Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. w.t., Aug.il8, 1886.

The REUNION. The day apens fail
nothing better could be desired. -
From eight to ten hundred soldiers will
be in line before the ink is dry on this
item.-Ample provisions for provision
for the multitude has been made, and
the Town Hall is half full of the best.
Booths, bazzars, and! tents have
sprung IN like Jonah's gourd since yes
terday, and the ten thousand visitors
can't help finding Refreshments" The
Woodstock "vets" and the people gen.
orally are doing all they can to make
the reunion II success, and assuming
prophecy will say that it will be a
GRAND SUCCESS.
AS we 60 to press little ahead of
the grand procession, we can give no
review Of it this week, but it is safe to
say that it will be the largest ever seen
IN Woodstock. Hang your banners OH
the outer walls and give the boys in
blue a "Rade mele taulhe
The ladies of st. James society will
hold sale of fancy and useful arti-
cles at the residence of Mrs. Allen,
on Thursday evening, next week, the
goth, beginning at Z o'clock. Ice
cream booth on the lawn, which will
be illuminated. The public arc cor
daily invited.
Rev. Mr.. Tillotsou will be abse mt
next Sunday and there will be no SER
vices in the Universalist church.
B. +. Southgate, an old-time Demo-
crat of tBridgewater, now of George
town, COL, who is visiting friends in
the old town, made lis pleasant visit
yesterday. He is over eighty years
old, but don't look 20. He has quite
little shop out there. and is jack-of-
all-trades, or tinker" as he calls it,
and says he is ''getting Il good living"
He is little off his base as Il Demo-
crat, and seems to favor the Knights of
Labor and the silver men. He likes
the place, climate and people, and is in
hurry to get back. The Yankee is a
curious genus
As far as the breeze can bear orbillows foam,
Survey the empire and behold his home.
WooDsTGcK, VT, Aug. 1G, 'SG.
Mr.. EDITOR In your issue Of
Aug. II, l fluid a statement, coming
from woman it is said, which | take
to mean Mrs. Sawyer, who hired a
house Of me near the upper bridge.
Now as that article places me in the
position of a culprit, / wish to say a
few words in justice to myself. After
she moved called upon her and pre-
sented a lease for her to sign, which
she cheerfully did, after having it read
to her, and she made fully acquainted
with its contents. The lease demands
the payment of the rent monthly, in
advance. / had pleasant talk with
her. She knowing how Mr.. Wilcox
used me, by taking advantage .of a
Vermont law, that cheated me out of a
years rent, she said to me, 81 will
never use you as Mr.. Wilcox did"
Now we will see how near she come to
it. 1t was nearly four. months she had
tie house in her possession, during
which time she often dunned herself
Of the rent. In that time | warned
her out. She could find no place to
60, she said. In the meantime she
presented me with S., which | refused
to take, saying she would pay the rest
next week. See if that agrees with
her statement in the AGE Of the lth.
If she had presented Inc with ten cents
it would answered as well for her to
swear by. She said to me in CONVEX.
sation, "The Deans cant get me out,
You cant, and | won't go till / get
ready" We sat mum a few moments,
when started TO go. She then said,
"if you will give me s25 will move
out" / left and began with the
"Vermont laws" to get her cut by
sueing. Previous to this told her
would give her Sl2 and move her.
She went to see Mr.. johnson, an at
torncy, told her story, and he advised
her to take up with my proposition.
finally gave her nearly four months
rent, which was due, and SIS, and she
hired some one to move her.
JOHN ID. Powers.
There will be game of ball on the
Fair grounds, Thursday afternoon ut
2.3O p. M, between the Woodstock
Stars and the Frcshmen-a picked
nine. The Stars, club Of young
lads, are good players, and the picked
nine bid tair to give them an interest
ing time. Admission 10 cents; under
twelve, cents. The Stars are to ar
range games with out.of-town clubs as
soon as possible. Turn out and see
the game and help encourage the boys.
A dissatisfied California tailor tried
to escape from his wife by starting in a
sailing vessel for Honolulu. His bet