Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-08-06
Rev. F. w. Smith received

from ms son, Ernest n. Smltn. OIL
the Ist Illinois regiment, who is now
with Gen. Skaters army in Cuba.
The letter was two weeks en- route,
coming unstamped, the sender's
name being written in one corner.
His regiment was among the reen-
forcemcnts sent to Gen. Sllafter i'm
mediately after the assault on the
outer works at Santiago and landed
at Siboney July 10. That same
night the troops marched ten or
twelve miles to Santiago and were
on the firing line the next m orning.
This was Just before the surrender
of the city. A flag If truce was fly
ing and, as is we'll known, there was
no more fighting save an occasional
rifle crack. This is the first letter
MIR. Smith has received from the
from the front. HIS son states that
he is in good health. Since the
letter was written it is understood
that his regiment has been moved
from the fever hole at Santiago to
a healthier position higher on the
hills.
Mrs. Louisa (Barnes) McGorie of
Montpelier, formerly of Woodstock,
died Thursday afternoon at the
Heaton hospital at Montpelier,
where an operation had been per-
formed for cancer Tuesday morn
ing. n short funeral service was
held at her late home IN Montpelier
Friday morning. The remains will
be brought here today for interment.
DR.. Logan has nearly recovered
from an attack of typhoid fever and
left the Boston hospital some days
ago, going to the White Mountains,
where he has been fast regaining his
strength. He is expected home to-
dav.
The new switchboard was set up
at the central telephone office Tues
day evening and was in working
order " ednesday morning.
Frut-raisers ought to cut this
from the Waterbury American out,
and when the time comes, try it. "A
farmer tells the American that:
"Every year | hear of caterpillars
destroying whole orchards. There
is nothing so easy to dispose OF.
bore hole in the tree deep enough
to reach the sap, fill the hole with
sulphur and plug 1t up. The sap
takes the sulphur to every limb and
twig, and the caterpillars dlsap pear
ut once. | have used it for years"
AT Il meeting of the base ball club
Monday evening Clinton Moore was
elected captain.
The annual convention of the
Universalists of Vermont and Que
bee will be held this year with the
Unversalist church IN Stowe, open
ing on Tuesday evening, Aug. e,
and continuing through Thursday,
Aug. IS. The Young Peoples AS
ISOLATION of the same territory will
also hold il meeting at that time.
A party of about twenty-five are
having dances at the Woodward
mansion, meeting "Wednesday even
ing of every other week.
Otto I,,nckcr's horse took Il spin
,naccompaniel by driver last Sat
urdIy afternoon. starting from
Spauldins's store ut West Wood
stock. After manoeuvrlns about
the machine shop the horse headed
for the village. coming over the fac
tory bridge, narrowly missing run
ming down Il boy, and stopping 1t
the Methodist church sheds, where
it goes on Sunday at much stead,er
gait. No damage was done except
a little break i'm the harness.
Two base ball mines, composed of
single men and married men, are
being formed and will play on the
Vail field some day next week.
The managers OF the enterprise an
nouncc that It will he gala occa-
sion, including II parade headed by
the l}rdgewater band AS we'll as IL
spirited exhibition of ball.playing.
The PLAYERS, and some of them can
play ball a little, will appear in
uniform, and the event, weather
permitting, will be II notable one in
local base ball history.
Among the regiments designate I
to constitute Gen. Wade's provision
al division for service in Porto Rico
are the Ist New Hampshire, IN
which the Woodstock boys enlisted,
and the Ist Vermont, Lieutenant
Colonel Mimms commanding the
latter in the absence of Col. Clark
ON 3o-days' leave. These regiments
will sail from Newport News. A
dispatch from Chickamauga says
that on receipt of the news that the