Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
BETHEL.
a BIG BUCK DROWNED.

outstanding their abundance here
abouts and the number of local and
visiting huntsmen. 1t remained tor
the chief of the herd to plunge to his
death in Locust creek after all dan
ger of being shot was long passed.
The animal was found last Sunday
by Fred Hackett partly under water
few rods from the Barnard line.
He at once came to the village with
his prize, which weighed e4o pounds,
and notified J. ". Titcomb, game
commissioner, and Nj L. Savage,
game warden. At first it was
thought that the deer had been shot,
but an examination failed to confirm
this theory. Death seems to have
been caused by drowning after ex-
haustion probably Il result OF pursuit
by dogs. Monday morning Nj. g.
Stafford bought the deer for 5000
at the request of the University of
Vermont, where it will be set up as
one of the best specimens of the
fauna of the Green Mountain state.
The antlers indicate an age of at
least six years.
Mrs. Sarah Abbott is i'll with
pneumonia ut the residence of her
son, w. l.. French, on Royalton
hill.
The annual fair of the Universal
list ladies was held at the town hall
last Wednesday and was we'll patro-
nized. This has come to he easily
the most pretcntious event of its
kind in town and this years effort
was fully an average one. n new
feature much enjoyed was an cleo
trical booth, made possible by the
courtesy of the local electric COM
pany and presided over by Misses
Ethelyn Heath and Pauline Read,
who wore crowns sparkling with
many colorcd lights. In the even
ing an entertainment was given by
the best local talent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Allen of
Pittsfeld were returning home from
Sharon Tuesday AFTERNOON driving
two horses and leading one. lust
as they entered the. bridge in this
village train went by on the track
under which they had just passed
and the horse they were leading be-
came unmanageablc, attempting to
rush by the buggy and then clam
bering on to the back of it. If the
course had been open danger could
have been averted by starting up the
team to trot, but anothe, team just
ahead IN the bridge prevented this
and soon the frightened animal had
demolished one of the wheels and
otherwise broken UP the buggy.
The occupants escaped with very
slight bruises and secured Il sleigh
in which they finished their journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Noble went
to New York Thursday.
Ira Qnlmby, w. M. Rogers, Fred
RoundE and James Wheeler went
Monday to Woodstock to serve as
jurors.
Miss Frances Pembcr is suffering
from an attack of neuralgia of the
heart.
d. l.. Child is building an ice
house, e4x72 feet, at Lake Ansei.
The lease of the land upon which
the present ice house in the village
stands has expire ed, and the building
will be torn down.
Miss Jessie Benson of South Roy
alton has been visiting Mrs. E. F.
Wilson, with whom she lived Il year
back in the Sos. Miss Benson has
taught about 50 terms of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Burnett
left Thursday evening for Detroit,
where they will spend month with
Mrs. Burnett's sister, after which
they will visit other friends in the
West, returning next spring.
Among those afflicted with the
humps this week were MIS-. *. p.
Stockwcll, Mrs. E. p. Fisher, Mrs.
A. A. Emery, Gladys Wilson and
James Tyler.