Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK

4 hc rain and thaw which followed
0al weeks of fine slcighing is
appointing just at the height of
holiday season, but there were
nc indications of cooler weather
day, which may keep the roads
fair condition.
Fred b. Button, who has been in
employ of Capt. L. a. Smith
several years, has leased the old
dillingham; stand" and will open
.ksmithing business there the first
ext week. He has secured the
Sjiccs of Peter Charon, an excel
n workman, part of whose stock
has also bought, and will do Il
cral iobbing and repairing bust
as we'll as horse-shoeing. Mr..
ton is a popular young man and
new enterprise, located at this
lous old stand, cannot fail to be a
less,
Irhc board of civil authority met
lay to hear appeals from the
ldrcnnial appraisal.
ISIS Marion Aitkcn is at home
m Northlield, Mass.
.ouis st Cyr, of the University of
fmont, is at home for the holt
he funeral of Lewis Pratt was
i Monday afternoon at the house,
9. p. Mcmillan officiating.
Iason Darling of Hartland left his
SC unhltchcd at the rear of
hitc's market Tuesday and the
|mal made Il dash for the street.
|lcrc was Il sharp corner or two to
turned and the horse got rid of
sleigh before he had fairly gotten
Yspecd, breaking the harnc,, also
fore he was stopped on the
uarc.
Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Pc,nbcr and
RS. f. A. Wilson attended the Gel
ration of the 5oth anniversary of
race tEpiscopaD church at Ran
| ph Center last week Tuesday and
| cdnesdav. At the exercises Tues
Is afternoon an historical address
IS delivered by Rev. Gemont
|ravcs of Burlington, the oldest liv-
rector of the church. Mrs.
amber and Mrs. Wilson assisted
local choir, Mr.. Pcmbcr prcsid-
at the organ. In the evening
ere was q reunion and banquet at
L Maplewood. The church was
|nsccrated by Bishop Hopkins,
&C. If, 1878.
Billings farm pc, ltry, pigeons,
|ltcrfowl and dogs showed up well
the Vermont Poultry and Pet
Fock associations exhibition at St.
|hnsbury last week, $. Eaton,
ao had charge of the stock, bring
home 20 prizes and two specials,
|;Iudlng silver cup 'or the Biz
rs farm entries. Among tho
ICES were 10 tirsts, five second and
{ third prizes.
The date of the poultry exhibition
Ere has been fixed for Feb. 7, S
Fd 9. The expert Judges will be
P !. Lambert of Apponaug, r. L.,
| poultry, and George Reed of
lrton on pet stock, etc. They are
Yin we'll known in their business
/ are thoroughly qualified for the
|ork.
Randall Post. G. \. r., has elect
the following officers for the
ming year: Comma' der, l.. j.
Marcy; senior vice-eo m.. Z. O.
iompson; junior vrce:com., Geo.
Perry; chaplain. {. w. Say
ard; officer of the day, John Gil
BAN; officer of the guard, Wilson
iced; surgeon, DR.. Boynton; quar-
|mastcr, George w. Paul.
Ralph w. i'oyce is at home for
holidays.
Edward ID. Chandler Is at no me
| lm Dartmouth. He returns after
{ holidays to take three cxamina-
pms, this completing his college
ursc.
Miss Mary G. Dana of Brooklinc
ass. comes today, to I've tic guest
Mrs. II. =. Clark for a week.
harl \. Pcmhc:, accompanied by
ward lIartshorn, college friend,
q home from Dartmouth for the
dday recess of two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. b. b. Rich. whc
g been visiting in Canton. \. V,
urnrd last week and are now liy.
in Mrs. Simmons house OF
Ner street.