Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-11

Exp" gong WesJ' w. H. D., 10
Hartford, 80; Dewey's Mills, AZ
Quechee, 5 50; Taftsvillc, 6 e; Wood
stock, 6 10.
*No. and will run Tuesdays aud Saur
days only.
UncalIcd iOrlAettcrs.
The following is the list of letters un
called for in the Post,ollice at Woodstock
Vermont, August IL, 1886:
Albert Chandler
William +. Gordon,
Mrs. r. c. Holsington,
L. W. Thayer,
Amos Steckel,
Miss Scanlen,
Henry Sp,ague-2.
SSS- Persons calling for the above
letters will please say, "Advertised."
WIN. ID. MCMAsTrR, z. M.
There will be grand excursion tc
Saratoga, and return, on Friday next.
Train leaves Woodstock $50 a. m. ;
returning, leaves Saratoga at A p. NJ,
arriving at W. r, Junction at $50, al
Woodstock, 1890. Fare for the round
trip, $500. Parties desiring to re-
main over night and return on 10 a. m.
train, next day, can do so by having
their tickets exchanged at the d. & II
Office, Nos ! Congress Hall Block,
and paying one dollar additional. The
only opportunity of the season to visit
this celebrated city. A good time
promised.
Ashley Wyman, Esq, Of West
Woodstock, is visiting at his daugh.
ter's, Mrs. ChGs. O. Thompson, for q
week or so, and calling on his old
friends and acquaintance, who are
always glad to see HIM. He is in hi;
Saith year. We were glad to see him
in comfortable health and hope lie will
long remain so, to enjoy the autumn OF
life, for he is deserving of all that
Providence can bcstow, -notwithstand-
Ing that he has sometime back voted
the Republican ticket.
PENCIL MARKS. Hot guess it is
from 90 to 100 in the shade Monday
and Tuesday, and it threatens to keeI
it up to-day; "cern weather .'-Thi'
is the season when the pesky fly at
tacks your "knob," and you are for.
tunate if you have hair on it.--Rev.
B NJ Tillotson will preach at Hartland
Corners next Sunday, Aug. 10Th
instead Of the % as had been an
nounced.-H, T. Royce and wife went
to the Beach on Monday last to spend
few weeks. f A Smith, Esq. anC
wife are happy-see special head ii
this paper.-Hon W c French started
to-day for a business trip two or three
weeks in Minnesota.-Henry Hatch,
a wel-known and respected citizen,
joined the silent majority, Saturday
aged 81 years.-Miss katherine Aus.
tin and Miss ALA Soper of Taunton
Mass, are at Mr. A NJ Fosters
Miss Lila Cartwright, and Mr. and Mr.;
Saltra Swartwout of Stamford, Cont.
are at VIM I'D Fosters Several arc
down with typhoid fever, among whom
are Supt. j G. Porter, Oscar Burk,
Willie Eaton. Fred button, Car,
Hathorn, and three children of Rev +
WSmith, and we hear that John Brad
ley is very sick.-Special meeting Of
George G Randall Post, No 50, OF
Monday evening next; a full attend
ance is red.-Moses Sherburno is
in Worcester, Mass, where he has
"struck" a job as brakeman on an ex'
cursion train.-The Methodist Sab
bath School enjoyed a picnic at QuecheC
on Tuesday last, at which they were
joined by the Hartford and Hartlant
chools.-The Band of Hope will NEE
in the vestry of Methodist Church
Saturday, at A Clocks. b. Whit
ney of Boston, is at j b Jones's.-
George Williamson of Cambridge
Mass, an old-time Woodstock printer
made us short call last week. Col
Frank c Hatch, who has been il
Arizona several years, arrived home
on a visit last week; the Colonel has
more friends and acquaintance to the
square rod than any man we know of
and he is deserving, too.-Hon L
Hartshoru Of Emmettsburg, Iowa, ant
his two sons, who have been stopping
at the eagle" fora few days, mad'
us a pleasant visit Saturday; he re
turned on Monday with his younges
son, the Oldest remaining here witt
his grandmother, Mrs. Charles c
Eastman, who is enjoying the old land
marks of her native town for few
weeks. The w CT U will have {
temperance restaurant in the basement
under the Grand Army Hall, Aug IS
ice water free (don't take too much o
IT'D the ladies will thankfully receiv,
any assistance from friends. E v
Clark, wife, four children and servan
of Boston, are at his fathers, William
CLARK, West Woodstock.
Ira j. Gray, who emigrated from
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