Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-14
The fall of the leaf.


VIM d. MCMAsTER, p. NJ
The fall of the leaf
Rev. Mr.. Tillotson is called away
this week to New Hampshire to attend
the funeral of Eleazer Smith, a promin-
ent citizen of Wentworth.
Tailor Hewitt has seven boarders.
Pretty large stock to start.the winter
with.
Rev. Mr.. Brodie will return from
his vactlon this week, and occupy his
pulpit next Sabbath, Oct. 18th.
Somebody has said that "a thing of
beauty is joy forever" To fully
realize the truth Of this adage, just step
in to j. r. Murdock's Jewelry Store,
on Main street, and see his stock of
New CLOCKS. For ingenious designs,
artistic finish, sizes, and low prices,
they are not equalled anywhere in the
country. When you see them you
will be sure to buy one for your wife
or best girl. A very suitable and
timely present, certainly.
VIM. Il. Hewitt is soon to retire
from the keeping of the county jail
He has kept it over p years, Can
didates for his shoes, we learn. are as
thick as blackberrics in August
Another week Of pleasant weather
has passed. A nice warm rain storm
set in yesterday, and is still in progress.
Our press-man, Hiram Powsrs, is
sojourning in Reading for few weeks,
and our foreman. Addison +. Palmer,
is down with-with--a fever, or some
thing else. And we have to bear the
blame and burden of the week.
y mule cannot bray without first
raising his tail. He can kick, how
ever, without any preiminaries.
Last week +. p. Archibald came
INTO the possession OF an ancient relic,
reputed to be over one hundred and
fifty years old; this relic being an
ancient silver watch, keeping accurate
time, also giving the day of the month.
1t has been stored away without hay
ing been wound up for over forty years.
Those who have examined it, many of
them experts, say they never saw any
thing like it. Mr.. Archibald has also
several other ancient relics, the dates
of which he has yet been unable to
learn, also number of mineral speci-
mems, and twenty-five different kinds
Of wood growing in this State, and is
still adding to his collection.
Quite Il storm of words prevailed one
day last week between two of our cit
liens which | do not think proper to
give in detail, as every one within
large radius could not help hearing, I'M
less they were as deaf as Egyptian
Mumnies. However, advise one of
the party to be careful how he "back-
bites" his neighbor, as "backbiters"
otter prove themselves oc0nhless
coacd0s.
Our friend Charles Carlisle is bound ,
to leave old Woodstock, he having sold
his real estate, and now he advertises ,
ms personal property at auction on the ,
public square here on Saturday. Oct.
18th, at 2 p. m, if fair day, if not, he ,
Will sell on the next fair Saturday
after, at the same place and hour
We are sorry to have Charles go away, =
Tor the town cannot afford to lose
such Il man. We understand he in- ,
tends to make his future home with his
brother, &. o. Carlisle, Esq, in San O.,
Francisco, Cal.
Vt. Mutual Fire ms. Co. ASSESS
ments for the year closing August LIST,
1850, are now due. Receipts duly =
signed by the Treasurer of the Com l
pany are in the hands of Henry c.. .
Philips, Agent for the Company at II
Woodstock, and Policy holders are v
respectfully requested to take up their II
receipts at an early day.
The Woman's Christian Temper il
lnce Union will hold its next meeting s.
n the universalist church parlors, at ii
lalf past 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon n
Oct. 18th. AlTinterested in temper c
Ince are invited. n
Nothing like advertising, A. M. q
Ioster lesta 'crane" or wagon pole "
Import, over a year ago, and put an :"
in the AGE week or IN
wo since inquiring about it, and he III
ound it with two insertions.