Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-12-01


The fourth dance of the "series of
six" will be given in G. A. r. Hall.
next Friday evening, Dec. 8. A cor
dial invitation is extended.
A meeting of the Geo. G. Randall
Corps, No. 26, Department of Ver-
mont Woman's Relief Corps, will be
held at G. A. r, Hall, Monday, two
o'clock p. M, Dec. 6. A full attend
ance Is desired. Per order of the
President.
Miss Joy and Mrs. Purple will meet
with the children and their friends at
the school house on Hartland Hill,
Saturday, Dec. A. at 3 o'clock p. M,
to organize Band of Hope.
David, son of Peter Garten, lad
about 10 years of age, came near join
ing the angel band Sunday. lie was
skating on the branch in front of Chas.
Wentworth's house when he broke
through or slipped into the water and
would have drowned had not Mr..
Wentworth come to the rescue in sea-
son and fished him out with q long pole.
PENCIL MARKs.-Mild weather
with rather poor sleighlng; the six
inches of snow that came to US Thanks
giving day is fast wearing away
Now is the time to set your advertise
ment to catch the holiday trade, and
the columns of the AGE are open to
you.-Col. Frank G Hatch of Phoenix,
Arizona, being called to New York on
business, spent Thanksgiving at the
family mansion here.-O. A. Whit
comb of Boston spent Thanksgiving at
his fathers j. M. Whitcomb. Our
representative, Hon. c. p. Marsh, re-
turned from the capitol last week, and
looked as if the waters of the Winooski
agreed with him.-Oliver Hatch paid
5000 for his house, instead of $500, as
we had it last week; if it takes every
dollar, Oliver is bound to bloom iD the
front tier of good society.-George w.
Perry has had some experience in leg
breaking, having broken one of his
three times in three different places
within fourteen ths.-Joseph Mayo
of Pomfret, has gone to Franklin,
Mass, to work in factory II few
months; Joe is a good square boy
Miss Maud f. Larrabee of Quechee is
spending the week with Miss Nellie
Udall. Miss Lizzie A. Way of
Charlestown, N. H., is sewing for
Miss Udall.-Smith Hodges of POM
fret showed us silver grey fox skin
one day this week that is "a thing of
beauty" which he values at 500;
it is the coat of the fox captured by
Ebert Steven in West Bridgewater,
Nov. 9th, of which mention was made
in the AGE at the time. numerous
marriages in the fall are indications of
severe winter, and they say it is
noticeable fact, we shall experience
severe weather before spring. - Send us
the news in some shape or other
Have your folks finished house-clean-
ing?-Bald heads are not so badly
Ay-specked as they were.-A new
street lamp has been erected in front
Of the Woodward manslon on Mountain
Avenue.-Sabin Daigle has purchased
piece of land west of Mr.. Farwell's,
running from Church Street to Church
Hill, of John S. Eaton, consideration,
S200.-Col. j. j. r. Randall of Rut-
land was in town the past week max
ing a survey of the proposed water
works, which are sure to 20, and
the village is half covered with stakes
with mysterious red figures on them !;
Woodstock is bound to "boom" in the
Spring; Mr.. Randall returned to his
home ay.-Prof. S. B. Whitney
of Boston was in town over Thanks
giving The sick folks are about the
ame.-Thanksgiving is gone, now
for Christmas. The Legislature adj
journed size die last Wednesday; we
will publish the laws it passed in sup
plement form at an early day.-Did
you have to get down on the floor and
roll and call for the oil bottle after
your dinner, Thursday?
They hold lyceums at English Mills,
and some knotty subjects come up for
discussion. One evening, lately, the
question came up, "Who is the great
est man the country has produced?"
Some supported Abraham Lincoln,
while others backed up Horace Gree
ley; but Ed. Winslow supported
Frank Dana Gold Age to that proud
distinction, and quoted facts to prove
it, which brought down the house.
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