Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
IN and ABOUT WOODSTOCK

Fl. IL. Daniels has sold to o. II.
Waite of Brockton, Mass, part Of his
farm on the South Woodstock road.
The purchase includes all the land,
and the buildings except one or two
barns, on the west side of the road.
Mr.. Waite takes possession at once
and will make his home here.
The report that the burial of
Charles l.. Whitcomb, the Barnard
suicide, had been stopped pending
an investigation by the states attor-
ney, seems to have been an error.
Selectman Owen O. Adams and
Justice Danforth of Barnard held an
inquest and the states attorney was
notified, hut he did not think it
necessary to appear at the hearing.
The new Pleasant street bridge is
great improvement to that thol-
oughfare. The road is graded tor
some distance from either end of the
bridge, filling what was formerly an
all-the-year-round mud hole. A
new side walk approach to the low
err end will be built in the spring.
John w. Titcomb of ST. Johns
bury and Horace W. Bailey of New
bury, state fish and game commits
sioners, were in town Thursday on
business it is supposed, in connec-
ton with some alleged violations of
the game laws in this vicinity the
past year. In speaking of the num-
Der of deer killed the past season
Mr.. Titcomb said it was unlikely
that there would be any recommen.
dation made to the legislature at the
next session as to any change in the
deer laws. Basing his belief on
the number killed this season, he
thought that the deer would continue
to increase throughout the state with
the present ten days open season.
Ninety were killed last October,
Windsor and Rutland counties,
where 20 years ago there was net
one, furnishing IS.
Mr.. Titcomb left for home Thurs.
day afternoon, Mr.. Bailey remaining
till Friday. The latter seems to
think that Woodstock is pretty fine
place and is never displeased if he
cannot get away on the first train
out.
The new ice houses by the mill
pond are. completed and ready for
business. The two cover space
100 by 40 feet and are about IS tect
in height; substantial if not b-auti-
full structures.
Surveyor Lowndes returned to
Waite, bury, Ct, this week.
Frank II. Knapp returned from
Richford Thur sday.
The Brattleboro Phoenix says:
Kew. d. Beeman, who found
recreation in fox hunting while IN
Brattleboro, is still an enthusiast in
the sport, and he has established Il
reputation at South Royalton rs a
marksman by bringing down with a
shot gun at Il distance of II rods cne
of the biggest foxes ever seen in that
section.
Rev. f. &. Drouhin spent Sun
day in St. Albans and officiated at
high mass at St. Mary's church.
The schools in the village closed
Friday for a vacation of two weeks.
Examinations were held THURSDAY
and Friday.
Fl. W. Heath of Washington, d.
c., is visiting his brothers, $. w.
and O. E. Heath.
President a. d. Brown of North
field will officiate at St. James's
church tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Perry
were married 40 years ago Dec. II,
and they were given pleasant sur
prise when Il party of friends called
at their home Monday evening.
Refreshments were served and be-
fore the guests left Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry were given handsome pres
ent of china set Of seventy pieces
and china cup, saucer and plate.
The w. G. I. U will give Il
"Mother Goose Party" some time
next month.
The eclipse of the moon this even
ing will be very nearly but not quite
total. The time Of the eclipse is as
follows: Moon enters penumbra
s..5 o'clock, moon enters shadow
6.37 o'clock, middle OF eclipse SIS
o'clock, moon leaves shadow $50
o'clock, moon leaves penumhra I'LL
o'clock.