Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-08
BLAZE AT WEST WOODSTOCK.

damage, but it was put out without
much loss. Harold S. Dana was in
the house with MIR. Chedel adjusting
the loss on the latter's barn burned Il
few weeks ago when smoke was
seen coming from the roof near the
chimney. An alarm was given and
the hose was soon in working order.
Flames in corner of the garnet in
the ell were first squelched, but the
fire also got under the "blind' roof.
where the ell Tapped on to the
house, and before this could be
reached hole had to be chopped in
the end of the house. All the goods
were moved out, the damage from
the flames being a charred roof, the
wall of one of the chambers also
getting little scorching.
MORE BRIDGEwATER GOLD.
O. f. Washburne and Joseph
Fagnant were down from the Bridge
water gold mines Thursday morning
much elated over recent develop
ments in the Baker farm property,
in which they are interested together
with DR.. Benjamin Fagnant of
Springfield, Mass. They brought
with them about seventy pounds of
handsome specimens of rich quartz
taken from a vein upon which they
have just begun working, about four
feet below the surface. The vein is
two feet wide and the specimens
shown here indicate that a very rich
streak of ore has been opened. One
of the pieces of ore contains about
fifty dollars worth of gold. The
specimens were shipped Thursday
to DR.. Fagnant, who is quite enthus-
iastic over the prospects in Bridge
water.
TIE DEER-uUNTING SEASON.
The open season for deer started in
briSkly last Saturday but reports from
the hills are that they are about as
numerous as ever this year. With
their experience of last year the
sportsnen know more about hunting
deer and the prospect is that many
more of the animals will he slain
this month.
Those who have been out say that
the mountains are alive with hunters
and i, will be remarkable if some
one is not hurt before the season is
over.
John Holt of South Woodstock
was the first one to bring in deer,
which he shot about 4 o'clock p. M,
on Long hill-the first one killed in
he town of Woodstock. 1t weighed
about 10 pounds.
Charles BrIlgeman shot an S.
pound buck on Cutler hill IN Ply
mouth Saturday evening. He was
hunting in company with L. A.
Barrows of Lebanon. The first
deer killed in that neighborhood
was perhaps the one shot by Il Per-
kinsville man early Saturday morn
ing.
b. l.. Prnncy and Will Eaton
sighted a deer in Plymouth Saturday
morning, and willie they were eau.
tiously approaching within range it
was killed by another hunter from
the other side of the hill.
a llartland man brought down a
deer from West Bridgewater Mon.
day, one of two shot by Z. !. Bridge
in that place.
Miss L. l.. McCollom was in
Boston this week buying fall MILL
merry.
Mrs. Marie Moore, Mrs. Abby
Smith, Mrs. Emm Adams, Mrs.
Mary Semple and Mrs. Jennie Bry-
son have given the Christian church
beautiful sterling silver COM
munion service in memory of their
father, Lorenzo Richmond.
Mrs. +. II. Gillngham and son
Rolfc and Mrs. l.. A. Gillingham
returned from Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs. L. +. Pitkin, Miss P,tkin
and Miss Pltkin have returned to
New York.
Through John Gilman, attorney,
Il pension of SIS Il month from April
l9, 1895, has been granted Susan
Harlow of Pomfrct, widow of An.
gustus Harlow, and S. month adj
ditional for each of the five minor
children.
John p. Merrill of Springfield,
Mass, is i'm town.
Mrs. S. +. kilner and family
have returned to New York.
Miss Annie E. White, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. w. E. ]. White,
and Mr.. Francis Gleason of Phila-
! delpha, were married last Sunday
evening at s O'Clock at the home of
the hrllc's parents on Colle0e bill