Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-06-17

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South Woodstock next Sunday after
noon, and once in two weeks until fur
ther notice.
Harvey Lockwood is building a large
and commodious barn on his farm OF
Church Hill.
The stable of f. +. Richmond hal
been added to the telephone line, ant
you can now order team from thu
main Office at II. Il. Richmond & Co..
drug store.
James p. Dean and wife have beer
visiting at his fathers, Paul d. Dean
in Barnard, for couple Of weeks
James enjoys looking over the scene!
of his boyhood. The place is little
changed; the same moss-covere(
stones are in the wall, the old schoo
house bell swings to and fro just the
same as it did twenty years ago, the
well and the old oakcn bucket, etc.
but some of the familiar faces are gone
and some have older grown as time
passes on-this is to be expected. Hi:
new home is in Lawrence, Mass. and
he holds the responsible position of en-
gineeer on one of the fast trains ovel
the Boston & Lowell II. Il. to the
White Mountains, and is the right mar
in the right place. We are always
glad to see the rotund form and genia'
face of James p. Dean.
The Vermont State Medical Society
will hold their semi-annual meeting at
Bellows Falls, June 25th and Goth, in
connection with the Conn. River Val.
ley Medical Society. An extensive
programme has been prepared and q
good time expected. The Central and
Passumpsic railroads carry for fare
one way, return checks being furnished
by the secretary, j. S. Richmond.
Sabin Garten, a former resident of
this place, now of w. r. Junction, we
hear, while peeling bark in the woods
Tuesday, cut his leg 50 badly that he
bled to death in short time.
PENCIL MARKs.-Iou can pawn
your ulster now for awhile. Did the
wind "hax round' your tomatoe vines
last Sunday.-Dry an! hot and the
mules upon the dusty road can scarce
get up trot.-IIappiness is no other
than sOundness of mind.-The Grand
Army boys are to give an entertain
ment at the Town Hall, ednesday
eve, July lst.-Be ready for the way
of life ~ death and wait the sharpest
blow.-J. NJ. Whitcomb has sold over
100 tons Of baled hay in this village
lastwinter and spring.-Mrs. Reuben
Douglass of South Woodstock, who
now resides with her daughter at New
port, N. H., made lis " pleasant call
one day last week and it refreshed the
memory of other years she is good,
motherl v soul, and somehow it does
us good to see her.-Mr. John w.
Nutting started this morning for two
weeks vacation, during viii oh time
he will visit friends in Sharon, Royal
ton. Stowe, and other points; we don't
know how it will be with us when we
get into the oscar and yellow leaf
season about "rusticating"-we know
we can't do it now-but we like to
see other ''boys' do it.-Lack OF
desire is the greatest riches.-Frank
B. 1illotson has gone West again he
was at Kansas City, Mo-, June 10th,
on his way to the ''far" West; Frank
is genial soul, and will make friends
readily wherever he gocs.-The Slst
commencement" of the Vermont and
State Medical College opens at Bur-
lington June % and closes July End -
Hon. Mark Ward seems to be the
"Big Indian" according to local pa
pers, Of the new and thriving town of
kimball, Dak.-W. l.. Damon has
been offered 500 for his dog; it was
sent to him by express by w. L.
Damon, Agt. of the A. & p. r. R.,
at Maneulito, New Mexico, and
weighed , 81 lbs on its arrival, but is
a little heavier Dow.-An exchange
states that if a castor oil plant is kept
in room, mosquitoes, flies and other
pests will not enter, or if they should
they are soon found dead beneath the
leaves. Mrs. A. G Palmer offers
some household furniture for sale in
another column. Nothing is gained
without work-not even these pencil
marks.-He gains wisdom in a happy
way, who gains it by another fellows
experience.
West Bridgewater.
Prof. Markham is visiting relatives