Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

1t is expected that the Norman
Williams public library will be light
edwith electricity before long, thong
gas will not be given up entirely
The plan now is to use ~ fixtures
now in place and the cna"ge,
made, will require some time.
A district meeting of the patri
archal members of he Odd Fellows
will be held here Wednesday. March
I6, under the direction of the deputy
c. w. Spaulding OF West Wood
st ock. Constitution encampment o.
Windsor will exemplify the patri
arcfal degree.
E. w. Leach and G. E. Plngree
of Dartmouth were in town SUNDAY
William Lombard, wheelwrigh'
from Montreal, is in the employ OF
G. H. Day.
O. F. Washhurn, the Bridgewater
gold miner. was down Tuesday.
He saws that his son, who has been in
Alaska. has returned to his home in
Massachusetts. He was at Lake
Lindeman building boats for time
and seems not to have cared about
pushing further north. Mr.. Wash
burn senior is still determined to try
his luck il the Klondike. though his
son is doing his best to dissrade him.
F. w. Wilder, w. S. Hewitt.
Rev. P. Mcmillan and Frederick
Chapman made trip to Lakota
Wednesday, snowsho eing up from,
the loot of the hill.
Miss Haskell went to Boston
Wednesday.
Snowshoeing is popular Lenten
diversion and parties are out on the
hills nearly every evening.
Fl. C.. Lockwood and his men
were at work with the road machine
last SATURDAY. and thereby improved
the travelling in the streets consider
ably, as the track was widened and
snow and ice thrown into the ruts
which were getting too deep for
safety. The machine went over the
Bridgewater road Monday. Tip
overs have been frequent. one man
stating that he saw seven one day
last week.
Forrest F. Richmond has sold his
handsome 5-year-old stallion, bought
of Will Raymond, to Harry Rowe
of the Central House. for good
price.
Harry Whitney, who spent the
earlier years of his life here, died at
his home in Brooklyn, N. ", last
week Friday from disorder of the
bowels. The attack was sharp and
sudden. His sister, Mrs. James c.
Barrett of Rutland, and his mother,
Mrs. Augusta P. Whitney of Wind.
sor, who was visiting Mrs. Barrett,
were called to BROOKLYN BY wire on
Friday, but arrived too late to see
Mr.. Whitney living. Mr.. Whitney
was 46 years old, and leaves widow
and one child. His father. Freder.
lick Whitney, who was widely known
in Vermont in his younger days as
landlord of the old Barker tavern
here, died in BROOKLYN years ago at
just the same age-46 wears. Harry
Whitney was born in Woodstock in
Whitney's hotel, then kept by his
grandfather, Samuel Whitney. The
place was later known as Barker's
tavern.
Last year lot of Young trout were
lost at Lakota lake during high water
and tins spring three or four tanks
have been purchased in which to
place the trout and were taken to
Lakota this week. This is the same
arrangement used in fish hatcheries
for the care Of young trout.
Patrons of the Electric company
can now obtain lamps at E. X.
Wright 4 Co.'S. store.
Edwin F. Russell, who has been
living on Hilltop" tarm on the
Billings estate, has move! to the
Randall farm on the hill road to
South Woodstock recently purchased
by him.
The Woodstock Aquetluct com.
pany now has office room in F. S.
Billings office, over w. ]. Boyce
\ Co,
Recent business changes In the
VILLAGE are indicated by several hand.
Xsomc new Sions which have bs.,n
put up within few days. The
name of Fred w. b. Smith sue
cee'is that of Powell 4 Smith. and
on the other side. of the street "Cox's
Cash Store" is conspicuous above
fhe old Freeman stand. On Thurs