Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-10-20

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&1> Persons calling for the above
letters will please say, "Adyertised."
WIN. D. McMAsTER, ?, NJ.
A merchant alone in dcSolatc store
Sang "Wilow, tit-wnlow, tit-willow!"
said to him, "Why are you pacing the floor,
Singing willow, til-wlow, tit-willowE"
"Alas" he REPLIED as he smothcred his cries,
II thought 1t was nonsense to advertise,
And now I've no custom at all but the flies.
Oh willow, tit-willow, tit-willow"
The assistant inspector, comrade
Humphrey, of VIM, C. Tracy Post,
will inspect Geo. G. Randall Post at
their next regular meeting, Nov. LIST.
Let us greet him with full ranks.
II. II. WOODBURY., AdIt.
Virgins saked his hopes of heaven
on the fulfllment of his "great storm"
prediction and lost, Well, goodbye,
Virgins. Sorry you are not going our
way. Like Artemus Wards kangaroo,
you are "an amoosing cuss," anyway.
Our old friend, Charles n. Haskell,
has a good "sit" out West, and he
deserves it. We clip the following
from the Springfield Republican:
"Charlcs N. Haskell, formerly chief
operator in the Western Union tele-
graph office in this city, left last even
ing for Minneapolis, Mimi, where he
has accepted Il similar position with the
Northwestern telegraph company"
PENCIL MARKS. Mice October
weather again, but 20, my" ~ wasn't
it cold Saturday and Sunday mornings.
-Sabin Daigle, who always has an
eye to business, has his house near the
depot nearly ready for occupancy, and
the two tenements are already rented.
Amos Butler has secured employ
ment at w. r. Junction. Prof. l.. +.
Wilson and wife, assisted 10y Miss
Carrie Hazard, gave an entertainment
at the school house at West Wood
stock Monday eve--A series of six
cotillon parties have been started, the
first to come off in G.. A. r. Hall on
Friday eve of this week Music by
Cobb, Marsh and Sturtcvant's or
chestra. -Charlcs W. Smith has been
making decided improvements in the
inside and outside of his house at West
Woodstock he don't miss that money
he g0re "Street" Il bit.-Twenty-fve
couples attended the harvest ball at
National Hall, South Woodstock,
on Friday eve last.-At the special
village meeting Monday evening it
was voted to let our merchants draw
kerosene after dark, but artificial light
must be stationed twelve feet from the
cask.-Pratt's Variety Troupe went to
Quechee and gave an entertainment
Saturday evening; tonight they hold
forth at W. X. Junction.-A fellow
put into port here last week, claiming
TO be storm-tossed, that his name was
Thomas and painter by trade; he
victimizel several of the craft here
by borrowing small sums of them, re-
presenting that he expected Il money
order by ineAt mail and would pay
them he trimmed his barque for some
other port next day, and the boys
mourn-tor the money.-We are now
connected with the outer world by the
"hollo" process "Herb' Richmond
has charge of "de marchinc. MIR.
and Mrs. David Simpson, who have
been visiting friends here the past
week, left Monday for Pasadena,
CAL, where Mr.. S. is to be head
waiter in the new hotel there, 1.-THE
Raymoud;" they were accompanied as
far as Boston by Mr. and Mrs Andrew
MoKane and Master George. n
Billings has new advertisement this
week; read it and profit thereby
What's in name? Mrs. Scripture
is IN Jail here for malpractice. Adj
vertisers should hand in their lavors
before Tuesday evening in order to
secure insertion the same week. -NIiss
Dora Harpin has gone to Pasadena,
CAL, to work in "The Raymond.
Whitmore & Clark's minstrels gave
III cACciicHt ENTERTAINMENT III the town
hall last evening. Adams, DcForest
West and the Hennessey Brothers are
''stars." The company is better or
ganized than ever. OF course Clark
and "Hank" are missed locally, but
the young men are making their places
good. They had a fair audience, but
> not crowded. The price of admission,
so cents for reserved seats, is too high,
even for large places. As our friend,
the late Henry S. Hutchinson, used to
say, $50 cents would buy a large
quantity of good tobacco" and the
people cannot afford il these times.