Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-21
IN. AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Allen w. Thompson, who recent
ly sold his place to the Billings
estate, has bought the old Major
Richmond farm of $50 acres in Bar
nard, half mile this side of the viii
lage on the gulf road. The farm is
considered a good property and has
been occupied by Isaac Campbell
for the last twenty years.
Invitations are out for the mar
rage of Miss Ada Mary Fisk to Mr..
Thomas Flint, IT., to take place
Wednesday, December 2, at IL
o'clock, at St. James church.
Mrs. ]. l.. Dana went to Peabody,
Mass, Wednesday, to remain until
after Thanksgiving.
Hon. w. c. French went to
Montpelier Wednesday.
The Woodstock Railway COM
pany's combination car has just
come out of the shops after a
thorough repairing, painting and
vanishing, and makes very snowy
appearance.
The December term of Windsor
County Court begins Tuesday, Dec.
I, Judge Loveland Munson presld-
ing. The docket shows e2o cases.
including 70 new entries, OF which
IS are petitions for divorce.
Geo. w. Thompson, while passing
planks through the trap door from
the upper shop at Saywards to the
lower, scratched the back of one
hand, tearing off some OF the skin.
This happened last week. The
wound was only slight one and he
paid little attention to it, but blood
poison finally set in and the arm is
badly swollen. His condition is
now quite serious.
Manager George Aitkcn of the
Billings farm went to New York
Friday to attend the great stock
show at Madison Square Garden
next week, where he will judge foul
breeds of sheep. A he,fer and bull
cali from the Billings herd will be
shown there. Jerseys from this
herd are finding their way all over
the country, forming the nucleus OF
many fine herds. A heiter, Land
seer's Gloria, has just been shipped
to an Alabama breeder, Henry Ar
rington Of Livingston, and car loa'
of stock, twelve heii,ers and a youns
bull, is soon to be shipped to In
diana.
Miss Shurtleff is at the Inn, re
turning Saturday from a month
visit in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Powers o
St. Johnsbury are at Mrs. r. II
Powers and will remain over Sun
day.
Rev. NJ. r. Morrill, is in Lynn
Mass, on special conference bust
ness.
Miss Fuller and Miss Knapp Ell
terta,ned the Emanon Reading clu
at Miss Knapp's residence Frida
evening.
There will be many changes an
improvements made on the Of
Thompson place, just purchased b
the Billings estate. A fine dan
larger than the old structure, will I
built in the spring, lumber and tin
beers for which is now being secured
and men are now at work clearir
up around ITS location, which Wi
be a little below where the old OF
stood. The amount of power to
Obtained is not vet estimated, but Il
old mill will be thoroughly repaire
in order to do all the grinding Il
the fam, o, possibly may be to
down, the stone used for the da'
and rebuilt. Other work will
done, but the plans are not yet fu'
matured.
Delegations from Woodstock f
deavor societies attended the quartz
" meet ng of the Mizpah Christi
Endeavor Union at Windsor W.
nestlay. Among those from Woo
stock who took part in the exerci'
were Rev. p. Mcmillan, who {
liyered an address; Miss Ida WI
comb, county superintendent, "
conducted the Junior exercises
the evening, and Miss Clara
Gates, the latter reading paper
"Christian Endeavor Stumbl
Blocks"
The University Of Vermont q
Mandolin and Banjo club will G