Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-11-06
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

Henry French of Kirkland, N. y,
visited his brother, Hon. w. G.
French, last week.
Mrs. F. T. Kidder and daughter
went to Boston Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Dana went to
New York Tuesday.
Halle Willis, who has been
the Woodstock Electric company's
electrician for the past four Years
has given up his position and will
soon go to Lebanon, N. H. There
he. will be employed in Kendrick &
Davis machine shop, his work be.
ing on electric motors manufactured
by that company.
While a young pole-cat, or skunk,
held possession of the premises of Il
we'll known resident of the village
the other evening for short time,
the bcsieged family were permitted
to witness somewhat unusual scene.
A neighbours cat ''happened" along
just after the skunk's appearance and
and without any prelimnar,es the
two little providers relaxed their dig.
nifty and engaged in rough.and-
tumble kittenish trolic, running,
racing and rolling each other abou t
for several minutes to their great en- !.
ioyment and to the interest and anx-
iety of the obse, vers of the innocent
play. =
H. Z. Clark has taken the man
agement Of the Western Union Of
fee and has engaged Hugh Frazer
of Burlington as operator.
Mrs. Frederick Billings and fami-
ly returned to New York this week
and their house is closed for the
winter.
The Electric company was unfor-
tnnate this week in losing 20 lamps
BY grounding. Four ''shunt boxes"
were also used up and there were
consequently number of dark
places about the streets where cleo.
tricity usually lights the way.
The meeting Of the Y. p. {. u
will be held here the 18TH and 18th
of this month.
The Rapid Telephone Company's
terminal station will be in E. K.
Wright & Co.'S drug store and the
line will be in working order very
soon.
Miss kneen has been appointed ii
member of the governing council of
Atlanta University, where she is an
instructor.
The w. II. S. foot ball team took
the Ludlows into camp last Satur.
day, the score of the hotly contested
game being 6 too. The Woodstock
boys held their ground we'll in the
first half and in the second they p,,
Il little more ginger into their play
and made the score which gave then,
the game.
DR.. G.. H. Spiller, optician, will
BE- at Park Cottage today Saturday,
and at Windsor next Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr.. !. L. Battles of Norwich, ar
experienced hotel man, has leased
Park Cottage and will take posses
SION ut once.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Gray Of Mid
dletown Springs are al DIR. Chan
dler's.
Halloween was rather quietly Oh
served here so far as the mixing uT
8 of signs in the business part of thu
n village was concerned and not much
movable property around the resi-
dences was disturbed. A number O
Young ladies had an enjoyable part,
at the Woodward mansion SATURDAY.
evening and there was another party
at DR.. Chambers residence.
The schools outside of the village
will close next week for the Thanks
giving vacation.
Mrs. Eta Taylor entertained
whist patty at College Hill house o.
Thursday evening. There wer
eleven tables.
Partr,dges are doubtless as P'e"'
as usual but not many large string
have been brought il yet deer to-
ing all the time of most OF the h""
srs, and squirrels have also Dee" mel
lscted for the same reason.
Harry b. Johnson OF New 10
spent Sunday IN town.