Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-04
w. H. X. TINE TABLE.


B. II. Pinney has bought the
William English rake factory, near
English Mills, and is fitting it up with
new machinery for work on a larger
scale.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Smith
was attended on Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Tillotson officiating. She was good
woman, and Mr.. Smith has the SYM
pathy of the people in his bereavement.
He wishes us to return his sincere
thanks to friends and neighbors for
their kindness in his hour Of afiliction.
Henry Rowland has sold his farm
in Pomfret and bought the Sam Pratt
house (known as the home of the
Kuds for many years. near this vii
age.
About the only thing which staggers
boys ingenuity at this time of the
year is to explain to his mother how
his hair came to be wet and his shirt
wrong side out.
The head and breast Of a "prepared
subject" was found in a molasscs hogs
head with some other truck Sunday
morning in dumping place at the
head Of High street.. 1t created con-
siderable excitement, and some thought
it was "a murder most foul" 1t
turned out to have come from the
Woodstock medical college, and was
once the property of DR.. William Nc
COLON. j. Burdo, job tcamster,
dropped it there the day before, but we
have not heard where he found it. 1t
certainly "staid around" well, as it is
over thirty years since the Woodstock
medical college went out of the "sub-
ject" business.
The Hartford correspondent of the
Windsor Journal says: ga good way
to serve the tent caterpillar; put some
powder in shot gun, about an ordn-
airy charge, without wad, then hold
the muzzle of the gun within foot or
two Of the nest and discharge it. Some
of them may think that volcano has
opened under them, but most of them
will never know what did happen"
The Fourth Of July is near at hand
and Woodstock ought to celebrate
Now is the time to make arrangements
Who will take the matter in hand
We have no doubt our business ner
would subscribe literally if called up
on. c. c. Staples says he will get W
the "greatest show on earth for ;
small amount of money. All should
aid and encourage him.
Thunder and blazes, wasn't it cold
last week? Thursday morning at five
O'Clock, at Payson Pierce's, tho ther.
momcter stood at SO and in the village
at 80; Friday night in this village il
registered 2S, and Friday morning veg
citation looked as black as "Guines
niger, "-everything all gone-and "
gardener mans chin dropped about q
foot as he gazcd upon the work o.
"Jack." Even grape vines, covered
with heavy blankets, were killet
as dead as Julius Caesar. Every
thing that was out of the ground hat
to be planted over. The majority o
people start their gardens too early
The frost was general throughout New
England, and the loss is very great
This week it is warm, but when til,
sun retires it is quite cool
The Taftsvilians observed Memoria
day with considerable zeal and patri
otism. Rev. A. II. Webb, of Thu
village, delivered the Grafton, ant
Staples band furnished the music
The ceremonies took place in the fore
noon. In the evening they held
scamp fire, at which speeches wer
made, music discoursed by the band
and singing by II local choir, and "ful
rations' served to all, and larg
stock was left. Many from this vii
lase attended, including Staples land
under the lead of Mr. James Ander
son, and all report good time. For
rest Nye, Mr.. Anderson's grandson
who played the triangle, was muc
praised for the dcxtrous manner i
which he handled it. The citizens G
Taftsvillc did themselves proud on tn
occasion.
Arthur b. Wilder, brother of Ere
Wilder, teller in our National Bank
has opened an art studio over tn
Savings Bank. He is f.om New Yor
City, where he has had great opportu
mites for perfection, and is now pre-
pared to give lessons to all who wish
Jacob Morse, of Duxbury, Vt.
aged IS, determined not to die wit
cancer on the under lip, loaded SHOT
gun with lead slugs and fired it wit
his foot, into the side of his neck. Fl
cannot live.
"Come out and hear the robin
sing il the first line of poem b