Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
IN AND ABOUT WOODSTOCK.

~ HNU RoUUI UUUUoIUSN.
Mr. and Mrs. James d. Aitken,
now on brief wedding trip, are
expected in Woodstock some time
next week.
Ehcn Bridge OF Bellows Falls
rived with a gun Tuesday, shortly
after the opening of the deer hunt
ing season.
Fred p. Billings went to New
York Thursday to take a position as
night clerk at the Hotel Rovalton.
Harry Dutton, who has been ut
home for few days, is day clerk at
the same house and Henry Dilliny-
ham is steward.
Electric lights, water and sewer
systems. concrete Sidewalks, all i,n.
provemcnts, are virtues in that they
are their own reward. OF course
the investment of large sums of
money in such things involves tax
ing some chances. but the hisynrN Of
every city and town will snow that
in scarcely any case, even where the
most expensiv" Improvements are
made, these do not fail to bring back
substantial profit in increased bust
ness.-Ludlow Tribune.
Chas. Switzer OF Wellesley Hills,
Mass, is spending few days in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S Billings ar.
spending Il week at Corbin park.
Woodstock teachers will very gen.
orally attend the annual convention
of the State Teachers association to
be held at Brattleboro next week.
beginning Thursday, Nov. I. MANY
we'll known educators will be pres.
ent and President Tucker of Dart.
mouth will deliver an address Fri,la,
evening.
There was Il very brisk but brief
snow storm early last Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. Dunbar.
who left Woodstock several wears
ago for Asheville, n. G., wee in
town tor several days the past week,
going from here to Bethel. MIR.
Durham has sold out his business in
Ashev,le.
The first meeting of the Emanon
reading club was held with Miss
Grace G. Marble Last Saturday even,
ing.
The High school foot ball team
played the BethelS on the latter's
grounds last Saturday, neither side
scoring. Woodstock was up against
heavier team which put up good
game but by steady, hard PLAYING
succeeded in holding their opponents
down. Sawyer, Hudson, Riley and
Brooks did especially good worA.
The High school play, at Windso'
today.
amcs Nj. Furman died ut his
home in Woodstock lust SuntIa, .
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Handy official.
ing, and the remains were taken to
Rutland for internent. He was -
years OF age. Mr.. Furman was the
son of Methodist clergymen, Rev.
James NJ. Furman, and was born in
North Coventry, y ", coming t.
Vermont about fifty wears ago He
has been a horsenan all his lie.
though at different ti'aes drifting
into other business. He was a mer-
chant in Mendon Tor some time, rep.
resent,ng the town one tenn in the
legislature, and for wears he was Il
stage driver over the mountain. He
has been a resident here tor about Is
wears. Mr.. Furnan was "a grea,
reader, an interesting talker, genial
and popular with every one. In his
Younger days he inclined toward the
law, and, it is understood. was adj
mittrd to the bar after he was 50
wears old. His surviving children
are Mrs. ]. l.. Blshel OF Easthamp.
ton, Mass, Mrs. F. ]. Fieber OF
Middletown Springs, CT, NJ. NJ.
Furman. Waldo ]. Furman. Mr..
Furman was twice married, his Sec
ond wife surviving him.
The first deer of the season
brought to town was shot BY Wal.