Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1893-04-19


FRR station.
FOR special rules, see book of Rules and
Regulations.
Dsstro! former Time Tables.
J. G. PORTER ,Supt.
The signs of Spring multiply-chie
among which are those set forth in tn Z
poetry of the law student
"Whereas on sundry boughs and sprays
Now divers birds begin to sing"
There is no evil without its mitiga.
ton. Mud and slosh prevailed the
past week, but base ball didn't.
Home Made Lard, 5 and 10 h..
Pals, 10 cents per pound.
Cottolene, 5 and 10 ID Pals, II cts.
pr ID. f. II. GILLINGnAM.
Homer Darling of TafIsville has
been granted a pension of 5000 per
month. Every "sojer' will get u
pension in time.
THE NEW BONNET.
Now dorll the artfu maiden
Become exceeding sweet,
Because she sees spring bonnets,
In the windows on the street.
Gen. Bob ONeill, who has not a
very savory reputation, and gets hot on
every occasion, and two other dry
|hakes, of this village, went up to
|Bridgewater, last Wednesday, got
blazing drunk, kicked up jack generally
in that quiet burg, and principally in
Mr. Derby's store 1t did seem for
awhile as it a party of Cow-b boys had
swooped down on the town. Mr. Der
by sent out for an officer and team,
and they were told that it was the stage
for Woodstock. O'NeiIl aud one of
the chaps loaded iu, while entity"
slid out, but was raked in the next day,
and jagged. O'Neill and his "pard'
sobered up on getting here to see that
it old not look like stage, aud that
the driver was more authoritative than
stage-drivers are generally, and one
of them made II howl. aud-a-land for
liberty, but it was no 90, and both
were safely lodged in the "cooler."
George Bradley was cartius Rich
ard Dunbar around the street the other
day, when he stopped and hailed
fellow citizen, j. Reed Pember, End
said: Here is a young man who fell
twenty feet into manager, yesterday,
and he tells mt that it came pretty
near making him hypocritc for life.
CThe word gripping was probably what
he was after.) Richard took it all in,
istened to Georges PATHETIC recital
OF his case, and looked as solemn and
e,rful rs Sarah Camp, Dickens
character nurse would, at funeral of
one of her deceased patrons.
PARsNIp STEw.-Three slices of salt
pork, boil one hour aud half scrape
five large parsnips, cut in quarters
lengthwise, add to the pork, and let
boi oue-hat hour; then add d few
potatoes, and let all boil together until
the potatoes are soft; the fluid in the
kettle should be about cuplul when
ready to take off. AS this is parsnip
season, the foregoing may be of interest
to housekeepers.
Bob O'Neill and his company of
recruits were put on trial single
file, Thursday, before his Honor,
Jep. Hazen, one charged with furnish
ing the ardent, and two others for in.
dulging 10 it to excess and getting dis
orderly up at Bridgewater. O'Neill
and his "pard" were fined the usua.
amounts with costs. Bob not being
able to raise the amount necessary to
free him from the clutches of the law,
was booked for Rutland, but his part.
ner paid his fine and gained his liberty,
which we hope will be lesson to him.
NIFTY was found guilty of procuring a
pint at Bridgewater village and they
all smiled on 1t, and then proceeded to
Plymouth, to one Chamherlin's dis.
tiUery, where they secured more Fam
munition," returned to Bridgewater,
and met with surprise which sur
prised them. Friday morning Deputy
Sheriff Eugene Thomas started for the
Work House at Rutland, with Bob and
Nit. AT w. r. Junction, one Pecor,
a brother of Mit.'s, from Lebanon,
met him, paid the fine, and he was
turned Loose. Gen. O'Neill was the
only one of the trio wha made the
round trip over the Mountain for a
soIourn of Two months.
The hens are getting in their heavy
work now. They were somewhat dis
coursged just before Easter. But
since that date the increased lay is re.
ported at $4,000 dozens. This mar
ket men consider an esgs.traordinary
lay. Out in Iowa the adjLratiou
clay on, Macduff!" has been changed
to "Lay on, old hen and with SC
great effect Il a. the lay for March Is
nlaoed al 92S. 600 cases-all FIRE sh -