in this
paper. We have used the phosphate
ourself, and think there is nothing like
it for producing large and perfect crops.
Vol. /, No. Z, of the MusicM o.
Scrcer, review of music, art, and the
drama, published in Boston, is before
us. 1t is q handsome, chatty, and
sharp publication. 1t contains a full
page picture of our townsman, S. B.
Whitney, who has acquired fame as
an organist and musical composer
Somehow, it does not look to us like
frst-class likeness of Mr.. Whitney.
Prof. STAIRS "materializing scance,"
the last evening of his course of lee
lures here, would have made fun for
the Indians. The committee elected to
the stage with the professor were Sam
uel B. Markham and j. W. Ford.
Before being tied and retiring to the
cabinet, the professor had them OK
anime every part of the stage and cab
met for hidden paraparnella to manu-
facture a spook out of, but they could
not find anything-and Sam looked
sharp, he thought. Then the COM
mittce took rope, put it around the
professors neck, tied three square
knots, and the professor tied thirteen
more. Then he retired to the cabinet,
sat in chair in one corner, while both
ends Of the rope were run through
holes in the cabinet and Mr.. Ford held
them on the outside. Then the lights
were turned down, and the audience
were requested by Miss Starr, who
directed things, to sing "John Brown
"The Sweet Bye and Bye" ETC..
which they did, at the close of which
hobbled out an old fellow from the
cabinet, well disguised, who came
down into the audience, shook hands
with Hank White and Deacon Gilling.
ham, went back aud disappeared in the
cabinet. The next esprit" was
dressed in robe de NUT, and claimed
to be an old sweetheart of Mr.. Max
hams. "Sam" embraced her and
said: "Bless your old heart, is this
you" which brought down the house,
and the ''ghost" disappeared. The
Professor explained: The knots were
tied so loosely, and so many of them,
that in manipulating them with his
fingers, he was able to slip it off his
head in two minutes, dress himself in
his secreted dry goods, and appear as a
"materialized spirit" The committee
and the audience were not so terrified
as Marcelus and Bernardo were at
seeing the ghost Of Hamlet's father.
Local politics are quiet, and prob
ably the old board of officers will
be reelected, and they ought to be, for
it is foolish to change when you get
faithful and competent board. We
understand that John S. Eaton, our
present efficient Town Clerk, declines
n reelection, and that George w.
Paul will be the regular candidate.
George is the man for the office, and
should be elected by large vote.