Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-12

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day OF his death "Tom Thumb"
took the three last heats of five
heat race. The best time in the
race was 40 +. The fire in the
stable spread so rapidly that four of
the horses could not be saved.
1t looked very much like winter
Thursday morning. Snow began
falling the night before and the
storm continued without much in
tcrruption till Friday morning. the
snow turning to ram Thursday
afternoon. In ali, about SIX inches
of snow fell, filling the roads wits
mud and slush and making travelling
hard in every direction. Friday
forenoon the sun came out and there
were some Indications that the storm
had let up for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Perry
have been visiting in Dandy, Dorset
and Manchester. VT, and Troy and
Albany, y. ", making the trip by
carriage.
'rhe .Aqueduct company is putting
in Il new hydrant near Sayward' 5
storchouse, running a siX-inch pipe
through the driveway between the
Fisher and Phoenix blocks.
a. b. Wilder vert to Billerca,
Mass, Friday to visit his father, his
son Frederick accompanying him.
Ilcurv c. Cushing returned from
Boston this week.
If the senate concurs with the
house in the bill passed Wednesday
regulating the taxation of bicycles,
owners of wheels will hereafter pay
Il specific tax of fifty cents on each
wheel, the proceeds to be expended
for the construction and repairing of
highways. 1t is thought that the
senate will concur.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Watkins wen
to New York Wednesday to visit
their son.
The first snow of the season came
Sunday night. Monday morning
there were numerous white patches
but they quickly disappeared. At
Cloudland farm little heavier fall
was reported and the tops of the
Bridgcwater hills were whitened by
the furry of snow.
The annual fall display of chrys-
unthemums is now on at g. I'll.
Mass greenhouses and as usual til, Sc
brilliant flowers make very attrac-
tive showing. They are still the
fashion, luxuri;nt in color, roses
only being Il powerful rival. Car
nations are not yet quite ready to
open, but they will be on hand for
the holidays.
Bishop Hall preached two excel
lent sermons at st. James church
last Sunday, which were heard by
large congregations, both morning
and evening. He left for Spring
field Monday morning.
The telephone line between here
aud the Junction has been very
troublesome of late. use of the wire
after the electric lights are turned
on at night beng almost impossible.
n gang of men are expected here
soon to overhaul the line and put it
in working order. The line will
probably be rebuilt in the spring, if
not this fall.
Elton Fuller, who killed deer
about the last day of the season,
kindly remembered The Age in dis
tiibuting generous portions of veni-
son among his friends.
DR.. f. r.. Jewett has purchased
the Park Cottage property, adjoiI-
ing his place, of Mrs. Marcia F..
Facs for $1,000. The purchase
was made through Harold S. Dana's
agency. DR.. .Jewett has not yet de-
cldc.l ON what use he will make of
the property.
l.. b. Marble met with an ACCT
dent Monday morning, falling and
putting his shoulder out of joint.
w. +. Jones was in Boston this
week.
Ina II. Waldron, a we'll known
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home in West Woodstock Nov. 1,
aged 60 years. He learned the
blacksmith's trade of Harvey Will
lams. lie enlisted at the outbreak
of the war and was mustered out in
1868. lie married Addie Stowcll
at Schroon, y. v, in 1864, and
worked at his trade here afterwards
for Il wear. He then went to New
York but returned here two years
later. The funeral was held Sun.
day at o'clock, Rev. p. Mcmillan
officiating. The services were at,
tended by Woodstock Lodge of ODD