Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-10-13

j. &. PORTER, Sup't.
Special village meeting at Town Hal
Monday eve, Oct. IS, at I o'clock.
a Union Gospel Temperance Ser
vice will be held in the Methods
Church next Sunday evening at
o'clock, under the direction of Rev
j. Hamilton.
The w. G. 7. u. will hold Te
with Miss Abbie Townsend Thursda,
atterno Don at o'clock. The usua
conveyance from the house Of G.. w
Thomas may be expected at half pas
two o'clock.
Rev. B. Tillotson goes to st. Johns
bury this week on official bust
ness. lie will be in attendance at thu
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars at Newport on the last day
of the session as one of the delegates
from the Lodge in this place.,
An American missionary says that
the great sin of the Katlirs is idlcness.
In this respect they don't differ very
much from some of our more civilized
christian friends.
In the long list of returning tourists
one fails to find the names of any of
the bank cashiers or defaulters tenn
porarily sojourning in Canada.
'Do you realize, sir" said the long
haired passenger, "that there is One
who sees and hears all we do, who can
solve our Utmost thoughts, and before
whom we are but crushed and bruised
worms"' "Give us your hand, strang-
err replied the other, 81 know Just
how you feel. I'm married myself"
A trio of Freds-Fred C. Richmond,
Fred B. Dana and Fred Parks-havc
gone to the "Happy Hunting Ground"
We don't mean by this that they have
crossed "Jordan" aud joined the an
gels. o, no they are not deyeloped
enough for that yet. They have only
gone down into the Maine woods to
camp out and hunt and fish until they
get tired of it. or III" "~----''. -" -
weather drives them to civilized lie
again. Hope the bears wont get en-
Our better half and young gentle
man who has been boarding with us
for eight or nine years, are in Boston,
and "Jim' is picking his winter apples
to-day (Tuesday) by Invitation of
"Dix"; this with post-oilice and
newspaper on our hands, makes the
"old man." win" and "Addie"
hump to business.
PENCIL MARKs.-A week Of SPLEEN
did weather; warm as August,-The
moon was full last night; how was il
with you?-Charles Jilson has secured
pension of 81 per month and Sj5S
back pay.-Chas. p. Pratt has sole
out his stock to A. Dion and closeC
the "Home :" he enters the show ielt
with "Pratt's Variety Troupe" ant
will give an entertainment to consist Q
songs, dances, etc, at 6. A. Il. hall
this (Tuesday) cvening.--67 wer
from this place ON the excursion
Boston, Monday, and 90 from a
stations on the w. r. R.-Capt. A
Barnes and r. H. Bailey remain abol
the same. -Pratt's show was succe
last evening, drawing over 100; the
play again tonight; the artists al
L. F. Wilson (colored)of Springfield
VT, and Antoine and Abram Pee
and Prof. d. Straw of this place.
''home TALENT" all say it was a go'
show; 10 cents admission. -There
a big crop of apples, and first quail
winter fruit is selling for Sl.25 P
barrel. and Mrs. j. b. Jon
are in Illinois. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
C. Johnson have gone West on
pleasure trip.-Frank p. Archib'
was in town last week and return
to Claremont Tuesday he is doing
lively business in both shops.-T
redoubtable DR., Huntley is in to
billing Whitmore & Clar&'s MinStr
for Tuesday evening next at the TO
Hall.-Mr. and Mrs. Eben Fletc
have returned from their trip We
Eben looks as if he had found
'fountain of youth" and bathed in it
Charles Royce and family have mo
from West Woodstock into the ~
ley house" near the factory pond,
Amos Butler and family from So
street into one Of the Stewart hol
near the factory bridge.-W. +. w,
burn, on Church Hill, has imprc
the looks of his house and barn
new coat of paint. L. L. w
ward ("Tink") has been oblige
resort to clutches again on a"cou'
a recent tumble from his WACO