Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-07
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.


The w. H. S. foot ball team play.
Black River Academy of Ludlow or
Vail field this afternoon. The first
game between the teams, at Ludlow,
resulted in tie.
James Hazen of Plymouth, Mass.
was among Thursdays arrivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman r. Case
leave for Bath, Steubcn county,
New York, next Monday, where
Mr.. Case will take charge of the
farm owned by Ira Davenport Of
New York city. Thera is general
regret at their departure, but they
leave with the best wishes for their
success from every one.
DR.. Alonzo II. Quint, d. d.,
father of Miss Katherine M. Quint,
for year a teacher IN the Wood
stock High School, died Wednesday
at the home of friend in Boston.
lie was one of the most prominent
of New England Congregational,sts,
was one of the trustees of Dartmouth
college and has held many other po-
sitions of trust. He preached in
Woodstock several times during his
daughters residence here.
A flock Of thirty wild geese flew
over town southwark bound last
Tuesday.
Halloween was observed here to
the disarrangement OF signs on the
business houses, the Sunday morn
ing effect being quite bewildering.
Gas goes Sherhurne so goes the
country" Shcrburne gave McKin-
lev S votes and Bryan seven.
Two deer plunged into Lakota
lake Sunday and swan about there
for nearly an hour, coming down to
the dam, short distance from the
club house, and passing the boat
house once or twice. They allow ed
boat 20 come within few feet of
them, appearing somewhat exhaust
ed, as if they had been bounded.
"Lakota" finally appeared and
barkcd at them, when they left the
water and disappeared in the woods.
Frederick w. Bancroft of Mont
pelier, who is we'll known here, has
accepted the position of tenor soloist
in the choir of the Church of the
Advent, Boston.
Frederick Chapman and Franklin
S. Billings went to New York Tues
day morning, after voting here, re-
turning the last of the week.
Mrs. Frederick Billings, Miss Bill
lings and Frederick Billings went to
New York for the winter Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. E. Johnson
have been in Boston this week.
Miss Johnson is visiting in Newark,
N. J.
AT the request of residents of Lin
coin street an additional electric light
is to be placed on that street, nearly
opposite Tewksbury's paint shop.
The petition was received by the
trustees at the meeting Monday even
ing and at once acted upon.
A town team capta,ned by Eugene
Taylor lined up against the w. II.
S. foot ball eleven Tuesday, the
game furnishing entertainment for a
fair number of spectators. The
school boys won, IL to nothing,
though the town team, without any
practice, made them work for the
victory.
Master Clyde Hart entertained
twenty-thrce of his schoolmates last
week Wednesday afternoon, the
young people having an especially
enjoyable time.
One stalwart Republican here was
so terribly anxious that his vote
should count for Mckinley that he
tore off all the other tickets ant
marched up to the ballot box with
single strip containing the names o
the Republican electors. Deput,
Sheriff Thnmas, however, wouldn'
allow him to show his hostility t.
the free silver cause in that way, ant
the voter, after getting a pointer o
two, went back and marked anothe
ballot.
Ernest Chase is on a wheeling
tour and IS in Montpelier this weel
The golf match between member
of the WoodstocS and Hanove
Country clubs last Saturday wa
won by the Woodstock players
The score was as follows: White