Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-08
I. l., BATTLES IN TROUBLE.

lanes l.. Battles, tor some time
proprietor OF Park Cottage, who left
Woodstock last spring, was arrested
in Boston Monday and the police
claim he is the man who has flooded
the city with bad checks. The Globe
says that Battles, prior to April, was
farmer IN Vermont, but he certain
ly wasn't in the farming business in
this neighborhood and perha Fps there
are some farmers here who will ties.
tify that he is no farmer. The Globe
says:
"Battlcs was Il hard worker and,
although he did not procure a large
sum of money at any one time, new
crtheless, with a persistent effort he
had succeeded IN securing enough
small amounts to make Il good sized
total.
ellis method was to fill in the
blank check, forging the name Of
some reputable business house, and
then 90 to some storekceper and Or
der bill of goods. He made
point always to make purchase OF
about SIS and he would then present
check Tor $40 or Sis. Being OF
good appearance and glib talker
he impressed the merchants with his
honesty an the check was generally
accepted, the change being returned
to him. When the goods were sent
to the residence given by the man 1t
was found he did not live there, and
later the checks would be returned
from the bank as worthless"
Monday afternoon Battles, it is
said, tried the scheme on George J.
McElroy, coal dealer, and his ar
rest followed. When questioned by
the police If he was the man who
had been doing the work in Boston
he confessed that he was, and fur
Their SAID, ''You have me at last"
BRIDGEWA1 Err VILLAGE.
Louis Grannelle, John Bean and
Horace Sawyer went to New York
Tuesday on the excursion.
Norris Bradley of Rutland was in
town few days last week.
Mrs. Nell e Earle of Woodstock
is visiting her sister, Mrs. {. |.
Davis.
MIR. Sturtevant's family, who have
been occupying the Rodimon house
during the summed, returned to
Brooklyn Monday.
A good game of ball was played
here Saturday between the Bridge
waters and the Plymouths. The
Plymouths won, score 3 to 4. The
local players were unable to hit the
ball, but two hits being made off
Wilson and but eight off Weeden.
Struck out, by Wilson 10, bv Wee
den 6; errors, Bridgewaters 5, Ply
mouth s; batteries, for Bridgewater,
Weeden and Cotter, for Plymouth,
w ilson and Wilson.
Mrs. Elmer Wyatt is visiting in
I,eominster, Mass.
Willie Capron shot deer the first
of the week near Blidgewater Cor
ners; weight l5+ pounds.
Mrs. Olive Wiley, Mrs. p. Smith
and W. L. Davis have been quite
sick.
r. S. Smith OF Bristol has been
in town tol Il few days.
F. S. Merrill had the misfortune
to stick silver IN his eye recently,
which came very near putting it out.
Frank Derby and his young
daughter of Satton, N. H., are stop
ping at W. q. Browns.
O. ]. and f. G. Taylor attended
the Brattleboro fair.
There will be il dancing party at
Union nall this evening. Music by
the Brldgewater orchestra of four
pieces.
II. G. Aver is the owner of a pat
ent swing. There seems to he moth
ing peculiar about this swing except
that it has habit of wandering
away at night, greatly to the annoy
ance of its owner.
The factory was closed two days
last week to allow the help to attend
the fair at Woodstock.
The old grist mill belonging to
Mr.. Mackenzie has been reshinglcd
and repainted and has been greatly
improved in looks.
BRIDGEWATER CENTRE.
y Briggs and vile are quite
sick, and are attended by DR.. Boy
den.
Mrs. ID IL Perry has been SPEND
M Il few " eeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Mary knowlton, who is very
sick.
Sam and Barney Lacoe are work.
ing for the Springfield Mining Co.
Luther Young of Lebanon is
spending IA few days hunting deer at
Edgar Perry's.
l. II Spaul'ling and wife have
been visiting his father and brother
in Cornish, N II, the past few days.
Arthur Bradley has spralned his
ankle and is confined to his house.
Mrs. Oscar + Washhurn, who
has been living in Springfield. Mass,
has returned to her home here.
Hermon DAVIS is view sick.
A large COMPANY gathered at the