Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-04

,shed in Supreme Court Tues da,
the last argued being State vs.. VIII
liam w. Lawrence, assault with in
tent to kill and murder Judge I. 0
Seaver. Lawrence was summoned
to Montpelier Monday. Franl
Plumley of Mortified, assigned b.
the court, defended the respondent
A decision will be rendered July ID
Harry b. Johnson of New Yorl
was in town this week.
The experiment station at Bur
lington has issued a bulletin on tn
tent worm, which is dong so mucf
damage all over the state. 1t sug
gests burning the nests or clusters O.
worms with kerosene torches, a
"remedies are little appreciated.
The worms may be found IN nest
or clusters at nightfall or earl.
morning. They are scattered owe
the leaves during the day. G. II
Mass, the florist, thinks that tn
worms will not last long, and thu
bulletin also suggests that they vii
end their work by July /. Mean
time the trees, sidewalks and fences
are covered with the pests and the
use of umbrellas has been resortee
to by some pedestrians as a little
protection against them.
Philip J. Farrelly, who has been
in the blacksmith,ng business here
for several years, and for year o,
two at the old Gillingham stand,
has leased the old stone shop at the
foot of High street occupied by
Simeon Fisher and is already at
work there. He has also bought
part of Mr.. Fishers stock. The
new location is an excellent one and
MIR. Farrelly will doubtless continue
to increase his already large bust
ness. MIR. Fisher, who is going to
CIaremont, n. H., in few weeks,
has built up a substantial business
during his residence here, and his
departure will be much regretted.
F. 7. Townsend of Clay, Iowa,
visited here tn is week.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. II. Bridge,
James Hawkesworth and John
Hawkesworth of New York, guests
at the Inn last year, returned Tues.
day for a stay of several weeks.
Arthur B Wilder was in Boston
several days the past week.
the 23d annual convention of the
Windsor County Sunday School
Association was held in the Chris.
tian church Thursday afternoon and
evening, the meetings being well at.
tended and successful. The exer-
cises opened with II praise service,
followed by an address of welcome
by Rev. NJ. II. Morrill,, response by
Mrs. n. b. Hazen of Hartford. An
excellent address was made by Mrs.
E. "A. Reed of Bethel on "The
Management of the Sunday School"
and A Eaton of South Royalton
read a paper on "The X ecords and
Library" Other speakers were Rev.
George l. Story, field secretary, of
Milton, VT. Miss Louise II Lyman,
White River Junction. on "The
Teachers Care of Her Class :" DR..
o S Davis, Ph. d., of Springfield,
whose subject was 1.-The Place of
Enthusiasm in Sunday School
Work."
The regiment in which Ernest
Smith enlisted, the Ist Illinois, was
ordered to Tampa this week and lett
Chickamauga Thursday with three
other regiments for that port.
The ist Illinois is one of the best
equipped regiments in the service
Tie Woodstock boys at Chickamau-
ga are all reported well, but find
camp food and cooking not quite up
to the home standard. The men
of the Vermont regiment make a
louder complaint about camp fare.
"For breakfast" says one cores
pondent, "there is beans, bacon and
bareback; for dinner, bareback,
beans and bacon; and for supper ,
bacon, bareback and beans. Coffee
is served three times day"
Wade Reyes of Boston is visiting
Woodstock and Reading friends.
Kenneth Seaver is at home from
Boston and Will Sayward from u.
Y. Nj.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt, of Montpelier
will be the official stenographer in
the county court the coming term.
1t is reported that Allen w.
Thompson has bought the Harlow
basket factory, SO called, 100 acres
of land, Westinghouse and barn at
the foot OF Barnard hill, one mile
above South Pomfret, for SI2oo,