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

last Sunday mornng.-lt is too hot
for mental or physical labor possibly,
n man might sit in the shade, drink
lemonade -md-livc. Frank Brad.
ley, one of Charles NJ. Perry's team
sters, was sun-struck Saturday, and
lies in n critical condition. Eugene
continues to be very sick man.--
The DUKE has been down to the
shop he looks rather slim, and don't
launch out ON very lengthy stories yet,
but he is gaining, Frank Clark bid
farewell to the major part Of three of
his fingers in b. f. DNna'S straw-cut-
ter the other day Those Of our citi-
zens who attended the "Glorious Ith"
at Bethel, paid dear enough for the
whistle. Rev. b. Tillotson will preach
at IIartland -Four Corners next Sunday
afternoon.-Jamcs c. Barrett, Esq,
and family, Of Rutland, are visiting at
Mrs. Whitney's.-Linn Fairbanks is
very sick with inflammation of the bowels.
George, son of Andrew Mckoin,
whose shooting accident is recorded in
another place, we are happy to hear,
is quite comfortable this morning
Thomas Pratt, spoken OF last week,
has been moved to Prof. PiXlcy's on
IIartland Hill; he is no bettcr,-The
amount of noise there is in 4 small
boy, especially about the 18th Of July. |
is truly wondcrful.--lIot. Julius
Caesar isn't it hot ? the hot wave struck |
these shores last Saturday, aud Their
mometcrs have ranged from 100 to
800 (!) in according to location ever
since. The honest farmer, in q "mclt-
ing mood" winks at us, brushes away |
a bead of perspiration, and says:
"Mac, this is corn weather. Our
genial Democratic friend, A. w. Put
nam Of Proctorsville, made us n pleas
ant call tins morning. See call for
taxes in another column; taxes and |
death get Il frllow-in timc.-lf you
shouldn't get an AGE next week, don't |
be surprised we may 80 on u STARE
with those rascally editors. See call
for Il County Convention in this paper;
let us have II "ripper, The Salvation
Army is "burstcd," and the barracks
are closed until further orders.
There will be an ice cream party at
st. James Rcctory on Thursday even
ing, for the benefit of the Parsonage
fund, to which the public are cordially |
invited. Special attractions in the way |
OF music are offered.
The Ladies of the NJ. L. Church |
will hold an ice cream festival at their
Ncstry on Friday eve, July 9th. All
are cordially invited.
There is no better berry than the
strawberry, and this has been re-
markedly good season for linz. Mr..
J. S. Purple handed lis one the other
day of the Crescent Seeding variety,
raised in his garden, that measured s.
inches in circumference and p inches
in diameter. Jim says it is the biggest
he ever saw, and Dave says it is what |
is called "sport' by strawberry men,
and that he will show us something in
the strawberry line next year that will
beat it. Doubtful.
Many thanks to the lady that re-
membered there is such a thing in eX-
istcncc as an editors wife, AMI sent
basket of strawberries that looked
more like tomatoes. they were so large,
and oh, so luscious, May we always
remember that Il physician has wife.
and be fortunate enough to reciprocate
for this. An EprOR'S WIFE.
Live geese feathers Of the very best
quality and pure curled hair mattresses
can be obtained at very moderate
prices from Paine's Furniture Com
pany, Boston.