Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1893-04-12
Mud I! Mud !!


j. G. PORTER Supt.
Mud d! Mud! !!
here is blood on the moon over the
NJ. contest down at Tahsvile.
AN EPITAPg.
His friends for him are not afraid,
Whoever else may burn,
While in this life he always made
An honest tax return.
Don't sorrow about Tomorrow
isn't sap day, wait.
According to the latest Vermont
Eus, there are % "wash a.washee"
amen iu the Stale. Woodstock
wo-Wing Sing and Ting Due,
hey do a good business.
be electric light plant continues to
Biated. The committee appoint
by our citizens to feel of the
ic pulse in the matter as to
image and the organization of
company, found nothing dis
aging as far as they went, bnt
ted more time, which was granted.
water privilege can be obtained at
sville for reasonable sum, giving
chez a chance for "light,' and
Buzzell says that such a "plant,
lie safe against all pull.backs or an
anoe, could be established 70;
900 at the highest. The light
nd come Il little higher than kcro-
E, and some might think it II luxury
they could not afford to indulge i'll,
We are sure, enough of our citizens
lld, as they have IN the aqucduct
ter, to make it success. Other
ages, smaller and poorer than
brdstock, have it, and believe pays.
hat the village would do in hiring
lights of 100 candle power at $50
th-say 20 in all we know not
ftifcial lights have changed very
|lch within the last 50 years. The old
! low dip of the grandmothers has gone,
oil peg land That we used to set type
40 years ago on the VI. Patriot,
IS gone, burning fluid has gone, and
wv kerosene and gas hold the field,
'th of which in time, will be supplapt-
by electricity This is an age of
ogress, and even it the lest light is
lied lurury, we want it, are willing
pay, and don't want to get left.
Fen at the last great day it may be shown
That Gabrial walked the dead by telephone.
ct progress 60 on; let us have cleo
ic lights anyway by local or out
de company. We think the local
,mpany had better ''materalize,' as
lere is money in it, and outside parties
,e it, CT they would not be so anxious
, establish the plant. We hope the
ext meeting of tie committee will
sport something to give "form and
reath' to the enterprise.
Superintendent Porter is pushing
nines down at the Depot and arouno
j, and next summers tourists will
illness great change there. Capt.
ym. w. Pelton and Ellery G. Howe.
ave but just built II nice platform
reight car, and arranged and built a
,ater tank for the engine, &c. A new
e1ot is to be built on the line of the
treet. and the old one moved further
own the track, which will give yard
apaJlc of receiving over 80 cars with
ut crowding anything. This room
nd order OF things has long been need
d. James G.. sees to things.
There is nothing but what "A boy can
% if you can persuade him that it is
! BIT work. The night before Fast the
|pys got fast, and removed 40 gallon
h.k of oil from the front Of Prior
yrothers store to the top of the first
ght of stairs in A. Hatch's block
feaking the stair caps in severa
aces. What fun boys can see in sucl
ctions is not PLAIN to rs, and is mus
llar power put to waste, DesIde
amage to good citizens.
The Woodstock correspondent Of tn
Windsor Journal says: "OrIand
Richmond WHO has conducted marke
IN Woodstock for more than 40 years
has closed out his business and pro
hoses to take a well-earned rest for
season. Mr.. Richmond has been 70
many years the first man upon GU
|,reets in the morning, and goes out
rade liked by every one who ever la
dealings with him, and that include
retty much the whole town May Ii
|fe be spared for many years to come
nd his last days be his lest days.
]. NJ, Whitcomb, II veteran markc
han, who has been In retirement IL
ONE time, has bought Mr.. Richmond
tcck in trade, will FURNISH up the o.
Ehop. rc.stock it, and run it, with ii
assistance of George Clark, Mr.. R'c|
Inoud's foreman. "Jlm" says he vi
keep no books, nor run d
tiyery team, but if you want bargain
| call at the old stand.
We have received two letters iro
Hartland, one signcd st. c. and OIL
not signed at all, evidently by tue san
writer. Of course we cannot publl