Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-23

ton "Wednesday evening. lie Went
with q party of college men to see
the troops from Fort Ethan Allen
pass through on their way to Chick
amauga. He was standing in the
crowd near the south end of the
station when some one playing with
the rope which holds the arc light
suspended from the wall loosened
the fixture which fell, striking Sea-
yer upon the neck and shoulder.
A message by telephone Friday
afternoon says the gunboat Nashville
has captured a Spanish ship, carry
rying supplies and ammunition, off
the Cuban coast, the ship surrender
ing at the first shot.
Oscar Farwcll is building an adj
dition to his house.
The following from the Montpe-
lier Argus will interest Col. Mimms'
Woodstock acquaintances:
"Lieut. Col. Mlmms' sword which
has been placed in the nickel plating
shop in this city to be cleaned and
replated is ready for battle. The
colonel is now prepared if there is
10 be any fighting. He received the
tip some time ago that there was
likely to be brush and forthwith
brought the weapon from St. Adams
to this city where 1t was given the
necessary baths to make it look re-
splendcnt. Mr.. Mimms realizes that
a flashing or cleaning sword is the
only one mentioned in poetry and
song of battle and means that his
will shine with the best. 1t is now
so bright that one can get Il pano-
ramic glimpse of the whole country
side by looking into it.
The trout fishing season is not tar
off and there are already signs of
preparation for the sport. The sea-
son will be an unusually good one,
some fisherman think, as there has
been no flood this spring.
Harry LAMAR, IN ga New Eng
land Home" three-act farce COM
edy, will appear at the town hall
next Thursday evening, April IS.
The supporting company numbers
fifteen people and among the spec
ialty performers is Emile lola, the
contortion dancer. There will be a
street parade BY the brass band at
noon. Prices Is and IS cents. "A
good play and good specialtles.
Sheriff Spafford and Deputy Sher-
if Peck arrested George Wheeler of
Gloucester, Mass, at Salem, Mass,
this week and he was brought to Jail
here Thursday. Wheeler is wanted
in this county on a charge of stealing
clothing and money from store in
Ascutneyville last summer. The
officers got track of him two weeks
ago and found him in Salem jail
serving time for theft of ring.
Provided with the necessary requisl
ton papers they arrested him on the
expiration of his sentence, He adj
mitted his guilt of the Ascutneyville
charge to his father and the officers
ohm u. Foster, who has been Wis
iting his parents ii ere, returned to
Lynn, Mass, Weelnesd day, and to-
day will leave that CITY with a pa rty
of about ten for Alaska and the
Yukon gold fields. The company
goes direct to Seattle, from which
point an experienced gold miner
will have charge of them. From
Seattle the party sails north to St.
Michaels taking along a steam
launch in sections. At st. M,chacl's
the party will embark on The launch
and start up the Yukon on pros
pecting trip, living on the boat all
the time. The party will thus travel
in some degree of comfort and the
enterprise looks like very feasible
one. The first recruit for the gold
fields from Woodstock has the best
wishes of all his friends here. 1t is
said party plans two-ycars' trip.
Mrs. F. II. Powers went to St.
Johnsbury Friday.
Mrs. b. II. Pinney gave whist
party on Friday evening.
Miss Grace Day will teach school
in Barnard the coming term.
The demonstration lectures of the
New Err, cooking school at the town
hall Thursday and Friday afternoons
We're well attended and were very
Interesting to the ladies present.
Miss RuSsell's lectures are entertain
ing and instructive and there will
doubtless be many to hear her this
afternoon, when the last lecture will
be given.
"A letter was received here Friday
from a friend of w. A. Gobie in
Nutley, n. j., saying that the latter
had taken position as assistant
apothecary on Red Cross hospital
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