Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10


The next meeting Of the Band of
Hope will be held with Miss Dora
Sawyer, at West Woodstock, next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Remember the free temperance lee
tme by Mrs. Emily l.. Mclaughlin,
in the Town Hall, on Friday evening
next at I o'clock.
A town meeting is advertised to come
off at the Town Hall, Saturday after
noon, March 20, at 2 O'Clock. ana
there will be heaps of fun. The select
men having been pctitioned to call an
other town meeting, have done so by
posting q warning as above (March
10Th, at 2 o'clock.) The substance of
the warning is: Ist, To choose Il mod
orator. 2d, To see if the town will
rescnd the vote, ordering that the
highway tax be paid in labor. Local
orators will be present and take hand
in shaping things.
The Salvation Army is pegging
away at the "heathen' here, and we
hope they elevate the moral standard.
We have no doubt of their sincerity
What they can tell us of the Future
Life is Of no account. The Future
Lite-outside of the realm Of Faith
to an earnest and Independent inquirer,
and considered as scientific question,
lies in a painted mist of uncertainty
There is room for hope, and there is
room for doubt. The wavering evil
dences in some moods prcponderatc on
that side, in other moods on this side.
Meanwhile it is clear that, while man
lives here, the best thing he can do is
to cherish a devout spirit, cultivate
noble character, lead a pure and use
full life in the service Of Wisdom, HUI
mainly, and God; and, finally, when
the appointed time arrives, meet the
issue with revercntial and aflcctionatc
conformity, without debating terms
Let the vanishing man say like Ruck-
crts dying flower :--"Thanks to-day
for all the tavors have received from
sun and stream and earth and sky for
all the ornaments, from Men aud God,
which have made my little life an
ornament and bliss. Farewell all I
Content to have had my turn, now
fall asleep without murmur or
sigh"
PENCu. MARKs.-NIarch weather
everybody knows what that is
Isn't it about time the 'old woman was
ixin up your "Spring Medicine -
Lent begins to-day; You have had your
sport, now try and be. good--likc U.s.
Town Meeting, Saturday, March 20th,
at . O'Clock p. m.-"Mosc" says he
hasn't "bursted" the Sd commandment
since the Salvation Army arrived -
John Dunbar says he is going to lick
us when he gets little stronger don't
let 'em fool you, Johnnie, death will
get you, no mistake, if you attempt it.
George don't say Mr.. Coon" any
more, it is "dat old coon," now
The speckled wells make the ladies'
look as though they were travelling
around with the measles. The devil
can get street-corner loaler easier
than | he can Il man with saw-burk
on his shoulder hunting up q job. -
If IGNORANCE is bliss" there are lots
OF happy folks in this world. Don't
forget the Rollins auction sale March
lIh.-A person who goes into Il pub
lie meeting should conduct himself
properly; if he thinks he can't, he had
better stay away. AN article before us
is headed, "Know all Women" don't
want, that is asking too much. The
Salvation Army's headquarters YVES
crowded last evening, two sleigh-loads
coming down from Brdgewater.-
The contents Of a postal card received
this morning from our Bridgewater
correspondent, was published in last
weeks AGE.-There is to be tempest
in the milk cans; see advertisement.
DIR. Hazen is having another tussel
with his old enemy, rheumatism.-
VIM. +. johnson and wife started on
trip to Michigan.-Geo. A. Fisher
and family have moved to Bndgewater.
One Of our citizens was taken in a
fit lately, and was asked when he re-
covered enough to talk, if he didn't
think he was called for; ''No,' said
the Captain and man of leather, '.J've
been around here too long to be bluhed
in this way"
II. II. Daniels has bought the Ed.
Dana wood lot, of some 300 acres, in
the Curtis neighborhood, Bridgewatcr,
and is going in strong for the manu-
facture of all kinds of lumber. He
has contracted with j. c. Parker of
Quechce, to do the saving with his
portable mill, and things will be
"humming,' up there this spring. He
has already erected buildings on the
premises. "Herb" is a live man and
we wish we had more like him.
The Good Templars' entertainment