Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. w., April 20, 1884

Tsft,yiil.. 500 ga
Wood,tocl $40 $40
J C lOREER, Supt.
o. L. Richmond & Co., meat mar
ket men, have leased for five years the
whole of the ground floor and the
cellar under the part formerly occupied
by o. G.. Kimball, in the Fairbanks
Block, of the new owner, Warren G.
French, and will move in May 1st.
Eliza j., widow of the late George
Raymond, who lived alone in q small
cottage house at West Woodstock,
died suddenly, April 81, aged Il years.
Monday she visited a neighbor, Mrs.
Ainsworth, complained of not feeling
we'll. went home about five o'clock.
Half au hour later Mrs. Joy called,
found her lying on lounge, wanted
to stay with her, but Mrs. r. thought it
was not necessary. Next morning
Mrs. j. called and found her dead on
the lounge, one hand raised above her
head, with all the appearance of being
in quiet sleep.
The adjourned Village Meeting to
take action in regard to paying Fire
Companies, suggared off Monday
evening, the Village voting to pay
each mana "robusticus" one-who
enrolls himself as q member of fire
company in this village, 81 year, this
includes free poll allowed by vote of
the town, which amounts this year to
about S2.50-the balance of the four
dollars to be made up by the village.
There was considerable discussion on
the proposition, Col. Seaver fought it
tooth and nail, and thought men ought
to be patriotic enough to do firemen's
duty without pay, but he appeared to
be pretty much alone in the fight
He talked much about his ability to
get up an independent" company,
but it didn't look that way to any one
else. The Colonel is a LAWYER and
talked as lawyers usually talk, but his
ground was untenable, and he had to
succumb to the magnetic forces and
vor populi present. The discussion
was warm and animated, Warren C.
French, Lewis Pratt, John S. Eaton,
Elder S. B. Markham, Horace Lock
wood, DR.. j. S. Richmond. James
Anderson, and others, taking hand.
MIR Anderson said he had been a
member of an engine company in this
village for seventeen years, did not get
very rich out Of it, thought the resolu-
ton ought to pass, and that laboring
men ought to have pay for their servi-
ces as we'll as lawyers. He said he
went to lawyer short time ago for
little legal advice, aud he charged
him seven dollars for five words,
and yet some people think "talk" is
cheap! This brought the house down.
1t was "diamond cut diamond" with
Jimmy and the lawyer, and if he ever
gets lick at that disciple of Black
stone, he'll have part Of that seven
dollars back. The resolution was car
ried by a strong vote, and the meeting
adjourned. The organization of fire
companies is now in order.
The time has come--or will have
soon--you can't forget it,
When nights no longer freeze us.
And balmy vernal breezes
Cure colds, sore Threats and sneezes, sure as
fate, fate, fate.
Fond lovers will be swinging,
While to each other clinging
In fond affection, on the garden gate, gate gate.
PENCIL MARKS. How is your
rheumatiz?-The frogs have joined
natures band.-"Dix" didn't make
that little $40 on that harness, trade
Don't shed your fannels yet awhile. -
The late Heman Henry property at
South Pomfret will be sold at auction
May 1st, at 10 o'clock a. m.-We had
run OF sugar weather the past
wesk.-Dr. Nathaniel Randall started
for Chicago Tuesday, where he in
tends to make his home with his chill.
dren, and "grow upwith the country"
sorry to have the Doctor leave u.s.
Frank Young, former Woodstock
boy, now of Lebanon, N. H., made us
a pleasant visit yesterday; Frank has
"struck lie" over there, and we are
glad of 1.-THE band stand is COM
pleted, but it ought to have root on
it.-Charley Haskell, who has spent
the winter in st. Louis, is in town.
How is your ld?-Thanks to those
who have remembered lis with their
subscriptions the past week. DIR.
Jewett has broken ground for extern
sive alterations on his house, the
"Barker place." bay and dormer
windows, piazzas, new office, French
root, ETC., are contemplated.-G. S.
Marsh, is with us yet; he says he
would stay to see the sun shine one
whole day in Woodstock before he left
ho ooao r,a..