Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-07


was at his father S over Sunday.
Arvin Nye is at home for short
stay.
Will Dean of Pomfret has been
at his fathers, Charles Deans few
days helping him to a good start
with his springs work.
The saw in Emery's mill is rum
ming every day and those large piles
of logs begin to show it.
In riding by Milton Chamherlin's
one would think he had all the farm
machinery in the country for sale.
He must be doing land office bust
ness.
Mrs. Lorenzo Whcelock returned
Tuesday from Quechee.
Edward Leonard is relaying the
road wall tor Mrs. l.. French.
Representative w. F. Davis is III
Montpelier.
Repairing and painting is the
order of the day here
James Ward and Edward Macy
have completed the shingling of
Mrs. Gales barn.
Charles Cady's Bradlaugh mare,
dam by Addison's Lambert. dropped
a fine tilly Tuesday morning by John
NJ. Wilkes.
A. G.. Moore has rebuilt the veran-
da in front OF his house. Now a
little paint, Lou, just to keep in
touch. .,
VIM. Lombard and J. Roberts of
Woodstock are negotiating tor the
purchase of the George Cleveland
wheelwright shop, where they IN
tend to carry on the business OF
wheclwrght and blacksmith.
The painters from Randolph are
working on the Gushing cottage ut
the head OF the lake are boarding
with 6. G. Aikens.
A THRILLING ENCOUNTER.
On the w. +. Davis farm stands
the largest barn in town. 1t is a
fine building and in it is a large lot
of stock. the hog family being well
represented. Last Friday morning
the hired men found that the black
Berkshire boar had broken out in the
night. "We'll put him in they
said, but his boarship had found
another world and decided then and
there to run up his colors and fight.
He drove off every one who APP
preached. More help was decided
on and w. F. was pressed into SER
vice. Ownership did not count
with that hog, however. He had
made bid tor liberty and not only
had the fort but intended to hold it.
Just at this critical moment the
handsome form OF Col. George B..
Evans appeared among them. The
hero of many struggle was just the
man that fororn and well scared
party needed. The colonel was
given hasty review of the case and
being an old warrior he rallied the
remnant of the defeated party and
started in to shut up that boar.
Then the fun commenced. 1t was
in and out and round bout until he
was obliged to acknow Wedge defeat.
His hogship, still the victor, then
started in for visit up to N. G..
Putnam's with the defeated brigade
in his wake. Mr.. Putnam must
have thought the circumstances did
not warrant the shutting up OF that
hog, for he gave the party wide
berth. On they went till they land
ed in Henry Parkhunst's door yard.
The colonel thought he had struck a
great warrior IN Henry, but when
Henry heard his hogship snarl once
or twice he laid down his pole and
started for his house and shut the
door fter him. On emerging again
he said the wind blew so he couldn't
see an, thing. Then w. +. sent q
messenger after Mr.. Frank Church,
ill with word that if he could cap
ture the hog he could have HIM,
MIR Churchill soon appeared and al
ter desperate fight, receiving great
assistance from the dog, he sue ceed'
ed in winning the prize.