Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-11-17

The following is the list Of letters un.
called for in the Post. Office at Woodstock
Vermont, Nov. II, 1886:
Elmore r. Potter--2,
L. M. Vail,
Mrs. /. j. Rursch.
No. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say, advertised"
WIN. d. MCMAsTER, p. NJ.
Rev. Il. M. Tillotson will preach at
South Woodstock next Sunday after
noon. Subject, "Who arc Christians,
and How to become ChrsliNn.'
There will be social party at the
school house, West Woodstock, on
Wednesday eve, Nov. "a. All are
invited. Ice cream and cake for re-
freshments. Proceeds to procure new
seats for school house. Last chance,
come one and all.
Col. Il. O. Seaver has been appoint
ed Judge of Probate by the Governor or,
to fill the place made vacant by the
death of Judge John Porter. Prob
ably the colonel will be his own Regis
ter and that Mr.. Dana will retire.
The office of Judge and Register bring
$1,000 a year. The Judge pays the
Register out Of this. Mr.. Dana has
held the office since the death of Lyn-
don A. Marsh and has given excellent
satisfaction.
The November meeting of the w G
Il U will be held in the Good Tenn
plars hall Saturday at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Subject of the devotional exercises {:
Rom. 9Th chapter and latter clause of
the 31st verse. All are invited.
PENCIL MARKs.-The citizens of
this burg woke up Saturday morning
to find seven inches of "beautiul snow"
on the ground since which time the
''going' has been bad-poor sleigh
ing and worse wheeling. Ale you
going to have "a and chicken
for thanksgiven?"- -Monday was hog
killing day and "Carl'' was out gather
ing them in Carl is never in IL hurry,
in fact we never saw him run before, but
piggy drew him out Monday the race
down the south side of the Park was
interesting Mark L. Slayton was
in town last week. M. f. Hapgood,
who has been in the employ Of l.. b.
Marble at the Woodstock Grist-Mill
for some time, has leased mill at
Post Mills, and has gone thither; the
Post M.llers will find Miller Hapgood
all right.-Don't spend Il dollar aud
Il half in game of chance for twenty
five cent turkey; don't know as it is a
game of chance, but the fellow who
puts up his money has Il chance 10
find out, and will tell you about it next
day.-St. Luke had an idea when he
said, "Woe unto you when all men
shall speak well Of you."- Governor
Ormsbee has followed suit with the
President, and called Thanksgiving
Nov. 2jth. 1T looks this morning as
if winter had come to stay u good solid
freeze last night.-Hugh Philips who
has teen clerk in f. n. Billings store
for the past four years, has resigned,
and has gone into his fathers office to
assist him in his extensive and growing
insurance business he is "a reliable
, and capable young man.-Pratt'>
Minstrels have gone where the wood.
bine twineth; liabilities, some; as
sets, nominal. -Lookers on see most Of
game.-lt is Judge Seaver now
Many Vermonters are spending the
winter at "The Raymond" Passa'
dena, CAL, and we are glad to know
that Woodstock is we'll represented
by the fair sex, at east.-Wm. j
Boyce has been clerk in f. N. Billings
store twenty-five years, and Fred Z
Marsh twenty-three years how il
that for "civil service ?"-Nothin!
like advertising: George Marble toun'
the owner of those colts advertised il
last weeks AGE.--Hon. Frcdericl
Billings and family have gone to New
York for the winter. -Ten person
were received into the Congregations
church cently.-Mrs. s. +. Munge
is in Putney visiting her son, DIR. E
S. Munger. The morning mail trail
out leaves ten minutes earlier tina
heretofore. Cashier johnson and wit
have returned from their Western trip
Henry looks greatly "refreshed. y
Mrs. Il. s. Southgate and daughte
have gone to Kimball, Oak, to joi
her husband; Mr.. Southgate met ther
in Chicaso.--Death has removed an
other strong man from the Queche
Valley--Hon. John Porter weep y
fir trees for the cedar has fallen.
The editor of an exchange says =
"The longer we run newspaper an
write about people and events, ii
: more we realize how utterly impossib
i: is to scratch every man on the spc
where he itches the most
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