Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-10-24
IN AND kECUT WOODSTOCK.

Henry Purcell of Keenc, N. H.,
was the guest of w. Z. Mack sew
eral days last week. Mr.. Purcell is
a well known poultry fancier and
purchased some fine birds from MIR.
Mack and others while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush Vaughan are
now occupying part of F. c. South
gates house on North Park street.
Frederick Chapman expects to do
more building next spriug OH Pleas
ant street, near the station. He has
already put up two houses there and
two more will probably be erected.
Mr.. T. M. Ware, manager of the
Aver Mckinney stock farm near
Philadelphia, was here last week,
and bought Il ca, load of registered
cattle from Woodstock and Ponlfret
herds.
The Pleasant st, ect sewer is COM
pleted as far us F. B. Merrill's house
and is to run up to rribou park,
draining off the water which IN the
spring makes life burdensomc for
the residents of that neighborhood.
AT a point near the station the pipe
had to be sunk fifteen feet in order
to secure fall enough to carry the
water.
The "Lillian Morti ner Co..,
which appears here next week, has
the endorsement of nearly all the
leading papers of the country.
There is no doubt but that il is one
of the best companies that ever visit
ed Woodstock and this will be the
only chance to see this superior at
traction. There is every prospect of
successful run here, the company
pla, ing every night next week.
A Brockton, Mass, dispatch to
the Boston Journal of Oct. 20 has
the following concerning w. H.
Sanderson, former principal of the
Woodstock High School:
"All Brockton is interested in the
case of Superintendent of Schools
VIM. ii. Sanderson of the Bridge
water and Abingdon schools and
James r. Wall of the former town,
who charges him with assault. Wall
is II, and pupil in the Model
school.
Mr.. Sandcrson test,fsd that he
had warned Wall previously that if
he tormentcd any of the smaller
boys and especially that blind boy,
Eaton, he would punish him. Eaton
goes to school and can see to study.
He admitted kicking Wall and
throwing him down."
Judge Reid rendered decision
Tuesday, ordering Supt. Sanderson
to pay fine of $40. He appealed
and was held in $Ioo for the Supe-
rior court. He claims that the al
legged assault was merely deserved
punishment for an unruly boy.
Bishop Hall made his annual visit
to St. James church on Friday, the
10Th inst. Divine service was held
at 7: 80 p. M, after which the bishop
confirmed a class of four persons
and preached an appropriate and
practical sermon froW Eph. 4 80:
"And grieve not the Holy Spirit of
God, whereby We are sealed unto the
day Of redemption"
A pair of horses belonging to
John Wilder which were hitched in
the woods about mile this side of
South Woodstock ran away Thurs
day. pulling over the stump of tree
to which they were tied. They
went off one of the small bridges on
the main road; dragging part of tn.
cart with them and dropping about
fifteen feet into the water from which
they were extricated with some diff
Guilty. One of them was hurt quite
badly, the other getting out of the
scrape with few scratches.
The Gulf bridge on the Wood
stock railway has been undergoing
some repairs, Herman and Ellery
Howes and others being engaged in
the work of replacing some of the
old timbers with new ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Hamilton Of
Newport are at c. W. Saywards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin S. Billings
are IN town.
George H. Mass greenhouses
promise magnificent show Of
chry santhemums IN about two weeks.
He has large number of plants and
some of the earlier ones are already
in hlossom The rose hOuse too.