Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-25

day at 8 o'clock p. m. The exercises
will be conducted by Miss Fannie
Ladd.
Tapioca, Sage, and Carolina Rice, al
&c per b., at Wood Gillingham's.
A sunhower, named Sharp, who has
been in the employ of Eugene V.
Smith for few months, took a notion
in his noddle, the other day, to take
his (Smith's) horse and buggy and
skip the ranch. He told Smith he
wanted to take ride to Pomfret, but
instead Of going there he went to Clar-
emont, N. H., where he sold the prop
erty to an honest granite state farmer
for $50, taking $40 in money and a
note for the balance. Eugene recov-
cred the property, but the honest farm
er is out $40, and the rascal is at large.
Our SOC Tea is rattler, and cannot be
matched for the money, at Wood & Gil
lingham'S.
PENCIL MARKS. Warm weather
and plenty of ain.-Services at the
Universaist Church as usual next
Sunday.-Mrs. Silas Spaulding of
Groton, Mass, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs Il. +. rdett.-Judge Il.
b. Adams and wife of st. Louis, Mo-,
are in town on Il visit to friends
Miss Augusta Barber Of birmingham,
Mass, and Miss Harriet Winslow Of
Somerville, Mass, are at Clifton
Richmond S. Mrs. Charles Fisher OF
New York, is visiting friends herc.-
Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson will preach at
Hartland 4 corners next Sunday after
noon.-Will Howes has sold his
barber shop to Ed. Daiglc, who will
"consoldate" by moving to the Howe
room on Central street.-Mrs. Chas.
G. Eastman and her grandson went to
Montpelier Monday for brief visit
before returning to their home in
Emmctsburg, Ia.-John ID. Powers
is visiting in Tunbridge. George il.
MelliSh of the Boston Advertiser is
spending few weeks in town he
made us a pleasant visit the other day
George is one Of the veterans Of the
war, and firm believer in President
Cleveland. B. M. Shaw, Wood
stock boy, now reporter on the Rox-
bury (Mass,) News, made the AGE
office call in our absence the other
day; Woodstock has sent out many
bright newspaper men, and Mr.. Shaw
counts one.-Our old friend o. A.
Richard of Claremont, n. H., known
to fame as minstrel, made us
pleasant visit reunion day; he is one
of the ''vcts," too.-Charlie Hill, Il
veteran of the war, and who learned
the art of printing of us in go, was in
town reunion day, and made the old
office a visit he is foreman on the
Hartford Comm Daily Times, and
has been for y years; he is sound
Democrat and so is the ItmcS.-
There will be an excursion to Bay
View Park, Newport, Sept. LIST, to
see the Opera-Mikado, ride on the
lake, etc. low fare; train over the
w Il. Il. will connect with the s 80
a. m. train at w. r. junction for the
Park. -Wm. Boycc who has been
seriously sick for week, is reported
better this morning; Oscar Burk con-
tinucs quite sick; "lIerb' Richmond
has wrestled down the fever and is out
of bed, bat his shadow don't know
him, he having thinned down so.-
George Bradley has trapped As wood
chuck on the Billings Hill this season
they were committing depredations on
Mr.. Billings trees, and lie pays George
a bounty on their "scalps."
Five cakes Boss Soap for l5c at Wood
& GillinghamS.
Windsor County Fair will be held
here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. 2S, 20 and 80.
Best Pote Rico Molasscs, soc per gal,
at Wood Giyingham's.
by mutual agreement some "hos
boys had about of one mile heat on
the Fair Grounds Observation-Disclosures
May, Lindsley's Daisy, Atwood 4
Furman's b. s., Morgan Enterprise,
VIM. ID. Fosters C. IN. Shevalita.-
Morgan Enterprise came in under the
wire in 2.43, and wasn't sired by any
thing Extra" either. Another mile
race was contested for as follows -
DR.. McMillan's b. h., Doctor, Isaac
Campbelt's b. s., Black Diamond,
Chester Cady's b. g., Black jim.
The Doctors time, 2.46.
Java Coffee, 25c per h., at Wood &
Gillingham's.
The Democrats Of Woodstock are
requested to meet in caucus at the AGE
office, Saturday eve, Aug. %, at Z
O'Clock to nominate candidate for
Town Representative, and to do
any other business thought proper