Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-17
NORTH BRIDGEWATER.

NORTH BRlDGEWATER.
Mrs. Albert Cox and daughte,
spent few days with her brother,
G. H. Markham, recently.
Henry and Willie Gilbert have
commenced work ON F. S. He'd ges
barn.
Chas. Brown is in the place doing
threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wood are at
Cloudland farm in the employ of
Elton A. Smith, Mrs. Wood as
matron of the house.
l. I. Shurtleff has Il new gravity
separator.
Mrs. Wilson Hedges, who has
been sick long time, has been able
to ride out few times OF late.
We were pleased to see OH, old
friends and neighbors, Mrs. Sophia
Royce and daughter Minnie, at the
old homestead once more. The lat
ter has been absent abont three
years, i'll and confined to her bed
until few weeks since at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Frank Perkins,
in Pomfret. Mrs. Royce, who has
faithfully cared for her in her long
sickness, Is now very feeble.
Henry Chamberlin and family of
Fairlee visited at ]. l.. Atwoods re-
Gently.
E. E. Bassctt has sold his hill
farm to Frank Perkins of Pomfret.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Hudson are
making their daughter, Mrs. ]. II.
Preston, their annual visit.
Our school directors, Messrs.
.Joselyn, Spaulding and Weymouth,
visited the. school last Friday and
pronounced Miss Johnson most
efficient instructor. Miss Johnson
is now boarding with Mrs Z. E.
BasSett.
]. l.. Atwood has nearly complet-
ed model and commodious hen
house.
G. S. Francis is working for f.
S. Hedges a part of the time.
G.. A. Slocum has finished har-
vestlng his large field of oats and is
now digging and marketing his
potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Shurtleff
arrived home last week.
Barnard's Timber Lands.
Probably more timber stands and
is growing in Barnard today, than at
any time before for 50 years, says
tire Barnard correspondent of the
Herald and News. 1t is within the
writer's remembrance that the John
and David Dean places, the Hays,
Branon, McLane, Estey and Daniel
Angel! lands Gall in IL row along the
western ridge) were cultivated
farms. Now they can hardly be
found among the dense second
growth, not Il cleared piece of grass
on either one. And the whole OF
school district No. is fast follow
ing suit. This once popular neigh
borhood is nearly abandoned, Henry
Flint being the last man. Here was
the settlement of Galus Perkins and
his four sons, all Woodworking meu
and all had good farms. Although
district No. was nearly five miles
from No. (thc center of the town)
with Il mountain lying between, yet
its inhabitants were loyal to their
own and generally attended town
meeting and June trainings i'll a
body. They kept a fairly good road
across this mountain and did nearly
all their business in Barnard when it
would have been easier going to
Gaysvillc. Now no wagon could be
drawn over this road and Il man on
foot could hardly find his way
through the timber. This land will
never be cleared again, and future
generations, finding relics, may
wonder how many hundred years
have passed since this locality was
inhabited and by whom.
PLYMOUTH.
Mrs. Luther French of Mount
Holly is with her daughter, Mrs. E.
Is. Horton.
Ernest Moore was home from b.
X. a. from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. J. ]. Wilder spent Friday
and Saturday in ProctorSville.
Ernest and Daisy Moore went to
Rutland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. |. Walker vent
with Nj. and Mrs. D. L. Walker,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Slack, t"
the old farm where his father vas
born and lived several years.
Mrs. Bctsey Somcrs, Miss Sally
SOmcrs and Master RAYMOND Som
ers spent Tuesday with Mrs.