Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-26

mere were seven tables.
Edward Hartslorn, Dartmouth
1902, was at J. II. Murdoch S
Thursday.
karl Pembcr, accompanied by 4
Dartmouth friend. G. y. Studwell,
was at homc Thanksgiving day.
Both played in the foot ball game.
MIR. and Mrs. {. w. Sayward
went to Newport Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving with their
daughter, Mrs. Pliny Hamilton.
Mrs. Griffin went to Boston for a
few day this week.
Thanksgiving day was stormy.
Snow began falling in the forenoon
and continued pretty steadily until
well INTO the night. The tall meas
urcd about six inches.
W. +. Mack attended the meeting
of the Fish and Game League at
Montpelier this week.
MIR. and Mrs. b. l.. Pinncy went
to Milford, Mass, ON Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving. They will
sail tor Bermuda December st
The clause of the new law relat-
ing to the Regulation OF grand lists
provides that grand lists, defective
because the listers had not made
oath before justices of the peace,
can be lcgalizcd by the listers MAX
! Ing oath again before justices not
later than Dec. 5. Appeals to the
board of civil authority in regard to
1888 apprai,ols of real estate are
also annullcd, the law providing
that appeals may be filed not later
than Dec. IS next.
There is some talk Of holding the
next annual meeting of the Vermont
Poultry and Pet Stock Association
in Woodstock, and the following
call is ISSUED with the object of in
tercsting poultry tanclers in Il pre-
lim,narv exhibit here the coming
winter. The plan deserves encour
agement and it is hoped that there
will I've Il ready response to the call,
which reads:
AS there seems to be much inter-
est manifested among poultry breed
ers of this and adjoining towns in
having an ''up-to-date' poultry show
at tic town hall, on some later and
convenient date, have been re-
qucsted By number of such breed
crs to cal, meeting to see if it is
exped,cnt to have Il show. Next
Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, at sew, n
o'clock, we will meet at Grand
Army hall. 1t is hoped that all ir-
tcrcstcd will attend if possible, as
onl y by hearty cooperation can the
show be made Il success. Those
who cannot attend should write be-
fore that date.
DIN S. EATON.
y. b. Saul went Monday to his
home in Wutham, Mass, for IL
week or two.
The old barn on the land owned
by NJ. ii. Miller of Pomfret, form
crl y the Hewitt place, at the lower
end of the village was burned short
ly after midnight Tuesday night.
The lunlding was OF of much value
but in it was several hundred
dollars worth of char stretchers.
owned by W. {. Bugbec of Bridge
water. and part of them were de
stroycd. The fire was under good
Roadway before the hose and hook
and ladder companies arrived and
water was first thrown on nearby
bull dings. Two streams were then
turned on the burning barn, which
continued to blaze for some time.
There were indications of inccn-
diarisn, this being the third time
the fire department has been called
to that neighborhood by the burning
Of old buildings. On this occasion
the fire caused considerable loss and
there IS quite a gendral feeling of
uncaSncSS that the inccndiarv, if
there is one, may be carrying mat
tcrs little too far.
a union Thanksgiving service
was held at the Methodist church
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Hazen
returned to Plymouth, Mass, on
"Wednesday after a short stay here
WOO psTot X 5, LEBANON o.
Ihc foot ball game played on
Vail field Thanksgiving day be-
tween Lebanon and Woodstock was
t, say the least, Il hard-fought con-
test 10y the play ers as well as the
spectators. AS the score, ) to o,
was in Woodstock favor, the game
was quite satisfactory to local en-
! tiu>iast,, there being fair attend
ancc in spite of the snow storm.
The game was called about IL. 90
and the toss gave Lebanon the kick