Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-14

BETHEL.
Another of the veterans of the
civil war died Tuesday in the per-
son of Lorenzo Nj. Atwood, who
had suffered ma ny months with can
Ger of the lower jaw. At the battle
of the Wilderness rifle ball passed
through his face, entering one cheek
and passing out of the other, and
the scar was always very prominent.
This wound had often threatened
the fatal result so long delayed.
Mr.. Atwood left widow who had
cared for him with the utmost faith
fitness during an illness of unusual
length and severity, and Il son,
Leon, aged nine years.
d. S. Phillips is an excellent hand
with refractory horses and one sell
dom gets the better of him, but Il
a recent find of his, Il good looking
black, has been proving that looks
are sometimes dec eitful and that the
shrewdcst driver is subject to a mis-
hap. The latest proof was given
Tuesday morning, when the horse
broke away when nearly harncsscd,
ran into great willow, barking it
badly and breaking up the buggy,
and proceeded down the street free
of all encumbrances except part of
the harness, to the disnay of the
drivers of all sorts of vehicles, in
which the horse ran amuck withour
hurting anybody or anything but
himself and that only slightly. 1t
was mad career for a minute or
two and then all was over except the
repairs and the chatting, which latter
still continues at the time OF writing.
Cards have been issued announc.
ing the marriage of Pearl Bowen
and Miss Jessie Krdder, which is to
occur next Wednesday evening at s
o'clock.
Will Kidder is here from Boston
and Charles Hoisington from Low.
ell, Mass.
Lieut.. G. n. Tilden of Company
F., Mortified, was here Wednes-
day, and recruited the following
men to take the places of those who
tailed IN the physical examination:
Vernon Atkins, Fred Corbett, Willis
Dunbar, Walter Mason, Thomas
Madlr ell, Charles Reed, Clinton
Reed, Gardner Wallace, Frank
Weston, Earl Wilson. He also Sc
cured Fred Rogers and Charles Bal
lard of Gaysville and three in Roy
alton, making up the company's en-
tire shortage of fifteen men. Robert
Soper had already enlisted in Com
pany E. Barre, and was to go with
the lest to Camp Olympia Friday
for the y. S. examination.
The water tank, which has ust
been placed in Eaton's new laundry,
was made in Upper & Graham's
shop by G. F. Shepard. 1t is wholly
of galvanized iron 4xSxS IL feet,
and the riveting was very difficult.
1t is the largest tank of its kind ever
made here. Twelve pounds of
solder were required to make the
seams watertlght.
G. F. Shepard has leased Rollin
Gilson's house on North Main street.
After long illness Mrs. Gardner
Wheeler died Wednesday morning,
following her husband after just 10
days. They had lived together S.
years, and their deaths so near to-
gether have left a vacancy in the
which will be long felt,
The deceased lady was the second
of the five daughters of the late John
Woodbury.. one of our early settlers,
and her death is the first break IN
the family. Her four sisters are
Mrs. Ellen ellison of Bethel, Mrs.
Abbott of Underhill, Mrs. Trask of
Newark, S. D., and Mrs. Fine of
Dixon. Ill. Her four sons and one
all died in early life. The
funeral services were held yesterday
At o'clock.
Miss Ida Rice went Thursday to
visit her sister Lena at Campcllo.
Mass.
The Univcrsalist ladies gave a IS
cent dinner Wednesday evening. 1t
was we'll patronized.
Miss Ann Sargent OF Boston is
her Bethel friends.
Edison Emery returned Thursday
rom three months visit at San
Diego and Los Angeles. 1t was
reported here a few weeks
,go that he had been struck above
he eye while out driving 10y a stray
bullet, and such was supposed to he
he fact until the surgeon extracted
he supposed bullet week later and
found it to he the knot from the end
If the whip of the man with whom
lie was riding. He has not seen
through that eye since the accident,
out expects that its sight will he re-
stored.