Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-17

"lnSpirng bold John B0rlcycOrn!
What dangers thou canst make Us scorn.
WI tippcnny, we fcgr nae evil;
WI usquabac Wen face the devil"
Joe hadn't taken even ''tippenny,"
and he was easily frightened, 1t hap
pened in this way: Joe Bean, ST..
moved into the house in which his SON.
in-law, Bill Benson, died recently.
Joe's cat got shut up in room, made
u rumpus in the night, and he thought
"spirits were about" He sang out in
the direction of the room where he
heard the strange noise, "Bill Benson,
it you want anything Of me come
where / am" Bill didn't come. Joe
found the imprisoned cat in the morn
ing, but concluded he wouldn't stay
and moved back to his son Joe's in the
morning, having stayed only one day
in his new quarters.
AS the Rev. Mr.. Webb was return
ing from Bridgewater Sunday where
he had been to preach his usual fore
noon sermon, his horse was taken in a
fit near Ed. Fay's or Henry place, fell
down, got frightened and run, leaving
the disciple of St. Paul standing in the
road. Mr.. horse brougEtup at Cone
stable, and the minister at the M. f.
church, where he preached a good
sermon. The sleigh was badly de-
moralizcd, and the horse slightly
scratched, but aside from this, the
damage was light.
Thomas j. Perry was a native of
this town. and was the son of Xix j.
Perry, one Of the early settlers of the
town, located in school district No. 9.
Thomas j. attended school in the win
ter and worked during the summer by
the month at the farming business, was
regarded quite scholar for those
times, so much so that he taught
school several terms went West and
was absent about two years, when he
returned here and was employed by
Sylvester Edison as clerk and other
work, during the time he was building
the block on Central street, and other
buildings in this town, when he went
TO Cambridge with Edison to assist him
in building up the Cambridge market,
was married and returned to Wood
stock. built house on the old HON e.
stead, and continued to cultivate Il
small piece of land, raised up three
children, two boys and one girl. The
boys are now practising physicians the
girl died last summer. He buried his
wife near thirty years ago, and he has
lived alone since, supporting himself
mainly by his own industry, working
as he had opportunity and his health
would admit, was honest and industri-
Gus, and one of the old landmarks of
the town of Woodstock. A note from
Mrs. Lydia Buck of Reading, wife OF
our old friend, Rufus Buck, says her
brother, Thomas j. Perry, was SO
years old the goth Of last July. She
was 50 years old last July. He was a
stiff Democrat, as his name would indi,
cate-Thomas Jefferson.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will give
a lecture under the auspices of the
w. G. II. L. at the Town Hall, Tues
day evening, Feb. %, the proceeds to
be used for free temperance lectures.
Tickets are for sale at Burdett's on and
after Friday, Feb. 10, at % cents
reserved seats 80 cents. Doors open
at I o'clock ; Lecture at 1.4j.
The entertainment of the w c L L
is to be given in the Town Hall Friday
evening, this week, with the following
programme: 'Songs of Seven,
(Jean Iugelow) presented by twelve
characters in seven scenes; Music
Readings by Mrs. Purple, GLOW the
Old Horse Won the Bet GO. W
Sherwin) Music; "a Basket o
Flowers, Miss Stebbins); "Moncy
Musk" B. +. Taylor) with violin ac
compartment. Recess with refresh.
ments, Cake, Ice Cream and Coffee
"The Ballad of Old Robin Gray" in
pantomime Music; Reading-"Toc
Late for the Train" Music; Read
irg-"The Deacon's Story" Music
TO conclude, a farce in one act, {
street scene in London, "The Los
Heir" Tickets are for sale at Bur
dett's at Is cents; Reserved seats, 2!
cents. Doors open at o'clock, IN,
the curtain will rise ut 80. Thu
proceeds will be devoted to free TEN
perance lectures.
The spring term of Green Mountain
Perkins Academy, ut So. Woodstock
will commence on Wednesday next
Feb. "a, with the same board of teach