Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-16

Sprained and she was thoroughly
bruised and shaken up by the fall
She was found by the coachman
who called Nathan Gushing, and to-
gether they hurried to the village
and summoned DR.. Logan, VIII,
dressed the girls wounds.
Edward Billings was at home
from Hanover day or two this
week.
Mrs. J. Foster Rhodes and Mis-,
Bessie Rhodes arrived Thursday
ard opened their house Tor the sea-
son.
Exlow Bishop was arraigned be-
fore Judge Potter at White River
Junction on We dnesday on a charge
of grand larceny. 1t is claimed that
during the far at Billings Park last
year he stole horse, the property of
{. p. Spaulding. He afterwards
traded the animal off for another,
paying St to boot. Mr. Spaulding
found the missing animal in the pos
session OF the party who had made
the exchange and then got track of
Bishop. A few days ago Bishop
was arrested in Claremont. n. H.,
and waving a demand for extradi-
ton was taken to White River juno
ton by Deputy Sheriff Klniry of
Windsor. Judge Potter bound him
over III the sum OF $500 tor appear
ance at County court. In default of
bondsmen he was committed to Jail
here.
Mrs. Bates will entertain the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton on the afternoon of April 10,
"Lexington Alarm Day"
AT the annual meeting of the
members of the Universalist church
society the old board of trustees was
reelected as follows: +. S. Mack.
enzie, II. V. French, l.. w. Wash
burn, O. w. Sherwin, Z. w. Prior,
Miss Lydia Sleeper, Mrs. Cynthia
w. Washburn; J. r. Murdoch,
clerk ); Miss Lydia Sleeper, collector
and treasurer.
The annual meeting OF the Con-
gregational church society was held
on Fast day, the prudential commit
tee g. Porter, G. O. Thomp-
son and Wales N. Johnson-being
reelected; f. G. Southgate, clerk
and treasurer.
Louis Merchant, a freight brake
man on the New York, New Haven
u Hartford road. was killed by be-
ing thrown from train below
Springfield, Mass, Saturday. HIS
remains were taken to Windsor for
burial. He was son of Edward
Merchant, who formerly lived in
Woodstock, and was about &c years
old.
The hospital at Hanover now has
IA telephone and direct connection
can be made with Woodstock.
There will be Il sociable at the
Methodist church next Monday
evening.
"A parish sociable was given bv
St. James society at f. A. Wilson's
on Thursday evening.
F. w. Wilder went to Boston
Thursday.
Postmaster Chapman is in New
York this week.
Manager Arthur b. Wilder of the
Inn is contin ed to his home by rhcu.
matism.
There is considerable snow left
yet. Travellers from Plco the first
of the week reported over foot OF
snow in some places along the road
leading to Senator Proctor's club
house.
The sugar season is about over,
the quantity and quality of the pro-
duct this year being below the aver
age, and in some sections the crop
is almost a failure.
Miss Laura w. Montague and
Miss Bowker returned to Boston
Monday.
Miss Mary Rice and Miss Ellen
Rice returned to Salem, Mass,
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Pliny Hamilton
and children OF Newport are visiting
Mrs. Hamilton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. {. w. Sayward. Mrs. Hamil-
ton expects to remain here during
the summer.
ohm n. Marble of New York was
IN town few days this week.
Mrs. II. P. Clark returned from
Boston Tuesday.
Grand Army entertainment at the
town hall Tuesday evening, April