Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-07-07

j. q. PORTER, Supt.
We want all the local news we can
get, but do not lie to have our corre-
spondents conflict by furnishing the
same items. Each correspondent should
confne himself to his town or village,
as the case may be, and this will save
preparing two sets Of items, aud also
save us from sorting them out.
The champion mean man has been
found. lie lives at White River June
ton, and Lis name is II. l.. Mott, He
procured a dirty bottle that looked as
if it had been kicked about the barn
ever since the Name liquor law was
enacted, went to Wilson d Trask's store
and asked for pint of alcohol, saying
that he wanted it for mechanical pur-
poses, had some himself, but it was
poor, wanted something better. 1t
was Tput up for him, and he then
turned around and had them indicted
for selling it. Comment is unncces-
Sary.
slap" in his employ, just arrived
from New York, and who bears the
euphonious name of Sho Nemots. As
he is the only japanese in town, we
should think he would feel dreadful
lonesome, but he don't. He is an ac-
tive, bright young man, and will prob
ably "acclimatc" readily.
This is q season of wonderful pro-
auctions from the soil and yc farming
man ought to be happy. Our Demo-
cratic friend, l.. B. Thomas raised,
"since the snow went off, a rhubarb
leaf that measured 3 feet and inches
in length, and 2 feet 4 inches in width.
Whether Clcavcland's administration
has had anything to do with the season
or not, we know not, hut if it was the
other way, our Republican friends
would "chargc home" on it.
SAD ACCIDENT.-Three boys, Will
Mitchell, Walter Boyce, and George
McKain, had been in swimming in
Woodward's mill-pond Friday after
noon, and when they got out the
Boyce boy had a pistol with him, and
the Mitchell boy undertook to load it,
and not being an expert with it, the
Boyce boy undertook to show him how
to bring it to full cock while it was
still in the hand of Mitchell. The re-
suit was that it went off, the ball rak.
ing the Boyce boys finger, and striking
the McKain boys right lrcast on the
second rib which turned its course, and
it lodged in the flesh under the shoulder
blade, where DR.. Boynton found it and
extracted it. The boy walked to DR..
Boyntons, after the accident, and
wanted he should put Il plaster on the
hole so that his folks would not know
it. 1t was a narrow escape from in
slant death, and illustrates the foolish
ness Of allowing boys to carry or fool
with firearms. Tie boy is doing as
well as could be expected, and will be
out again i'll short time.
Three days and nights Of the "glori,
GUS 4th' is too much. There is on,
thing that it has fully demonstrate,
here this year TO the average sol,
fogy," and that is, that there is som,
young blood left in Woodstock vet
The boys opened Friday night will
bOnlircs on the common, ringing O
bells, etc. We, like others. not dream
ing of the 4th, got up and looked GU
Of the window and thought Hon. Jus
tin McKenzic's barn was on fire
dressed in hurry, got a few rods iron
the house, when we made the discover
that it was ouly big bonfire in from
Of the Episcopal church. Hundreds o
others were fooled in the same way
From that time forth the boys whoopct
her up until yesterday, when there wa
scarcely boy to be seen anywhere
and we suppose, as the Frcnchman cS
pressed it, they struck their little bed
and were "making some sleep" The
rang every bell in town, notwithstand
ing the threats and brag of their dad.
John Hart fastened the doors and wiz
dDws Of the Brick House, Prof. Sar
derson the school house, and Horac
Bradley was set to watch the Methc
dist church, but the boys were to
many for them, and they submitted {
superior force. If any man had otfere
resistance he would have been hoiste
so high that if he started in January
would not land before December. W
are glad the boys had a good time, bl
some cases of lawlessness are reporte
that we deplore, and they should
settled for. The ringing of bells, fl
works, hurrahs, ETC., are we'll enough
and we hope we will never get so o.
or conservative" that they will anDc
Ns, but wanton destruction of proper
or slow fun" on such occasions, vi
nat,