Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-10-16

York today Saturday. 1t is
pleasure to be able to state that the
will return next season.
DR.. Whitney has been deer hun,
ing. There are others who hav
come home empty-handed.
The Emanon Reading Club he'll
its first meeting of the season a
Mrs. John X. Chambers last Satur
day evening. The course of stud
for the coming winter include
French and English history and lit
era, with papers on these subject
and also on several we'll known
authors of the present day BY the
members of the club. Every fourth
meeting is devoted to discussion
and review of current topics OF
interest.
A partridge flying up from the
roadside the other day scared DR..
Symond's horse, which turned into
the ditch, breaking a thill of the
carriage. Deer. bears and birds are
responsible tor good many ACCT
dents these fall days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Nelson Smith
are spending week at Rev. F. w.
Smiths, where they were given a
reception on Monday afternoon.
MIR. Smith goes next week to Buff
falo, N. Y. to attend convention
of electricians.
The parlors OF the Congregational
church were we'll filled last week
Friday evening on the occasion OF
the reception to Rev. and Mrs. Nc
MILAN and the event was very
pleasant one to all. Mrs. Frederick
Billings, Miss E. S. Adams, Mrs.
NJ. II. Chandler, Mrs. Seavcr and
Mrs. E. H. Whitehill assisted in re-
ceiv,ng. The ushers were w. S.
Hewett, Frederick Billings and ]. l..
Dana.
The high Schooll foot ball team
will play the academy eleven at Lud-
low next week Saturday and on the
following Saturday return game
will be played here.
E. |. Benson was awarded second
premium in the free-ior-all class at
Brattleboro fair, where he entered
the handsome cattle exhibited at the
Windsor county and other fairs this
fall.
Henry Seavey of White River
Junction and Miss Nellie Maud Car
penter, daughter of Mrs. Jennie Car
penter Alderman, We're married atthe
home OF the brides mother at noon
Wednesday, a large number of guests
in the prettily decorated
rooms. Rev. F. w. Smith per.
formed the ceremony. Miss Roma
Carpenter and Miss Susan Smith
were bridesmaids and Mr.. Pearl H.
Dunn of " h,te River Junction was
best man. The ushers were Messrs.
Erwin Nutt,ng and Fred Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seavy left on we'd
ding trip to Concord and Boston.
They will make their home in White
River Junction.
The probate court of Windsor
county having referred to Justice S.
Fl. Potter and Frank 5. Hewett the
of Miss Fidelia Parker to
have her guardian, WILDER S. Stur-
tevant removed, hearing of the
case was heard recently. Lord and
Castleton appeared for MISS Parker,
and VIM. Batchelder for the guard
ian. The decision of the two Justices
was in favor of Mr.. Stur,evant re-
lining the guardianship. 1t is prob
able that IN appeal will be taken to
county court.
While Z. G. Freeman and &. b.
Chase were working on the furnace
pipes at the Congregational church
/, few days ago II wire struck the
pupil of one of Mr.. Freeman's ewes,
causing ii painful injury.
a white hedgehog was shot by
Herbert Howard IN Bridgewater
Chateauguay tins week, the animal
being exhibited here in r. l.. Adams
store.
Bob Fltton PardOned
Gov. Grout has pardoned condi-
tionally Robert Fitton of Cavendish,
who was committed to the state prs-
on in 1891 for twelve years-ten for
perjury and two for an attempt to
break jail here. The condition upon
which he IS set at liberty is under
stood to be that he shall get out of
the state and stay out for good.
First and last Fitton put the
officers of the law and the courts to