Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-15

stock in 1917.
\. Z. Ordway has just bought ;
pair of handsome, finely bred Ken
lucky fox hounds, seven months old
which he brought here Monday from,
North Tunbridge, where they were
formerly owned. They were brec
at the Strodes Valley kennel al
Winchester, Ky, and are probabl,
one of the best pair of hunters eve'
seen in this vicinity.
There were forty people in line al
9 o'cl ock Tuesday morning when
the sale of seats for the "llome Tai.
cnt M,nstrels" began, and fifteen
minutes LATER the best part of the
house was sold.
The Age has received from
Philemon Lamb of SAM Centre,
Mimi, a copy Of the ho!i Inv edition
of The Avalanche. containing
much interesting matte descriptive
of the city and its surroundings.
Major John IL. Mlmms of It. NJ
bans was elected lieutenant eoloncl
1T the election held at the meeting of
the officers school OF the Vermont
National Guard at st. Tohnsbury Oh
Monday.
Major Mimms, WHO'S we'll known
and popular in Woodstock, was
born in Surrey, Eng, and was edu-
Gated at Il school where military
drill was Il feature OF the instruction.
He came to Vermont wien Il young
man and enlisted in the "Ransom
Guards" in 1875. He was elected
I'd lieutenant of Co. b IN June, 1883,
and captain two months later. In
October, 1891, he was appointed by
Gov. Page to represent the state as
delegate at the convention of nation
al guard officers of the United States
at Chicago to arrange for the pres
cncc of the State troops there during
the worlds fair. He was breveted
major by Gov. Fuller in August,
1893, and later elected major.
Good sleighing was enio, ed only
few days. On Wednesday came a
rain and it needed only little t o
interfere with the travelling. The
lie in the river went out, but failed
to leave the mill pond. Thursday
morning there was severe thunder
storm, somewhat unusual occur
ance at this time of year.
The concert and ball by Beedle's
orchestra Monday evening was one
of the most enjoyable affairs of the
season. The managers OF this very
successful entertainment were Messrs
Gilman and Knapp.
On the Woodstock train Mon Ia,
morning was car load of fine cattle
destined for the Boston market. A
yoke Of large oxen attracted much
attention, and the whole shipment
was of a supcrIor quality. - Land
mark.
viii he in Woud>to,h It Park
Cottage on Monday, itc,llN and
" cdnes Law, Ian. =, ~ ;nA -. in
windsor Friday. Jan. 2Ist.-Dl. q,
II. sSpiller, Opucian.
The annual ball of George &.
Randall Post AMI Relief Corps will
take place at the town hall on I'riio,
evening. Jan. IS.
George II. Murdoch, %, White
Rive, Junction has lccn granted a
pcnspn of SIS month through
'ohn Gilman's agency.
The village fire warIcns met
Monday evening ond elected Seth
Ninslow chief engineer and tr> d
Dclano and ". f. View assistants.
The Wo 'dsto:k Aqu.lu:t Com
pany's Stockholders elrcte til. fol-
loving officers at their annual meet
ing Tuesday, Jan. 4: f. ). Mac
kcnzic, +. W. Wilder, Norman
Williams, w. S. Hewitt, Hugh
Philips and Frederick Billings.
The directors organized as follows:
President, f. s. Mackenzie; vice
president, +. w. Wilder; secretary.
Hugh Philips; treasurer. F. W.
Nlldcr. The company declared a
dividend of I per cent.
The receipts at the Woodstock
Dost-otfice for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1897, we've $l3a3. II. For
the quarter ending Dec. 81 1896,
the receipts were $II7S. 80.
Fl. b. Chapman of Plainfield, n.
j.. was in town this week.
At Odd Fellows hall Thursday
evening, Jan. 6, Leopold J. Retting,
p 6 NJ, installed the following Of
ficcrS of Ouerher River oJue n,
IS:
| WI Hutchinson. n G: 4 F. Spauldinr V
q y b Clapp. r Sec, F A Spear, p Sec; G
W Savward, Treas Chas r Marcy, r S n
Il Wales y Johnson. l. s y & G ? Brown.
": | p Gilbert. Con; B b Rich, Il s S;
Frank Bradley l. S s: Earl Slack, o G:
L i Slavtnn. | G. James Leonard. RS V
q = Gilman, l. S V G.; A b Jaqui'h.
Chaplan.
c. w. Spaulding, d. d. G. p,
assisted bv p G NJ Retting and sew