Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-10-27
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Vermont, October q, 1886:
s Pierce,
NJ X Hail.
Messrs Rice & Co.
Mrs Abbe NJ Dean.
Henry S weymouth.
Ellen Sears.
A p Gaylord.
NO. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say, advertised"
VIM, d. MCMAsTER. p. NJ
Winter is near: 0, Winter, ruler of
the inverted year. 81. =
We having nice warm rain to-day
which was much needed.
Rev b M Tillotson will preach at
Hartland Four Corners next Sunday
afternoon.
Rev B NJ Tillotson attended the
seventh annual Dinner of the Odd Eel
lows Veteran Association at Man
chester, N. H., last Wednesday eve.
Ferris Vaughan, who has been in
the employ of j. r. Murdoch here for
long time, has secured situation in
the Carpenter Organ establishment in
Brattleboro. "Ferris" is natural
genius, and those Brattleboro chaps
will have to "dust' to keep out of his
way.
We need to be always watchful.-
When alone, we have our thoughts to
watch in our families, our tempers {;
in society, our tongues.
Mr. and Mrs Will Bradley's little
girl who has been dangerously sick
with fever for several weeks, is, we are
happy to state, improving.
FIRE IN BRIDGEWATER.- - barns,
2 sheds, % tons Of hay, 100 hens, n
sow and II pigs were consumed by
fire about y o'clock Monday night,
the property Of John Stass, near the
Center. Partly insured. Cause of
fire unknown.
There will bo social gathering and
dance at the school-house in West
Woodstock, Friday eve. Oct. 29th.-
Dancing from eight to twelve. Music,
Cobb's Band -four pieces. Tickets to
dance 3j cts. Ice cream and cake 10
cts. A general invitation is extended
TO all. Proceed to provide new seats
tor the school-house.
Will Haggerty is up from Boston on
visit to his parents. "Will' looks
as fat and slick as spring pullet.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL servant girl,
Miss Martin Of Rochester, in the
employ of Chas. Durham of Bethel,
thought she smelled smoke Monday
evening last, and on going into the
childrens room, found the kerosene
lamp running over and Oh fire. She
seized it and started for the stairs, but
it burned her dands so bad she threw
it down stairs, followed 1t, and tried
to put it out, tut it set her clothes on
fire, and Notwithstanding all her efforts
TO extinguish the flames, she was burn
ed so bad that she died in great agony
Tuesday morning.
Rollin, son Of o. l. Richmond, who
has been railroading with his brother
Frank in the far west, Montana, fol
the past nine years, made MS a pleasant
call yesterday. He will be joined by
Frank in few days and the family
reunion will be happy one. There
are no two better boys than "Frank
and "Roll.," and we are happy tt
state that they have made their mark
in the Great West.
Mrs. Tewksbury has just received
large and well selected stock Of Fal
and Winter Millinery. Advertisement
next week.
Mans inhumanity to man make
countless thousands mourn, and wo
mans too. We supposed the AGI
had converted the denizens of Soutl
Street, but the work is not quite flush
ed yet, and all have not heen gatherc
into the "Kingdom." A family on
there took little Colby girl from til
poor-house at South Woodstock t
bring up, but the termisant Of tn
mansion, who did not relish the al
rangcment from the start, INDUCED he
ugly temper in such cruelty on tn
little wait, that it set the neighborhoo
in an uproar, and justly too, if report
that come to us are true. Anyway
the child has been sent back to tn
poor-house, and quiet has been restore
in the neighborhood.