Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-06-16

2fGr" Persons calling for the above
letters will please say, advertised"
WIN. D. MCMAsTER, p. NJ.
Is Woodstock going to celebrate the
Fourth of July? If not, why not!
The Band of Hope will meet in the
Methodist Church Nestry at i O'Clock
Saturday afternoon next.
The W. c. Y. L. will hold its tea
with Mrs. tidal King, Thursday at )
o'clock p. IN. A general invitation is
given. The ride up and back from the
residence of G.. w. Thomas, is ten
cents, as usual.
ON venerable Democratic friend,
Josiah Jossclyn, Esq, of Bridgewater,
was down the other day, and made us
glad with u generous "cut" Of the
famous new "Josselyn Cheese" We
are considerable of connoisseur in
cheese, and it is the best we ever
tasted.
$. W. Raymond, Esq, of Ottawa,
Ill.,, sent us 1G boxes of strawberries { y
last week, part to be distributed among
his friends here, and the balance for
ourself, but being big and fat, and
consequently perishable, they had gone
the way of all earthly things before
their arrival. Mr.. Raymond has our
thanks all the same; the gift was
generous. We felt awful bad over the
misfortune, and if the other parties do
not hear Of it, it will save them one
sorrow at least.
Home Tried Lard in ) and 10 lb.
pals, made by A. j. Smith, West
Lebanon, n. II. Always clean and
nice and warranted in every way
Like all goods, sold at rock-bottom
prices. One trial and you will use no
other. Woop & GILLINGAAM, Ag'ts.
We have tried it and you have our
guarantee as well as the makers.
PENCIL MARKS. Three or four
days rain has soaked the ground pref
ty thoroughly I'VE have faith to believe
that we shall sec the sun again, if the
clouds ever roll by.-Other people are
frequently "saddest when they sing"
but when the Salvation Army sing it
is the auditors who are sad.-Our
better half wants to hire woman to
do general houscwork; good wages and
not much to do; we know you will like
living with her; we do. Farmers say
that all crops are in good condition eX-
cept corn, the nights being too cool for
corn, but all promise good harvest in
their season.-Therc is schism in the
Staples Drum Corps-downright scccs-
sion-there is the Staples party and
the Powers party, the Staples party
has lit out to new quarters in the
Medical house, and what the result
will be no fellow can tell.-Master
Winnie Booth caught dacc in the
Quechee near the middle bridge in this
village one day last week, that weigh
ed I Of Il pound. R. II. Abbott was
in town to-day; he is travelling sales
man for Boston firm; "Roll' at
tends strictly to "biz. An exchange
speaks OF summer resorts as "resting
places !" they are anything but that
Mrs. b. +. Mack started on Il two
weeks visit to friends in the Granite
State last Tuesday. Hon. Frederick
Billings and family returned from New
York last week to spend the Summer !;
all were glad to see them. The pros
pect is now that the Vermont editors
will 90 on a STARE to the Thousand
Islands, the headwaters of St. Law
renee, about the nth of July.-Hon.
Prosper Merrill is in Boston. Col. +.
X. Jennings goes to the Mountains
about the 2Oth.-S. b. Whitney of Bos-
ton, is in town in attendance upon the
marriage of his niece, Miss Chapman.
Mrs. DR.. Dean Richmond of Wind
sor, is visiting at her mothers, Mrs.
Whitney Tough on us-fve papers
this month. The sun has come out
once more. 1t is not time that is
wanting with men so much,as the reso-
luton to turn it to the best advantage.
The marriage Of Mr.. Frederick w.
Wilder and Miss Lucy Chapman, is
the all-absobing topic this morning.
Frank II. Chapman of Rutland, is in
town in attendance upon the marriage
of his sister.
There is millions in it ! whit. s."
Patent Rat Trap! MIoore's is no.
where side of it. 1t was ever thus,
when a man thinks he has good
thing, ms Moore did, some other fellow
pushes him to the wall with something
that he calls later and better. Ask
"Whit. about it. His description of
its workings may not be as elaborate as
Moore's, but his forcibe expression,
in short ADglo-Sayon words, must COT.
vince you that he has a good thing.